Captain Martin Van Buren and Mrs.Anna Swan Bates
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N 41° 00.645 W 081° 51.192
17T E 428255 N 4540300
The Giants of Seville are resting in Mound Hill Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM5F0T
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2008
Views: 22
"The Giants of Seville"
Seville's most famous residents, Captain Martin Van Buren Bates (1845-1919) and Anna Swan Bates (1848-1889) settled here in 1873. Their notoriety stemmed from their dramatic stature: Martin, a former Confederate soldier from Kentucky, stood 7 feet 8 inches tall; Anna, a would-be teacher from Nova Scotia, stood 7 feet 11 inches tall. They met on the carnival circuit in New Jersey in 1871 and wedded in England the same year in a ceremony orchestrated by Queen Victoria. e"
Returning to America, Captain and Mrs. Bates bought a farm at the edge of Seville, built and furnished a house (razed in 1948) proportioned for their comfort, and retired to small-town agricultural life. Martin raised blooded stock and draft horses; Anna entertained and taught Sunday school. In 1879, Anna gave birth to a child who weighed a record 23 pounds, but lived only 11 hours. The Bateses and their child are interred in nearby Mound Hill Cemetery. Seville continues to celebrate their symbolic larger-than-life neighbors.
Description:
See above description
Date of birth: 11/09/1837
Date of death: 01/19/1919
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Visits Only
Fee required?: No
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