Woodlawn Cemetery is a

rural cemetery A rural cemetery or garden cemetery is a style of cemetery that became popular in the United States and Europe in the mid-19th century due to the overcrowding and health concerns of urban cemeteries, which tended to be churchyards. Rural cemeter ...

and

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located in

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ...

. It is one of several cemeteries in the United States to have that name, and one of a few to be on the

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. Established in 1876, it sits on of land, are undeveloped, and consists of 65,000 interments.

Notable interments

* Christian Albert (1842–1922),

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recipient *

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(1858–1932), missionary, physician, and American ambassador to Korea *

James Mitchell Ashley James Mitchell Ashley (November 14, 1824September 16, 1896) was an American politician and abolitionist. A member of the Republican Party, Ashley served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio during the American Civ ...

(1824–1896), Member of the

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* Lud Ashley (1923–2010), Member of the

* Walter Folger Brown (1869–1961) 49th Postmaster General *

Lave Cross Lafayette Napoleon Cross (born Vratislav Kriz, May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to . Cross played most of his 21-year career with Phila ...

(1866–1927), Baseball player * Charles Doolittle (1832–1903), Civil War general * John H. Doyle (1844–1919), Associate Justice of the

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* John W. Fuller (1827–1891), Civil War brevet major general * Steve Gordon (1938–1982), screenwriter and film director * William T. Jackson (1876–1933), mayor of Toledo from 1928 to 1931 *

Samuel M. Jones Samuel Milton "Golden Rule" Jones (1846–1904) was a Progressive Era, Progressive-Era Mayor of Toledo, Ohio from 1897 until his death in 1904. Jones was famous for his outspoken advocacy of the proverbial ethic of reciprocity or "Golden Rule," h ...

(1846−1904), Progressive Era mayor of Toledo *

Addie Joss Adrian "Addie" Joss (April 12, 1880 – April 14, 1911), nicknamed "the Human Hairpin", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Cleveland Bronchos of Major League Baseball, later known as the Naps, between 1902 and 19 ...

(1880–1911), Baseball Hall Of Fame pitcher *

David Ross Locke David Ross Locke (also known by his pseudonym Petroleum V. Nasby) (September 20, 1833February 15, 1888) was an American journalist and early political commentator during and after the American Civil War. Life and career Early life Locke was bo ...

(1833–1888), Civil War journalist and commentator *

Frazier Reams Henry Frazier Reams Sr. (January 15, 1897 – September 15, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician of the United States Democratic Party from Toledo, Ohio. Reams served as a U.S. Congressman from Ohio from 1951 to 1955. Life and career ...

(1897−1971), U.S. Representative * Isaac R. Sherwood (1835–1925), Member of the

James B. Steedman James Blair Steedman (July 29, 1817 – October 18, 1883) was an American printer, contractor and lawyer who rose to the rank of general in the Union Army during the Civil War. A printer by trade, as well as a soldier during the Texas War of ...

(1817–1883), Union Army Civil War General * David L. Stine (1857–1941), architect * Myles Thomas (1897–1963), MLB pitcher * John Tiedtke (1907–2004), philanthropist, farmer, and scion of the founder of Tiedtke's *

Morrison Waite Morrison Remick "Mott" Waite (November 29, 1816 – March 23, 1888) was an American attorney, jurist, and politician from Ohio who served as the seventh chief justice of the United States from 1874 until his death in 1888. During his tenure ...

(1816–1888), 7th

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* {{Authority control Cemeteries in Lucas County, Ohio Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Protected areas of Lucas County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Lucas County, Ohio Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Geography of Toledo, Ohio Tourist attractions in Toledo, Ohio 1876 establishments in Ohio Rural cemeteries Cemeteries established in the 1870s

Notable interments

See also

References

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