Forest Home Hills in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mathias Stein
Born Dec. 17, 1808 Died Oct. 17, 1896
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 43° 0.024′ N, 87° 56.689′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Forest Home Hills. It can be reached from West Forest Home Avenue. Monument is in Section 8, Block 11, Lot 8, of Forest Home Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2405 West Forest Home Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jacob Best (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Silas J. Sawyer and Jennie E. Sawyer (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank N. Fox (about 400 feet away); Orville Cadwell (about 700 feet away); Forest Home Cemetery Civil War Veterans (about 700 feet away); In memory of Franklin Van Valkenburgh (about 800 feet away); Edward George Ryan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joseph Schlitz (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
Also see . . . Mathias Stein in The Chautauquan (v 27, 1898). (Submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

