James and Mary Ann Lee - Crawfordsville, IN - Zinc Headstones on Waymarking.com

This is a white bronze marker for James and Mary Ann Lee, at Oak Hill North cemetery, in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

"James Lee, was the first male child born in Montgomery Co. He was one of the most estimable of our old citizens and was honored and esteemed by all. He was elected to the office of County Commissioner in 1870. And he served until the December term in 1876. During his administration the Court house was built, the corner stone bearing his name."

James Lee,
Born, August 8, 1825,
Died, April 28, 1884,
Aged, 58 Yrs, 9 Mo's, and 20 Days.

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Mary Ann Lee,
Born, June 3, 1822,
Died, December 10, 1896.

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"And the stately ships go on, to their haven under the hill, but oh! for the touch of a vanished hand, and the sound of a voice that is still."

As quoted above, from the memorial, James Lee's name is indeed on the corner stone of the Montgomery County Court House in Crawfordsville. (See Gallery pictures).

This is in the main, north, cemetery belonging to Oak Hill Cemeteries, in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Oak Hill North Cemetery, is the largest cemetery in the city of Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to Find A Grave (visit link) it contains 11,293 interments.

Located in the historic, small town of Crawfordsville, IN, Oak Hill Cemetery Company was formed on April 12, 1875 by a group of fourteen investors whom purchased over 100 acres of land. Formal dedication was on October 20, 1875, with the public schools and Wabash College faculty and students invited. Various other city organizations took part in the ceremony.

Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is home to Wabash College, which was ranked by Forbes as #12 in the United States for undergraduate studies in 2008. Wikipedia (visit link)

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