Near the runway of the Minford Airport lies Shumway Cemetery, a small community burial ground where the mortal remains of Daniel White rest. Born on September 24, 1792, in Vermont to Abel White and Rebecca Sollis, Daniel emerged as an early settler in the area that would eventually evolve into Harrison Township. His return from …
Benjamin Willis, of East End, Hurt On Street Railway Leg Was Caught in the Step and Twisted in Two–It Had to Be Amputated “Benjamin Willis, a veteran soldier and well known resident of Lawson Heights, had his right leg broken while riding home on a street car Monday evening. In trying to alight from the …
Home of City Patrolman Scene Of Knife Play After Lover’s Quarrel “Disappointment in love was blamed by police today for a suicide and attempted murder about 7 p.m. Saturday when Carl Royal, 32 of 913 11th st, died by his own hand and Miss Ruth Downes, 28, of 1215 11th st, suffered serious knife wounds.” …
March 19, 2023, Friendship, Ohio – After having spent the winter working on digitizing records, researching, and preparing to get back out into the field this spring we caught a nice day, albeit a little overcast. So we hit the road to visit Friendship Cemetery, in Friendship, Scioto County, Ohio. While not the oldest cemetery …
Several weeks ago, we were asked to begin work on the preservation of fourteen, now fifteen, Shaw family monuments at Friendship Cemetery, and despite near daily rain there have been hours where work has been completed, including the monument of Lois Maude Shaw Shields. Lois Maude Shaw was born in Nile Township, Scioto County, Ohio …
A timelapse video of the cleaning of the grave marker of Charles Mabery Baggs, son of Frank M Baggs and Eda J Pratt, who was born February 27, 1901, and died January 27, 1927, and was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio. During World War I he enlisted into the United States Naval Reserve …
A timelapse video of the cleaning of the grave marker of Mary Ann Kerrigan and Sarah Maria Kerrigan, daughters of Patrick and Mary Kerrigan. Mary Ann Kerrigan was born February 6, 1866, and died July 13, 1868, aged 2 years, 5 months, and 7 days. Sarah Maria Kerrigan was born April 5, 1868, and died …
At Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio, is a low row of nearly identical marble markers. These small monuments, not a foot tall, mark the final resting place of those residents of the Home for Aged Women, also known as the Old Women’s Home or the Old Ladies Home. The Home for Aged Women, originally at …
Several weeks ago I met a couple cleaning a granite monument near the Harding section of Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio. As I had some time and the right equipment on hand I asked if I could help. After a little D/2, water, and time, the granite marker of their ancestor looked great. They also …
A week ago while working on the 1884 “Graveyard on the Hill” at Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio, my eye was caught by a small marble marker that appeared to have the carved figure of a young child. Upon further inspection, I saw that it belonged to the small child Charles Henry “Charlie” Duduit. He …