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Oakwood Cemetery (Fremont, Ohio)

Coordinates: 41°19′47″N 83°08′19″W / 41.32972°N 83.13861°W / 41.32972; -83.13861
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Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Fremont, Ohio, United States.

Notable interments

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United States President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) was buried here in 1893, and his body was moved to his former home, Spiegel Grove, in 1915 for burial with his wife Lucy Ware Hayes (1831–1889).[1][2] Cenotaphs are maintained for them at Oakwood.

Other notable interments include:

References

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  1. ^ United States Congress. "Rutherford B. Hayes (id: H000393)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, #5668". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
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41°19′47″N 83°08′19″W / 41.32972°N 83.13861°W / 41.32972; -83.13861