Thomas Oliver Fretter (1841 - 1918)

Born 30 Mar 1841 in Avon Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 1918 at age 77 in Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Pvt Thomas Fretter served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 25 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 27 Oct 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company H

Thomas Fretter was Wounded in Action at the Battle of Resaca during United States Civil War.

Thomas was born in 1841 to Henry Fretter and Mary Askill. Thomas enlisted in Company H of the 103rd OVI on 25 Jul 1862. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Resaca in his right arm and had to have it amputated. He was mustered out on 27 Oct 1864 on a surgeon's certificate of disability. Thomas married Tabitha Armstrong in 1865. He worked as a peddler and farmer in Litchfield, Grafton, Richland, Center and Bowling Green, Ohio. He passed away in 1918.

Obituary

WAR VETERAN DIED SUNDAY MORNING

Thos. O. Fretter Succumbed After Brief Illness at Home on Troup Avenue - Lost Arm in Battle at Reseca, Georgia in 1864.

Thomas Oliver Fretter of 202 Troup Avenue died Sunday morning at one o'clock after a week's illness with old age and a complication of disease. Funeral services will be held at the late residence Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.

T. O. Fretter was 77 years old the 10th of last March and had resided at Bowling Green for the past 23 years. He was the last child of a family of nine. His parents came from England. He was well known here and leaves a host of friends to mourn his loss. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and lost his right arm at Reseca, Georgia on May 14, 1864 and received his discharge October 27, 1864. He served in the Union army as a member of the 103rd Regiment. The Civil War veteran was a thorough patriot and had taken an active interest in the present great strife, despite his age.

Surviving are the widow and three sons, Elmer of Cygnet; Frank of Deshler; James of Saginaw, Mich and three daughters, Ms. Lola Cramer of Toledo; Mrs. Wm. Hutchison of New York; and Mrs. Frank Johnson, who resides with her parents. Two children preceded him to the grave.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76013416/thomas_oliver-fretter: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Oliver Fretter (30 Mar 1841–20 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76013416, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Elaine (contributor 46971098).

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 705; Page: 530b

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: York, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M653_1007; Page: 137; Family History Library Film: 805007

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Litchfield, Medina, Ohio; Roll: M593_1241; Page: 338A

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Grafton, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1042; Page: 498b; Enumeration District: 172

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1333; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0139

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Bowling Green Ward 2, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Page: 8b; Enumeration District: 0182; FHL microfilm: 1375253