If Grandpa Joe Orshoski Had Not Taken that Long Trip on a Ship

Recently I learned that an Orshoski cousin has written a book. Another Orshoski descendant is the author of several children's books. It got me to thinking that if Great Grandpa Joe Orshoski had not gotten on that ship and come to America, we would not be here!

Grandpa Joe worked in coal mines in two states, before moving to Bay Bridge to work at the Medusa Cement plant. In 1919, his first wife died and left him with several sons.

 

He then married again, and had two daughters, and inherited a stepdaughter. The second marriage lasted over 50 years!

Orshoski descendants have worked in a variety of fields, including:

Education

Travel

Sales

Libraries

Physical therapy

Plumbing

Construction

Nursing

Restaurant management

Electrical engineering

Engineering

Law enforcement

Cement production

Sanitary engineering

Military

Banking

Hospitality and Entertainment

just to name a few. It is mind boggling to think that we all would not be here if Grandpa Joe had not made that long, long voyage in the early 1900s! We honor our Orshoski ancestors and thank them for their bravery and work ethic!

*Note: Of course each of us have many different lines from which we descend! The Orshoski family was just "in my heart" today!

Young Children of Richard H. and Lucy Tucker Rogers

Photo courtesy Find a Grave 245732530 

At the Sandhill Cemetery in Erie County, Ohio are graves for several young children of Richard H. Rogers and his wife, the former Lucy Tucker.

From left to right at the grave site are:

May and Fay, Twin Infants

Jerusha, who died at age 8 days old in 1845

Amanda, who died at 8 years old in 1842

Mary, who died at 5 years old in 1840

Emily, who died at 5 years old in 1842

It must have been so heart wrenching for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers to lose so many children. They did have two children who survived to adulthood, Richard Hart Rogers Jr. and Mrs. Lucy Hayes.

According to Manford's Magazine, vol. 39 , Richard H. Rogers Sr. went on to marry again, to Rebecca Smith of Wisconsin. They had two sons.

Rest in peace Rogers children.

 

Grace Estella Lindsley

 

Grace Estella Lindsley, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindsley, died on October 26, 1905, shortly after her 4th birthday. A lovely poem appeared in the local newspaper, written by Mrs. Lizzie Ferguson. Grace was first buried in the old Perkins Cemetery. Afer a munitions plant went in near the old Perkins Cemetery, all the graves were re-interred at the current Perkins Cemetery.

It reads:

There is many an empty cradle

There is many a vacant bed

There is many a lovely bosom,

Where joy and life has fled.

For think in every graveyard,

The little hillock lies:

And every hillock represents

An angel in the skies.

Rest in peace, young Grace.