Martha J. [Jane] Peterson

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Title

Martha J. [Jane] Peterson

Section

Lot

Grave

11

First Name

Middle Name

J. [Jane]

Last Name

Relationship

Wife of Isham Peterson (Q-40-01)

Birth Date

1846

Birth: Year

Death Date

1910

Death: Year

Gender

Number of Persons on Marker

Composition

Condition

Shape

State

Carving

Flowers

Legibility

Good

Dimension: Height

0 inches

Dimension: Width

36 inches

Inscription

"Mother"

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

05/20/1910

Burial: Month

Burial: Day

20

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

“Martha J. [Jane] Peterson,” Westwood Database, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/45904.

Output Formats

Geolocation