Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio
Dedicated to cemetery preservation in the great state of Ohio
"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Spotlighting Rosa (Rozalia) Csereszynak Csillag (Csilag) - Buried in Section 0-3A at Calvary Cemetery - Lorain, Ohio
I am not fluent in any language other than English, so with that reality in mind, I often have to coax myself to photograph a grave marker inscribed in a foreign language knowing I will have the added steps of finding the correct translation for every word carved on the stone. Learning what the language is has been the first hurdle to overcome and that can consume some time as well.
Fortunately, today we have some resources for help. I have found Facebook Groups particularly helpful. Two of them are the "Hungary Exchange" and "Polish Genealogy." Both are closed groups.
Thanks to some extremely helpful members from the "Hungary Exchange", and some of my own Facebook friends, the translation mystery was solved for this small flat stone shown below belonging to Rosa (Rozalia)Csereszynak Csillag (Csilag).
Following the gravestone photograph is a scanned image from "FamilySearch.org" of her death certificate.
"Rosa Csilag" was buried in Section 0-3A of the Calvary Cemetery in Lorain, Ohio. It is the same section where my own Polish great-grandmother, Antonina Szczepankiewicz, was buried in 1918. This is a section with predominately single burials and many who died 1918 - 1919.
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May they all rest in eternal peace, and may all of their gravestones be correctly translated and transcribed.
ISTEN = God. The "ben" or "ban" at the end of a word signifies IN or WITH
Mrs. Mihaly Csillag ( Mihályné ). The top part is something like " Here in God's Rest".
Her maiden name would be Cseresznyak as her father's name is Steve Cseresznyak.Her mother is Rosa Kovacs.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Sharing Photographs of the Ohio Historical Marker for Urbana's Old Grave Yard & Update on Ordering the Commemorative Paperweight
For anyone desiring to purchase the commemorative paperweight shown below:
"The markers (small wood marker shown below) are 15 dollars each and 6 dollars each for a shipping charge - total 21 dollars."
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Thanking
Sally Johnson of Urbana, Ohio for taking and sharing the photographs of each side
of the newly installed Ohio Historical Marker at the site of the Old
Grave Yard in Urbana, Ohio.
Below:
Photographs of both sides of the marker - "Old Grave Yard" and "War Council of 1812"
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