As part of the America-250 Anniversary, AWTHS honors the nation’s celebration with displays, patriots bio’s in readable form, and a map with all the patriots names and cemetery locations where some are actually buried and some where memorial stones are placed in their memory. Here we offer the complete brochure-tour package for your reading which
Category: Military
Blogs on people that have served in the military from the local area.
John Reed-Revolutionary War Patriot
John Reed was born May 1, 1758 in Maryland and died September 27 1844 in German Township, Darke County, Ohio. He was drafted in the Maryland Militia in 1977 in Baltimore County Maryland serving a total of 8 months as a PVT in the Company commanded by Capt Daniel Shaw and under Col Charles Ridgeley.
Harrison Township Patriots Rush & Wood
Our Harrison Township Revolutionary War Patriots buried at First Universalist Cemetery are: James Wood 1761-1840 and Peter Rush 1754-1819. These notes are from the Rush Book gathered by Garst Darke Genealogy. Peter Rush’s wife was Mary Slaughter. They had 8 children: Phillip, Jesse, Elizabeth, Catherine, Asa, Margaret, Phoebe and Isaiah. From the Beers book we
Revolutionary War Patriots Harriman & Satterley
At old Castine Cemetery, in Butler Township, lays two Patriots: David Harriman 1756-1842 and Samuel Satterley 1745-1833. In researching and studying cemetery inscriptions, we read that the two patriots not only served but had family connections. According to the Stephens & Spencer Cemetery Inscriptions, David Harriman’s son, Charles, married Jemima Satterly the daughter of Samuel
Samuel McClure & William Brodrick, Patriots
Both patriots have memorial stones in Harrison Township at the Old Friendship Cemetery. Samuel McClure, 1757-1818, was married to Rosannah Steele and had eight children. We read in the Beers book that Samuel was a commissioned justice, lived near the Whitewater, was a preacher and teacher at Otwellis Seminary, a prominent place of higher education
Patriots Joseph Wiley and William Graham
Our two Revolutionary War Patriots are Joseph Wiley C 1766-1822 and William Graham 1764-1841. Both have stones in Harrison Township at Providence Cemetery near Braffetsville, Ohio. Joseph Wiley-His stone was rededicated at the cemetery Wiley was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He wasin the Virginia Militia with a rank of Private. He enlisted