Details
- County - Township: Decatur - Fugit
- Container: waterproof match container
- Parking: I pull off of CR 450 and park in the grass.
- FTF: TheLawsonFamily
- Other notes: BYOP
Intro
Please respect all headstones. A lot of work has gone into making sure they remain for generations to discover.
I'm attempting to place caches in as many of Decatur County cemeteries as I can. Take your time and enjoy yourself. You don't have to stop at every headstone, but, please, slow down and look around you. Grave markers can tell a story, or at the very least make you wonder what the story really is. I'd prefer my cemetery caches not be park and grabs.
History
Mt. Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church has it's roots going back to a log structure built in 1823. The church was one of the leaders of the temperance movement with every member signing a total abstinence (alcohol) pledge. By 1900 most of the members had moved on.
Headstones to Look For
- Jeremiah I. Dugan : Revolutionary War Veteran. Died 4/14/1857.
- William Butcher: Was captured at the Battle of River Raisin in the War of 1812.
- George Kerrick: Veteran of the War of 1812. The records say he is buried here but I haven't found his grave.
- Henry Miller: Was also a veteran of the War of 1812 and was also captured at the River Raisin.
- Joseph Beetem: Killed at Petersburg, VA (says TN) 6/18/1864 – Company G, 7th IND
- John Lewis: Died from disease at Elkwater, VA (WV) 12/20/61 – Company G, 7th IND
- William Wick Lewis: Died of disease in Philadelphia in 1864 - 20th IND, Co. C
- Henry H. Sloan : Died at home in Clarksburg on 3/10/1865 - 123rd IND, Co. A