Henry Buck

From the IGI portion of Family Search, we learn that Henry Buck was born in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania on March 1, 1778. He married Jane Corson in 1810. Hewson L. Peeke wrote in A STANDARD HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, that Henry Buck was one of the earliest settlers of Erie County, and he died of cholera in 1849. His date of death was September 9, 1849. Henry Buck is buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery.





Not all the words in the inscription of the tombstone of Henry Buck are legible. Here are the words I could decipher:

Remember man as
...by for as thou
...was i...
...prepare to die
And follow me.

This may be a variation of the tombstone inscription found in an 1848 issue of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, available at Google Books:

Joyce Parker Orshoski

My mother lost her battle with pancreatic cancer today, September 8, 2010. She had an amazing spirit, and taught all of her six children, twenty grandchildren, and several "greats" a lot about living. We will truly miss her. Her obituary has been posted at the online version of the Sandusky Register. Thank you everyone for your kind words and expressions of sympathy!

Orin Aden Rice, Civil War Veteran

Orin Aden Rice was the son of Charles and Laura Rice. He served in Co. B of the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. After the war, Orin worked as a conductor on the Sandusky, Mansfield and Newark Railroad. He married Harriet Olivia Allen in January of 1868, according to Erie County Probate Court records.

On September 2, 1868 Orin was involved in a railroad accident in Licking County, Ohio. He died as a result of a skull fracture, which occurred when the train went under a trestle, Orin was caught between the top of the railroad car and the trestle. Orin Aden Rice was buried at Oakland Cemetery on September 3, 1868. He was survived by his wife and elderly mother. Mr. Rice's obituary is found in the Sandusky Register of September 2, 1868. Orin's widow later remarried, and she filed for Orin's Civil War pension in 1916, when she was living in Chicago, Illinois.

At the very top of the tombstone for Orin Aden Rice are the words: My Beloved Husband.

Wayne Orshoski

Wayne Orshoski was the third child born to Steve and Emma Orshoski. He was born in Bay Bridge, Ohio on September 6, 1929. Wayne graduated from Margaretta High School in Castalia, Ohio. He was a self-employed mason and owned Orshoski Construction. He and his wife, the former Betty Farrell were the parents of three children. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and he also was a former Sandusky Elks member.

Below Wayne is pictured with his brother Paul, at the wedding of Paul Orshoski and Joyce Parker in July, 1950 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Central Avenue in Sandusky.

For many years Wayne and Betty Orshoski lived next door to Paul and Joyce Orshoski in Bay View, Ohio. The Orshoski cousins spent a lot of time together during the "baby boom" years of the 1950's and 1960's. The boys were active in Little League baseball, often playing for the "Log Cabin Inn" team. The Log Cabin Inn was a restaurant in Bay View which was owned by Wayne's mother-in-law, Audria Deme. Wayne's hobbies were fishing, cooking, and gardening. He was known for teasing everyone, and for his colorful vocabulary. He had an incredible memory, and liked sharing old photographs with the family. He often told stories about growing up in Bay Bridge, and spoke of the his many colorful neighbors and friends, most of whom had a family member who worked at the Medusa Cement plant.

Wayne Orshoski died Monday afternoon, Sept. 8, 2003 in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, after a lengthy illness. He was buried at Restlawn Memorial Park, Huron next to his beloved wife Betty. After Wayne's funeral, his family and friends met at Wayne Orshoski's home in Bay View, where a fish fry was held in his honor. It was a fitting tribute to Wayne.

Marriage Record of Thomas F. Larkins and Lula Cross: A Closer Look

In a previous blog post, I discussed finding a brief marriage record of Thomas F. Larkins and Lula M. Cross at a very helpful online site related to Kalamazoo County Genealogy, at http://kalamazoogenealogy.org.














After entering the names of the bride and groom into the Family Search Labs database, I was able to learn a little more about this couple. Their names were listed in the collection entitled: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. This "hit" led to an image of the marriage record from Kalamazoo County, Michigan. (Click on the image for a larger view.)








The date of the marriage was January 7, 1889, and the minister who officiated was Rev. Thomas Ryan. As was also listed on the 3 x 5" card from Kalamazoo Genealogy, the ages of the bride and groom were listed, along with the names of the parents of the couple. When looking at the record as listed at Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, I see a slight variation in the first names of the witnesses to the wedding of Thomas F. Larkins ad Lula Cross. Instead of Joanne Ryan and Maria McHugh, the names are listed as John Ryan and Mary McHugh.

Since the wedding took place in 1900, I decided to try to locate John Ryan in the U.S. Census for 1900. John Ryan was listed as living in Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 1900, and his birthplace was Ohio, the same birthplace as Thomas F. Larkins. Going back twenty years, I find a John Ryan living in the household of Patrick and Hannora Ryan, in a large family including seven children, and residing in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, the very county where Thomas F. Larkins was born and died!

