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Index to Locations
Akron East Akron Cemetery
Akron Glendale Cemetery
Akron Mt. Peace Cemetery
Fairlawn Rose Hill Burial Park
Hudson Unknown location
Hudson Hudson Cemetery
New Franklin Manchester Cemetery
Northfield Northfield Macedonia
Cemetery
Richfield West Richfield Cemetery
Tallmadge Tallmadge Cemetery
East Akron
Cemetery
1135 East Market Street
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Founded 1853
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Rollo C. Witwer (1887-1940) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Stark
County, Ohio, March
16, 1887.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1933; postmaster at Akron,
Ohio, 1936-40 (acting, 1936).
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
19, 1940 (age 53 years, 156
days).
Interment at East Akron Cemetery.
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Glendale
Cemetery
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
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Daniel Clinard Rybolt (1869-1937) —
also known as D. C. Rybolt —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Milford, Clermont
County, Ohio, October
30, 1869.
Republican. School
principal; mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1922-27; defeated, 1927; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, August
10, 1937 (age 67 years, 284
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Dew Rybolt and Wineford (Morison) Rybolt; married to Maude
C. Thackara. |
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memorial |
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Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) —
also known as Charles W. F. Dick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, November
3, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Summit
County Auditor, 1886-98; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Ohio, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904;
Ohio
Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, March
13, 1945 (age 86 years, 130
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Elsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917) —
also known as Elsworth R. Bathrick —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born near Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich., January
6, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1911-15, 1917 (19th District 1911-15,
14th District 1917); died in office 1917.
Underwent surgery for gallstones,
and died ten days later, probably from infection,
in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
23, 1917 (age 54 years, 351
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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William Hanford Upson (1823-1910) —
also known as William H. Upson —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
11, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Sidney
Edgerton; member of Ohio
state senate, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1864,
1876;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1869-73; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1883; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-93
(6th Circuit 1885-88, 8th Circuit 1888-93).
Congregationalist.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, April
13, 1910 (age 87 years, 92
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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John Frederick Seiberling (1918-2008) —
of Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
8, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Copley, Summit
County, Ohio, August
2, 2008 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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George Washington Crouse (1832-1912) —
also known as George W. Crouse —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio, November
23, 1832.
Republican. School
teacher; Summit
County Auditor, 1858-63; Summit
County Treasurer, 1863; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Summit
County Commissioner, 1874-75; member of Ohio
state senate, 1885-87; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1887-89.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, January
5, 1912 (age 79 years, 43
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Mt. Peace
Cemetery
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
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Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) —
also known as Ray C. Bliss —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, December
16, 1907.
Republican. Insurance
business; chair of
Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio
Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1960-64.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a heart
attack at his office,
and died soon after at Akron City Hospital,
Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, August
6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Mt. Peace Cemetery.
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Rose Hill Burial
Park
3653 West Market Street
Fairlawn, Summit County, Ohio
Founded 1920
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Charles Landon Knight (1867-1933) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born near Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., June 18,
1867.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1921-23.
Died September
26, 1933 (age 66 years, 100
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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Ernest Louis Marting (1885-1964) —
also known as E. L. Marting —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, February
14, 1885.
Candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1931.
German
ancestry.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, February
21, 1964 (age 79 years, 7
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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Francis Seiberling (1870-1945) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, September
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1929-33.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, February
1, 1945 (age 74 years, 134
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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Ernest H. Clinedinst (1884-1926) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Virginia, September
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1921; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio.
Died, from lobar
pneumonia and "La Grippe" (influenza),
in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, April 6,
1926 (age 41 years, 195
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park; cenotaph at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, New Market, Va.
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Fred William Yoos (1879-1940) —
also known as Fred W. Yoos —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, January
20, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; railroad
flagman; police
officer; rubber tire
worker; after serving as an organizer for the Ku Klux Klan, he
resigned, or was expelled, and announced in January 1923 that he
would expose corruption and "un-American prejudice" in the local Klan
organization; on January 18, police received an anonymous "tip off"
that Yoos was illegally carrying a
concealed weapon; he was searched,
and no weapon was found on his person, but a companion had a gun, and
Yoos was arrested
and held in jail for days until released; he continued to express
opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, but did not make the disclosures he
promised; Independent candidate for mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1923.
