Tombstone Tuesday: Freddie J. Fuhr

Freddie J. Fuhr is buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. The cemetery inscription for Freddie J. Fuhr, as it appears in the ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, CEMETERY CENSUS BEFORE 1909, reads:


Freddie J. Fuhr

born Dec. 20, 1893

died March 1, 1897

age 3 years, 2 months

Son of Frederick and Christina Fuhr

On the Oakland Cemetery interment card, the cause of death for Freddie was listed as "lung fever," which is an old fashioned term for pneumonia.

Charles J. and Victoria Parker

Charles Joshua Parker was the youngest son of Joshua Parker and his second wife, the former Louisa Crampton. Charles was born in Huron County, Ohio on June 29, 1879. His occupation was "car inspector" for the railroad. According to records at Huron County, Ohio Probate Court, Charles J. Parker married Victoria Fuhr on May 21, 1903.

On August 18, 1896, Charles Parker was issued Patent Number 566012, for a Street Car Rail. Charles Parker was residing in Monroeville, Ohio in 1896.























Charles J. Parker passed away on January 27, 1950, in Geauga County, Ohio, as a result of heart disease. He was buried with his wife Victoria, at Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Ohio. Victoria Fuhr Parker had died in 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Parker were the parents of three children: Laura, Charles V., and Catherine Parker.