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RKVOIjTOONAWY SOLDIER*IX SlXMVAX COl'XTYFur more than thirty yours women of America have been searching through dusty, musty books for war records 01 Revolutionary ancestors. Today there are moie than 135.000 members of the Dniigluris of the American Revolution, and thousand? are diligomly working in order to es-Tsblish a line by which they are elig ihle to become members of ,the 11. ,\ R. One of the important objects oi the D. A. R. is to assist in the marking of long neglected Revolutionary Soldiers graves.It is presumed there are possibly thirty soldiers of the Revolution buried in this county. Tt is known that there are twenty-two graves somewhere in the county.Quoting from the state President of the Sons of the Revolution, Coin etus Possni of Indiauapoiis who says: “Handy Handley, Born in 17am Maryland, buried in the Old Town cemetery in Carlisle. - .On the night before the battle of Trenton he was ordered by Washington to rera-air behind, and keep the campfires burning in order to deceive the British as to the movement of the American troops.His grave is unmarked except each year the G. A. It. places a flag (her on. Some old settlors recall that many, many years ago, momoria day addresses were delivered at his grave. Hie has dependants living i.i Carlisle. Other Revolutionary soldiers are Robert Bed well (or Beeri-well ) known to have been living in 1840 and 7S years of age at that time. John Hopewell, hurried in Alt. Olive Cemetery northwest of Neu Lebanon. He has an appropriate tombstone. On the monument is carved Mie cap of the old soldier also liis gun, sword and belt.He died Aug. 6, 1S26. The inserts tion is “A Revolutionary Soldier.-'Sarah, his wife died Sept. S. 1S20 (We wonder by whom and when was the monument erected, iAmong his descendants is Miss Edna Calvert of this city. In the Burnett Cemetery, on west on the same road, lies another soldier ol 177Mesheck Hunt. “A Soldier of the Revolution’- is the inscription He was horn Dec. lf, 1 766 died Nov. 30. LS49. Sarah, wife died 1X64, age S4 years.He has numerous descendants in this county. Among the number being Mr. C. D. Hunt of Sullivan.Little Miss. Sit rah Janette Hunt is the great, great, great grand-daughter of this soldier.At Little Flock Cemetery near Shelburn is the grave of Albert Plough (Plewt an ancestor of Dr. Pie.-.- of Hymora. Ilis grave is enclosed by a conorstHi base a no 1'knv-crs and flags mark the spur each Memorial day.Adam Harr, another soldier buried in Botheiem Cemetery soutlnmst k,f Carlisle.Matthew McCain;iion, aged in I.-, to. p-siding with Kriwatri \eal ■lie too is an ancestor of Mis; %in::Ja nves Williams aged 77 in IX O ;esiu:..g with Mentor: Willi ii's.Joseph Rnnsford. aged V.S i.e i x ; '* residing with William Rnnsford Where buried Mordeeni Battsnn?A.Iexandor Armstrong Levi Beni is 7 Alexander Bailey ?William Daugherty, known to have been living in 18-10, then 7S years ofThomas I-’lynn?Abraham Johnson, has ninny des-cendents, among them Miss Maud McConnell of this city. He is buried southeast of Carlisle.Joseph Nelly ?Micajah Mayfield 7 James Spence ?Henry Dooley, buried in old cemetery near Carlisle across the road from the Old Town cemetery. The inscription says “Born Sept. 15, 17 66, died Sept 20, 1S40. (Has many descentants in the county)Nathan Hinkle, is buried neur Hymera. He too has many descend-. ants in the county. In 1003, there was raised by popular subscription a fund whereby a stately monument was raised, and dedicated with appropriate ceremonies.Nathan Hinkle enlisted as a private under Gen. Miles Regiment in April 1 77 6 and served two years and nine months, under Washington’s command. Pie was engaged in the battles of Long Island, Brandywine and Paoli. He lived in Laurence county, Ind., when lie applied for a pension in 1 833.He died in. Sullivan county in 1849. .not many years ago. Some very-old people recalled seeing him in at- ; .'tendance at public meetings. The newly organized Daughters of tho^ American Revolution is named “The Nathan Hinkle Chapter.”The highest patriotic, honor that any American woman can claim is be a D. A. R. but with the honor comes responsibility and duty. None of these brave patriots should sleep in unmarked graves. If in no other way their names should he inscribed upon a monument in the county seat of Sullivan county. Some have crumbling tomb stones, some have marker at all. Before it is too late this patriotic duty should be fulfilled, I, for one, am thoroughly impressed with the idea of a monument as our sister counties of Knox and Vigo, long since have built. There can be many forms of memorials and should be here the G.A.R. have all passeid ffiii. But the county could, /!have one inspiring monument to ike I . soldiers -of .ill warr,. The jwiuh of ; the countv would be benefited there- t by..An ancient sage has said: “That v ’.miion which allows ii traditions to i die must itself soon pens!].-- vAn occasional backward .'.'lance j makes cur future worthy of Pi- past. ' f.
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Sullivan Daily Times
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Sat, Jun 02, 1923
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