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John Richards Buchtel

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John Richards Buchtel

Birth
Greentown, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Death
23 May 1892 (aged 72)
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Plot
Sec. 22 Plot 4
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Businessman. Co-founder, along with Lewis Miller, of the Buckeye Mower and Reaper Works in Akron, Ohio. He sponsored the construction of Buchtel College in Akron which opened in 1872. The College burned to the ground on December 20, 1899. The street in front of the building was re-named Buchtel Ave. The name Buchtel does not appear anywhere on the family plot. The main monument shows only a large "B" inscribed at the top, and the grave stones show only the first names.
Businessman. Co-founder, along with Lewis Miller, of the Buckeye Mower and Reaper Works in Akron, Ohio. He sponsored the construction of Buchtel College in Akron which opened in 1872. The College burned to the ground on December 20, 1899. The street in front of the building was re-named Buchtel Ave. The name Buchtel does not appear anywhere on the family plot. The main monument shows only a large "B" inscribed at the top, and the grave stones show only the first names.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Mr. Ed
  • Added: Feb 15, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5210340/john_richards-buchtel: accessed ), memorial page for John Richards Buchtel (18 Jan 1820–23 May 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5210340, citing Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.