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Her funeral attracted the major newspapers of the country and was made a front-page news. Four years later, two more children were interred, and the Dayton Democrat reported that the "attendance was quite large, tent-dwellers having come from all parts of the country – from New York to Mississippi – to be present at the funeral.
Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, [2] the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. [3] The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5]
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum (200 acres), located at 118 Woodland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, is one of the oldest garden cemeteries in the United States. Woodland was incorporated in 1842 by John Whitten Van Cleve, the first male child born in Dayton. [2] He was the son of Benjamin Van Cleve and Mary Whitten Van Cleve.
Dayton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio. It encompasses 116.8 acres (47.3 ha) and as of July 18, 2019, had 55,359 interments. [1] In January, 2014, it was one of only fourteen cemeteries to be designated as a national shrine. [2]
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Tobias is an unincorporated community in Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio, United States. It is located northeast of Marion at the intersection of Tobias Road and Morral-Kirkpatrick Road. [2] The Tobias Post Office was established on May 3, 1894, and discontinued on September 30, 1905. Mail service is now handled through the Marion branch. [3]
The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, and the entire cemetery followed it eight years later; it was designated the "Washington Cemetery Historic District." [ 1 ] This designation was unusual, for both religious properties and cemeteries are generally ineligible for the National Register and must pass higher ...
Sharkey was born in Dayton, Ohio, on April 18, 1942. [2] His mother was a teacher, and his father was a history book author. [2] He was a 1960 graduate of Chaminade High School and received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Dayton in 1965. [2] [3] Sharkey spent a brief period as a high school math teacher. [1]