Sunday, December 1, 2024

The MIddle Names of Ada and Alpha Steen

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My great grandmother Ada Steen and her identical twin sister Alpha Steen were born to Charles and Sarah Milner Steen on February 3, 1880. Th...
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Sunday, November 10, 2024

The Tragic Life of Virginia Hutchinson Kelley Newberry

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  Virginia Hutchinson Kelley was born in 1890 to Herman and Florence Kelley. She was a descendant of Datus Kelley , who had long been connec...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Halley Monument at St. Joseph's Cemetery

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This tall monument at St. Joseph ’s Cemetery i n Sandusky , Ohio , honors the memory of several members of the Halley family. Laurence and A...
Saturday, September 14, 2024

How Joyce Emada Parker Orshoski Got Her Middle Name

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  When my mother was born in 1931, her parents, Steen Parker and Doris Wheeler Parker named her Joyce Emada Parker. "Emada" was a ...
Monday, July 29, 2024

Sorting Out Two Peter Dalys in Sandusky, Ohio

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Two individuals, both named Peter Daly, are buried At St. Joseph's Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio. Both were of  Irish descent, and of the C...
Saturday, July 27, 2024

John and Elizabeth Murphy, from Ireland to Sandusky

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John Murphy and his wife, the former Elizabeth Daly, were both natives of Ireland. They emigrated from Ireland to Sandusky, Ohio prior to 18...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Robertson Family Lot at St. Joseph's Cemetery

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The Robertson family lot is located in Section D, Lot 21 at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio. The many stones in this lot honor t...