| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Sohl Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sohl Family | | | | Dates: | 1840-1979 | | | | Abstract: | The Sohl Family is a Cleveland, Ohio, family of German-Americans, descended from Johann Georg Sohl (anglicized to George Sohl) who settled in Cleveland in 1840. His son, Gustav, married Mary Goodrich, whose father, George Elliott Goodrich, served in the 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War and was one of the soldiers assigned to escort the body of President Lincoln from Washington to Illinois. His grandson, Ralph William Sohl, was an engineer for a tire and rubber company. The collection consists of George Sohl's passport and related papers, his will, Sohl family correspondence, deeds and other records relating to property in Egg Harbor, N.J., cemetery lot purchase records, birth and death certificates for Ralph William Sohl, and Goodrich family papers, including a marriage certificate, civil war correspondence, and a copy of the order for troops to accompany Lincoln's body to Illinois. Included in the correspondence is a letter from George Goodrich expressing his feelings about the assassination of Lincoln. | | | | Call #: | MS 4380 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Sohl family. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Funeral journey to Springfield. | Goodrich family. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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