- Source: Rienzi Cemetery (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
Rienzi Cemetery is a 60-acre burial site located in the town of Empire, Wisconsin, overlooking the city of Fond du Lac. Established in 1845, it is one of the oldest known cemeteries in Wisconsin. Originally created by Wisconsin Territory governor Nathaniel P. Tallmadge to bury his son William Davies Tallmadge, the cemetery is now the final resting place for over 24,000 people, including many of the most prominent citizens from the history of Fond du Lac.
History
The land now utilized for Rienzi Cemetery was formerly part of the estate of Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, the 3rd governor of the Wisconsin Territory. Tallmadge, along with other prominent early pioneers of the area, purchased land on "the Ledge" (the far western edge of the Niagara Escarpment) overlooking the current city of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The first burial at the site was Tallmadge's son, William Davies Tallmadge, who died at age 18 in 1845. Eight years later, Tallmadge donated 8.5 acres from his estate to create a public cemetery. The site was later expanded with 12 additional acres, before expanding to its present 60-acre size.
Notable interments
William Adamson (1834–1907), Wisconsin state representative
Edward S. Bragg, U.S. representative, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Civil War brigadier general
Mason C. Darling (1801–1866), U.S. representative, 1st mayor of Fond du Lac
Charles Henry De Groat (1838–1904), Civil War brigadier general
Harrison H. Dodd (1824–1906), 20th mayor of Fond du Lac, co-founder of the Order of the Sons of Liberty paramilitary organization
Charles A. Eldredge (1820–1896) , U.S. representative
Louis J. Fellenz Sr. (1882–1953), Wisconsin state senator and circuit judge
Louis J. Fellenz Jr. (1915–1993), Wisconsin state senator
Edwin H. Galloway (1825–1876), 9th mayor of Fond du Lac, state representative
Mark Robert Harrison (1819–1894), painter, actor, art teacher
William Hiner (1821–1880), 14th mayor of Fond du Lac, state senator
Daniel Hooker (1831–1894), Wisconsin state representative
Raphael Katz (1841–1902), Wisconsin state representative
Thomas Wilson Spence (1846–1912), Wisconsin state representative
Grier Tallmadge (1827–1862), third son of Nathaniel Tallmadge, West Point graduate, Civil War captain, died at Fort Monroe
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (1795–1864), creator of the cemetery, U.S. senator, 3rd governor of the Wisconsin Territory
William Davies Tallmadge (1827–1845), second son of Nathaniel Tallmadge, first burial at the cemetery site
William Van Pelt (1905–1996), U.S. representative
Owen A. Wells (1844–1935), U.S. representative
David E. Wood (1823–1862), Wisconsin state representative, Civil War colonel
References
External links
Rienzi Cemetery
Property Record - Rienzi Cemetery at Wisconsin Historical Society
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