Eliza J. [Jane] Morris
Title
Eliza J. [Jane] Morris
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Section
Lot
Grave
03
First Name
Middle Name
J. [Jane]
Last Name
Relationship
Wife of James H. Morris (G-002-01); Assume daughter of James H. Morris (G-002-01)
Death Date
01/15/1888
Death: Month
01
Death: Day
15
Death: Year
Age at Death
67 years
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Legibility
Poor
Dimension: Height
64 inches
Dimension: Width
21 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
Most of the epitaph is illegible. Note the small discrepancy between the death date on the marker (1/15/1888) and the death/burial date on the Westwood printout (4/16/1888); check the original burial register.
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
04/16/1888
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
16
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Morris, E. J.
Date Transcribed
08/04/2000
Default Latitude
41.2839118
Default Longitude
-82.23502994
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Eliza J. [Jane] Morris,” Westwood Database, accessed May 16, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/53883.