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Montgomery Township near Commiskey in Jennings County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Patriot Burials

Hopewell Cemetery

 
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Inscription. At least two veterans of the Revolutionary War, John Stagg & Evan Thomas, buried here ca. 1840-1846.
 
Erected 2024 by Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution • William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 85.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
 
Location. 38° 52.957′ N, 85° 37.48′ W. Marker is near Commiskey, Indiana, in Jennings County. It is in Montgomery Township. It is on Indiana 3 half a mile north of West County Road 750 South, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7060 IN-3, Commiskey IN 47227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also 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
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Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Thomas James (here, next to this marker); Morgan Finds a Hoosier Oasis (approx. 4.1 miles away); Morgan's Raid (approx. 5.7 miles away); Morgan's Troops Camped Here (approx. 5.7 miles away); Dupont: Fourth Night in Indiana (approx. 5.7 miles away); John H. and Sarah Tibbets (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lyman Hoyt (approx. 6.6 miles away); Jennings County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away).
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025
2. Patriot Burials Marker
John Stagg Gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025
3. John Stagg Gravesite
Evan Thomas Gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025
4. Evan Thomas Gravesite
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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