George W. Hill, Civil War Soldier

According to the Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, George W. Hill enlisted as a musician in Company B of the 101st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry on August 5, 1862. He was 18 years old when he enlisted. Though his grave marker states that he died on November 17, 1863, the Ohio Roster lists the date of death of George W. Hill as November 12, 1862. G.W. Hill died at Perryville, Kentucky, from disease. He was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. You can learn more about the 101st O.V.I. in the book Story of the One Hundred and First Ohio Infantry: A Memorial Volume, by Lewis W. Day, available full text at Google Books. Other men from Sandusky who served in this unit were: Jay Caldwell Butler, John M. Butler, and Josh B. Davis.

A Closer Look at the Inscription on the Tombstone of Charles Cross

Today as I was visiting the St. Joseph Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio, I stopped to look at the tombstone of my 4th great grandfather, Charles Cross.  Underneath the phrase "In His 77th Year" is an inscription.

It a passage from the Douay-Rheims Bible, Psalm 40:13, which reads:


Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me, look down, O Lord, to help me. 

I think that the survivors of  Charles Cross wanted those in the generations who came after him to see this inscription from 1889! Several other versions of this verse can be viewed at the BibleHub online.

Mrs. Louisa Dyar

This flat stone is found in Block 59 of Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Louisa Dyar (sometimes spelled Dyer) died on December 30, 1863, at the age of 63 years and 10 days.  She was the wife of Thomas Dyar/Dyer, who was the keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse from 1861-1865. I am sure the Marblehead Lighthouse, which is the key feature at an Ohio State Park visited by thousands of tourists every year, was a very familiar sight to Louisa!

Veterans Monument at Sackett Cemetery in Ottawa County, Ohio

This monument is provided by the generosity of the Marblehead Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7572, and the American Legion, Post 555. November 11, 2007.

Sentimental Sunday: Wolcott House in Maumee, Ohio

Recently, my friend and I got to visit the Wolcott House, on River Road in Maumee, Ohio. It was the former home of James Wolcott and his wife, the former Mary Wells. The Wolcott House built by James Wolcott, who was an entrepreneur who moved to Ohio from Connecticut. His wife, Mary Wells, was the daughter of Indian scout William Wells, and the granddaughter of Little Turtle. Click here to read more about the genealogical background of James Wolcott. Mr. Wolcott died in 1873. Click here to see his listing at FindaGrave.

Archie Long, Firefighter

 

Archie P. Long was born on September 5, 1875 in New Haven, Indiana, to August and Edith (Compton) Long. For twenty-eight years, Archie Long was a firefighter with the Sandusky Fire Department. He joined the fire department on January 18, 1910, and he was promoted to Lieutenant on May 11, 1917. On November 6, 1939, Archie Long died at the age of 64, from heart disease. Funeral services for Archie Long were held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Edith Long, and he was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers were members of the Sandusky Fire Department and members of the Santa Clara Camp, Spanish American War Veterans. Honorary pallbearers were Former Fire Chief John Curtis, former Assistant Fire Chief Dan Diskin, former Captain Tom Nolan, former fireman Joseph Schneider, Fire Chief W. McLaughlin and Assistant Fire Chief Clarence Owen. Archie Long was a veteran of the Spanish American War. He was survived by his mother and two sisters. An obituary for Archie P. Long is found in the 1939 OBITUARY NOTEBOOK at the Sandusky Library.

Tombstone Tuesday: Solindo Severini

Solindo Severini was born in Pesaro, Italy in 1874 to Tony and Augusta Severini.  He emigrated to the U.S. in 1913.  On October 30, 1918, Solindo Severini died from bronchial pneumonia. He was buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Sandusky, Ohio. A dove is found at the top of the tombstone of Mr. Severine. Above his name is the word Husband. A fern adorns the right side of the stone.