Thomas Jarvis

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Title

Thomas Jarvis

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.

Output Formats

Geolocation