Checking on caches currently located in East Hill Cemetery. PLEASE be respectful. No night caching. Headstones are fragile and should not be disturbed. Please replace flags if they have fallen. Read long description for additional notes and info. regarding cache container and purpose for Instant Relative Series. Stealth may be required. Happy Caching!
The " Instant Relative Series " is a means to connect stories with names, lives and memories of intriguing people from the past. Series has been created because of my interest in history, genealogy research, people and Geo-caching. Instant relatives are not related directly to our family, BUT who knows? The goal is to geo-cache cemeteries in order to share stories which will entertain, educate and on occasion provide a little humor. If one should find inaccuracies within stories or information posted,please email and corrections will be made as necessary. Cache is hidden away from graves. Cache is a one gallon plastic container suitable for trade items, travel bugs etc. Cache is hidden away from graves. Total Internments: 10,524 Noted Internments: •Hackleman, Gen. Pleasant Adam b. November 15, 1814 d. October 3, 1862 Union Civil War General. Born in Franklin Co. Indiana, he was a farmer who studied law and was admitted to the bar. From 1837 he was probate judge of Rush Co. Indiana, and in 1841 was elected to the state legislature. He ran as a candidate for Congress as a Whig in 1842 and as a Republican in 1858, losing both times. On May 20 1861, Hackleman was appointed Colonel of the 16th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, 1 years service. On April 28 1862 he was promoted to Brigadier General of volunteers and assigned to command the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Army of Tennessee. The 2nd Division was attached temporarily to Gen. Roscrans Army of the Mississippi where on Oct. 3 1862 it was attacked by Confederate forces at the Battle of Cornith. Early in the fighting a gap was forced through Union lines and Hackleman tried to rally his Brigade and was shot through the neck. The wound proved fatal and he died later that morning. (Bio by: justin) •Robinson, John Larne b. 1813 d.1860 US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1853. (Bio by: K) •Sexton, Leonidas b. 1827 d. 1880 US Congressman. Elected to represent Indiana's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1879. Also served as a Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877. (Bio by: K) •Shaw, Knowles b. October 31, 1834 d. June 7, 1878 Musician and hymn writer. He was born in Butler County, Ohio and grew up in Rushville, Indiana. As a young boy his father died leaving his grieving son with the charge to take care of his mother and the admonition to prepare to meet God. He also left the boy a violin which he cherished throughout his life. Shaw set out immediately to care for his family by working wherever and whenever he could. By the time he was eighteen years old he had experience as a carpenter, plasterer, cobbler, store clerk and teacher. The bright and talented adolescent also became famous for his violin playing and was in demand to entertain at parties and dances. One night while playing at a party where the alcohol was flowing freely he recalled the admonition of his dying father to prepare to meet God. He was so struck by that memory that he left the stage, and when the audience urged him to continue playing he relented saying that he was sorry for his past actions and that he was now going to change his life's course. The young man became active in the Temperance movement and began preaching in nearby churches. His musical talent coupled with his powerful oratorical skills once again allowed him to develop a following and soon "The Singing Evangelist" was traveling throughout the country holding revival meetings. The popular preacher began to compose music to accompany his evangelistic efforts and from 1868 to 1878 he had published five hymnals. He also wrote several hymns including "Bringing in the Sheaves" and "The Handwriting on the Wall" and he composed the music for several more songs including "I am the Vine" and "We Saw the Not". At the height of his ministry he was killed when a train, bound to McKinney, Texas, derailed and plunged down a deep ravine. The nation grieved the death of this famous evangelist with over a thousand mourners attending a memorial service in Dallas. When the body was returned to Rushville, Indiana the crowd assembled for his funeral was so large that the service was held in the courthouse square because there was no building large enough to hold the assembled throng. Although the train accident cut short his life Shaw is remembered as a pioneer in the American religious music genre and several of his hymns are still popular today. (Bio by Bigwoo) •Willkie, Wendell Lewis b. February 18, 1892 d. October 8, 1944 Politician. Wendell Willkie was the Republican nominee for President in 1940. He wrote the book "One World." • Wolfe, Edward H.b. September 26, 1834 d. August 17, 1916 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 52nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "conspicuous gallantry and efficient services during the battles of the 15th and 16th of December, 1864, before Nashville, Tenn." (Bio by: Russ Dodge)