Hugh Meharry Family - Meharry Cemetery, rural Wingate, IN - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

This twenty feet tall grey granite obelisk is located at the Meharry Cemetery, to the north of the small town of Wingate in Indiana.



Monument Text:-

These all died in faith
--
Hugh Meharry
Born Feb. 12, 1797,
Died Dec. 25, 1880,
age 84 Yrs.
--
Jane F. Meharry
Mother of
H. Meharry
Died Aug. 13, 1844,
age 74 Yrs.
----
Susan A. Meharry
First wife of
H. Meharry
Died Jan. 8, 1835
age 24 Yrs.
--
Margaret D. Meharry
Second wfe of
H. Meharry
Died Feb. 17, 1871,
age 62 Yrs.
----
William Davidson
Died Oct. 1, 1856
age 95 Yrs.
--
Mary F. Davidson
Died Mar. 26, 1859,
age 75 Yrs.
--
----
Ethan
son of
H & M. D. Meharry
died Feb. 8, 1851,
age 5 1/2 Yrs.
--
Harriett
Daughter of
H & M.D. Meharry
Died Oct. 15, 1857
age 19 Yrs.
----

Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. Wingate was platted, (as Pleasant Hill), by Christian Bever in 1832. Citizens later renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson, John C. Wingate. (visit link)

Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544. Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides. The township contains a total of seven cemeteries, including this one. (visit link)

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville. Montgomery County was established by an act of the Indiana state legislature passed on December 21, 1822, which defined the county's boundaries and provided for the organization of its government. It was formed from parts of Wabash New Purchase attached to Parke and Putnam Counties. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec. (visit link)

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