Samuel Williamson, US Navy

Headstone, section 17 Evergreen Cemetery

Kentucky Post, May 18, 1896
The remains of the late Captain Samuel Williamson, who died Saturday at the home of his sister, corner of Fifth and Roberts Streets, were laid away at Evergreen Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Services were conducted by Rev. W.G. McReaday of St. Pauls P.E. Church. Captain F.A. Austenheimer, Captain W.O.B. Stricker, D.R. Locke, William Purser, Captain Cons Miller and William White were pallbearers

Samuel Sarver, 59 OH Infantry

Headstone, in the ground, Evergreen Cemetery

From the Kentucky Post of March 9, 1905:   “William Nelson Post No. 1, G.A.R.  will meet at Memorial Hall Friday at 1 o’clock p.m. to attend the funeral of Samuel Sarver. A special meeting of Noah’s Dove Lodge No. 20, I.O.O.F. will be held this evening to take action also on the death. All members are requested to attend.”

On March 11, the same newspaper reported: “The remains of Capt. Sam Sarver were buried yesterday afternoon. Rev J.P. Whitehead officiated. The services were held at the chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. The members of Noah’s Dove Lodge No. 20, I.O.O.F. and William Nelson Post G.A.R. attended the obsequies in a body. The pallbearers were W.A. Patterson, Ed Davis, William Brinkman and Jos. Staubach.”

According to the 1890 Veterans Census for Campbell County, Mr. Sarver was a resident of Newport.

He had been a member of the 59th Ohio Infantry, which saw action in many of the more famous battles of the western theater, including Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga and the Atlanta campaign. This unit mustered out of service in late October 1864.

Rest in peace, soldier

Lazarus Fagin, Co. A 153 OH Infantry

Headstone in Evergreen Cemetery

The 153rd Ohio Infantry regiment, part of the National Guard, was organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, near Cincinnati, in the spring of 1864. It spent time in West Virginia before going to Camp Chase Ohio and then mustering out in September of the same year.

Kentucky Post, January 25, 1907

Dayton “Lazarus Fagin, 82, 325 Third-av., died yesterday afternoon of a complication of diseases, leaving a daughter Mr. Metzner. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the residence, the burial being in Evergreen Cemetery.

Rest in peace, soldier