Stillman Eastman

Stillman Eastman was born in 1812 in New Jersey. His occupation was listed as carpenter in the 1870 U.S. Census for Milan, Erie County, Ohio. Ohio marriage records accessible at Family Search show two marriages for Stillman Eastman. On May 14, 1831, Stillman Eastman married Hannah Webber in Huron County, Ohio. I am guessing that the first Mrs. Eastman must have died young, as on February 1, 1847, Stillman Eastman married secondly Hannah Cherry. In 1870, Stillman and Hannah Eastman were living in Milan with their two sons Henry and George. Stillman Eastman passed away on December 1, 1876. He was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Hannah (Cherry) Eastman died on August 9, 1901, according to a brief biography in the Firelands Pioneer.

Past Perfect Online

 

 Past Perfect Online is an online searchable group of databases that features items in the archival collections of museums, libraries, universities, associations and historic homes.  You can search by geographic region, or by specialty. You may also go directly to a specific collection. The various facilities which have archival collections on Past Perfect Online can be accessed by viewing the alphabetical list underneath the phrase Browse These Collections on the home page.

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Moses Szakal

Moses Szakal was born in Hungary. In 1920, he was residing in Bay Bridge, Ohio, an unincorporated area of Margaretta Township, adjacent to Sandusky Bay. Moses was listed as one of several boarders in the Steve Hurak residence. Other persons living in the Hurak home were Mr. Hurak's wife and daughter, both named Elizabeth; an infant named Louis Orshoski, and two other men of Hungarian descent, Joseph Liptok and Ignasz Varga. The Bay Bridge Medusa cement mill employed many young immigrant men. Mr. Szakal passed away on November 23, 1957, and he was buried at the Castalia Cemetery.




Moses Szakal is pictured below in a photo of several longtime employees of the Medusa Cement plant in Bay Bridge, Ohio. He is the first man in the second row, with 38 years of service. It is estimated that this picture was taken in the early 1950's. (Click on the image for an enlarged view.)



In 2005, the Erie County Historical Society placed this historical marker near the site of the Medusa Portland Cement plant, which closed in 1960.

Wednesday's Child: Rosa Moltz

Rosa Mina Moltz was born on November 21, 1890 to August L. Moltz and the former Kate Prediger. Sadly, just before her first birthday, little Rosa Moltz passed away. She died on November 19, 1891, and she was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. A lovely lamb sculpture honors the memory of Rosa Moltz.

Heinrich Wengrowsky alias H. Schoenfeld

The 1880 U.S. Census listed Henry Schoenfeld, age 45, as a gunmaker who resided at the Schlenk House in downtown Sandusky. Henry stated that he was born in Alsace, and his parents had been born in Poland. After Henry Schoenfeld died on November 19, 1894, he was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. The tombstone inscription for Henry Schoenfeld, who was also known as Heinrich Wengrowsky reads:

Heinrich Wengrowsky
alias H. Schoenfeld

Died Nov. 19, 1894

71 yrs.

The tombstone inscription for Heinrich Wengrowsky/H. Schoenfeld reflects his rich diverse cultural heritage.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: "Grandparents Are Important Because"

Randy at Genea-Musings challenged us to write a story using the phrase "Grandparents are important because" in 100 words. My parents spoke so highly of their grandparents, and they were wonderful grandparents to my children as well. I only knew one set of my grandparents, but I loved them so very much!

Here is my story in one hundred words:
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Grandparents are important because they show love and support to their grandchildren. They can give hugs, when hugs are most needed, and they seem to be able to show love to their grandchildren even when the members of the younger generation are acting mischievous. Grandparents take such joy in the accomplishments of their grandchildren, and they have pride in the accomplishments of their grandchildren, whether the accomplishments are big or small. Grandparents are wonderful resources for learning about "the olden days" and they especially help out when school assignments call for one to interview a person from an older generation.

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 Pictured below are my twin daughters with their grandfather, Paul R. Orshoski, Sr. about 1982.

 

My son Joel, and several other grandchildren of my mom, Joyce Orshoski, are in the picture below, taken on Mom's last Mother's Day, in May of 2010.

 

Thank goodness for grandparents! 

xoxoxo

Marie Beecher

According to her death certificate, Marie Beecher was born in Sandusky, Ohio on December 7, 1896 to Jacob and Mary (Endle) Beecher. (Note: Marie's tombstone reads 1895 as her birth year.) Her occupation was stenographer at the Lake Shore Printing Company. Sadly, Marie Beecher passed away from tuberculosis at a tubercular sanatorium in Warrensville Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio in her 27th year. Marie Beecher died on November 18, 1924, and she was buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. The facility where Marie Beecher died was later known as Sunny Acres, and eventually become a part of the MetroHealth System.