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Sandusky County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sandusky County


Index to Locations

  • Clyde Clyde Cemetery
  • Fremont Four-Mile House Cemetery
  • Fremont Oakwood Cemetery
  • Fremont Spiegel Grove
  • Woodville Woodville Cemetery


    Clyde Cemetery
    Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Rufus Budd Bement — also known as Rufus B. Bement — of Michigan; Delphi, Carroll County, Ind.; Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. Civil engineer; minister; Liberty candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1843. Interment at Clyde Cemetery.


    Four-Mile House Cemetery
    Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Arthur Warren Overmyer (1879-1952) — also known as Arthur W. Overmyer — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, May 31, 1879. Son of Barnhart B. Overmyer and Mary Malinda (Walborn) Overmyer. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1922. Lutheran. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1952 (age about 73 years). Interment at Four-Mile House Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 17, 1903, to Nina Zelden Preston.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Oakwood Cemetery
    Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Carl Carey Anderson (1877-1912) — also known as Carl C. Anderson — of Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio. Born in Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio, December 2, 1877. Son of John J. Anderson and Mary L. (Barringer) Anderson. Democrat. Mayor of Fostoria, Ohio, 1905-09; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Killed in an automobile accident, when the car he was riding in overturned, near Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, October 1, 1912 (age 34 years, 304 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, September 17, 1904, to Helen May 'Nellie' Ford.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Rodolphus Dickinson (1797-1849) — of Ohio. Born in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass., December 28, 1797. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1847-49; died in office 1849. Died in Washington, D.C., March 20, 1849 (age 51 years, 82 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Elisha Haynes (1829-1914) — of Ohio. Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y., October 19, 1829. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1889-93 (10th District 1889-91, 7th District 1891-93). Died December 5, 1914 (age 85 years, 47 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Cousin of George William Palmer. See Palmer family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Birchard Rice (1832-1893) — also known as John B. Rice — of Ohio. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, June 23, 1832. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1881-83. Died January 14, 1893 (age 60 years, 205 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Amos Henry Jackson (1846-1924) — also known as Amos H. Jackson — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born near Franklin, Delaware County, N.Y., May 10, 1846. Son of George W. Jackson and Roxanna (Ripley) Jackson. Republican. Street vendor; undergarments manufacturer; mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, August 30, 1924 (age 78 years, 112 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 23, 1872, to Mary Sharp.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Ralph Pomeroy Buckland (1812-1892) — also known as Ralph P. Buckland — of Ohio. Born in Leyden, Franklin County, Mass., January 20, 1812. Republican. Mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1843; member of Ohio state senate, 1855; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1865-69; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, May 27, 1892 (age 80 years, 128 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Edward Fenwick Dickinson (1829-1891) — also known as Edward F. Dickinson — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 21, 1829. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860; state court judge in Ohio, 1866; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1869-71; mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1871. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, August 25, 1891 (age 62 years, 216 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Bell (1796-1869) — of Lower Sandusky (now Fremont), Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Pennsboro, Lycoming County, Pa., June 19, 1796. Mayor of Lower Sandusky, Ohio, 1830, 1845; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1851. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, May 4, 1869 (age 72 years, 319 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Albert E. Culbert (1862-1939) — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Sandusky County, Ohio, March 27, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate 20th District, 1921-22; candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1928. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows; Maccabees. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, July 5, 1939 (age 77 years, 100 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
      John Lynde Greene (1806-1879) — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 16, 1806. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1855; mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1859; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1861-64. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, November 8, 1879 (age 73 years, 115 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B. Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" — of Ohio. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, October 4, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President of the United States, 1877-81. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105 days). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove.
      Relatives: Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes.
      Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit — James M. Comly
      Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
      Personal motto: "He serves his party best who serves his country best."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari Hoogenboom, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876
      Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)


    Spiegel Grove
    Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893) — also known as Rutherford B. Hayes; "Rutherfraud B. Hayes"; "His Fraudulency" — of Ohio. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, October 4, 1822. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1865-67; Governor of Ohio, 1868-72, 1876-77; President of the United States, 1877-81. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893 (age 70 years, 105 days). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove.
      Relatives: Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes.
      Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit — James M. Comly
      Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
      Personal motto: "He serves his party best who serves his country best."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about Rutherford B. Hayes: Ari Hoogenboom, Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President — Hans Trefousse, Rutherford B. Hayes: 1877 - 1881 — William H. Rehnquist, Centennial Crisis : The Disputed Election of 1876
      Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
      Webb Cook Hayes (1856-1934) — also known as Webb C. Hayes — of Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 20, 1856. Son of Rutherford Birchard Hayes. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Ohio state legislature. Received the Medal of Honor in 1902 for action at Vigan, Luzon, Philippines, December 4, 1899. Died July 26, 1934 (age 78 years, 128 days). Interment at Spiegel Grove.


    Woodville Cemetery
    Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Amos Eastman Wood (1810-1850) — of Ohio. Born in New York, 1810. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1849-50; died in office 1850. Died in 1850 (age about 40 years). Interment at Woodville Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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