Medina County OhArchives Cemeteries.....Civil War Veterans buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery 
(Surnames:  Miller, Harris, Sherman, Ball, Graham, Olds, Cumberworth, Wait/Waite)

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Civil War Veterans buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery, Brunswick, Medina County,
Ohio, their life and story.
(Surnames:  Miller, Harris, Sherman, Ball, Graham, Olds, Cumberworth, Wait/Waite)
Compiled by Michael Ralph Mader
North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
September, 2008
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Harvey Thomas Miller
Born May 17, 1845 in Hinckley, Ohio. On December 24, 1860, he married Francis  
 E. I. Floyd in Medina, Ohio. Harvey enlisted December 21, 1863 in Cleveland, 
Ohio with the 5th. Company, Independant Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters, while  
 working as a sailmaker on the Cleveland waterfront. About a year and a half later
he was discharged at war's end on July 19, 1865. He passed away in Brunswick, Ohio on
April 6, 1920, working as a farmer and buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery.

Henry Harris
Born August 5, 1845 in Danville, Ohio and enlisted  with the 103rd. Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry, Company I. in August of 1862 in Paulding County, Ohio.
He was discharged at war's end, June 12, 1865. He lived and worked in Paulding
County, marrying Jane Cottsell in 1872. In 1905, Henry and Jane moved to Hinckley,
Ohio becomming farmers. Henry died April 27, 1926 in Hinckley and buried at Bennetts
Corners Cemetery. 

Hiram Sherman
Born 1841 in Brunswick, Ohio, son of Cornelius and Samantha Hier Sherman. He moved
to Spencer, Michigan as a young man and on December, 26, 1861, enlisted in the
13th. Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Company C. Six months later, on June 16, 1862,
Hiram died of disease in a hospital in Tuscumbia, Alabama. His body was sent back
to Bennetts Corners Cemetery for burial.

James W. Ball
Born 1818 in Vermont and journeyed to Medina County where he was an entrepreneur,
buying buildings and earning his living collecting rent from business and people. In 
1859, 41 year old James married 29 year old Lucinda Snow and they lived in Medina
City. After the war began, James worked for the Federal government in some capacity
for the war effort. In February 13, 1864, James died in Nashville, Tennessee. Widow
Ball, brought his body back to Medina County to bury him in the Snow family plot at
Bennetts Corners Cemetery. On his headstone, carved with a waving American flag,
the inscription reads, James W. Ball, died in Nashville, Tennessee, February 13, 1864, 
in government employ, age 46 years, 3 days.

Hiram W. Graham
Born May 30, 1831 in Summit County, Ohio, Hiram married Mariette Hier in 1853 and 
supported his family by farming. On April 6, 1865, he enlisted for one year's service 
with the 2nd. Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company H based in Summit County, Ohio
 and was discharged at war's end, September 11, 1865. In 1890, the family moved
to Strongsville, Ohio to continue farming. Hiram passed away April 24, 1914 and was
buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery.

Mortimore Olds
Born February 22, 1825 in New York and traveled to North Royalton, Ohio where he 
married Amelia Marcelus in 1850. They moved to Hinckley, Ohio to farm. On December
7, 1863, Mortimore, at 38 years of age, enlisted in the 1st. Ohio Light Artillery,
Company E and was discharged at war's end on July 16, 1865. Mortimore continued 
to farm until his death on February 25, 1910. He was buried at Bennetts Corners
Cemetery.

William Anthony Cumberworth 
Born May 9, 1842 in North Royalton, Ohio, he enlisted with the 1st. Ohio Volunteer  
Light Artillery, Battery D on August 15, 1862 and was discharged at war's end on
June 18, 1865. He married Mary Francis Scrivens on September 27, 1866 and raised
his family working as a farmer. William died in Remsens Corners, Medina County on
July 3, 1913 and was buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery.

Henry M. Wait/Waite
Born in 1823, he was a farmer in Brunswick, Ohio. On September 1861, he enlisted in 
the 1st. Ohio Volunteer Light Artillary, Battery A until honorably discharged May 20, 
1862. He married Hellen Blakeslee in 1865 and supported his family as a farmer. 
Henry passed away in 1888 and was buried at Bennetts Corners Cemetery.