German
ancestry. Member, Ku Klux
Klan; Freemasons.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 31,
1940 (age 61 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred B. Yoos and Katie (Hurst) Yoos; married, October
24, 1900, to Hedwig 'Hattie' Wojahn. |
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Walter J. Bankes (d. 1942) —
Dry candidate for delegate
to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in 1942.
Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
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Unknown
Location
Hudson, Summit County,
Hudson
Cemetery
Hudson, Summit County, Ohio
| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Van R. Humphrey (1800-1864) —
of Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., July 28,
1800.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Died September
5, 1864 (age 64 years, 39
days).
Original interment at Hudson Cemetery; reinterment in 1871 at Woodland
Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives:
Married to Stella Beach. |
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Manchester
Cemetery
West Nimisila Road
New Franklin, Summit County, Ohio
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Isaac S. Myers (1862-1945) —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, September
25, 1862.
Democrat. Mayor of
Akron, Ohio, 1918-19, 1934-35; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1924.
Died in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
County, Ohio, December
13, 1945 (age 83 years, 79
days).
Interment at Manchester Cemetery.
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Northfield
Macedonia Cemetery
Northfield, Summit County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Oliver Ocasek (1925-1999) —
of Northfield, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
2, 1925.
Democrat. Candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives, 1946; member of Ohio
state senate, 1959-87; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1962, 1968, 1986
(primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964,
1972;
member of Ohio state
board of education, 1993-98.
Died, of cancer,
at Hospice
Care Center, Copley Township, Summit
County, Ohio, June 25,
1999 (age 73 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northfield Macedonia Cemetery.
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Charles Willard Seiberling (1861-1946) —
also known as Charles W. Seiberling —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Medina
County, Ohio, January
26, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928.
Died in Northfield, Summit
County, Ohio, September
20, 1946 (age 85 years, 237
days).
Interment at Northfield Macedonia Cemetery.
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West Richfield
Cemetery
Broadview Road
Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
Founded 1824
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Luther Thomas Ellsworth (1853-1914) —
also known as Luther T. Ellsworth —
of East Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio; Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in West Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio, November
13, 1853.
Stockholder, directtor, and secretary of a gold mining
company; school
teacher; foreman of railway
coaling station; U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1898-1903; Cartagena, 1903-07; Chihuahua, 1907; Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1907-13.
Died in Summit
County, Ohio, July 2,
1914 (age 60 years, 231
days).
Interment at West Richfield Cemetery.
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Tallmadge
Cemetery
Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Sidney Edgerton (1818-1900) —
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., August
17, 1818.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1859-63; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1863; Governor
of Montana Territory, 1864-65.
Agnostic.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, July 19,
1900 (age 81 years, 336
days).
Interment at Tallmadge Cemetery.
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Daniel Upson (1786-1863) —
Born in Southington, Hartford
County, Conn., March
18, 1786.
Physician;
farmer;
mining
business; member of Ohio
state senate, 1836-38.
Died in Tallmadge, Summit
County, Ohio, June 21,
1863 (age 77 years, 95
days).
Interment at Tallmadge Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Upson and Lois (Atwater) Upson; married, May 19,
1814, to Polly Wright; father of William
Hanford Upson; great-grandfather of William
Hazlett Upson; first cousin once removed of Josiah
Cowles; second cousin once removed of John
Strong; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Upson, Calvin
Josiah Cowles, Harvey
Washington Upson, Gad
Ely Upson, Christopher
Columbus Upson, Andrew
Seth Upson and Evelyn
M. Upson; second cousin thrice removed of James
Wesley Upson and Charles
Holden Cowles; third cousin of Henry
Champion, Epaphroditus
Champion, Daniel
Chapin and Samuel
Strong; third cousin once removed of Simeon
Baldwin, Graham
Hurd Chapin and George
Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Frederick
Enoch Woodbridge and Charles
Hale; third cousin thrice removed of Franklin
Woodruff, Asbury
Wright Lee and Warren
Edward Anderson; fourth cousin of Orsamus
Cook Merrill, James
Doolittle Wooster, Timothy
Merrill and Roger
Sherman Baldwin; fourth cousin once removed of Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., John
Charles Birdsall, John
Arnold Rockwell, Norman
A. Phelps, Francis
William Kellogg, Ausburn
Birdsall, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Russell
Sage and Simeon
Eben Baldwin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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