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Patriot Burials

Morris Chapel Cemetery

 
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2026
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Inscription.

Pvt. Samuel Seals served
Washington County, PA
Militia ca. 1782. Interred
here April 1812
 
Erected 2025 by Ohio Society Sons of the American Revolution and William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 179.)
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.
 
Location. 39° 33.854′ N, 82° 53.49′ W. Memorial is in Washington Township, Ohio, in Pickaway County. It is at the intersection of Tarlton Road (County Road 16) and Morris-Salem Road (Local Road 53), on the left when traveling east on Tarlton Road. Marker is in Morris Chapel Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7494 Tarlton Road, Circleville OH 43113, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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,
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it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Patriot Burials (approx. 1.6 miles away); Nelson Hitler (approx. 1.6 miles away); Joseph Ludwig (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Camp Circleville (approx. 2.1 miles away); Republic F-105 Thunderchief (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); American Veterans (AMVETS) Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away).
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2026
2. Patriot Burials Marker
Samuel Seals Grave Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2026
3. Samuel Seals Grave Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Nov. 9, 2026