Revolutionary War Veterans with Graves in Illinois
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General Bartholomew
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General Joseph Bartholomew is the namesake of the GJB SAR Chapter. While campaigning on horseback, General Bartholomew, aggravated a chronic inflammation of the bladder. He returned home where he died the next day, November 3, 1840, at age 74. He was buried in the cemetery in the village of Clarksville, McLean County, Illinois. Bartholomew County, Indiana is named after him as is the Bartholomew Trail in Indiana. More detail.
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 Joseph Bartholomew
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Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in McLean County Illinois
Revolutionary War Patriots of McLean County Illinois Marker
The America 250! Memorial marker dedicated 21 September 2024 and placed on the grounds of the McLean County Museum of History.
See The Pantagraph, September 6, 2024, p. 3 or the local LGS-DAR website
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence.
These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
Presented by
Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States
The America 250! Memorial marker dedicated 21 September 2024 and placed on the grounds of the McLean County Museum of History.
See The Pantagraph, September 6, 2024, p. 3 or the local LGS-DAR website
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence.
These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
Presented by
Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States
Memorial names originally dedicated June 5, 1976 by the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution from McLean County (with GJB SAR edits from Find-a-Grave, 24 Sept 2024)
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Ebenezer Barnes, MA
Stout's Grove Cemetery, Danvers Joseph Bartholomew, PA Clarksville Cemetery Samuel Beeler Sr. PA East Twin Grove Cemetery Philip Crose, VA Miller Cemetery, Heyworth Frederick Eveland, NJ Fremont Cemetery, McLean David Haggard, VA Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington Francis Hodge, NJ Frankeberger Cemetery, Ellsworth Moses Hougham, MD Scogin Hill Cemetery, Bloomington John C. Karr, NJ Heyworth Cemetery William Lee reported buried in Downs |
John A. Maxwell, MD
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bloomington Thomas McClure, KY Stout's Grove Cemetery, Danvers William McCullough, MD McCullough Cemetery, Danvers William McGhee, NC Diamond Grove Cemetery, Downs John Toliday, NY Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy Jacob Williamson, NJ Stout's Grove Cemetery, Danvers Additional Patriots from Woodford County Edward Fitzpatrick Carroll Cemetery, Secor Basil Meek Olio Township Cemetery, Eureka |
Note: Many additional grave markers added for Patriots above by the Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, dating back many years.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, dating back many years.
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September 29, 2024: Stout’s Grove Patriot Grave Marking. Stout’s Grove Cemetery is two miles west of Danvers on the Old Peoria Road in McLean County, Illinois. A custom bronze plaque was unveiled at the cemetery, where 3 revolutionary soldiers are buried.
The GJB SAR Patriot Grave Marking on September 29 was a special event! It had been in the planning stages for a year and the plaque was ordered from Sewah Studios in Ohio in February 2024 and delivery was made to FS Danvers at the end of August. The George Washington Endowment Funds donated $1,500 and the Illinois Society of the SAR put $500 in the “hat” while The Danvers Historical Society and Stout’s Grove Cemetery gave $250 each toward the $2,860 cost of the plaque. The plaque has ivory print on a dark brown background with the SAR emblem at the top. A short bio of each of the three patriot’s buried at Stout’s Grove Cemetery—Ebenezer Barnes, Thomas McClure and Jacob Williamson—covers both front and back of the plaque. In attendance at the ceremony were descendents of the patriots, Kerry Barnes, Joe Barnes, and Jim Barnes (descendants of Ebenezer Barnes) and Roger Meredith (descendant of Thomas McClure).
