At one time there were 10 to 12 known burials on the John Brewer farm in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County. After some years the farm fell into the hands of a series of owners not related to the family. All but three markers were lost, the burial area plowed over. The surviving markers were those for John Brewer, his wife, Jane, and a daughter-in-law, Josephine Wright Brewer.
In the late 1950s the three markers were rescued by John and Jane Brewer's great-great-grandson, Warren L. Van Dine. Following legal requirements, he moved the markers to the McConnell Geddes Cemetery, adjacent to the Brewer farm. Here they receive appropriate respectful care.
The inscription on the family marker includes the information that he died in his 73rd year. From the verbiage found in some old obituaries, that would mean he had passed his 72nd birthday and had entered his 73rd year, which suggests he was born in 1780 or 1781. The year of birth on the military marker is 1787.
In the late 1950s the three markers were rescued by John and Jane Brewer's great-great-grandson, Warren L. Van Dine. Following legal requirements, he moved the markers to the McConnell Geddes Cemetery, adjacent to the Brewer farm. Here they receive appropriate respectful care.
The inscription on the family marker includes the information that he died in his 73rd year. From the verbiage found in some old obituaries, that would mean he had passed his 72nd birthday and had entered his 73rd year, which suggests he was born in 1780 or 1781. The year of birth on the military marker is 1787.
At one time there were 10 to 12 known burials on the John Brewer farm in Fountain Green Township, Hancock County. After some years the farm fell into the hands of a series of owners not related to the family. All but three markers were lost, the burial area plowed over. The surviving markers were those for John Brewer, his wife, Jane, and a daughter-in-law, Josephine Wright Brewer.
In the late 1950s the three markers were rescued by John and Jane Brewer's great-great-grandson, Warren L. Van Dine. Following legal requirements, he moved the markers to the McConnell Geddes Cemetery, adjacent to the Brewer farm. Here they receive appropriate respectful care.
The inscription on the family marker includes the information that he died in his 73rd year. From the verbiage found in some old obituaries, that would mean he had passed his 72nd birthday and had entered his 73rd year, which suggests he was born in 1780 or 1781. The year of birth on the military marker is 1787.
In the late 1950s the three markers were rescued by John and Jane Brewer's great-great-grandson, Warren L. Van Dine. Following legal requirements, he moved the markers to the McConnell Geddes Cemetery, adjacent to the Brewer farm. Here they receive appropriate respectful care.
The inscription on the family marker includes the information that he died in his 73rd year. From the verbiage found in some old obituaries, that would mean he had passed his 72nd birthday and had entered his 73rd year, which suggests he was born in 1780 or 1781. The year of birth on the military marker is 1787.
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