Born and raised in Darlington Wisconsin. My fathers family has resided in Lafayette County since the 1850's. My mothers side of the family immigrated from Switzerland in the 1920's. My dad's family is Irish, Scottish and English. My revolutionary ggggrandfathers who immigrated from Wales and England ended up in Clearfield & Centre county Pennsylvania. Their descendants moved to Iowa and Wisconsin. I love the mystery of searching for my ancestors. Feel free to copy any of the pictures I take. I take them to help others who are researching their ancestry. If I have added someone that is not my direct ancestor I am always willing to transfer. Thank you!

*Interesting notes Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Darlington was once called St. Mary's Catholic Church as early as 1883 to early 1900's.
*Shullsburg was once spelled Shullsburgh in the 1860's.

*1837 Terrible panic financial crisis
*1854 Asiatic cholera was raging in South Wayne and most likely Lafayette County
*1861- An outbreak of Diphtheria occurred in Lafayette County in 1861 killing many children under the age of 8.
*1876-1877 Scarlet fever outbreak in Lafayette County
*1890-1891 An outbreak of Diphtheria occurred again in late 1890 and early 1891 in
Lafayette County. Also in Mineral Point, Wis.
*22 May 1893 a cyclone tore through northeastern part of Lafayette County,
southeastern part of Willow Springs and Fayette. Erik Peterson,
Rachel Bailey and Thomas Olson were killed.
Reference to burial in Cherry Branch is East Wiota Lutheran Church Cemetery
Reference to burial in Rockwell Cemetery is Blaisdell Cemetery in South Wayne.
Reference to burial in Democrat PM Cemetery is Leadmine Primitive Methodist
Reference to burial in Jenkinsville Cemetery is Carr Cemetery in Benton
Reference to burial in Democrat Cemetery at Pleasant View Methodist Church Cemetery.
Originally South Wayne was named Collins in the 1880's after the local railroad superintendent.
In the 1920's the hospital in Shullsburg was called Gratiot's Hosptial.

Born and raised in Darlington Wisconsin. My fathers family has resided in Lafayette County since the 1850's. My mothers side of the family immigrated from Switzerland in the 1920's. My dad's family is Irish, Scottish and English. My revolutionary ggggrandfathers who immigrated from Wales and England ended up in Clearfield & Centre county Pennsylvania. Their descendants moved to Iowa and Wisconsin. I love the mystery of searching for my ancestors. Feel free to copy any of the pictures I take. I take them to help others who are researching their ancestry. If I have added someone that is not my direct ancestor I am always willing to transfer. Thank you!

*Interesting notes Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Darlington was once called St. Mary's Catholic Church as early as 1883 to early 1900's.
*Shullsburg was once spelled Shullsburgh in the 1860's.

*1837 Terrible panic financial crisis
*1854 Asiatic cholera was raging in South Wayne and most likely Lafayette County
*1861- An outbreak of Diphtheria occurred in Lafayette County in 1861 killing many children under the age of 8.
*1876-1877 Scarlet fever outbreak in Lafayette County
*1890-1891 An outbreak of Diphtheria occurred again in late 1890 and early 1891 in
Lafayette County. Also in Mineral Point, Wis.
*22 May 1893 a cyclone tore through northeastern part of Lafayette County,
southeastern part of Willow Springs and Fayette. Erik Peterson,
Rachel Bailey and Thomas Olson were killed.
Reference to burial in Cherry Branch is East Wiota Lutheran Church Cemetery
Reference to burial in Rockwell Cemetery is Blaisdell Cemetery in South Wayne.
Reference to burial in Democrat PM Cemetery is Leadmine Primitive Methodist
Reference to burial in Jenkinsville Cemetery is Carr Cemetery in Benton
Reference to burial in Democrat Cemetery at Pleasant View Methodist Church Cemetery.
Originally South Wayne was named Collins in the 1880's after the local railroad superintendent.
In the 1920's the hospital in Shullsburg was called Gratiot's Hosptial.