My paternal 3rd-great grandparents, David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS, were married on this date in 1843 in Wayne County, Ohio. David was born October 18, 1823 in York County, Pennsylvania, the son of David and Eve (________) SHERRICK. Susan was born August 18, 1825 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS. They lived in Wayne, Medina and Ashland Counties, Ohio. They had 9 children. Susan died February 24, 1864 in Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio. David died September 30, 1914 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday: Graves Family: Arthur, Carrie, Cledith & Sadie
My cousin, Sara Roselinni, was nice enough to provide these photographs of the tombstones of her grandparents and great-grandparents. Her grandfather, Dr. Cledith O. Graves (1897-1959) was the son of Arthur E. (1871-1920) and Carrie Mae (HALEY) GRAVES (1877-1956). These graves are in Midland, Michigan.
Carrie Mae (HALEY) GRAVES was the daughter of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY, and the younger sister of my paternal great-grandfather, Eli Weldon HALEY.
Arthur E. GRAVES was born August 1871 in Indiana. He married Carrie Mae HALEY on February 23, 1895 in Jay County, Indiana. In the 1900 census, they were living in Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana. In the 1910 census, they were living in the 2nd ward of Midland, Midland County, Michigan. In the 1920 census, they were living in the 3rd ward of Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. Arthur was a carpenter. He died in 1920. Carrie died in 1956.
Cledith O. GRAVES was born November 1897 in Indiana. He married Sadie F. BELITZ. Sadie was born in 1897. Cledith was a doctor. He died 1959 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Sadie died in 1989 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
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Tombstone Tuesday: Josiah & Sarah Smith
This SMITH family tombstone in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana is near the tombstone of my SMITH relatives, but I do not know yet if there is a connection. I went ahead and photographed it just in case it turns out that we are related.
Source: Salamonia Cemetery (Jay County, Indiana), Smith family marker, photographed by Travis LeMaster, 26 March 2009.
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