Jas. [James] Watson
Title
Jas. [James] Watson
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Section
Lot
Grave
05
First Name
Last Name
Birth Date
[Not on the marker]
Birth: Year
Death Date
1907
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
Legibility
Fair
Dimension: Height
13 inches
Dimension: Width
12 inches
Inscription
"Co. K. / 5 U. S. C. Inf. [U.S. Colored Infantry]"
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, lists no rank or dates of service for him; according to the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database, <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm>, he served as a private. Check the original burial register for his age at death.
Burial Date from Printout
06/08/1907
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
8
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Watson, James
Date Transcribed
05/12/2001
Default Latitude
41.28354566
Default Longitude
-82.23509968
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Jas. [James] Watson,” Westwood Database, accessed May 4, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/53948.