Photograph by Ed Coyne.

John H. Whittemore
May 31, 1838 - August 12, 1918

Corpl.; Res. West Roxbury; shoe maker; 23; enl. July 24, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1862; must. out June 6, 1865, as Qr. Master Sergt.

Listed on gravestone:

• John H Whittemore, Serg 9 Btry Mass Lt Arty, May 31 1838, Aug 12 1918

Map of Grave Location
Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mattapan, Mass.
Corner of Mt. Vernon Ave and Highland Ave.

Obituary

The Keene Sentinel - August 13, 1918

Death of John H. Whittemore.

John H. Whittemore died Monday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herbert B. Viall, at the age of 80 years, 2 months and 12 days.

Mr. Whittemore was a Civil war veteran, having served in the ninth Massachusetts battery from 1861 to the close of the war. He was also a Free Mason and a member of E. W. Kingsbury post, No. 113, G. A. R. of Boston. He leaves a widow, two sons, Harrie S. Whittemore of Middletown, Ohio, and Samuel H. Whittemore of Boston, and one daughter, Mrs. Viall. There are two grandsons, one in service in France (small hole in newspaper) two granddaughters. The funeral will be from Mount Hope chapel in Boston Thursday morning at 11 o'clock.

The Boston Globe - August 14, 1918, Page 9

WHITTEMORE - In Keene, N. H., Aug 12, John Henry Whittemore, 80 yrs. 2 mos. 12 ds., member of Edward A. Kingsley Post, G. A. R. Services at chapel, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston, Mass., Thursday, Aug 13, at 11 a. m. Relatives and friends invited.

A note of thanks to Ed Coyne, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Massachusetts, Charles H. Bond Camp 104 Graves Registeration Officer for assisting in locating this burial location and providing the photograph and to John Johnson, Reference Librarian, Keene Public Library for providing The Keene Sentinel obituary. I discovered The Boston Globe obituary and during my visit to the cemetery I could not locate Whittemore's gravestone. I asked Ed Coyne about it and he worked with the cemetery office to verify the location and provided me with some detailed maps. I ordered the headstone on December 6, 2006 and Ed was there when the headstone was installed on May 26, 2007. While setting the new gravestone the cemetery crew discovered his son's (Samuel H. Whittemore) ground marker about 8 inches below the surface and it is now in its proper position and location.