Davis Hanks Smilie William Henry Levi Vilas - Forest Hill Cemetery

Levi Baker Vilas Feb 25, 1811 - Feb 6, 1879

Madison's 4th Mayor

Esther G. Smilie-Vilas Dec 27, 1819 - Jun 12, 1892

William Freeman Vilas Jul 9, 1840 - Aug 28, 1908

U.S. Senator from Wisconsin

Vilas County, Wis. is named in his honor

Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War

Anna Matilda Fox-Vilas Oct 15, 1845 - Mar 1, 1922

William & Anna donated money for Henry Vilas Park, in honor of their son

Largest monument in Forest Hill. Made by the Vermont Granite Company

Total Weight 60 tons, the shaft alone weighs 40 tons

The shaft is 32 feet high and 3.5 feet each side of the bottom

The Largest base block is 10 feet each side

To move it from the railroad station, tracks were laid in sections, alternating the

sections from back to the front as it moved.

William Vilas Hanks Nov 3, 1902 - May 20, 1935

Jane Richardson Hanks Aug 2, 1908 - Jul 27, 2014

Jane was an anthropology teacher - Wikipedia

Henry Vilas May 28, 1872 - Jul 2, 1899

Henry Vilas Park named in his honor

Edward Vilas

Edward fell down stairs in his home