The wind and rain threatened the almost 100 people attending but the event ended with sunshine. At 2:00pm a Call to Order commenced with a one volley musket salute by Illinois Society of the SAR Color Guard member Tom Ashby and his Brown Bess musket. BSA Troop 920 Presented the Colors followed by GJB Chaplain Reverend Ray Owens giving the Invocation. Retired Danvers history teacher and local historian Cindy Wurmnest presented remarks on the importance of history to the audience. After unveiling the bronze plaque erected near the Stout’s Grove Cemetery entrance American Legion Posts 56/635 Honor Guard did a three volley rifle salute and the sounding of taps. J. Gordon Bidner, President Emeritus of the GJB SAR Chapter, was the master of ceremonies. Reported by GJB SAR Steve Kern (Chair, GJBSAR Patriot Grave Committee)
September 29, 2024: Stout’s Grove Patriot Grave Marking. Stout’s Grove Cemetery is two miles west of Danvers on the Old Peoria Road in McLean County, Illinois. A custom bronze plaque was unveiled at the cemetery, where 3 revolutionary soldiers are buried.
The GJB SAR Patriot Grave Marking on September 29 was a special event! It had been in the planning stages for a year and the plaque was ordered from Sewah Studios in Ohio in February 2024 and delivery was made to FS Danvers at the end of August. The George Washington Endowment Funds donated $1,500 and the Illinois Society of the SAR put $500 in the “hat” while The Danvers Historical Society and Stout’s Grove Cemetery gave $250 each toward the $2,860 cost of the plaque. The plaque has ivory print on a dark brown background with the SAR emblem at the top. A short bio of each of the three patriot’s buried at Stout’s Grove Cemetery—Ebenezer Barnes, Thomas McClure and Jacob Williamson—covers both front and back of the plaque. In attendance at the ceremony were descendents of the patriots, Kerry Barnes, Joe Barnes, and Jim Barnes (descendants of Ebenezer Barnes) and Roger Meredith (descendant of Thomas McClure).
The wind and rain threatened the almost 100 people attending but the event ended with sunshine. At 2:00pm a Call to Order commenced with a one volley musket salute by Illinois Society of the SAR Color Guard member Tom Ashby and his Brown Bess musket. BSA Troop 920 Presented the Colors followed by GJB Chaplain Reverend Ray Owens giving the Invocation. Retired Danvers history teacher and local historian Cindy Wurmnest presented remarks on the importance of history to the audience. After unveiling the bronze plaque erected near the Stout’s Grove Cemetery entrance American Legion Posts 56/635 Honor Guard did a three volley rifle salute and the sounding of taps. J. Gordon Bidner, President Emeritus of the GJB SAR Chapter, was the master of ceremonies. Reported by GJB SAR Steve Kern (Chair, GJBSAR Patriot Grave Committee)
Ebenezer Barnes, Stout's Grove Cemetery
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Thomas McClure and Jacob Williamson
Stout's Grove Cemetery
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View of McClure (above) & Barnes/Williamson (both on same stone) grave markers
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Thomas McClure
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Ebenezer Barnes
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Jacob Williamson
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NW or Danvers, Illinois, on Old Peoria Rd, Coordinates: 40.53750, -89.21500
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Steve Kern, SAR Chairman for Stout's Grove Cemetery Patriot marker committee
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David Harrard, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
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June 11, 2023: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum. Plaque unveiled by the Haggard family to Patriot David Haggard. The dedication included a presentation of colors by Scout Troop 920, a musket salute, a three volley rifle salute by the Honor Guard of American Legion Posts 635 and 56, and the sounding of taps. The guest speaker was Julie Emig, Executive Director, of the McLean County Museum of History.
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Patriots in Northern Illinois
Abner Powers
Israel Putnam Warner
Aaron Miner
Eli Skinner
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In the first half of the 19th century, four Revolutionary War soldiers, already in their mid-70s or 80s, found their way to the prairies of the northeastern Illinois region. Two of the men, Abner Powers and Israel Putman Warner, were young boys present at the Battle of Bennington on Aug. 16, 1777 (Vermont). They are buried in the Big Woods CemetaryThe decisive defeat of the British forces is seen as a turning point in the war for independence. Two others, Aaron Miner and Eli Skinner, are both buried in the small Elk Grove Cemetery, nestled in the shadow of the tollway and Arlington Heights Road. They are the only two Revolutionary War soldiers known to be buried in Cook County. The Fox Valley Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has compiled histories of the four soldiers on their website, www.foxsar.org/Patriots.html.
