Sewell N. [Norton] Kendall

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Title

Sewell N. [Norton] Kendall

Lot

001

Grave

01

First Name

Sewell

Middle Name

N. [Norton]

Last Name

Kendall

Death Date

11/13/1853

Death: Month

11

Death: Day

13

Death: Year

1853

Age at Death

23 years

Death Place/Cause

[Oberlin, Ohio]

Gender

Male

Number of Persons on Marker

1

Composition

Marble

Condition

Poor

State

Upright

Legibility

Poor

Dimension: Height

76 inches

Dimension: Width

10 inches

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

Except for "Oberlin College" and "1868," the lengthy epitaph is illegible.

Biographical Information

According to the 1960 Oberlin College Alumni Register (p. 5), he received an A.B. and graduated from the Seminary in 1853. Note the discrepancy between the death date on the marker (11/13/1853) and the death/burial date in the Westwood printout (10/22/1868); a reburial. Check the original burial register for more information.

Burial Date from Printout

10/22/1868

Burial: Month

10

Burial: Day

22

Burial: Year

1868

Lot Owner

Trustees of Missionary Home

Date Transcribed

07/02/2001

Default Latitude

41.28405166

Default Longitude

-82.23410878

Default Zoom Level

20

Collection

Section MR

Citation

“Sewell N. [Norton] Kendall,” Westwood Database, accessed May 5, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/47995.

Output Formats

Geolocation