The maiden name of the mother of Thomas F. Larkins was Bridget Ryan. So....was Bridget Ryan the sister of John Ryan's father Patrick Ryan? Or were these two young men both of Irish Catholic origin just close friends? Sadly, I do not know the exact connection between Thomas F. Larkins and John Ryan, who was one of the witnesses at his wedding. And since the minister was Rev. Thomas Ryan, it is possible that he may have been related to Mr. Larkins or Mr. Ryan, or possibly to both of them! What I did determine was that Thomas F. Larkins and John Ryan were teenage boys in the 1880 census in Sandusky, Ohio, and they both were at Kalamazoo County, Michigan on January 7, 1889, on the occasion of the wedding of Thomas F. Larkins and Lula M. Cross. So many questions, but not so many answers!

Sentimental Sunday: Window from the old Providence Hospital Building

The hospital formerly known as Providence Hospital is now known as the South Campus of Firelands Regional Medical Center. Providence Hospital was begun by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine, and later was operated by the Sisters of St. Francis.

A window which remains today features this inscription:

"He hath borne our iniquities and carried our sorrows."


Though barely legible from a distance, if you click on the image you can read it a little better. This passage from Isaiah still provides comfort to people of faith who visit the South Campus. Many individuals who resided in the Sandusky area spent their last hours at this medical facility in years past.








To read an early history of Providence Hospital, see page 286 of Hewson L. Peeke's book A STANDARD HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, which is available fulltext at Google Books.

Terry Family Monument at McPherson Cemetery

At Clyde's McPherson Cemetery, is a monument in memory of the Terry family. Erected by Sanford M. Terry, a great deal of family history has been inscribed onto the tombstone. (Click on the image for an enlarged view.)

The left side of the Terry monument which faces east reads:


THIS MONUMENT
ERECTED
BY
SANFORD M. TERRY
IN MEMORY OF
THE TERRY FAMILY
IN THE UNITED STATES
SAMUEL TERRY, BORN IN ENGLAND
IN 1634, CAME TO AMERICA
IN 1651, DIED IN 1730


On the right side of the Terry monument which faces east is the inscription:

DESCENDANTS
OF
SAMUEL TERRY

SAMUEL, JR.,
JULY 18, 1661-JAN. 2, 1731

JACOB,
FEB. 20, 1708-(UNKNOWN)

JULIUS,
OCT. 21, 1761-JULY 16, 1843

JERRY,
MAR. 21, 1801-SEPT.26, 1877

SANFORD M.,
AUG. 23, 1838 -

Thus, Sanford M. Terry has given us his paternal line on the Terry side of his family back to Samuel M. Terry, who left England and came to America in 1651.

Below is a photo of the Terry monument which faces east.

The inscription on the left of the westward facing side of the Terry monument provides us with the names of Sanford M. Terry's parents and his siblings:

JERRY TERRY FAMILY

JERRY TERRY
MAR. 21, 1801-SEPT. 26, 1877

MARY T. BUNNEL, HIS WIFE,
MAR. 2, 1805-JULY 24, 1874

CHILDREN:

THOMPSON C., JULY 8, 1825-JUNE 20, 1894
HENRY G., JUNE 24, 1827-MAY 27, 1864, SOLDIER.
MARY C., WIFE OF ALFORD GEORGE,
JULY 23,1829-FEB. 17, 1912
JACOB H.,
SEPT. 26, 1831-NOV. 13, 1906, SOLDIER.
GEORGE J.,
APR.2, 1836-JUNE 14, 1864, IN ARMY.
SANFORD M.,
AUG. 23, 1838- SOLDIER.
ISAIAH,
MAR. 23, 1841-JAN. 2, 1863, IN ARMY.
BEULAH E., WIFE OF JAS. KINNEY,
MAR. 14, 1848-1918

Continuing to the right side of the westward facing side of the Terry monument is this inscription:

SANFORD M.
TERRY

BORN AUG. 23, 1838
IN TOWNSEND TOWNSHIP,
SANDUSKY CO., OHIO

MARY ETTIE COE, HIS WIFE,
BORN AT FAIRFAX
COURTHOUSE, VA.
APRIL 20, 1848

DIED AT CLYDE,OHIO
AUG. 8, 1908

NO CHILDREN

The side of the Terry monument which faces north features a Masonic emblem.



It reads:

SANFORD M.,
MEMBER OF
MONTICELLO LODGE,
NO. 244, F. & A.M., CLYDE, OHIO














More information about the life of Sanford M. Terry is revealed by the inscription on the side of the Terry monument which faces south.



Under the G.A.R. emblem are the words:

SANFORD M.,
MEMBER OF EATON POST
NO. 55, G.A.R., CLYDE, OHIO

Now we know that Sanford M. Terry was a Civil War Union Veteran, as well as being a member of the Masonic lodge.


In front of the large Terry family monument, are stones for Sanford M. Terry,who died in 1926, and his sister Beulah Kinney, who died in 1918.




















On the west side of the Terry monument are individual stones for the three brothers of Sanford M. Terry, who lost their lives during the Civil War. Flags and G.A.R. markers adorn the individual tombstones of Isaiah Terry, Henry G. Terry, and George J. Terry.



















Thank you, Terry sons, for your service to our country, and thanks also to Sanford M. Terry, who provided us with so much valuable genealogical information that is readily available by just walking through McPherson Cemetery at Clyde, Ohio!