Abner Powers was at Valley Forge with George Washington's army. Serving as a drummer boy at the famous battles of Bennington and Saratoga, he later signed up as a soldier and was present at the final battle, Yorktown ([email protected], 2016). Powers was born in Springfield, New Hampshire, on Dec. 15, 1760. At age 15, he enlisted as a drummer boy with the 1st New Hampshire Regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bennington and the Battle of Saratoga. He came to Illinois, settling in Kane County in 1844, where Abner lived with his son and his family. He died at age 91 on Sept. 25, 1852, in Virgil Township and buried in Lily Lake Cemetary. Israel Putman Warner. Born May 27, 1768, in Bennington, Vermont, Warner was named after Israel Putnam, a popular figure who served with Roger's Rangers during the French and Indian War, and later in his early 60s, fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warner started his military career early, serving as a military courier at age 9 in the Battle of Bennington. He carried a critical message from his father, Seth Warner, a co-founder of Vermont's famous Green Mountain Boys, on horseback to the commanding general to bring reinforcements. His son, who joined the army in 1777, served the entire duration of the war as a messenger boy and scout, rising to the rank of private before his honorable discharge at age 15. In 1853, Warner moved to Illinois to be with his daughter and her husband living in Warrenville. Warner died four months shy of his 94th birthday.The posting on the Sons of the American Revolution's website notes that the graves of Israel and his family "are in a row in the Big Woods Cemetery." Aaron Miner. Revolutionary War veterans Eli Skinner and Aaron Miner are among the 25 military service members honored during the Wreaths Across America program last December at Elk Grove Cemetery (Marie Wilson/[email protected], 2019). Aaron Miner, born on March 17, 1757, in Brumfield, Connecticut, served multiple short-term enlistments during the Revolutionary War, often to reinforce the companies of regular troops. In his first enlistment starting in May 1775, his regiment joined the army of Brigadier General Richard Montgomery in October for the successful attack on Fort St. John and Montreal in Canada. Returning to his hometown in Woodbury, Connecticut, that November, he reenlisted six months later in May 1776, and his regiment joined the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the Battle of Long Island and Battle of White Plains in September and October of 1776, respectively. After his discharge in December 1776, Milner served four more two-month terms, with the last one in 1780. After living for years in Connecticut, he later moved to Vermont with his wife, Hannah. In 1833, Milner, in his mid-70s, and his wife moved to Illinois setting up a home with their son near present-day Arlington Heights and Algonquin roads. He died here on March 29, 1849, at age 92, and was buried at Elk Grove Cemetery, established on a small knoll of the Miner farm. Decades later, Miner was made the namesake of a local chapter of the Children of the American Revolution. Eli Skinner. Born on July 30, 1760, in Colchester, Connecticut, a 13-year-old Eli Skinner later moved with his large family to Shelburne, Massachusetts. After the British marched on Lexington and Concord in May 1775, the 14-year-old signed up in the state militia for an eight-month enlistment, where he served as a fifer. After another call for troops in December 1776, Skinner enlisted for another three months, performing garrison duty at Fort Ticonderoga, before returning to his home in Shelburne and later moving to Vermont. In 1848, he followed family to Cook County in Illinois. His homestead was built near the corners of present-day Algonquin and Arlington Heights roads. He died on July 2, 1851, less than a month before his 91st birthday. He is buried in the Elk Grove Cemetery. His grave was marked by the General Henry Dearborn Chapter of the DAR in 1931. In 1991, the Eli Skinner DAR Chapter rededicated his monument in honor of the 100th anniversary of NSDAR and the 45th anniversary of the chapter. *Adapted from "Learn about the Revolutionary War veterans with graves in Illinois" by Chris Gerke, Daily Herald 1 July 2020 |
Illinois Memorials to American Revolutionary War Patriots Found Around the State
Note: we encourage others to send links to add to this collection of patriots buried around Illinois. Click on images to see full display. See also the Illinois Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Cemetery listing and the HMdb.org Historical Marker Database.
