Corpl. Thos. [Thomas] [H.] Bennett
Title
Corpl. Thos. [Thomas] [H.] Bennett
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Section
Lot
Grave
11
Name Prefix
First Name
Middle Name
[H.]
Last Name
Relationship
Third husband of Hester Ann Bennett (G-41-06)
Birth Date
[1841]
Birth: Year
Death Date
[11/14] 1898
Death: Month
[11]
Death: Day
[14]
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Fair
Dimension: Height
0 inches
Dimension: Width
39 inches
Inscription
"Co. A. / 3 U.S.C.H.A. [Colored Heavy Artillery]"
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Biographical Information
Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, has no additional information on him. A brief biography appears on pp. 5-6 of William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981).
Burial Date from Printout
11/15/1898
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
15
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Soldiers' Rest
Date Transcribed
06/25/2001
Default Latitude
41.28458777
Default Longitude
-82.23328343
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Corpl. Thos. [Thomas] [H.] Bennett,” Westwood Database, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/42805.