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HISTORY AND TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM TOLLESTON CEMETERY, GARY INDIANA
NOTE: A second list is at the bottom of
this page.
The Tolleston area of Gary is a district
west of Grant Street and South of Ninth Avenue. It was names for
George Tolle, who established a village here in 1857. First Settlers
were of English, Irish, and French extraction but by 1860, a large
group of German families supplanted the original settlers (up to
1906 the village was a German Lutheran town). Until 1868, Tolleston
was in North Township. With the founding of Hammond in that year a
new township, Calumet Township, was carved out of North Township and
Tolleston was included in this new township. By 1872, there were
eighty families in the village, the majority in the employ of the
Michigan Central Railroad. Other means of Livelihood were the
shipping of ice, sand, berries, fish and game. The village had a
schoolhouse, a church (German Lutheran), Gibson Inn, Post office, a
wood yard, a general store, and a railroad station. The abundance of
game in the Tolleston district resulted in the building of a rather
famous hunting lodge. In 1911, Tolleston was incorporated into the
city of Gary. Today (1958) although the name is still used, the old
village lines have disappeared. St. John's Lutheran Church was built
in 1868 (Their records go back to 1863), and was the first such
building in the Calumet region. The property was set aside when the
village was laid out by Tolle.
The survey of this sadly neglected
cemetery was made by Mrs. C.A. Huber and Mrs. J.M. Seabright of the
Pottowattomi Chapter, DAR, Gary, Ind during the summer of 1958.
Facing now toward Grant Street, a main aetery of travel, the cemetery
is gradually disappearing because of lack of care, vandalism, and
weather. Buried here is Maria Gibson who with her husband operated
the Gibson Inn, a way stop for travelers in this area in the early
days. *****Cindy's Note: This cemetery was visited in Aug 1992. I
have LEMKE's and STANG's buried here. This only shows why reading of
stones is so important, or preserving any old records. Here is the
list of stones still standing in 1958:
AHHA, Pejckor; 1901-1925; bears notation
"Amobha"
ARNDT, Charles; son of E J Arndt;
1904-1924
Esther; 1880-1945
Harriette L.;dau of E J Arndt
John; 1881-1923
Orvilla E; son of E J Arndt
BOLESCH, Martha; 1879-1924
BORMAN, Otto C.; 1877-1918
BUNDE, Frederick; Jan 6, 1833; Oct 8,
1901
Friedericke; Jan 1836; Sept 20, 1908
Fritz; Feb 8, 1851; Jan 20, 1919
Katherina Pauline; Mar 25 1840; Feb 14,
1919
BUSE, F.; 1893-1915
Frank; 1859-1943
K.; 1889-18--
Mary; 1867-1948
Melda; Jul 28,1911; Mar 25, 1923
Ruth; dau of Victoria Buse Mar 17, 1888;
Nov 12, 1911
CADWELL, Millard Otis; Dec 21, 1908; Dec
29, 1908
CONRAD, August; Sep 9, 1841; Feb 21,
1906
Hermine Ratzlow; Dec 16, 1844; Oct 11,
1877
CASOW, Antonia; 1891-1916
DAVIS, Lizzie; 1852-1911
