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Newspaper article, Plains Dealer
compiled by S.J. Kelley-- 1925
And Then They Went West
by Darlene E. Kelley  1998
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third in series of 5--

     The first fourth of July celebration on the Western Reserve in
which Gen.Moses Cleaveland and several sons of the Revolution took part
was in 1796. The surveying party reached the site of Conneaut at 5:30 in
the afternoon, formed in line on the beach, fired salutes, pitched their
tents and concluded with speeches and toasts.  The first simular
celebration here was the next year. Lorenzo Carter's cabin on the
Cuyahoga saw the wedding of William Clement and Chloe Inches. Among the
more than 10 guests were one son and one daughter of the Revolution.
    On July fourth, 1801, a celebration ad dance was held in the cabin.
More than 80 attended, with numerous descendants of Revolutionary
soldiers and one or two veterans.

Veterans--

    James Prentiss, Private, New Hampshire militia, Highland Cemetery.
    Edward Rathburn, Sr., Private,Mass. Regiment, Born 1754, died 1849.
Harvard Grove Cemetery.
    Jacob Russell, Private in Continental regiment, Born in1746, died
1821. Buried in Shaker Heights, near Lee road.
    Phineas Shepard, Private in Continental line. Born 1753, died 1842.
Buried Riverside cemetery on west 25th Street.
    Ahimaaz Serwin, Fifer, Mass. Troops.  Born in 1759. Died here in
1840.
    Joel Stone, Sergeant at Lexington Alarm.  Born in Groton, Mass.,
Died in Cleveland. Burial Place unknown.
    Asa Stiles. His grave, on the south Park Blvd hillside near Lee Road
is well Known.
     Moses Warren, Private in Mass. Company. Born in 1760, died 1851, at
Warrensville, Ohio.
     Allen Wiley, Jr., Private, New Hampshire troops in the Battle of
Bennington.  Born 1760, died in 1835.
    Charles Miles, Sr., enlisted in Vermont regiment. Noted pioneer of
Newburgh, after whom Miles ave. is named.  Ancestor of the prominent
Miles family, he was Marshal of the day in Cleveland on Fourth of July,
and in command of troops and veterans.  Born in New England, died in
Newgurgh.

Aliens--

     This completes the known list of veterens who lived here or near
by.  Throughout the county are other graves of Revoluntionary soldiers.
so poor were the roads and such was the distance, it s probable they did
not visit Cleveland on celebration days. 
    The following list does not include all of the remaining soldiers
buried in Cuyahoga County. They are as follows;  
John Hall, North Royalton; Joshua Hudson, Strongsville; Daniel Judd,
Wison Mills Cemetery; Elias Keyes, North Royalton; Daniel McKay,
Independence; Claudius Stanard, Wilcox Corners; Samuel Stewart, North
Royalton; Benejamin Waite, Brecksville; Abner Smith, Jonathon Smith and
Sylvanus Smith, all in Evergreen Cemetery, Dover;
William Sadler, Lake Shore Cemetery, Bay Village; Jacob Sawyer, North
Solon; John Shepard, North Royalton; Jason Robbins, Solon; Joseph
Porter, Dover; Josiah Roders, Chagrin Falls; John Palmiter, Bedford;
John Miner, North Royalton; Joseph Myrick, Strongsville; Daniel O'Brien,
Brecksville; Josiah Wilcox,Brecksville; Obediah Cooper, Warrensville;
Amos Brainard, Brookmere Cemetery; and William Fuller, Henry Adamy, John
Bosworth, whose burial places are unknown.
     The graves of Ashael Tuttle and David Clark have been located in
recent years in Erie Street Cemetery.
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