John [D.] Thomas

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Title

John [D.] Thomas

Section

Lot

Grave

04A

First Name

Middle Name

[D.]

Last Name

Relationship

Husband of Eveline Thomas (A-37-01)

Birth Date

[1821]

Birth: Year

Death Date

04/18/1900

Death: Month

04

Death: Day

18

Death: Year

Death Place/Cause

St. Paul, Minn.; Paralysis

Gender

Number of Persons on Marker

Composition

Condition

Shape

State

Legibility

Poor

Dimension: Height

60 inches

Dimension: Width

16 inches

Base Dimensions

17 x 24 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

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

04/21/1900

Burial: Month

Burial: Day

21

Burial: Year

Lot Owner

Thomas, John & Eveline

Date Transcribed

03/19/2007

Default Latitude

41.28461297

Default Longitude

-82.23552207

Default Zoom Level

20

Collection

Citation

“John [D.] Thomas,” Westwood Database, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/61204.

Output Formats

Geolocation