Monday, October 28, 2019

Paul Clauer, Cholera Victim




















Paul Clauer died from cholera on July 28, 1849, during a cholera epidemic that swept through Sandusky, Ohio. Note from  Katharyn L. Wunderley's book entitled CHOLERA VICTIMS OF 1849: IN SANDUSKY, ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, indicate that Paul Clauer was a fireman for the Mad River Railroad. He died while in Urbana, Ohio. Paul Clauer was buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. He was aged 34 years, 4 months, and 5 days. A German inscription on his tombstone lets us know he is most likely of German heritage. The willow trees at the top of his tombstone symbolize mourning.
Paul Clauer's surname appears with variant spellings of Glauer, Clower, and Klauer.

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