Benjamin & Nancy Wade and children - Dry Run Cemetery - Mellott, Fountain County, IN
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White bronze marker for Benjamin & Nancy Wade and their children, at Dry Run Cemetery, south east of the town of Mellott, in Fountain County, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMMC65
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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White bronze marker for Benjamin & Nancy Wade and their children, at Dry Run Cemetery, south east of the town of Mellott, in Fountain County, Indiana.


Memorial Text:-

Benjamin
Wade,
Born
Dec. 20, 1800,
Died
April 27, 1839,
Agrd
33 Years, 4 Mos. & 7 Days.
-
Nancy Wade,
Born Feb. 4, 1799,
Died Dec. 27, 1842,
Aged 42 Yrs, 10 Mos & 23 Days.
----
Mary J.
Wade,
Born
Dec. 3, 1823,
Died
Nov. 15, 1838,
Aged
14 Years, 11 Mos. & 12 Days.
----
John W.
Wade
Born,
Dec. 27, 1827,
Died,
Sept. 29, 1844,
Aged,
16 Yrs, 9 Mos. & 2 Days.
----
Rebecca A.
Wade
Born,
May 10, 1830,
Died,
June 3, 1845,
Aged,
15 Years, & 23 Days.




Dry Run Cemetery is located on East Short Road, south east of the town of Mellott, in Fountain County, Indiana.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 207 burials in this cemetery.

Mellott is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 197 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 and it contained 423 housing units. The township contains seven cemeteries, including Dry Run Cemetery. (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)
Headstone text (optional):
Benjamin Wade, Born Dec. 20, 1800, Died April 27, 1839, Agrd 33 Years, 4 Mos. & 7 Days. - Nancy Wade, Born Feb. 4, 1799, Died Dec. 27, 1842, Aged 42 Yrs, 10 Mos & 23 Days. ---- Mary J. Wade, Born Dec. 3, 1823, Died Nov. 15, 1838, Aged 14 Years, 11 Mos. & 12 Days. ---- John W. Wade Born, Dec. 27, 1827, Died, Sept. 29, 1844, Aged, 16 Yrs, 9 Mos. & 2 Days. ---- Rebecca A. Wade Born, May 10, 1830, Died, June 3, 1845, Aged, 15 Years, & 23 Days.


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