Jay J. Perry, Former Erie County Sheriff

Jay J. Perry was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Perry, born in 1856 in Sandusky, Ohio. For several years, Jay J. Perry served as a policeman in Sandusky. From 1898-1902 and again from 1917-1920, Jay. J. Perry was the Erie County Sheriff. His office would have been in this building, now a part of the Sandusky Library. 

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Later Jay J. Perry was associate with the Perry and Bretz men's clothing store in Sandusky.  On February 9, 1924, Jay J. Perry died from heart disease. He was buried in the family lot at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Jay J. Perry was survived by three sons. His wife had predeceased him. 

Mrs. Mary Root

Mary S. Buckingham was born in 1815 to John and Sarah Buckingham.  In 1835, Mary married Joseph M. Root, who was an attorney. He also served as a Representative to Congress from Ohio in the 29th, 30th, and 31st U.S. Congresses, and was a member of the Ohio State Senate for several terms. The Roots would have a family of five daughters. In 1876, Mrs. Mary Root became ill with consumption. She passed away at the family home in Sandusky on October 4, 1876. Mary Root was buried in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio. An obituary for Mrs. Root appeared in the October 5, 1876 issue of the Sandusky Register.  Her obituary read in part, "By her noble qualities of head and heart, Mrs. Root endeared herself to a large circle of warm friends here and elsewhere, who will be inexpressibly pained to learn of her death."

Dr. Jeremiah S. Cochran

Jeremiah S. Cochran was born in New Hampshire on January 17, 1805. In 1826, he was a medical student at Dartmouth, studying under Dr. J. Dalton. According to Hewson Peeke’s book STANDARD HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, OHIO (Lewis Publishing Company, 1916), Dr. Jeremiah Cochran settled in Ohio in 1832, at the time of the first cholera outbreak. Peeke wrote that Dr. Cochran “rendered efficient service during its continance.”  Huron County marriage records indicate that Jeremiah Cochran married Julia Farwell on New Year’s Day of 1837. Julia was a daughter of Moors Farwell, Sandusky’s first Mayor.

An article in the Huron Reflector of August 9, 1842 lists J.S. Cochran among the members of the Liberty Party, along with several other known anti-slavery men from the Firelands area.

Dr. Jeremiah S. Cochran was in a medical practice with his brother Dr. Charles Cochran in 1844. Their medical office was on the square, in front of the Presbyterian Church. Sadly, Dr. Jeremiah Cochran died as a young man, in July of 1845. He was buried in Sandusky’s Oakland Cemetery.

Ludwig Weier also known as Louis Weier

According to the 1880 U.S. Census, Louis Weier, also known as Ludwig Weier, was a native of Germany, born there in 1827. He was working as a huckster in the 1880 U.S. Census, and he resided in Sandusky with his wife Ernestine and a large family of six children. Louis Weier died at the age of 80. His funeral was held at the family home on Hancock Street. Louis Weier was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. His tombstone bears the name Ludwig Weier, which is the German language equivalent of Louis Weier. Two of the sons of Louis Weier became well known in Sandusky for their salvage business on Hancock Street.

Julius House and William Kelly on the Same Page in the 1860 U.S. Census

Anyone who knows me, understands that the Marblehead Lighthouse is one of my favorite places on the entire planet!! Imagine my joy, when today I learned that  the name of William Kelly, the builder of the Marblehead Lighthouse appeared on the same page of the U.S. Census in 1860 as my four times great grandfather Julius House!

By 1860, William Kelly was residing with the family of his son in law Lodavick Brown (sometimes listed as Lodrick Brown) , in Perkins Township. William Kelly had been born in Ireland, and resided in both Ottawa and Erie Counties, Ohio at different times in his life. Mr. Brown had served as the keeper of the Marblehead Light from 1849 to 1853. Julius House was born in Connecticut, in 1786, and traveled to Perkins Township by oxen train in 1815. These two men probably spoke quite differently, and surely had different skill sets, but I am sure they knew each other!! 

JJulius House, age 73, listed his occupation as farmer on the 1860 Census. By this time, William Kelly must have retired from working, as he did not list an occupation. The census taker enumerated this page of the 1860 U.S. Census for Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio on August 11, 1860. It makes my heart so happy to see that two men whom I have so much respect for, and are part of my heritage, were neighbors so long, long ago!

The final resting place of Julius House, who died in 1871, is the Perkins Cemetery.

 

William Kelly was buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery.

Rest in peace! 

Wordless Wednesday: James White Tombstone at Oakland Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio

Martha Root,

Miss Martha L. Root was the daughter of Congressman Joseph M. Root and his wife, the former Mary Buckingham. According to the History of the Western Reserve, Martha Root was in the first graduating class of Sandusky High School. At the time of her death on October 28, 1900, Martha Root was living with her sisters in Chicago. Her remains were brought back to Sandusky for burial in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery. An obituary for Martha L. Root appeared in the October 29, 1900 issue of the Sandusky Daily Star.