We reveal the history of the community through the stories of its dead
individual record

id
first
middle
last
dob
dod
cod
61KatharinDewar1/27/1876

veteran
exhumed
purchaser
cemetery
FALSEAdams Street

lot
plot
R14 G10 family monument, east face, lower of two inscriptions +G 11 "grandmother" marker, placed to NW of row.
relations
James Dewar (husband) John Dewar (son, b. c1830 in Scotland) Johanna Dewar (daughter in law, b. c1827 in Germany) John Dewar (grandson, 1859-1862) James Dewar (grandson, b. c1860) Jennie Dewar (granddaughter, b. c1865) Minnie Dewar (granddaughter, b. c1869) John Jr. Dewar (grandson, b. c1871) William W. (grandson, b. c1875) Johanna Wagoner (step-granddaughter, born of Johanna Dewar's previous marriageb. c1852) Augusta Wagoner (step-granddaughter, born of Johanna Dewar's previous marriage, b. c1854) Dorothy "Hoppy" Wordell (mother of Johanna Dewar)

comments
Obituary: "Death of an Aged Lady. Mrs. Catharine Dewar, wife of James Dewar of this village, died on Thursday, Jan 27th, 1876, in the the [sic] 93d year of her age. Mrs. Dewar and her husband, who was about ten years her junior and still lives, were natives of Scotland, and emigrated to this country about nineteen years ago, locating in Berea where they have since resided, keeping house up to the time of her death. Mr. John Dewar of this township, is the only surviving member of their family. The funeral of Mrs. Dewar was attended at the Congregational Church on last sunday" (Grindstone Advertiser, 3 Feb 1876). City's list for 1876 says "Jan. 30 Mrs. Dewar [age] 91" 1904 transcription reads "James Dewar, d. Apr 28, 1889, ae 96 yrs, John,son of John and Johanna Dewar, b Mch. 7, 1859, d. Mch. 6, 1862, Katharin, wife of James, d. Jan 29, 1876, ae 96 yrs" It is unclear whether John Dewar was on this headstone or not, but a John Dewar bought lot 39, so it seems likely. By 1934, only this remained "James Dewar, died Apr 28, 1889, age 96 Katherin, his wife, died Jan 29, 1876, age 93 grandfather ---grandmother" In 2007, the Dewar monument is still legible but worn, the grandmother and grandfather markers are displaced but present. John Dewar's stone is missing. Neither Katharin nor James Dewar are represented in the census. Both are from Scotland, as son John Dewar was born there (1870 US Federal Census, John Dewar household).

sources
Catherine Dewar obituary, Grindstone Advertiser, 3 Feb 1876. "List of Burials and Names 1856-1871," City of Berea Records Loomis, E. S. and D. T. Gould, "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904, Berea Historical Society "Cuyahoga Cemetery Inscriptions," Vol. I, compiled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1934 1870 US Federal Census, John Dewar household, series M593, roll 1193, p. 396 1880 US Federal Census, James Dewar household, series T9, roll 1009, p. 230. Catharine Dewar photograph, Jeremy Feador 2006.