William H. Connet
Title
William H. Connet
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Section
Lot
Grave
01
First Name
Middle Name
H.
Last Name
Relationship
Assume son of Mary A. Connet Warren (G-018-04); husband of Alpha Myrise Connet (G-018-02)
Birth Date
1835
Birth: Year
Death Date
1865
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Legibility
Fair
Dimension: Height
50 inches
Dimension: Width
20 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
Biographical Information
Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, has no detailed information on him, but the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database, <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm> lists him as having served in Co. E and Co. C of the Engineer Regiment of the West, Missouri Volunteers, entering as a sergeant and leaving as a lieutenant. According to an unsourced newspaper clipping, "List of Soldiers Buried in Westwood Cemetery," on the Oberlin Public Library Westwood microfilm reel, "Lieut. Wm. Connet, Engineer Corps. Died from desease contracted while acting as scout and spy." He is listed on Oberlin's Soldiers' Monument as "Capt. William H. Connet."
Burial Date from Printout
02/09/1865
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
9
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Warren, William
Date Transcribed
08/04/2000
Default Latitude
41.2837579
Default Longitude
-82.23526954
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“William H. Connet,” Westwood Database, accessed May 21, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/53787.