These are the only three individual tombstones in the Sandusky Cholera Cemetery. Considering that the cholera epidemic victims were buried a mass grave according to every source I’ve looked at, it’s doubtful that the placement of the stones is very exact.
Most sites that refer to these three victims of the cholera epidemic (or more accurately, the stones for these three men) refer to them as the Ransoms, but I would like to do some more digging. The surname on two of the stones appears to be Ransom, but the last one (first on in my post), looks more to me like Fanson. Even if the first letter of the last name is an “R,” the last letter appears to be an “n” rather than an “m.” I also noticed that Robert and Joseph served with the Connecticut troops but John served with Vermont militia. So what is it – a carving mistake? unclear records? Was the third man a relative whose name spelling and pronunciation varied slightly? Is it just a coincidence that would blend in a larger cemetery but is obvious in one where only a handful are honored with individual markers?
A Grave Concern 