DENES, ----;Mar 1910; Apr 18, 1911
DETTMAN, Carl; 1885-1920
DIEDEL, Caroline; 1889-1890
John; 1828-1918
Marie Algaier; wife of John; Feb 19,
1851; June 3, 1899
Oscar; 1881-1889
EHRENBERG, Freedrich W; Apr 20, 1912;
Oct 6, 1918
Martha; Nov 29, 1917; Oct 11, 1918
ERA, Maria M; Oct 1, 1918; Oct 2, 1918
G., T.H.; no data
G.,Mr. H.; No Data
GELLER, Eva M.; Nov 29, 1906; Sep 20,
1909
Willie; Sep 15, 1904; Sep 6, 1909
GIBSON, William Frank; Mar 6, 1837; Feb
16, 1896
Maria A.; Mar 8, 1813; July 14, 1900
GOLB, Wilhelm; Feb 10, 1877; Aug 16,
1897
GREVE, Amanda W.L.; Dau of Michal
Caroline; Jun 27, 1882;
Dec 12,188-
GUNTHER, Julius; 1888-1921
HACKER, Carl; Dec 30,1836; Nov 4, 1892
Emilia B.;born BUSE; 1863-1896
Friedricka; Dec 20, 1838; Apr 3, 1889
George; son of Emilia; Aug 1, 1888; Apr
3, 1889
John; son of Herman B. Hacker; Mar 12,
1891; Apr 13, 1896
Laura; Apr 3,1900; Apr 13, 1900
Minnie; wife of Albert; Nov 30, 1876;
Mar 10, 1897
Wilhelmine; Jul 12, 1891; Kul 13, 1891
Infant Grave; Jan 16, 1887; Jan 26, 1887
HECKER, Fred; Aug 28, 1861; Nov 5, 1923
Wilhelmine; Oct 27, 1865; Jan 26, 1887
HOLCOMB, Harold Olia; Oct 18, 1908; Dec
30, 1916
KLEIN, Gottlieb; 1870-1933
KUNGE, Garland; Feb 28, 1892; 1897
Karl; Jan 5, 1859; Sep 28, 1891
KURTH, Johanna; Born Keilman; May 6,
18-2; Apr 1, 1888
La RUE, Edith L; 1897-1950;N.S.D.A.R.
LEIB, MAria; Dec 20, 1820; no other data
LEMKE, Heinrich; Aug 25, 1884; Aug 10,
1903
Herman; Sep 9, 1866; Mar 25, 1901
LOHMAN, Heinrich; Dec 10, 1819; Jab 1880
DIHNE, Aioi O.; Jul 23, 1882-Mar 28,
1910; Fireman's hat on stone
KEM---,Ernest Carl; 1895
MALLIGIN, Walter J; Born in Fedosia,
Russia; 1890-191(3or5)
MICHAK; Haiou; Letters E V E S appear on
stone as well as
figures 62
MUNTIANSTEFAN, Flore; Apr 16, 1874;
190(0 or 9)
ORISHEK, John W.; June 10, 1892; Oct 20,
1918
RAASCH, Fred; Oct 7, 1852; Sept 7, 1932
Johann; Feb 24, 1824; Aug 11, 1911
Johanna Lousise; Feb 26, 192-; Nov 2,
1911
ROMANYAK, Peter; Feb 24, 1881; May 23,
1916
Te Tpo; Feb 24, 1881; Mar 25, 1916
SCHEUNEMAN, Alice; Nov 24, 1892
Amanda; Sep 1, 1885; Nov 6, 1952
Arthur W; Mar 2, 1890; Dec 9, 1910
Auguste; Mar 11, 1860; Feb 10, 1888
Clara W; Oct 23, 1892; Jan 10, 1920 dau
of Charles
Hannah
Charles; Feb 13, 1858; Jul 2, 1923
Charles; Jun 4, 1895; June 21, 1921;son
of Charles
Hannah
Friedrick; Jan 21, 1888; June 9, 1907
Hannah; Nov 30, 1857; July 24, 1946
Ludwig; July 26, 1925; Jan 6, 1899
Mother; Dec 22, 1885; Feb 20, 1904
------;Nov 26, 1868; May 9, 1924
Walter; no data
SCHIMELS, Charles ?ernich; 1895-1921;
father
Frank; brother; 1911-1934
Maria; Grandmother; 1840-1926
Maria M; mother; 1878-1921
Rudolph; Apr 10, 1874; Dec 15, 1917
SCHULTZ, Karol; 1854-1923
SEEGERO, Henry F.; 1865-1896
Laura; Dau of Henry F; 1890-1906
SETTL (SETEL), Frank; Dec 8, 1886; Jul
26, 1916
SMITH, Vedea; May 25, 1885; Oct 24, 1918
SPOCHIVA, MAry Madera; died Nov 27, 1922
TURK, Mamie Gaber; 1912
VALCANI, Adam Stefan; 1878-1928
One stone can not be identified because
of its strange letters.
