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Revolutionary WaGill(to S(The Senlir el-Echo, March 24, 1932Mrs. Anna Walker Burns ofPrank fort, descendant of Dr. Thomas Walker and originator of the Mountain Laurel Festival at Pineville, was in London the week before March 24, 1932, compiling historical data for a volume of history she contemplated publish-'app ing. While here she furnished us are(Cor(Cor(O awith the following list of Revolutionary soldiers who had lived in^ Laurel county while drawing pcn-jser sions: I Hoicna1Kitjaii Clark, Private, belonged to the Maryland Militia, placedagrrthepension roll March 4, 1831, i uonand his pension began April 25, 1834. Age SI.C nui Se| bei dm retJohn Evans, Private. Virginia MiMlfc, April 1, 1S31, and June 20, 1834.James French, Private, NewYork line, March 4, 1831, Sept. out5, 1833. Age 01.meuncmaSigarr• John Forbes, private and sergeant, North Carolina line. March 4. 1831, and Dec. 2, 1833. Age 76 years.’ John Freeman, private, Virginia Militia. March 4, 1.831, and Feb. 2, 3834. Age 70.Titus Mershon, in 1940, age 91. Ambrose Pitman, age 92, in 1840.John Hicks, age 84. in 1840. -Solomon Slanberry, private. North Carolina line, March 4, 1831, and Feb. 19, 1833. Age 79.John Simpson, private. North Carolina Militia, March 4, 1831, and June 1, 1833. Age 72.(From the London SenJInet, Nov. 12,1914)Samuel Weaver, Revolutionary .soldier who cooked potatoes on which General Marion feasted an! English officer, a feast famous in I history, is buried in an unmarked j grave at Providence Baptist; church. So says his grandson,; Joseph Weaver, a son of Rev. David Weaver. Recorded on page, 88. History of Churches and Schools.
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London, Kentucky, US

Thu, Feb 06, 1919

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