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Manitowoc County
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Gjerpin Cemetery
Tombstone Photos


These photos were generously taken and contributed to these pages by Larry & Linda Kopet!   Please take a moment to thank them for this terrific resource!  Use your back browser button to return to this page. Please note that these generous contributions do not necessarily depict all tombstone photographs for a given cemetery.


Andersen, unclear
Anderson, Jonas and family
Arther, Joel
Aslakson, Arlie Hazel
Aubol, Kari D.
Badlestad, Thor L. and family
Ballestad, Christen L. and Ann
Ballestad, Lars Larsen and family
Ballestad, Marthegurine
Ballestad, Soren L.
Barry, Maxine H. Wigen
Busse, Kenneth H. and Florence
Erikson, Anders and Anna
Faber, Debra Anne
Faber, Dennis R.
Findal, Isak Hanssen
Geraldson, George Mathias
Gjerpen Cemetery Sign,  
Gulikson, Berit and August
Gunderson, Gunder G. and Mary
Gunderson, John
Gunderson, Marit
Gustaveson, Gustavus A.
Halverson, Halver and Julia
Halverson, Otto C.
Hanson, Christian and Gro
Hoen, Elias Abrahamsen
Hussey, Helena
Jacobson, Amund Jorgen
Jaconson, Andrew and family
Jensen, Syver and Randi
Johnson, Ingeborg
Johnson, John R.
Johnson, unclear
Kloster, Lawrence and Dorothy
Knutsen, Eunice Wigen
Kulnick, Marie
Kustaka, Norbert A. and Violet
Larson, Andreas and Berthe
Larson, Kittel and Kare
Madson, Edwina
Madson, Maos G.
Madson, Martin Ramus and family
Madson, Theodore and Martina
Mathiesen, Lewis
Mathisen, Lars and Rosina
Meidl, Rudolph and Shirley
Olsen, Ole B.
Olson, Riley
Olson, Stephen and Marit
Osulson, Osul and Augusta
Osulson, Terkel and Severina
Otto, Randall R.
Pederson, Clarence N. and family
Reinertson, James and Janet
Reno, Kenneth L. and Geraldine
Robley, Burton D.
Robley, Erikie
Robley, Ingrid
Robley, James L.
Robley, Julia
Stephenson, Ole
Teitgen, Annette
Terkelsen, Christine
Terkelson, Peter and Katherine
Torjusen, family
Vrolson, Knut and Carry
Wrolson, Bradley and Judith

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WISCONSIN MUNICIPALITIES: Cities Towns, and Villages, often referred to as 'municipalities' in Wisconsin law, are the governmental units that relate most directly to citizens' everyday lives.

TOWNS, like counties, were created by the state to provide basic municipal services. Rooted in New England and New York tradition, town government came to Wisconsin with the settlers, but Wisconsin towns were not like their Eastern counterparts that reflected the existing patterns of local settlement. In Wisconsin, towns are geographical subdivisions of counties. Towns originally served (and for the most part they continue to serve) rural areas. Towns govern those areas of Wisconsin not included in the corporate boundaries of cities and villages.

The difference between "township" and "town" often confuses the public. In Wisconsin, "township' refers to the surveyor's township which was laid out to identify land parcels within a county. Theoretically. a township is a square tract of land, measuring six miles on a side for a total of 36 square miles in the unit. Each township is divided into 36 sections. "Town", as the word is used in Wisconsin, denotes a specific unit of government. It's boundaries may coincide with the surveyor's township or it may look quite different. A Town may include one, parts of or several townships.

CITIES and VILLAGES, often referred to as "incorportated areas", govern territory where population is more concentrated. In general, minimum population for incorporation as a village is 150 residents for an isolated village and 2,500 for a metropolitan village located in a more densely settled area. For cities, the minimums are 1,000 and 5,000 respectively. As cities and villages are incorporated, they are carved out of the town territory and become independent units no longer subject to the town's control. The remainder of the town may take on a 'Swiss cheese" configuration as its area is reduced.

[Information above taken from "State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998"]

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ProjectCopyright Notice: These generous contributions do not necessarily depict all tombstone photographs for a given cemetery. The source for many of the cemetery names and placenames on these pages come from Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin, 3rd edition, compiled by Linda M. Herrick and Wendy K. Uncapher. The book is published by Origins at 4327 Milton Ave. Janesville, WI 53546. All files on this site are copyrighted by their creator and/or contributor. They may be linked to but may not be reproduced on another site without specific permission from Tina Vickery [mailto:tsvickery@gmail.com] and/or their contributor. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which they are presented, the notes and comments, etc., are. It is however, quite permissable to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use ONLY.

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