These are as follows:
E N N E V E M
HAJDU MIHALINE
ENGEMIDETEME
SENER
******CINDY'S NOTE***********also in the
LEMKE plot is:
STANG, Adolph; Nov 28, 1886; Jul 6, 1895
TOLLESTON CEMETERY DEATHS AND BURIALS
MAY 1916 - DEC 1920
The following names and data were
secured by Mrs. C. Huber of the Pottawaomie Chapter, DAR, Gary IN
from Ida Rump, who had been in possession of the original death
Certificates and Burial permits. These certificates and Burial
Permits are for the old Tolleston Cemetery located on Grant Street
at about 19th Avenue. These records cover May 1916 - Dec 1920. These
records should be attached to the Tolleston Cemetery. (Now Gary
IN)
DEATH DATE
ARNDT, Harriett Lena age 7yr 3mo 5 da
Oct 25 1918
BARTOSK,John age 4 mo 12 da May 12 1918
BARTOSZ, Lyddy age 3 yr Nov 15 1918
BEALE, Caroline age ?6 Yr 3 mo 7 da Jul
24 1918
BERGUNG, Carrie age 95 yr 6 mo Aug 21
1920
BESTERANSKI, Andrew age 2 da Feb 05 1920
BORMAN, Otto C age ?1 yr Dec 21 1918
CAKOWSKI, Wlaciemer age 12 da Jul 27
1919
CHICKERNES, John age 26 yr Nov 29 1919
CROSS, John age 33 yr Jul 27 1916
DEMITROKOWICZ, Nina age 10 mo 24 da Nov
12 1918
DESAINTJPAN,Marsalle Julius 1yr8mo4da
Nov 04,1917
DAULINE, Katherine age 79yr 10 mo 23 da
Feb 14 1919
DETTMAN, Charles Jr age 34 yr Feb 08
1920
DOBAGNE, Margaret age 3yr 1mo 1 da APR
29 1919
EHREBERG, Fred age 6 yr 5 mo 17 da Oct
06 1918
EHRENBERG, Martha E age 10 mo 12 da Oct
11 1918
FAUS, Mary age 24 yr Dec 14 1916
FERNES, Frederick age 70 yr Nov 10 1919
GASSONE,Tony age c.27 yr Aug 29 1916
GODNUSS, Frank C age 7 mo 11 da Oct 26
1920
GREEN, Wm Young age 6 mo 10 da Jul 24
1918
GUST, Maggie age c. 21 yr Dec 20 1916
HAUPTMAN, Wm John age 3 da Apr 16 1918
HECKER, Herman age 59 yr Feb 10 1918
HENDERSON, William age 43 yr Sep 29 1917
HOLCOMB, Harold age 8yr 2 mo 12 da Dec
30 1916
HORVAT, Joc age 8 yr 11 mo 12 da Nov 07
1918
JANOVICH, Helen Age not given Feb 11
1917
JOHNSON, Peter age 4 mo 25 da May 26
1916
JOHNSTON, David age 71 yr 10 mo 3 da Feb
02 1918
JOHNSTON, James age 16yr 11 mo 25 da Dec
24 1918
KAKAP, Anna age 7 mo 8 da May 07 1920
KLINE, Harry age 7 mo 7 da Oct 28 1918
KOBELENSKY, Anna age 3 mo Dec 31 1920
KOVAH, Lizzie age 10 yr Aug 23 1917
KOVALCIK, Paul age ?da Jul 03 1918
KOTRO, Aroan age c.34 yr Jun 13 1920
KOZAK, Frank age 8 mo 12 da Oct 13 1918
KREJCI, Frank age c. 69 yr Jun 07 1919
KUNFRT, Baonnie age 2 yr Jul 05 1920
