Giles W. [Waldo] Shurtleff
Title
Giles W. [Waldo] Shurtleff
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Section
Lot
Grave
02A
First Name
Middle Name
W. [Waldo]
Last Name
Relationship
Husband of Mary Burton Shurtleff (C-39-03)
Birth Date
09/08/1831
Birth: Month
Birth: Day
08
Birth: Year
Death Date
05/06/1904
Death: Month
5
Death: Day
06
Death: Year
Gender
Veteran Y/N
Military Service
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Good
Dimension: Height
48 inches
Dimension: Width
60 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
Born in Canada. According to Burton W. Nesbitt, volunteer Lorain County coordinator for the National Graves Registration Project of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, he served as a captain in Co. C of the 7th Ohio Infantry, enlisted 4/22/1861, and was "mustered out 17 June, 1861 to accept app't as Cap. Co. C - 7 OVI - 3 yr. Resigned 18 Mar. 1863 to organize 5th U.S.C.T. 1st colored troops in Oh. Was POW (prisoner of war) Aug. 1861 to Aug. 1862. Made BBG (brevet brigadier general) March 1865." For a brief biography, see <http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/WWW_files/shurtleff_b.html>. A statue of him is in front of his former residence at the northeast corner of Professor and Morgan Streets, Oberlin.
Burial Date from Printout
05/08/1904
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
8
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
Shurtleff, G. W.
Date Transcribed
09/10/2001
Default Latitude
41.28330168
Default Longitude
-82.23580484
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Giles W. [Waldo] Shurtleff,” Westwood Database, accessed May 1, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/57574.