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Ohio African-American Obituaries

Submitted by Lace Lynch

Multicultural Genealogical Society

 

Name: BOLDEN, Louis H (Sr.)

Date of Notice: 17 June 1962

Louis  H. Bolden, Sr., 83, of 434 Cliffwood avenue, Zanesville, Ohio died at his home at 5:30 a.m. Sunday (June 17, 1962) after a three month illness.
He was born at Vicksburg, Mich., son of Daniel and Lavina Robinson Bolden. He spent most of his life in Zanesville.
Surviving are a son, Louis Jr. of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Clinton of 511 Limestone street and Mrs. Mildred Allen of Pontiac, Mich.; two grandchildren. His wife Mary Holly died in 1950,
Burial: Woodlawn cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio

 

Name: BROWN, Charles Ellis

Date of Notice: 23 August 1952
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #096.
Charles Ellis Brown. For the past 12 years, Charles Ellis Brown, 48, was a waiter in the Hotel Statler dining room. He died yesterday of a heart attack in his home, 1096 E. 97th St. Born in Zanesville, Mr. Brown came here 20 years ago. He was a member of the Mount Zion Congregational Church, the Walter's Club and the Vagabond Social Club. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mrs. Evelyn R. Brown, and a son, Charles Ellis Jr.; his mother, Mary E., a brother, James S., and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Lett. Friends may call at the E. F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home, 2165 E. 89th St. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday with burial in Lake View Cemetery.

 

Name: BOLDEN, Daniel

Date of Notice: 10 September 1918

Daniel Bolden, aged 96, one of the oldest and most highly respected colored residents of this city, was found dead on the floor of the kitchen of his home, 419 Muskingum avenue, at 11:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Apoplexy is given as the cause of his death. Mr. Bolden, despite his age, was able yo be about the streets and was in his usual health Tuesday morning.
Mr. Bolden was a native of Dresden (Ohio) but had been a resident of this city for the past 75 years. He was a prominent member of the South street M. E. church and was held in the highest respect by all who knew him.
Surviving are his widow and the following children: The Misses Carrie, Rosetta and Nellie of the home; Bert, Daniel, Louis and Edward Bolden, all of this city; Mrs. Melissa Decker, Mrs. Caroline emmen of Vicksburg, Mich.; and by three stepchildren, Mrs. Mary Cook of this city; Mrs. Eliza Walker of Trinway and Wesley Bolden of Dresden.

Zanesville Signal
Monday, September 10, 1918

Discrepancy Note: In the obituary of Lavina Bolden, his wife, Two of her daughters are listed as: Mrs. Mercy Decker of Vicksburg, Mich and Clara Ann Simmons of Battle Creek, Mich

 

Name: BOLDEN, William H

Date of Notice: 1908

William H. Bolden, died at the family home on Crown street (Zanesville, Ohio) at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon after an illness extending over a period of about twenty-eight months. Although he had been ill for so long a time, the end came very suddenly, his condition becoming critical about 2 o'clock, Friday afternoon.
The deceased was a well known colored barber and had been a resident for many years. He was born in Dresden in 1848 and was therefore 60 years of age. Mr. Bolden was widely known in the city and was especially popular among the colored citizens. He was forced to retire from the barber business over a year ago on account of failing health.
Mr. Bolden served during the war of the rebellion in the army of the North, and was a brave and trusted soldier. He was a member of the G. A. R., and was also prominenently identified with the colored Odd Fellows and Masonic lodges of the city. He is survived by a widow and one son, Edward C. Bolden of this city.
The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and will be conducted by the Rev. John Farley.
Note: G.A.R. records state he was a Pvt. Co. E. 27th U. S. Colored Inf.

  

Name: BROOKS, Cary Jackson

Date of Notice: 27 April 1959
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #120.
Brooks Cary Jackson was a retired barber, an enthusiastic gardener and an active worker in Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. He was the father of Municipal Court Judge Perry B. Jackson, Mr. Jackson died yesterday of a heart attack in his home at 3227 E. 130th St. He was 81 and lived in Zanesville before moving to Cleveland in 1923. He was born in Little Washington, O. A barber for more than a half century, he operated a shop for 20 years in the Playhouse Square Area. Survivors are his wife, Ida; two sons, Judge Jackson and Rolland E. Jackson; three daughters, Mrs. Webster Estell, Mrs. Arthur Grant and Mrs. Mildred Stovail. Services will be at 1 p. m. tomorrow in Mount Pleasant. Methodist Church. Friends may call at the Boyd Funeral Home, 2165 E. 89th St.

 
Name: DEMBY, Mrs. Antoinette Ricks
Date of Notice: 17 May 1957
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #104.
Notes: Mrs. Antoinette Ricks Demby, an early graduate of Oberlin College and the first Negro registered nurse in Cleveland, will be buried in Lake View Cemetery after services at 11 a.m. today in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. She died Wednesday in a private nursing home at the age of 87. She was the wife of the retired Suffragan Bishop Edward T. Demby of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. The family home is at 10519 Englewood Avenue N.E. Mrs. Demby was a graduate of Friedman Hospital Nurses' Training School in Washington. She did hospital and private duty nursing in the South. In early years after, college graduation she taught school in Nashville, Tenn. For some years after her marriage in 1902, she and her husband resided in Little Rock, Ark. They returned to Cleveland in 1934. Her husband is her only surviving relative.

Name: JACKSON, Ida May

Date of Notice: Not Given

Mrs. Ida May Jackson, mother of Common Please Judge Perry B. Jackson, died yesterday morning at Highland View Hospital. She was 85. Mrs. Jackson was the wife of the late Brooks C. Jackson. She came to Cleveland in 1923 from Zanesville, O., where she was born. She had been living with a daughter. Mrs. Thelma E Estell, at 942 Herrick Road N.E. She is also survived by another son, Rolland E., two other daughters, Mrs. Doris L. Grant and Mrs. Mildred Nelson, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, 12702 Abell Avenue S.E., at 1 p.m. Wednesday. In charge of arrangements is the E. F. Boyd & Son funeral home, 2169 E. 89th Street.

0+00did hospital and private duty nursing in the South. In early years after, college graduation she taught school in Nashville, Tenn. For some years after her marriage in 1902, she and her husband resided in Little Rock, Ark. They returned to Cleveland in 1934. Her husband is her only surviving relative.
Ohio African-American Obituaries