KVACUK, Dan Jr age not given Jun 10 1919
LOBEZ, Frank age not given Sep 09 1917
MACKANIC, Mary age 6 mo 21 da Sep 09
1916
MACKNOS, Stephen age 4 mo Aug 01 1917
MATTHEW, Herminia age 4 yr 11 mo 17 da
Feb 20 1917
MC INTYRE, Edmund age 6 mo 13 da Aug 19
1916
MILATE, Orelia age 1 mo 14 da Aug 08
1917
NEZENCARRIACE,Marrosavino age 7 yr Nov
23 1918
ORISHEK, John Jr age not given Oct 20
1918
PHILIP, Paul age 6 mo 19 da Aug 29 1919
RAZUS, Martin age 10 yr Dec 16 1916
ROCERS, William age 44 yr 8 mo 22 da Oct
16,1916
ROMONYAK, Peter age 35 yr 3 mo 1 da May
25 1916
SAKOUN, Diemtro age 40 yr 4 mo Jun 04
1919
SCHIRM, Wm Martin age 4 yr 6mo 12 da Dec
19 1917
SCHWINGENDORF, Frank age 57yr 1mo 17 da
May 29 1920
SEPICH, Walter age c.28 yr Aug 2? 1916
SETTL, Frank age 29 yr 8 mo Jul 26 1916
SMITH, Veda age 33 yr Oct 24 1918
SONTAG, Eugenie age 25 yr 1 mo 23 da Sep
25 1920
SPLETCHEP, Paulina age 43 yr Oct 11 1917
STEAFENS, Alice Ellen age 2 mo 12 da Sep
23 1918
STEFEN, Sarah Ellen age 19 yr Oct 05
1918
STEVENS, Wilma age 3 yr 9 mo 4 da Oct 29
1916
TAYLOR, Graves F age c. 34 yr Aug 14
1918
THOMAS, John age 44 yr 6 mo 12 da Nov 07
1918
TOMOSMUS,Salomia age 18 da Sep 01 1916
TOWNSEND, Henry age c.38 yr Jun 20 1917
TUMO, Oaul age 62 yr 1mo 17da Mar 04
1919
VADLCHILS, Dan age 2 mo 3 da Jul 19 1918
VAUGHN, Charlotte Irene age 1 mo 25 da
Dec 11 1917
WALLACE,Kenneth age 2 yr 7 mo 23 da Dec
03 1917
WEBER, MIke age circa 30 yr Jun 11 1916
WISE, Hopiabel age 11 da SEP 18 1916
List #3
Date: 01-02-05 21:42:13 EST
From: WannaScrap@aol.com
I got back some of the photos that I had
taken last Friday at the Waldheim⁄Tolleston Cemetery, I will list
for you the ones that I have so far, I don't know if there are
families to go with these people or if they are even interested but
here is my list so far:
PHELISIANN WRIGHT 1842-1922
FRIEDRICH SCHEUNEMANN 11 AUG 1855-16 NOV
1896
WALTER SCHEUNEMANN 22 DEC 1885- 20 FEB
1904
SCHEUNEMAN (family stone)
SPOCHIVA, MARY MADERA d. 27 NOV 1922
MARTHA BOLESCH (dates are buried)
ARNDT ESTHER 1880-1945, JOHN 1881-1923
" DAUGHTER HARRIETT L. 1911-1918
" SON ORVILLA E 1917-1917
SEEGERS (family stone)
POMAHRK FEB 24, 1881-MAY 25, 1916
(same stone) POMAHRK TeTpo FEB 24,
1881-MAY 25, 1916
Submitted by Teri Shaffer-Roach
Email- WannaScrap@aol.com
Submitted by Cindy Bryant
Email- cbryant@qtm.net
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