Thomas Jarvis
Title
Thomas Jarvis
Google Maps Link
Section
Lot
Grave
01A
First Name
Last Name
Relationship
Husband of & Nancy A. Jarvis (I-043-06)
Death Date
06/03/1876
Death: Month
06
Death: Day
03
Death: Year
Age at Death
75 years
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Carving
Flowers, leaves
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
Approx. 216 inches
Dimension: Width
66 inches
Inscription
"Mother & 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
Comments
According to Dr. L. C. Meredith's 1991 videotape Westwood R.I.P., this is the tallest marker in Westwood. It is on Lots I-034, I-035, I-042, & I-043.
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
06/05/1876
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
5
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Jarvis, Thomas
Date Transcribed
10/09/1999
Default Latitude
41.28459929
Default Longitude
-82.23413571
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Thomas Jarvis,” Westwood Database, accessed May 15, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/52412.