Henry Thomas
Title
Henry Thomas
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Section
Lot
Grave
00
First Name
Last Name
Death Date
1945
Death: Year
Age at Death
"about 85"
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
11 inches
Dimension: Width
25 inches
Inscription
"Henry Thomas / about 85 yrs. old / Born a slave / lived with Johnson family / from 1886 until his death 1945"
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Comments
Behind the Johnson Vault; neither this marker nor the vault is on the Westwood map or printout; check the original burial register--if Henry Thomas is on it--for his burial date. 9 Carriage House behind the Johnson estate was moved to Rte 20 in 2017 and named Henry's Barn
Biographical Information
A former slave who came to Oberlin, Thomas worked for the wealthy Johnson family.
Lot Owner
[Johnsons, presumably; check the burial records at City Hall.]
Date Transcribed
09/23/1999
Default Latitude
41.28516689
Default Longitude
-82.23349595
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Henry Thomas,” Westwood Database, accessed May 20, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/47374.