Anderson Miller - rural Fountain County, IN
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N 40° 15.463 W 087° 08.971
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White bronze headstone for Anderson W. Miller, at Greenbay Cemetery, north of the small town of Newtown, rural Fountain County, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMQNBJ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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White bronze headstone for Anderson W. Miller, at Greenbay Cemetery, north of the small town of Newtown, rural Fountain County, Indiana.

Memorial Text:-

Anderson W.
Son of
Jacob and A.A.
Miller,

Born Aug. 23, 1858,
Died April 29, 1885.
Aged 26 Yrs. 8 Mo's. 6 Days.

Father Mother
Brother and Sister,
I love you all but
Love my Jesus better.

According to a marking on the base, it was supplied by the American Bronze Co, Chicago, Illinois.

This is one of two zinc memorials we found in this cemetery.

The Find A Grave Memorial for Anderson W. Miller (visit link)

Greenbay Cemetery is located north of the small town of Newtown, and west of Indiana State Road 341, on the corner of Greenbay Road, in rural Fountain County.

Greenbay Cemetery is located 3.75 miles north of the small town of Newtown, and west of Indiana State Road 341, on the corner of Greenbay Road, in rural Fountain County.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 145 burials in this cemetery.

Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census. (visit link)

Richland Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 950. The township contains seven cemeteries, including this one. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington. According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.
The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War. (visit link)
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Anderson W. Son of Jacob and A.A. Miller, Born Aug. 23, 1858, Died April 29, 1885. Aged 26 Yrs. 8 Mo's. 6 Days. Father Mother Brother and Sister, I love you all but Love my Jesus better.


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