Thomas Cemetery / Abraham Thomas #16-55
N 40° 00.816 W 084° 12.761
16T E 737894 N 4432989
Historical marker located in Troy, OH.
Waymark Code: WMEFAG
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2012
Views: 15
Front Text : "Thomas Cemetery"
Thomas Cemetery is the resting place for many of Concord Township's and Miami County's early settlers. The cemetery is maintained by Concord Township.
This marker was placed here in Miami County's and Concord Township's Bicentennial Year, 2007.
Back Text : "Abraham Thomas"
Abraham Thomas was one of the earliest settlers of Concord Township, arriving in 1805 with his family having come from Kentucky. Thomas was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and served in other battles and expeditions, including both of George Rogers Clark's campaigns against Northwest Territory Native Americans from 1780 to 1782. Abraham Thomas died April 5, 1843 at the age of 88. His gravestone reads "A soldier of the Revolution. It is my will that this lot shall remain a burying ground forever." – A. Thomas
Address
1825 Creekwood
Troy, OH 45373
Miami County
Location Directions
Thomas Cemetery
Keywords
Pioneers
Categories
Cemeteries
Sponsor(s)
Troy Foundation, Miami County Foundation, Miami County Milestones Committee, and The Ohio Historical Society
Year
2007
Marker Number: 16-55
County: Miami
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: no
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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