Okay, so upon a little better reading I realized that I mistranslated a word of the short bio on Friedrich Ermisch I found in "Sandusky Erst und Jetzt" which is written in old-style German. Friedrich Ermisch didn't ARRIVE in Sandusky Bay in 1858...he DROWNED in Sandusky Bay!!!! I hope there is a newspaper available from that year that perhaps has an article about this tragic occurrence. I'm excited to share more when I find it! Oh, how I love a good mystery.
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In the ERIE COUNTY, OHIO CEMETERY CENSUS BEFORE 1909, there are no listings for Ermisch, but there is a listing for Martha Wettsetin and Clara Whetstone for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, and four listings for Whetstone family members in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Found a Jacob (died 1922) and Louisa Ermisch (died 1930) in the Oakland Cemetery database.
Thank you Dorene!!! Wow, so the Wettsteins were always Catholic after all! I wonder if Carl is buried with Clara.
Martha Ermisch married John Rauh after her husband died so she would have been buried as Martha Rauh. I am so curious...maybe because Friedrich Ermisch drowned and is presumably buried at sea he never had a burial marker? I can't wait to make it to Sandusky to investigate.
Thank you again for kindly sending me this information! :)
Well...a Martha Rauh is buried at Oakland Cemtetery. She was interred on July 31, 1890!
She is in Grave 15, of Range A.
Thank you Dorene! Yes, that's her! She died on July 30. I really appreciate the info you have given me :) Hope you're having a wonderful day!
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