| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home | | | | Dates: | 1908-1988 | | | | Abstract: | The Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home was established in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1887 by William Wischmeier (1866-1922). The company initially provided undertaking services and furniture sales to the German immigrant community on Cleveland's West Side. The funeral home merged with Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home in 1972, but continued providing independent funeral home services until 1988. The collection consists primarily of funeral ledgers but includes correspondence, death certificates, invoices, notes, obituaries, photographs, receipts, transit permits, and other documents related to funerals and burials. | | | | Call #: | MS 5354 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons Funeral Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons Funeral Home | | | | Dates: | 1906-1974 | | | | Abstract: | Lindhorst Funeral Home (1905-ca. 1974) was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, at 2924 16th Street S.W. (98 Abram Street) by Edward H. Lindhorst. In 1909 the funeral home moved to 1610 Clark Avenue S.E., the former home of Elizabeth Lindhorst, widow of John H. Lindhorst (Edward's parents). It continued at the same location throughout its operation. In the early 1920s the name was changed to Edward H. Lindhorst & Son Funeral Home as Edward's son Roland E. Lindhorst joined the business. Sometime afterward, Edward's son-in-law Raymond N. Wilson, joined the business and it became known as Edward H. Lindhorst and Sons. Roland Lindhorst died in 1935, and Ruth Lindhorst Wilson, Roland's sister and Raymond's wife, joined the business. Edward Lindhorst died in 1940, leaving Ruth and Raymond Wilson to run the funeral home. Around this time, the business began being referred to as Lindhorst Funeral Home according to the death notices printed in local newspapers. Besides funeral services they also advertised invalid car service. Raymond Wilson died in July, 1972 and Ruth died in July, 1976. According to the donor, Judith Wilson Robertson, granddaughter of Edward Lindhorst, the funeral home building no longer stands. It was razed for a school in 1976. The collection consists of death certificates and funeral ledger books. click here to view the searchable index to the burial records contained in this collection | | | | Call #: | MS 5091 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (3 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Lindhorst, Edward H., d. 1940. | Lindhorst Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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