Richard Enderlin - Grandview Cemetery

Grandview Cemetery, section 9, Chillicothe, Ohio

Medal Of Honor citation:
Voluntarily took a rifle and served as a soldier in the ranks during the first and second days of the battle. Voluntarily and at his own imminent peril went into the enemy's lines at night and, under a sharp fire, rescued a wounded comrade.

Enderlin was a musician in company B, 73 OVI.

The comrade he rescued at Gettysburg was George Nixon III.

George Nixon III was the great grandfather of 37th president Richard Nixon.

Dr. Charles Sawyer - Marion Cemetery

Marion Cemetery, Marion Ohio

"Dr." Charles Sawyer was born in Nevada, Ohio in 1860. Sawyer's "degree" was in Homeopathy from Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital college. Homeopathy is quack medical science.

Homeopathy - Wikipedia

Sawyer setup his medical practice in Marion. He came to be the physician for the Warren G. Harding family. Being a quack, his medical treatments are thought to have partially led to Warren G. Harding's death in 1923. 

Other family members

Carrie Phillips - Marion Cemetery

Marion Cemetery, Marion Ohio

In Marion Cemetery, very near the Warren G. Harding Monument lays Carrie Phillips. Phillips had a 15 year long affair with Harding. She is one of 4 that Harding had an affair with.She was essentially paid off to keep the whole thing quiet. During World War 1 and World War 2, Phillips supported the Germans. So much so, the U.S. had her followed during both wars.

Warren G. Harding, President from 1921 to 1923.

James Phillips was Carrie's husband. 

Carrie's daughter Isabelle and her husband William Mathee. Isabelle was able to get the love letters between Harding and Phillips sealed until 2023.

Other family members buried in the Phillips lot.

The Merchant Ball - Marion Cemetery

Marion Cemetery, Marion Ohio

In Marion Cemetery there is somewhat of an unassuming marker. It's a sphere on a pedestal. While not common, spheres can be found in quite a few cemeteries. This one is a bit special.

The Merchant ball is said to rotate on it's own. Notice the light spot? It is said that is where the bottom of the ball was when it was set on the pedestal. The sphere weighs about 5200 pounds. It is said the ball moves 2 inches a year. The ball was featured in Ripley's Believe It Or Not in 1929.

More reading:
http://www.theavalonfoundation.org/docs/merchant.html
Weird Ohio

More family in the circle: