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Source:
MEMORIAL RECORD
of
BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO
Containing Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of
the County
Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the
Presidents of the United States
Publ. Chicago
Record Publishing Company
1894
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WILLIAM C. GOSHORN,
Superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, was born
Mar. 21, 1855, in the house where he still resides.
He is the son of Andrew J. Goshorn, a native of
Huntingdon County, Pa., born June 14, 1819. The
latter, in April, 1839, accompanied his parents to
Congress, Wayne County, Ohio, and after remaining with
them in that place for ten years, he came to Hamilton,
arriving in this city in April, 1849. During the
same year, on the 24th of June, he was united in
marriage with Miss Sarah J. Clements, who was
born in Huntingdon County, Pa., Jan. 26, 1821, and came
to Hamilton in September, 1837. She was the third
in order of birth among the children comprising the
family of Mr. and Mrs. William Clements, with
whom she remained until her marriage.
Being a practical tanner, Mr. Goshorn found
employment at his trade with John W. Sohn, with
whom he remained until 1855. He was then appointed
Superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery, which position he
held until his death, Mar. 21, 1894, nearly forty years.
His appointment was made by the Cemetery Board upon
motion of Dr. Cyrus Falconer, Feb. 7,
1855, and he assumed charge of the cemetery Mar. 1,
following, being the third incumbent of the office.
At first his salary was $300 per annum, but this sum was
afterward increased to $800. Previous to his
appointment there had been eight hundred and
twenty-eight interments in the cemetery, and during his
term of service he buried eight thousand, two hundred
and sixty-five. The total number Mar. 21, 1894,
the date of his death, was nine thousand and
ninety-three, and since his son has succeeded to the
position there have been two hundred and six buried up
to Nov. 7, 1894. The size of the cemetery has been
increased twice since 1855, from twenty-one acres to
sixty-seven acres, and many improvements introduced.
A number of elegant monuments have been erected, some of
which cost over $4,000. His funeral was largely
attended, the people of Hamilton paying to his memory
the last tribute of respect. He was a devoted
Christian, belonging to the United Presbyterian Church.
In politics he was a Republican. He and his wife,
who still survives, had six children, but four died in
infancy, and Margaret at the age of twenty-four
years.
The only survivor of the family is the subject of this
narrative. His boyhood years passed uneventfully,
and he was the recipient of a good education in the
schools of this city. As soon as old enough he
began to assist his father in the care of the cemetery,
and upon the death of the latter he succeeded to the
position of Superintendent, which he now holds.
Nov. 29, 1877, he married Laura J. Tiddler, and
they have three children, Lon B., Ida M. and
Sadie H. He still resides on the place
where he was born, and which is the property of the
Cemetery Association. While he has never taken an
active interest in political matters, he is a
strong Republican, and believes that the principles of
the grand old party are best calculated to advance the
welfare of our nation.
Sourc: Memorial Record of Butler County, Ohio -
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