The Political Graveyard: Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County
Ohio

Sandusky County information:

Population: 61,792 (2000); 61,963 (1990)
Land area 409 square miles.
County seat: Fremont
Sandusky County official web site.
Capital Impact: Sandusky County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Sandusky County -- census data on population, race, economics
Sandusky County OHGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Sandusky County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Ottawa County; Erie County
Southeast: Huron County
South: Seneca County
West: Wood County

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Sandusky County
Politicians who lived in Sandusky County
Politicians who died in Sandusky County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sandusky County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

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 Ohio, 1879. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1922. Died in 1952. Interment at Four-Mile House Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oakwood Cemetery
Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

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; married, September 17, 1904, to Helen May 'Nellie' Ford. 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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Elisha Haynes (1829-1914) — of Ohio. Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y., October 19, 1829. Cousin of George William Palmer. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1889-93 (10th District 1889-91, 7th District 1891-93). Died December 5, 1914. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also Palmer family of New York
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Republican. Mayor of Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05. Died in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, August 30, 1924. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. 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. 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. Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes. 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. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893. Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove. Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
- Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit; James M. Comly
- See also: congressional 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

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. Married, December 30, 1852, to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes; father of Webb Cook Hayes. 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. Stricken by a heart attack at the railroad station in Cleveland, Ohio, and died that night in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, January 17, 1893. Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1915 at Spiegel Grove. Hayes County, Neb. is named for him.
- Cross-reference: Leopold Markbreit; James M. Comly
- See also: congressional 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
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, Phillipines, December 4, 1899. Died July 26, 1934. Interment at Spiegel Grove.

Woodville Cemetery
Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

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. Interment at Woodville Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

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