Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard Butler

Miss Elizabeth Hubbard was the daughter of Watson and Georgiana (Holcombe) Hubbard, born in Michigan on April 23, 1852. Watson Hubbard was a prominent businessman, who had interests in the lumber business in both Michigan and Ohio. In the 1870 Census listing for the Hubbard family,Elizabeth was aged 18, and resided with her parents at 429 Wanye Street in Sandusky, Ohio. In October of 1873, Elizabeth Hubbard married Jay Caldwell Butler, a Civil War veteran. Jay Caldwell Butler was in business with his brother at a factory which made sashes and doors in Sandusky. Mr and Mrs. Jay Caldwell Butler were the parents of three children, Elizabeth, Watson H., and Leontine, who died in infancy. Sadly, Jay Caldwell Butler died in 1885. He had never fully recovered from his war injuries. Elizabeth Hubbard Butler served on the Board of Trustees of the Sandusky Library, and was an active member of Grace Episcopal Church. Mrs. Butler died on October 17, 1943,at the age of 93, at her home on Wayne Street, according to the October 18, 1943 issue of the Sandusky Register. Funeral services for Elizabeth Hubbard Butler were held at the Butler residence, with Rev. Donald Wonders officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery. A picture of Elizabeth Hubbard Butler and her daughter can be seen at the Sandusky History website.

Finding Parker Family Members at FindaGrave

Today I was trying to sort out my Parker ancestors, catching up on my genealogical database. (I am SO behind...maybe when I retire I can devote more time to this task?) I was zooming in on Reuben Parker and his wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Roe. It was such a blessing to find an actual picture of them on FindaGrave! Here is a screenshot of the FindaGrave entry for Reuben Parker, who was the granduncle of my great grandfather Leroy Joshua Parker.

Here is a screenshot of the FindaGrave entry for Mary Elizabeth (Roe)  Parker, who was the wife of the granduncle of my great grandfather Leroy Joshua Parker.

Thanks so much to Greentree for your posts at FindaGrave, and for helping me to put a face with some of my Parker family members!

Waitstill H. Squire, Victim of Influenza

Waitstill Hastings Squire was born on February 7, 1893 in Sandusky, Ohio to Herbert H. Squire and Carrie (Hastings) Squire. Waitstill Squire was a graduate of Sandusky High School, the University of Michigan, and Harvard University. According to the Sandusky Star Journal of October 14, 1918, "Desiring to be of some service to his country in the great world war he entered the offices of the American Red Cross at Washington and was assigned to a responsible position in the executive department." Mr. Squire had been with the American Red Cross for about a year. and while attending to his duties, he was taken ill. On February 13, 1918, Waitstill Hastings died from complications of influenza. He was survived by his parents, and a brother and sister. Private funeral services for Waitstill H. Squire were held at his parents' home, and burial was at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Obituaries for Waitstill Hastings Squire appeared in the Sandusky Star Journal and Sandusky Register on October 14, 1918.

Sentimental Sunday: School Picture from Huron, Ohio in 1919

My cousin who lives nearby recently allowed me to scan a few photos, mostly from the Yeager and Orshoski sides of our mutual family. Above are 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Huron, Ohio in 1919. Most of the people in this picture look very serious. The two young men at the left side of the picture look like they are good buddies. Thinking about which possible relative of mine may in this group, I took a look at the Yeager Family Group Sheet.

Since Andrew Yeager (1908 - 1942) would have been about age 11 in 1919, I am guessing he is somewhere in this vintage school picture. Andrew would have been my granduncle, the younger brother of my paternal grandmother, Emma Yeager Orshoski. Uncle Andy passed away before I was born, and I do not really know which of the youngsters he could be. Here is a photo of the Yeager family from about 1918.

If anyone can identify any of the individuals in 1919 Huron school picture, please contact me. Thanks!

Wordless Wednesday: Fall 2013 at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery

Lucius W. Lewis Lot at Oakland Cemetery

According to the U.S. Census in 1850, Lucius Waite Lewis was born in the state of New York in 1818. In 1850 he was residing in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, where he worked as a bookkeeper. A brief biographical sketch from the Lewisiana or the Lewis Letter provides us with information about Mr. Lewis. 

 Lucius Waite Lewis married Clarissa Jane Belknap in Sandusky, Ohio in 1846. Sadly Clarissa died on July 16, 1850. She was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. 

On February 6, 1851, Lucius Waite Lewis married Mary Elizabeth Wolcott, who was a daughter of Benajah Wolcott, the first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse.  Lucius and Mary had three children: Tamerzon, William and Lisbeth Arvilla.  Mary Elizabeth Wolcott Lewis also died young, on January 6, 1864.

 

Lucius Waite Lewis took as his third wife Caroline Electa Jenkins. She outlived her husband,and died on December 3, 1906.

For most of his adult life, Lucius Waite Lewis worked as a grocer in downtown Sandusky. In the 1860s, he was with Post, Lewis and Radcliff. By the 1880s he was in business with B.F.  Dwelle. Lucius Waite Lewis passed away on October 30, 1889. Mr. Lewis and all three of his wives are buried together in the family lot at Oakland Cemetery. The Masonic Temple Association had this resolution published in the Sandusky Register, in honor of Lucius W. Lewis on November 1, 1889.

Note: I apologize for the inconsistent formatting in this blog post. At the time this post was written, I was having some technical issues, which remain unresolved.

Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Ensslin

According to his death certificate, Rev. J. G. Ensslin was born in Germany on September 9, 1840 to Casper Ensslin and Mary Von Pearmsmantel Ensslin. Hewson L. Peeke wrote in his book A STANDARD HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, that Rev. J. G. Ensslin became the pastor of Immanuel's Church on May 1, 1876, and continued in that role for thirty years. The church, also formerly known as the German Evangelical Protestant Church is now the Emmanuel United Church of Christ.


Rev. J. G. Ensslin died of heart disease on January 6, 1914. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery next to his wife, the former Wilhelmina Schleicher, who had passed away in 1910.