Edward Lewis, Railroad Engineer

Edward Lewis was born and raised in Tiffin, Ohio. In his twenties, he moved to Chicago Junction (now known as Willard, Ohio) where he worked as an engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. On October 2, 1900, Edward Lewis lost his life in a tragic accident, in which he was crushed under a locomotive at the railroad yard at Chicago Junction. Newspaper articles about the tragic accident in which Edward Lewis died, appeared in the Sandusky Daily Star on October 3, October 5, and October 6, 1900.Funeral services were held for Edward Lewis on October 5, 1906 at the chapel of Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. One floral offering was in the design of a miniature B. & O. locomotive. It was presented by the Chicago Junction members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Lewis was age 45 at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Mrs. Jane Lewis moved to Cleveland, Ohio. After her death in 1934, she was laid to rest next to her husband in Block 99 of Oakland Cemetery.

Henry and Clara Till

Henry Till enlisted in the 65th New York Volunteer Infantry on August 20, 1861. He began as a private in Company H, but later transferred to Company K. Private Till was wounded in action on May 10, 1864, and he was hospitalized in Stanton Hospital, Washington D.C. for a time. The Ohio Marriages database, available at Family Search, indicate that Henry Till married Clara A. Moore in Erie County, Ohio on December 28, 1865. By the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, Henry and Clara Till were living in Lookout, Kansas. At this time, Henry Till was 42, and Clara was 41. At this time Henry and Clara had a twelve year old son, also named Henry Till. The elder Henry Till was working as a carpenter in 1880. Henry stated that he had been born in England, and Clara had been born in the state of New York. An article in the December 7, 1891 issue of the Sandusky Register reported that Henry Till, cousin of Sandusky architect Levi Till, had died in Denver, Colorado on December 5, 1891. Funeral services were held at Henry Till's former residence in Sandusky, at 116 Madison Street. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.

Mrs. Clara Till lived to be ninety nine years old. She died at the Britton Convalescent Home on Fulton Street in Sandusky on October 20, 1934. An obituary for Mrs. Till is found in the 1934 OBITUARY NOTEBOOK at the Sandusky Library. Mrs. Till was survived by a son from her first marriage, Newton Moore, eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Mrs. Till was buried next to Henry Till at Oakland Cemetery.

Sadly, Henry and Clara's son Henry Till had died in 1905. He too was buried in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery.