John Clausius, 1816-1854

John Clausius is buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. According to the book Sandusky Then and Now, John Clausius was born in Germany on March 9, 1816, and he died on July 28, 1854. Erie County Probate Court records the marriage of John Clausius and Mary Oetinger as taking place in Erie County, Ohio on November 10, 1841. (Several Erie County marriage records are accessible at Family Search.)

In the 1850 U.S. Census for Erie County, John and Mary were living in Portland Township (now the city of Sandusky), and John's occupation was listed as Grocer. Sadly, John Clausius died at the age of 38 years, 4 months, and 19 days. The simple tombstone of John Clausius is amazingly legible in 2011.

Catherina Schneider

Lying flat on the ground in Oakland Cemetery is a tombstone for Catherina Schneider. Catherina was the wife of Andreas Schneider.

In SANDUSKY THEN AND NOW, we read in the Family Register of German Settlers in Sandusky, 1840-1852, that Andreas Schneider was born in 1809 and died on October 12, 1861. Catherina Schneider was born in 1815 and died on October 25, 1863.

The 1855 Sandusky City Directory lists three persons who could possibly be the Andreas Schneider who was married to Catherina. Andrew Schneider (Andrew is the English version of the German name Andreas) was a laborer living on Clinton Street. There are also two listings for A. Schneider, both stone cutters, one living on Market Street in Sandusky, and one living on Wayne Street.