William Noble 1756-1791. Stone placed at Ft. Jefferson Pioneer Cemetery. This memorial is a cenotaph. Grave is unmarked at the Fort Jefferson Burial Ground. Revolutionary War Soldier William Noble died about November 19, 1791 and was buried in the Fort Jefferson Burial Ground. He had been mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wabash also
Category: Military
Blogs on people that have served in the military from the local area.
Patriot William Byers
Our patriot is William Byers whose memorial stone is placed in the Old Abbottsville Cemetery, Van Buren Township. Records indicate Lot 1& 2. Byers was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He was in the Virginia Militia with a rank of Private. He volunteered for service in the spring of 1781 for three months
Revolutionary War Patriots Walker and Farmer
Added photo William Walker and Ezekiel Farmer are recognized at Ithaca Cemetery in Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio. First some history on the county and township to help establish a time line of events before and during the patriots coming to settle their lands or live with family. Darke County Ohio became a state in
Revolutionary War Patriot William Ashley
With the activities of America-250 in full swing ramping up for next year, we felt it was a good time to acquaint our readers with some of the patriots who lived and are buried in Southern Darke County. Did you know the Ft. GreeneVille DAR Chapter (Daughters of the American Revolution) have already found and
Saluting our Veterans…John Deis
Information furnished by the Deis family. John was Jim Deis great grandfather. John served from Dayton and enlisted at Camp Dennison with Company M, First Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. After the war, John organized an officers’ club called The Old Guard Post #23, Grand Army of the Republic. Buried at Calvary Cemetery, Moraine, they erected
Part Twp: Corp. John Kaufman from the Civil War
In light of Veterans Day and researching our veterans, we have more to the story on John Kaufman. In our earlier account, AWTHS acquired a Civil War document on John Kaufman from the Thompson family. This document was handed down to Bryon Davis and his brother from the Hissongs. Previously, we had information from the