I, Eugene was born on January 9, 1880, in Wisconsin. There is not a lot known about me other than census records and my burial location. You see, I never married or had children, so I was soon forgotten after I died. When I was 4 months, I lived in Mount Pleasant Township in Racine with my mother Johanna. She was born in Wisconsin and my father; John, was born in Germany. When I was 20, I lived at 7399 Brand Ave, Mount Pleasant Township, Racine Wisconsin. I was single and worked as a fireman with the railroad. When I was 25, I lived in the 4th Precinct 23 Ward Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was still single, and I still worked as a fireman. When I was 30, my father died at age 69. I lived at 394 27th Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was working as an Engineer and I was still single. When I was 40 years old, I moved to 340-54 Florida St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin and was a laborer for the railroad. After working for so long at the railroad, I ended up contracting tuberculosis and died on October 7, 1923, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was buried at the Milwaukee Poor Farm plot number 45, due to me not having enough money to pay for a respectable burial. All I ask for is to rest in peace, undisturbed. Thank you.

August Jr. was born in Germany on June 19th, 1874. While much isn’t known about his education, we know his parents’ names, which are August Sr. and Rosalia. After a couple of years to follow, August had 2 younger brothers and 1 younger sister. They were named Julius, John, and Anna. But at the age of 14, August Jr and his family moved to Wisconsin. After a while, 2 younger sisters and 4 younger brothers were born and the final children ever born in the family which made 10 kids in total. Then August Jr got his own home in Milwaukee Ward 5, Wisconsin, USA in 1900 at the age of 26 with an occupation of being a laborer. But at the age of 32 in 1906, his mother, Rosalia, died at the age of 54. He then moved to Ward 12, but during that time he caught Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Then he died in 1912 at the young age of 38 due to it and passed in the Milwaukee County Hospital. August Jr. was buried at Milwaukee County Almshouse and Poor Farm Cemetery. Since then, parts of the cemetery were disturbed, with paved roads, new buildings or human remains boxed and shelved. He was separated from who he was and lost his identity and silenced. But with what we know about him, he will at least be remembered and never forgotten in history like many before him.

My life was cut short by an incurable disease at age 44. My name once was David. I was born January 21, 1864, in Milwaukee County Wisconsin, but most have forgotten who I was. There is no memorial of my life and what remains of my body could be on a shelf at the University of Wisconsin or under a building or a road. I died of an incurable disease that makes many feel uncomfortable. They will judge me by this word, but it does not define me. Syphilis. It ate away at my brain. I do not know how my life got this way. I was a good son to my parents John and Rosina, who owned a farm and to my three siblings, Charles, Caroline, and John Henry. Being the youngest, you might think I was spoiled, but I attended school at age 16 and was a hard worker. I never married even though I wanted to. I never thought I had enough to offer a woman to have my children. I was a lineman for the railroad, a very dangerous job. I even moved to Jacksonville, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri, for more opportunities, but it did not work out and I moved back to Wisconsin. After that, my disease progressed and I died on July 13, 1908, at the Milwaukee County Hospital. I could not afford a good doctor or a proper burial, so I was buried in the Poor Farm Cemetery. Maybe, my remaining two siblings did not have the money to give me a proper burial or they were too ashamed of me and wanted to forget me. My burial number was eventually removed and no one remembered me until my cousins Jude and Jessica found the remaining records of my life.

Adolph was born on June 5th, 1875, in Vienna, Austria by his parents Anton and Maria. Adolph got married to his now ex-wife (divorced 3 May 1917 ) Franciska on February 27, 1905 and had 6 kids, first starting off with Clementine who was born October 8,1905 in Austria, Frank born in 1909 in Austria after Adolph left for America, then the following were born in Wisconsin: Joseph born in 1910, Adolph Jr. born in 1911, August born in 1912, Louis born in 1913, and Marie born in 1915. Adolph immigrated to America on 3 Nov 1908 from Hamburg, Deutschland. He later went back to bring his wife and children to America in 1909. He worked as a laborer all his life but sadly got sick later with a mental disease which eventually caused him to die from Epilepsy. He was attended to at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm from 16 Feb 1920-2 Feb 1923 and after his death, was originally buried in the Cemetery 2 of the Poor Farm. Later on, his children died in the following years, starting off with Joseph who died in 1964, then Adolph Jr. who died in 1965, then came Frank who died in 1993, Clementine died in 1995, then Louis died in 2004, then finally August and Marie, both who died in 2005. His ex-wife, Franciska "Frances" "Fanni" died in 1956. The records do not show why they got divorced.

My name is George. I was born in 1866 in the country of Norway. I was ripped from my home at a young age. I was abandoned with no family or caretaker. When I became an adult, I had to find work and so I worked as a farmhand for shelter and a little money. I had many friends and did not always make good decisions. My best friend was Michael. I cannot recall what exactly happened that day, but something was off. A simple quarrel that was once forgiven and forgotten. But Michael and I had been drinking and we got into an argument again and I died on July 21,1890. It would take months for the trial, and they decided in less than an hour my murderer was not guilty, but rather, it was self-defense. I had no family in America and did not have any money saved for a proper burial, so I was buried in the county poor farm cemetery. I did not receive justice in life and now have no peace or justice in death, due to the poor farm cemetery being desecrated in the name of progress. I was a struggling young man, still had more life to live, and should not be forgotten.

Bernice was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 14, 1916. Her single mother was only able to hold onto her baby girl for 8 months. Bronchial pneumonia is a common illness in infants and early childhood. This affects your lungs with bacteria and fungi. It inflames your lungs. Every second it gets harder to breathe. This is the disease Bernice got infected with. Bernice was born into a poor household. This did not help in getting medication to help treat her Bronchial pneumonia. She was treated with home remedies such as ginger tea and blackberry tea. Unfortunately, this was not enough for Bernice’s little body to fight off the disease. Bernice had a whole life waiting ahead of her. She did not even get the opportunity to learn how to take her first steps. After only 8 months, she passed away on May 12, 1917. She was buried at the poor farm cemetery in Milwaukee County. Now in the present, her body is in danger of being desecrated. Her soul shall be remembered well and should stay resting peacefully.