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Comrades Of Wash ngton Settled In Butler County; Graves SoughtIn Greenwood and In numerous other cemeteries in Butler county He the bodies of 5 rrien who were associates of Georg* Washington In the Revolution. The coming observance of the Bi-centennial o i Washington's birth makes opportune reference to these But let county patriots, some of whom served under the immediate command of Washington.From data gathered through the efforts of the Daughters ’ of the American Revolution It Is known I hat there are. resting In graves Jn Butler county 05 men who served in the Revolution. The locations of the graves of 57 of these men are known and have been marked, Tliere remain shll 38 whom the effort* of a quarter ot a century of research have been unable to And.Seek Resting Place*Effort is being made to discover thc graves of .these. 38 patriots this year. Mi'S. Mary M. Hughes. Oxford, Chairman of the Research committee Of the George Washing* ton Bl-centennial committee ot Oxford, is undertaking this patriotic .■work* Touching this phase Mrs. Hughes said:“George Washington could not b^. happy In his Hlrthday parly if ali I he honor and the glory were, given to. hini, and t hose who we re *aso-ciated with him neglected* Georg Washington loved these men, even as they loved him, HLs “Farewell lo the Army is most touching and, as we know, his administration . made provision for that patriotic army whose interests were always so dear to him.In Known GwciAmong the 57 patriots of Ute Revolution whose burial places In Butler county cemeteries ate knownAre: 'Isaac Anderson, Venice; Jeremiah Brann, Layhigh Center; Daniel Baker, Somerville; Jonathan- Barrett, Hamilton; John CL Beckett, near West Chester; Thomas Berry, Miltonvllle; David . Black, Hamilton; William Caldwell* Oxford; Thomas, cirr, Oxford; Joseph Ccmpton, Trenton; Capt. Cootey.Darrtown; * John Craig, W»yna township; Moses DeOamp, Bethel; Samuel Dickey, Elk Creek cemetery, Madison township.John Hammond Dorsey, Jr., Oxford; Jonathan Emerson, Old Cemetery, Hamilton; John Freeman, Oxford; Henry Gamer, Reily township; Rev: James Grimes, Un-1011 township; David Grlffts, north of Princeton; Jchn Hal!, farm in Hanover township; Isaac Huh, Greenwood cemetery, Hamilton; Joseph Hodgson, Oxford township; Thomas Hunt, Huntsville; Thomas Irwin, St ...Clair. township; John Kitchell, St. Clair township.Some At HamiltonAndrew Lewis, Bethel cemetery, Reily township; William McClellan, Hamilton; Joseph Makeu, Hamilton; . Nathaniel Meeker, Bt. Charles; Elias Miller, LeSourdsvihe; Jacob Miller, Trenton; AsahelMurdock, Oxford; David Niles, St. Clair township; Michael Pearce, Trenton: MoJcs Potter, Trenton; Rusrell Potter . Trenton; GeorgeReed, Somerville: James ReUy, Old Cemetery, Hamilton; John Roily,Hamilton; Thomas Rslly, Hamilton; Mathias Roll, Hanover township; Pierson Sayre, Hamilton; Samuel Seward, Union township..William Shaffer, Amanda; Peter Shafer, Amanda; Thomas Simmons, • Collinsville; Jonathan Smalley, Butler .County Country Olub; John Smith, Reily; Henry Taylor, Seven Mile; Matthew Vnn Dine, West Chester; Alexander Von Gorden, Liberty, township; JamesWarden, Trenton; Charles Waterman, Oxford; Judge Henry Weaver, Trenton; James Woodmansee, 9r., Liberty township; William Wright, Liberty township; John Wingate, Greenwood cemetery, Hamilton.In Unknown Graves —The 38, the locations of wSioce graves are unknown, Include: Robert Anderson; j. Bath a no or Bath-man; James Blackhbrn; Pa\il Bon* nell, Richard Butler, Thomas Bugler, Fines Cinipbell, James CaUer-Un. Joseph Cook, Peter Cummins, William Darke, Christopher Dickson, George Egfers, David Garrlgus George Gordon, Isaac Hammond,Daniel Heston, Cornelius JUnsey or Hlnslcy, Joseph Lummla p Elijah Mills, Abram Montgomery; Edward Murphy, Jchn Neetttt, Thoma* Nixon, John Paulhmtd.Isaac Paxton, John PMLlfc*, David Reece, Levi Smith, Metker Squier, Robert Taylor, John Swear-enger, Gardner Vaughn, John Vin-nedge, John Wallace; James Wilkinson, Audrey Wilson, Nathan Wlnton.Appreciate Information . If there we any having Information of the location of the unknown graves of these Patriots this information should .be given lo Mrs. Mary M. Hughey chairman of the Research committee of the George Washington Bi-centennial committee, Oxford, Ohio,The research that has located the graves of 57 Revolutionary soldiers in Butler county has extended over a perlcd of 25 yeaijG. To the success that has rewarded this effort has been given patriotic service freely by Ohio men and women. In the compilation of the record no detail too insignificant was overlooked. County cemeteries were investigated by JaithJul D. A. It., chapter chairmen. The U, S. Pension Bureau* and newspapers gave valuable assistance.•John Roily, John Wingate and Pierson Sayre are believed to hvfc been the lu^ I three Revolutionary war soldiers In Butler coubty. All Ihw passed away within a £paee of 21 months.John Reily was the first taken June 7. 1850; jplm Wingate diedApril 15, 185J; Pierson Sayte wot th elast dying April 4, 1052,Pierson Sayre served three terms as sheriff of Butler county. IIe was the contractor who built in 1820 the two public office* that stood oioither ride of the old couH houjiand were razed with it when thi present court house was bulit it 1800.In 1834, pjcrron Sayre built- a Female Academy on Front And Mohu menfc avenue. This Is still stendJn* and for many years has been Him’ iltan* Oity Hail. It, will be ioi ycaii old In 1934, two years hence.FPi1H*in*thlt;He1thlt;iSMa jcyl4cylA.jA‘£whbwletIn■«niprl11'EiIntthi.she1thiKak«HathelagriutTCkIJ\htomoticiterGYPan]IMr it I an whlt; pukIKL1
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Hamilton Daily News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Sat, Feb 13, 1932
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