Philo P. [Penfield] Stewart
Title
Philo P. [Penfield] Stewart
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Section
Lot
Grave
00
First Name
Middle Name
P. [Penfield]
Last Name
Relationship
Wife of Eliza Capin Stewart
Birth Date
1798
Birth: Year
Death Date
1868
Death: Year
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" [West side of the obelisk:] "P. P. Stewart / Born at / Sherman Conn. / 1798 / Buried at / Pittsford Vt. / 1868"
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
“Philo P. [Penfield] Stewart,” Westwood Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/51453.