Sarah Ramsdell and Horace Allen Lockwood

The tombstone of Sarah (Ramsdelll) Lockwood and Horace Allen Lockwood is located in Lot 13 of Block 2 of Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Both the Ramsdell and Lockwood families were pioneer residents of the Firelands. Hewson Peeke wrote in his book A STANDARD HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, that Horace's father, Samuel Mills Lockwood, traveled to the Firelands in the early 1800's, and he was in charge of surveying and selling much of the land in Danbury and Portage Townships of Ottawa County, Ohio.

According to the database of Ohio Marriages, accessed at Family Search Labs, Horace A. Lockwood married Sarah Ramsdell on February 22, 1843 in Ottawa County, Ohio. In the 1850 U.S. Census, Horace and Sarah Lockwood were residing in Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio with their three children: Alfred, age 5; Frederic, age 4; and Samuel M., age 2. Horace listed his occupation as sailor. Sadly, Horace A. Lockwood died in 1857, leaving Sarah a young widow, to raise several children on her own. In 1880, Sarah Lockwood was living with her son Samuel and his family in Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. Sarah Ramsdell Lockwood died in November, 1886 of heart disease. Oakland Cemetery interment records show that Sarah Lockwood was buried on November 25, 1886. Notes on the Oakland Cemetery card for Horace A. Lockwood state that he was originally buried in Gypsum, Ottawa County, Ohio, but on November 4, 1887, his remains were re-interred at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery.

An inscription at the base of the tombstone which honors Horace A. and Sarah (Ramsdell) Lockwood reads:

A Rest the Weary Pilgrims Found

Edward J. and Lydia Lockwood

The tombstones of Edward J. and Lydia Lockwood are found near the group camping area of East Harbor State Park in Danbury Township of Ottawa County, Ohio.

Records at Erie County Probate Court list February 17, 1839 as the marriage date of Edward J. Lockwood and Lydia Ramsdell. The book CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS OF OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO, provides the dates of death of Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood as:

Edward J. Lockwood, died November 14, 1897
Lydia Lockwood, died May 24, 1890



















From the 1840’s through the 1890’s, the land that is now East Harbor State Park was owned by the E. J. Lockwood family. See pages 10 and 11 of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource’s Management Plan for more historical information about East Harbor State Park.

During the summer season, the Lockwood tombstones can be seen very close to campers at the State Park. The shelter house which is located near the pond is called the Lockwood Shelter, in honor of the Lockwood family.