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John Eller
Cenotaph

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John Eller

Birth
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1823 (aged 53–54)
Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Cenotaph
Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Birth year estimated to be between 1767 and 1769. Note that this monument is a cenotaph, not a grave-marker. He was the son of Peter Eller and Elizabeth Dick. [Biographical information provided by Barbara Spears Pipek, BT Orr, and Karen.]
Birth year estimated to be between 1767 and 1769. Note that this monument is a cenotaph, not a grave-marker. He was the son of Peter Eller and Elizabeth Dick. [Biographical information provided by Barbara Spears Pipek, BT Orr, and Karen.]

Inscription

Why do we mourn departing friends
Or shake at deaths alarms ?
Tis the voice that Jesus sends
To call them to his arms
By Isaac Watts 1674-1748
John is buried 1/4 mile N.W. of this site
This cenotaph is erected to his memory 1993



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  • Created by: NatalieMaynor
  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22100510/john-eller: accessed ), memorial page for John Eller (1769–1823), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22100510, citing New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by NatalieMaynor (contributor 46770385).