Revolutionary Soldiers "Illinois Spirit Quest #68" Traditional Cache
Revolutionary Soldiers "Illinois Spirit Quest #68"
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This is a real treasure in Joranda's Illinois Spirit Quest. You are
looking for a magnetic keycase in Sugg Cemetery which is located in
Bond County. While here, please take time to visit the nearby
Revolutionary War Soldiers' graves as well as the Civil War
Veteran's resting place. There is also a very informative plaque at
the flagpole that honors a local man, John DeLaurenti who helped
save this cemetery from becoming a forgotten one.
"CHARLES JOHNSON was born in North Carolina in 1757. After the
outbreak of the war, he joined the State militia and participated
in the battles of Cowpens and Guilford Court House. In 1817 he
became a resident of Illinois Territory, settling in Bond County.
He died in 1821 and is buried in the Old Sugg cemetery, near the
village of Pocahontas. His grave is marked by a United States
tombstone, upon which is engraved his military
service."
"WILLIAMSON PLANT was a native of Virginia; was born in the
county of Louisa in 1763. He early enlisted in the war in the Fifth
Regiment, under Captain Richard Clough in the Virginia line of
troops. He again enlisted in the militia, serving at various times
until the close of the war. He came to Illinois, settling in Bond
County in the town of Pocahontas, where he died in 1830, and is
buried in the old grave-yard there."
source: "Illinois Revolutionary War Veteran Burials",
1917
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