Bueling Beginnings in Plum City

As we made plans to attend the Shakespeare festival at Winona State University, we realized one side trip to Plum City, Wisconsin was necessary to include in our itinerary. My Bueling ancestors buried near there beckoned us to come visit the site of their burials. Fortunately, Mary had spotted the potential for some genealogical fulfillment, and we found two of the cemeteries where they’ve been laid to rest.

I’m standing at the gravesite of my great-grandfather Nels (1849-1914) and great-grandmother Emma (1856-1923) who are buried in Plum City’s Union Cemetery. So much we don’t know, but Nels died a painful death from a broken back when he fell backwards through a haymow door. Nels and Emma had seven children, two of whom - Oscar and Walter - are buried there with them. Dad spoke fondly of his Aunt Esther Hophan whose grave we found in another cemetery situated beside the Ono United Methodist Church at Salem.