Rev. John J. [Jay] Shipherd
Title
Rev. John J. [Jay] Shipherd
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Section
Lot
Grave
00
Name Prefix
First Name
Middle Name
J. [Jay]
Last Name
Relationship
Husband of E. [Esther] R. [Raymond] Shipherd (IN-137D-00)
Birth Date
1802
Birth: Year
Death Date
1844
Death: Year
Death Place/Cause
"Olivet Mich."
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
52 inches
Dimension: Width
36 inches
Inscription
[North (front) of the obelisk:] "Rev. John J. Shipherd / Mr. Philo P. Stewart / and / Their Wives / Projectors & Founders / of / Oberlin College / 1833 / Erected by E. C. Stewart / 1890 / Aged 84 Y'rs" [North (front) side of the upper base:] "A Copy of the Tablet / Placed in the Ladies Hall / and Burnt with the Hall / in 1886" [South side of the obelisk:] "Mrs. E. R. Shiphers / Born at / Ballston N. Y. / 1797 / Died at / Cleveland O. / 1879"
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
Memorial
Lot Owner
[Check City Hall records for the owner's name]
Date Transcribed
10/28/1999
Default Latitude
41.28492332
Default Longitude
-82.2343067
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Rev. John J. [Jay] Shipherd,” Westwood Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/51444.