[Benjamin] Frank Griffeth [Griffith]
Title
[Benjamin] Frank Griffeth [Griffith]
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Section
Lot
Grave
20
Name Prefix
First Name
Middle Name
Frank
Last Name
Birth Date
[Not on the marker]
Death Date
1872
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Poor
Dimension: Height
0 inches
Dimension: Width
39 inches
Inscription
"Co. K. / 5th U.S.C.T. "
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
According to Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, "Frank Griffeth" served as a private in Co. I of the 5th U.S. Colored Infantry, enlisted on 10/17/1863, and was discharged on 9/20/1865. Note that the surname is "Griffen" in the original Westwood log book and that neither "Frank Griffeth" nor "Frank Griffen" appears in the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database, <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm>, although that database does include a "Frank Griffith" in Co. I of the 5th USCI. Note too that the Westwood printout lists a Frank Griffin as having been buried on 2/13/1872 in Lot 1, Grave 37 of Potters' Field.
Burial Date from Printout
02/13/1872
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
13
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Soldiers' Rest
Date Transcribed
06/25/2001
Default Latitude
41.28453546
Default Longitude
-82.23320754
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“[Benjamin] Frank Griffeth [Griffith],” Westwood Database, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/42816.