individual record
id | first | middle | last | dob | dod | cod |
| 172 | Thomas | C. | Simpson | 9/12/1857 |
veteran | exhumed | purchaser | cemetery |
| FALSE | Adams Street |
lot | plot | ||||||
| R9 G1 |
relations |
comments |
| Thomas was born c1809. He is not listed in the Census records. No local newspapers existed at the time of his death to publish an obituary. His stone was recorded in 1904 and 1934. The Cuyahoga County Cemetery Inscription states, "Thomas C. Simpson, died Sep 12, 1857, age 48." In 2007, the white marble tablet was found upright, inscription facing west: "THO. C. SIMPSON died Sept. 12, 1857 AGED 48 YEARS". Thomas C. Simpson's gravestone was a marble tablet on base. It was 36 1/4 inches high, 30 inches wide, and 16inches thick. It was in sound condition, eroded, and covered with moss and lichens. For the severity of the gravestone's condition it was a 2 (1 being the least and 5 being the most). The severity was due to weathering. There had been a previous repair with cement. In 2009, mortar was used to prevent erosion and D-2 was used to clean the gravestone. Set-rite (monument settling compound) was also used. The tombstone was inscribed. Thomas died on September 12, 1853 at 48 years old. |
sources |
| E. S. Loomis and D. T. Gould, "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904; Adams St Cemetery folder, Berea Historical Society "List of Burials and Names 1856-1871," City of Berea Records "Cuyahoga Cemetery Inscriptions," Vol. I, compiled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1934 Tho. C. Simpson tombstone photograph, Indira Gesink, 2007. Sample Survey Sheet for Indovidual Burial Markers, Thomas C. Simpson, J. Orlando, 23 July 2009. |