A.W. Lemmon Family - IOOF Cemetery - Crawfordsville, IN
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White bronze monument for A.W. Lemmon family, at the IOOF Cemetery, in Crawfordsville, IN.
Waymark Code: WMKYJX
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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White bronze monument for A.W. Lemmon family, at the IOOF Cemetery, in Crawfordsville, IN.

A.W. Lemmon,
Born March 11, 1816,
Died June 10, 1875,
Aged 59 Yrs, 2 Mo's, & 29 Days.
At rest.
----
Eleanor M. Lemmon,
Wife of A.W. Lemmon,
Born Dec. 12, 1818,
Died June 14, 1890,
Aged 72 Yrs, 6 Mo's, 2 Days.
----
Mary Lemmon,
Born June 19, 1795,
Died August 5, 1870,
Aged 75 Yrs, 1 Mo. & 20 Days.
----
Marion W.
Son of
A.W. & E.M. Lemmon,
Born August 11, 1851,
Died Nov. 26, 1874,
Aged 23 Yrs, 3 Mo's & 15 Days.
----
Infant son of C.H. & M.E. Carpenter,
Born April 4, 1881.
----

One of five zinc or white bronze monuments in this cemetery.

The IOOF, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Cemetery, was established in 1824, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are 384 interments.

The cemetery is situated on a wooded hill, between two sets of houses, just off of Grant Avenue, in Crawfordsville. This is in a nice peaceful location, all you can hear are birds, and the occasional lawn mower from the neighboring houses. It is just north west of the Oak Hill Grant Avenue Cemetery site, and south of the Wabash College campus.

Cemetery Waymark (visit link)

According to the name sign, at the entrance, it contains veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War and World War 1.

Odd Fellows on Wikipedia (visit link)

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)
Headstone text (optional):
A.W. Lemmon, Born March 11, 1816, Died June 10, 1875, Aged 59 Yrs, 2 Mo's, & 29 Days. At rest. ---- Eleanor M. Lemmon, Wife of A.W. Lemmon, Born Dec. 12, 1818, Died June 14, 1890, Aged 72 Yrs, 6 Mo's, 2 Days. ---- Mary Lemmon, Born June 19, 1795, Died August 5, 1870, Aged 75 Yrs, 1 Mo. & 20 Days. ---- Marion W. Son of A.W. & E.M. Lemmon, Born August 11, 1851, Died Nov. 26, 1874, Aged 23 Yrs, 3 Mo's & 15 Days. ---- Infant son of C.H. & M.E. Carpenter, Born April 4, 1881. ----


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