----- Original Message ----- From: <Lcflcflcf@aol.com> To: <VAWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:27 AM Subject: [VAWASHIN] 4th of July Ceremony > On 06-06-2001 I received a lovely invitation from the DAR announcing a > ceremony to honor Rev War Veterans on July 4th at Sinking Springs Cemetery in > Abingdon VA. > > Question: Does anyone know the names of the Rev War Veterans they will be > honoring? I have 5 different direct grandfathers who should be included in > the group, and I would like to notify some local relatives. However, I want > to notify the correct local relatives. > > leslie c foster > ********* Leslie, The WASHINGTON COUNTY NEWS dated June 13, 2001 details the upcoming July 4, 2001 ceremony to honor soldiers of the American Revolution: Monument to Honor War Heroes The Black's Fort Chapter of the DAR is erecting a monument in the Sinking Spring Cemetery in Abingdon, Virginia to honor soldiers of the American Revolution who are buried in Washington County. The public is invited to the dedication ceremony which will be held on July 4 at 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery. Any person who is a descendant of one of these soldiers can receive a special invitation by writing to Black's Fort Chapter DAR, 425 Winterham Drive, Abingdon, VA 24211. The following are the names that will be included on the monument: Aylesworth, Benjamin Baker, Isaac Barker, Edward Beatie, John Beattie, John Beattie, William Berry, Thomas, Sr. Berry, William Blackburn, William Bowman, Esaius Bradley, John Brown, John Buchanan, William Buchanan, Robert, Sr. Campbell, Colin Campbell, James Campbell, John Carmack, John Carmack, William Carson, David Chapman, Isaac Clapp, Earl B. Clark, George, Sr. Clark, George, Sr. Clark, James, Sr. Clark, Peter Cline, Andrew Colville, Andrew Colville, Samuel Conn, William Young Corry, James Craig, Robert, Sr. Craig, David Crawford, Rev. Edward Crook, Henry Cuddy, James Cummings, Rev. Charles Cusick, John Davenport, Thomas Davies, James Deck, Adam Deck, George Dickinson, Humphrey Doran, Terrance James Douglas, John Dryden, Nathaniel Duff, David Duff, Samuel Dunn, William Dunkin, Elizabeth Alex Dunkin, Eleanor Sharp Dunkin, John, Sr. Dunkin, John, Jr. Edmondson, Andrew Edmondson, Robert, Sr. Edmondson, William Edmondson, Moses Edmiston, William Elliot, James Fleenor, Michael Fulkerson, James Fullen, James Gamble, George Gilmore, Jimmy Gist, Nathaniel Graham, James Grier, William Grimes, James Hagey, Johann Martin Hammond, William Harrell, Reuben Hayter, Israel Henderson, John Henegar, Henry Henegar, Jacob Hensley, Samuel Henry, Robert Hobbs, Rev. Ezekiel Hope, James Houston, John Jamison, Thomas Johnston, Peter Jones, John Kelly, John Kendrick, John Keys, James Kincannon, James Kincannon, Matthew Kincannon, Francis King, William Kinkead, John Laird, James Laughlin, James Leonard, Frederick Lowry, David Lowry, John Loyd, John Lyon, Humberson McCauley, John McChesney, Samuel McConnell, Abram McCrosky, James, Jr. McCulloch, Robert McCulloch, Thomas McGee, Thomas McNew, Edward Main, Sabeers Maxwell, Nathaniel Maxwell, Thomas Maxwell, James Meek, Samuel Mongle, Jacob, Sr. Mongle, Jacob, Jr. Montgomery, Richard Moore, William Mumpower, Peter Neeley, Robert Nelson, William Orr, Arthur Pepper, Elisha Phillips, James Piper, James Pippen, Robert, Sr. Pitts, Lewis Preston, Robert Reed, John Reid, James Riley, daniel Robinson, John Russell, Andrew Scott, John Scott, Joseph Scott, Joseph, Jr. Scott, Robert Scott, Samuel Scott, William Shaffer, John Sharp, John Shaver, Michael Shelby, Evan Smith, Jonas Smith, William Snodgrass, James Statzer, Martin Stein, Leonard Stewart, William Teeter, John Vance, James Vance, John Vance, Samuel Whitaker, Richard Widener, Michael Willoughby, Matthew Willoughby, William Wilson, John Woodward, Jacob Wylie, Alexander Wright, John Hope this helps you! Cheryl LeSueur