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eoresonta-ital fund.^hite Riveri 11— Con-Bland lias placed in i Omnibus longress. a ut a pre* md survey fhite liiverartinsville,and exam* a view of if the river, y valuable fi the fer-ms on ac-3 river isis retards e dredging Iso caused e the wa-tiasin at a to he im-id channelh agitationction withs and therict peoplelat, throughhe Federalig interest. the enor-igricuitural the highof 22 Revolutionary soldiers for the county that were known upto 1840.The Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 2, Page 98, locates the graves of seven Revolutionary dead in the county, as follows: James Bryant and Peter Witbamin Spencer cemetery; Joshua Kelly, - miles north of Spencer; Ninian Steele, 41 miles north ofGosport; Andrew Evans, on the Otis Asher farm near Gosport; John Snoddy. 4 miles north of Gosport; Thomas Ash brook, Se-crest cemetery near Roniona.Miss Sanders has also found that Thos. Dunnigan is also buried on the Asher farm. Obadiah Turpin is buried in Hendricks county. Adam Modrell lived near the Surber school house and is possibly buried there. Elijah Lacey lived in Harrison township, near San.aria church, but his grave has not yet been found. Janies Monroe Blain is buried in Monroe county on the Walker farm.Bartlett Asher is buried on the farm now owned by Edgar Gosa and his grave is unmarked. He and his father, William Asher, both served in the Revolution but the father was scalped anddisemboweled by the Indians in 1780.Miss Sanders 9tates that ofContinued On Paye 5 C'otawu 3
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Spencer Owen Leader
Spencer, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 15, 1922
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