Former Wisconsin Governor William A. Bartow died suddenly in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on December 16, 1865. His widow Maria, then residing in Wisconsin, brought his body to Cleveland where funeral services were held at the West Side Congregational Church on December 24. He is buried at Brookmere Cemtery on the soutwest side of Cleveland. Maria remained in Cleveland and became a resident here for the next two to three decades.
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