BROWN, WILLIAM - died in 1841 and is buried at Cherry Point Cemetery in
Wenona Township. (source: Genealogical Records, Illinois Society DAR, 1939,
compiled by Mrs. Edward J. Filbey)
GAYLORD, LEMUEL - was born February 14, 1765, in Bristol county, Connecticut;
died November 17, 1854, and is buried in Cumberland cemetery, Evans township,
Marshall county, Illinois. Lemuel Gaylord's father was killed in the famous
massacre of Wyoming, July, 1778. His mother at once started for her old home in
Connecticut, suffering untold hardships on the way. Three years after her
return, Lemuel enlisted, serving as ensign in Col. Roger Enos' company. After
the war he removed to Illinois, settling in what is now Marshall county. Kathryn
Gaylord, his mother, was the first Revolutionary heroine, for whom a public
monument was erected, and the Bristol Chapter, D. A. R., of Connecticut, is
named in honor of Kathryn Gaylord, the mother of this hero of the American
Revolution. "Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917 LEMUEL GAILORD -
died 17 Nov 1854 and is buried in Cumberland Cemetery in Wenona Township.
(source: Genealogical Records, Illinois Society DAR, 1939, compiled by Mrs.
Edward J. Filbey)
WARNER, JOSEPH - was born in Anne Arundel county, Maryland, March, 1738; he
removed to Fairfax county, Virginia, and enlisted from there; was in the battle
of Germantown, 1779. In 1802 he removed to Ohio, and in 1838, at the advanced
age of 100 years, he came to Illinois, coming the entire distance on horse-back,
residing at Cherry Point, Marshall county. He longed for his old home in Ohio,
and when 102 years of age, he started back, walking twelve miles across the
unbroken prairie, where friends gave him shelter and persuaded him to return to
Cherry Point. Another incident illustrating the indomitable courage and zeal,
both Christian and patriotic, with which these pioneer-patriots were endowed:
One cold, sleety Sunday, his daughter thought Mr. Warner ought not to attend
church, but fearing he would be left at home, he started on foot. There was a
creek to be crossed which he did by lying down and crawling over on two icy
poles. This when he was 102 years of age. The aged patriot died September 5,
1842, and lies buried in Cherry Point, where a monument marks his last resting
place. "Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials", 1917
Extracted 22 Dec 2017 by Norma Hass from the Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution website.
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