Wordless Wednesday: Senn Lot at Oakland Cemetery

Sears Wish Book Post at Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia

Check out this awesome post about the old Sears Wish Book at Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia!  It surely brought back many happy memories of my childhood days looking forward to Christmas! Thanks for the memories!

Albert G. Otto, Sr.

According to his death record, Albert G. Otto was born in Long Island, New York to F.J.M. Otto and Sophia (Hutter) Otto, both natives of Hamburg, Germany. In 1884, Albert G. Otto earned a law degree from the University of Michigan. He practiced law for several years in Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1928, Albert G. Otto had moved back Sandusky, Ohio. He died from heart disease on December 16, 1928. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, a son, and four grandchildren. Funeral services for Albert G. Otto were conducted by Rev. T.J.C. Stellhorn, and burial was in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. An obituary for Albert G. Otto, Sr. appeared in the Sandusky Star Journal on December 17, 1928.

Sentimental Sunday: Parker Cousins in 1933

This past year I moved, and I keep finding things in assorted closets and drawers around our new place. This weekend  I ran into this picture of my mom, her brother, and her cousin from 1933. Pictured are: Steen Thomas "Tommy" Parker, Joyce Parker, and Richard "Dickie" Parker. They are at the farm of their grandparents, Leroy and Ada Parker. The Parker grandchildren loved to go to Grandma and Grandpa Parker's farm. They got together often, and holidays were especially memorable.

John Turk

John Turk was elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court for Huron County in 1832. He died in the fall of 1834 in Green Creek Township of Sandusky County, Ohio, according to a Rootsweb site. He was buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery in Block 16.

John Turk was the father in law of Lucas S. Beecher, a well known lawyer and abolitionist in Sandusky, Ohio. According to the lineage books of the Daughters of the Revolution, John Turk Beecher was the name of the grandson of John Turk. Most likely John Turk Beecher was the namesake of his maternal grandfather.

Wednesday's Child: Millicent C. Tolleson

This lovely monument in memory of Millcent Charlet Tolleson is found in the western section of Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. According to her death record, on file with Family Search, Millicent C. Tolleson was born on August 3, 1903 to Victor and Rachel (Meinzer) Tolleson. She passed away on April 13, 1911, after a brief illness. An obituary in the April 14, 1911 issue of the Sandusky Register stated that Millicent C. Tolleson was survived by her parents and one sister.

Marriage Record of Patrick Larkins and Bridget Ryan at Holy Angels Catholic Church

This very brief marriage record of Patrick Larkins and Bridget Ryan was found at FamilySearch in the Ohio Diocese of Toledo Parish Records. My great great great grandparents were married at Holy Angels Catholic Church in December of 1856 by Father Alexis Caron. Their names were Latinized in the church records, and Father Caron's first name is not given, just his first initial. The records were very brief at this time. Here is view of the two-page portion of the volume which holds early marriage records from Holy Angels. Patrick and Bridget's names appear at the lower portion of the left page.

Ancestors on both my Mom's Cross and Larkins lines were very active in Holy Angels Church, which just celebrated its 175th Anniversary. Holy Angels is the oldest church in the Toledo Diocese. While I am not a member of the Catholic church, I am a person of faith, and I treasure the church records we are able to access at FamilySearch!

Happy Anniversary to the parish of Holy Angels in Sandusky, Ohio!