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War of 1812 Veteran Grave Marked

War of 1812 Veteran Grave Marked

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Darrell Eugene Payne, Gayle French Lessen, Thelma Gardner Eisberg, Mary Payne Barringer, Lindsay Erlenbush Maus, Pamela Erlenbush, Phillip Franks French, Brynne Barringer Monier. All are descendants of John Winans Clark whose stone [with wife Ann “Nancy”] is on the left. [Photo by Jane DeWitt] On June 13, 2009, the Sangamon River Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812 joined descendants of John Winans Clark and guests at Laenna Cemetery outside of Chestnut in Logan County for a Dedication Ceremony…

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John Winans Clark

John Winans Clark

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John Winans Clark was born in Somerset County, New Jersey, in 1779, traveled to Kentucky and eventually Illinois, and died at Yankeetown, Logan County, Illinois, on March 5, 1859. He is buried at Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut. Yankeetown is long gone but once was about where he is buried. Along the way John Winans Clark served in the War of 1812 in Captain Jeremiah Martin’s Company, Kentucky Mounted Volunteer Militia, mustering in on August 31, 1813, at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky….

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Where’s Callie?

Where’s Callie?

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The Case of the Missing Poet Decatur Daily News, Decatur, Il, Thursday, 30 July 1914 WRITER OF VERSE DIESMiss Callie Harcourt of Chestnut, well known in this locality for her writing of verses, died suddenly Wednesday morning at her home. That’s all the researcher knows. His original question was why couldn’t he find her listed at Laenna Cemetery in Chestnut. Callie’s father Stillwell, who was still alive at the time of Callie’s death, is buried there. He died July 11,…

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