Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County

In Memory of the

— 1809 • 1865 —

Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

1. Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County Markers

Inscription.

Ishmail Bobbitt • Constantine Clarkson • Martin Burris • Joseph Jackson
Samuel Jackson • Bourland Jolly • James Jordan • Lawrence Killebrub
Edward Moody • David M^cPeeters • John Robertson • Elisha Smith
William Scott • Jarrett Seymour • Andrew Turner • John Woods
James Wright • William Willard • Samuel Jones

Augustus Sims • Edmund Stokes • John Dawson • Job Jenkins

Colbay Creed • Nicholas Curry • George Ebey, Jr. • Henry Edwards • James Gordon
James Haney • Peter Jones • David Kincaid • John M^cCumber • James M^cEvers
Patrick O'Flying • Bryant O'Neal • Solomon Patterson • Thomas Roberts • Reuben Ross
George Saunders • Alexander Scott • Jesse Stout • Joseph Summers • Jonathan Sweet
A. Tanner • Bernard Thompson • Phineas Underwood • Barnabas V^an Deventer
Edward Woody

[Bottom marker] Dedicated by the Rev. James Caldwell Chapter, NSDAR
and the Elijah Smith Chapter, ILSSAR 2023 Erected Feb. 22, 1914

Erected 1914 by Daughters of the American Revolution of Jacksonville, Illinois.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.

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In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 39° 44.071′ N, 90° 13.908′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It is at the intersection of State Street and West Street, on the right on State Street. Markers are in the Morgan County Courthouse entrance portico. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 West State Street, Jacksonville IL 62650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Morgan County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Gettysburg Address (here, next to this marker); A Memorial to Soldiers of 1812 (a few steps from this marker); General Benjamin H. Grierson Mural (a few steps from

Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025

2. Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Morgan County Marker

In the right corner under the portico, blocked from view by the columns

this marker); William Jennings Bryan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1858 Senate Race Here (about 700 feet away); The Second Morgan County Courthouse (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.