Spotlighting the magnificent mausoleum at the Fairview Cemetery - Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.

"Thanking Cathy Moneysmith for sharing her wonderful photographs of both the exterior and interior of the Mausoleum in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.
Sharing this history provided by Cathy.:

"The mausoleum in Galion was built from 1917 to 1919. It was built by the Ohio Mausoleum Company, and it contains 300.niches, which are completely sold according to our old records. The exterior is Bedford granite and the interior is completely finished in marble from Georgia. There is also a large fireplace and ceramic tile on the floor, along with stained glass windows and bronze doors."

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The WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Crawford County, Ohio have been posted to FLICKR and a link to them is on the blog.

The WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Crawford County, Ohio have now been posted on FLICKR as a collection.  The link to the collection can be found on the right side column of this blog. 

Crawford County, Ohio 

Bucyrus is the county seat. 

Crawford County is well represented with a diversity of sizes and types of cemeteries.  It wouldn't take a visitor long to realize there is much history to discover during visits to both the rural area cemeteries as well as those situated in the cities.  

I enjoyed viewing and arranging the map pages.  Almost all of them are in good readable condition. 

The album of Multiple Townships / Smaller Cemeteries numbers 26 pages. I think that is about the most I have seen thus far for any Ohio county.  There are some pages with four cemeteries.  Among those in this album that I found quite interesting is the Monnett Chapel Cemetery.    

The Monnett Chapel WPA Cemetery map was added to the Find A Grave memorial for Ephriam Guy Monnett.  His name appears on the page with his gravesite location noted on the map.  He served in the Spanish American War.  His obituary is included on his Find A Grave memorial.  Indeed it is a tragic one to read.  The writings about him were so poignantly composed and properly pay tribute to him and his short life.

Enjoy viewing and referencing these useful map pages drawn in the 1930s during the years of the Great Depression.  They served a purpose then just as they do now.  These map pages should be preserved for the future.  Their historical value will endure if shared with others who will be conducting their burial research in the years ahead.   

Crawford County Ohio - Three Free Cemetery Walks are Scheduled - April 22, July 29 and September 30, 2012

Click on title to read an on-line story of April 15, 2012 from "MansfieldNewsJournal.com" about three upcoming cemetery walks planned at Crawford County, Ohio cemeteries.  

The first one is to be at the Fairview Cemetery on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00p.m. in Galion, Ohio

The second one is scheduled for July 29, 2012 in Bucyrus, and the third cemetery walk is planned for September 30, 2012 in Crestline, Ohio. 

The cemetery walks are part of the "Crawford 20/20 Project."

Currently,  Fairview Cemetery in Galion has 1,871 memorials posted for it on "Find A Grave."

Remembering a Civil War Horse from Ohio named Frank

Click on title to read about Frank, the Civil War Horse, who served with Saddler Abraham Conger in Company "A" of the 12th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.  Frank died in 1886, however, from some written accounts, his tombstone was inscribed with the year of death as 1888. 

Frank was buried on Captain Harter's Farm in Oceola, Crawford County, Ohio and is shown as such on "Find A Grave." 

Locust Grove Cemetery in Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio & Barnes-Talbott Cemetery in Jackson Township, just outside of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio

Click on title to access the website of Jeffrey A. Mills who has posted his tombstone transcriptions for the Locust Grove Cemetery in Twinsburg, Summit County, Ohio.

He is also completing his tombstone transcriptions for the Barnes-Talbott Cemetery in Jackson Township, just outside of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. 

Thank you, Jeffrey, for all of your diligent work with the transcriptions of tombstone information at these two Ohio cemeteries!

Jeffrey's website states: "This site and all of its contents are copyrighted.  All rights reserved."