114 - George Fruits - Alamo, IN
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George Fruits is buried at the Stonebraker Cemetery, east of the small town of Alamo, in Montgomery County, Indiana. According to the memorial text, he lived to be 114 years old.
Waymark Code: WMKZK2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2014
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George Fruits is buried at the Stonebraker Cemetery, east of the small town of Alamo, in Montgomery County, Indiana. According to the memorial text, he lived to be 114 years old.

Memorial Text:-

George Fruits
Died Aug. 6, 1876,
Aged 114 Yrs, 7 Mo's, 4 Days
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A remnant of the Revolutionary War.
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Friend after friend departs:
Who has not lost a friend.
There is no union here of hearts,
That finds not here an end.
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This star by star declines,
Till all are passed away.
As morning high and higher shines,
To pure and perfect day.
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Our Father and Mother.
----
Catharine,
wife of
Geo. Fruits,
Born May 6, 1790,
Died Jan. 17, 1880.
----
Plaque text:

Private George (Fruts) Fruits of the Pennsylvania
Militia served as a soldier of the American
Revolution. He joined the Militia at an early age
and reportedly lived to be past 114. This made him
the oldest surviving veteran of the war. Granting
of the widow's pension and the inscription on his
tombstone are evidence of his service and age.



Stonebraker Cemetery, also known as Bunker Hill Cemetery, is located on County Road W 400 S, in rural Montgomery County, Indiana, east of the the small town of Alamo.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 181 interments in this cemetery.

Alamo is a town in Ripley Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 66 at the 2010 census. (visit link)

Ripley Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana. It contains five cemeteries, including this one. (visit link)

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into 11 townships which provide local services. (visit link)

George Fruits on Wikipedia (visit link)
Location of Headstone: Cemetery

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