Near Bath in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 7, 2019
1. Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads Marker, side one
Inscription.
Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads. . This cemetery is the resting place of many of the Hale, Hammond, and Cranz family members who were integral in founding and developing Bath Township. Connecticut natives Jonathan Hale and Jason Hammond were the first to purchase land in the area that would become Bath Township. In 1810, Jonathan Hale and his nephew, Theodore Hammond, arrived at Township 3, Range 12 of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Jonathan and Mercy Piper Hale’s family built a brick home in 1827. The Hale family lived in this home until 1955, when it became the Hale Farm and Village of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Jason and Rachel Hale Hammond’s family started construction on a frame home in 1818 that was completed in 1836. The Hammond property extended from the valley to Hammond’s Corners. , When the township organized in 1818, the settlers needed to choose a name. Surveyors called it Wheatfield, but it became known as Hammondsburgh. Jonathan Hale reportedly exclaimed, “O, call it Jerusalem, Jericho, or Bath...anything but Hammondsburgh!” Bath was selected as the name of the township. In 1863, William and Mary Drushel Cranz purchased the Hammond homestead and moved their ten children to “Pleasant Valley.” They had two more children at the homestead. The family lived there until 1975. Erwin Hammond transferred land for this cemetery when he sold the homestead in 1863. William Cranz and Othello Hale deeded additional property for this cemetery in 1879.
This cemetery is the resting place of many of the Hale, Hammond, and Cranz family members who were integral in founding and developing Bath Township. Connecticut natives Jonathan Hale and Jason Hammond were the first to purchase land in the area that would become Bath Township. In 1810, Jonathan Hale and his nephew, Theodore Hammond, arrived at Township 3, Range 12 of the Connecticut Western Reserve. Jonathan and Mercy Piper Hale’s family built a brick home in 1827. The Hale family lived in this home until 1955, when it became the Hale Farm & Village of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Jason and Rachel Hale Hammond’s family started construction on a frame home in 1818 that was completed in 1836. The Hammond property extended from the valley to Hammond’s Corners.
When the township organized in 1818, the settlers needed to choose
a name. Surveyors called it Wheatfield, but it became known as
Hammondsburgh. Jonathan Hale reportedly exclaimed, “O, call it Jerusalem, Jericho,
or Bath...anything but Hammondsburgh!” Bath
was selected as the name of the township. In 1863, William and
Mary Drushel Cranz purchased the Hammond homestead and moved
their ten children to “Pleasant Valley.” They had two more children
at the homestead. The family lived there until 1975. Erwin Hammond
transferred land
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for this cemetery when he sold the homestead in
1863. William Cranz and Othello Hale deeded additional property
for this cemetery in 1879.
Erected 2012 by Bath Township: Heritage Corridors of Bath, Bath Township Historical Society, Bath homeowners, and Bath business associations; and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 45-77.)
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 11.375′ N, 81° 35.517′ W. Marker was near Bath, Ohio, in Summit County. Marker was at the intersection of Oak Hill Road and Ira Road, on the right when traveling north on Oak Hill Road. It is at the cemetery where Ira Road makes a 90 degree turn. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Bath OH 44210, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Oak Hill Road ends at the stop sign. The Ira Road dogleg is int he distance.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 1, 2020
4. Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads Marker
Missing marker
Photographed By Craig Doda, May 20, 2023
5. Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 7, 2019
6. Ira Cemetery, Bath Township Ohio
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 1, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on May 29, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6. submitted on May 30, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.