Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Revolutionary War Patriots
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
1. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker
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The following three patriots are interred in Section OP. Lots 26. 106, and 214.
ELIJAH SMITH
Born on August 12, 1755, near Trenton, Hunterdon County. New Jersey. Died March 11, 1836 at age 80 in Illinois. Enlisted the first time in 1776 in Hunterdon County. New Jersey and numerous times again up to 1781 (1778 Washington County. Virginia and 1780 in North Carolina). Reached rank of Sergeant. First marriage to Elizabeth Laughlin Litton on May 15, 1780 in Whitley County. Kentucky. Second marriage to Lucretia Jones on June 7, 1832 in Kentucky.
Local Sons of the American Revolution Chapt. named in his honor March 7, 1987.
JOSEPH JACKSON
Born in 1758, in what is today Guilford County, North Carolina. Died in Morgan County, Illinois on September 24, 1842 at the age of 84. Gave patriotic service in North Carolina. Married Sarah Kirkman from North Carolina.
JOHN DAWSON
Born July 18, 1750 in Stafford County, Virginia. Died December 7, 1839 in Illinois at age 89. Enlisted in 1775 in Stafford County, Virginia and served as a Private in the Virginia Militia. John served under four different Captains (George Williams, George Burrows, John Mountjoy and John James) as well as Col. Joseph Phillips thru 1781. He married Susan Taylor.
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1776.
Location. 39° 44.319′ N, 90° 12.855′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It can be reached from Myrtle Street. Marker is about 150 feet inside the East Cemetery main entrance, just beyond the inner circle columbarium. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 600 Myrtle 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: Company C, 1st Missouri Cavalry Fallen (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Henderson (about 700 feet away); Lincoln and Grierson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Whig Rivals and Friends (approx. half a mile away); The Civil War Governor (approx. half a mile away); Greene Vardiman Black (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lincoln and Jaquess (approx. 0.7 miles away); MacMurray College (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
2. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
3. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker
Looking toward the cemetery entrance.
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 55 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
