Isham Peterson
Title
Isham Peterson
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Section
Lot
Grave
01
First Name
Last Name
Relationship
Husband of Martha J. Peterson (Q-40-11)
Birth Date
1840
Birth: Year
Death Date
1913
Death: Year
Age at Death
65 years
Death Place/Cause
Pneumonia
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Carving
Flowers
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
0 inches
Dimension: Width
36 inches
Inscription
"Father"
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
A brief biography in William E. Bigglestone, They Stopped in Oberlin: Black Residents and Visitors of the Nineteenth Century (Scottsdale, AZ: Innovation Group, 1981).
Burial Date from Printout
05/14/1913
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
14
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
[Check City Hall records for the owner's name]
Date Transcribed
08/23/1999
Default Latitude
41.28423571
Default Longitude
-82.23299486
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Isham Peterson,” Westwood Database, accessed May 21, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/45903.