John H. [Henry] Scott
Title
John H. [Henry] Scott
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Section
Lot
Grave
05
First Name
Middle Name
H. [Henry]
Last Name
Birth Date
[Not on the marker]
Birth: Year
Death Date
1912
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
22 inches
Dimension: Width
12 inches
Inscription
"Co. A. / 5 Ohio Cav."
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
According to the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System database, <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm>, he served as a private. For information on his life as a former slave and as a participant in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, see Westwood: A Historical and Interpretive View of Oberlin's Cemetery, Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin: Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization, 1997). pp. 28-29.
Burial Date from Printout
07/26/1912
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
26
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Scott, John H.
Date Transcribed
07/07/2000
Default Latitude
41.28454563
Default Longitude
-82.23521326
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“John H. [Henry] Scott,” Westwood Database, accessed June 11, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/56564.