IRWIN M. ANDERSON (Section 2, Row 2, Grave
15): Private, U.S. Army, served during the Civil War. Father
of author Sherwood Anderson.
JOSHUA DUNBAR (Section E, Row 14, Grave 8):
Private, U.S. Army, served during the Civil War. Father of Paul
Lawrence Dunbar.
JAMES HOBBS (Section B, Row 13, Grave
3): Also known as Comanche Jim. Captain and
Scout, Texas Ranger Regiment, Mexican War;
and Company E, 1st Missouri Mounted Volunteers,
Civil War.
Great-grandson of renowned Indian Chief, Tecumseh.
Spent 15 years with the Comanches. Spent 7
years wandering over the West and
South with Kit Carson. Hobbs' Pass, Hobbs' Peak,
Hobbs' Lake, and Hobbs' Trail in Arizona are
named for him. (For a complete
obituary, see Dayton Journal dated November 20,
1880.)
RUE PUGH HUTCHINS (Section 2, Row 15,
Grave 5): Lt. Col., U.S. Army, served during the Civil War. Commander
of the 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Monument
to Lt. Col. Hutchins
and 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry is in Chickamauga
National Military Park, Rossville, Georgia. Organized the 105th U.S.
Colored Troops.
EDMUND BURKE MAGNER (Section 10, Row
12, Grave 48): Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, served during World War I.
Mr. Magner played baseball as an infielder with
the New York Yankees in 1911. He played 13 games as short stop and
second
baseman and batted .212. His nickname was "Stubby."
(The Baseball Encyclopedia)
LOUIS MARGOLIS (Section 15, Row 17, Grave
15): Private, U.S. Army, served during both World Wars. Mr. Margolis
was a boxer who fought under the name of "Kayo Mars."
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