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Midway – 5 patriot grave marking
April 27 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Flyer attached.
Five Patriot Grave markings on Sunday, April 27, 2025
Matthew Bennett (1750 — August 15, 1800), SAR PRS #P-113357, GPS 31.806247, -81.431270
Samuel Burnley (1754 — January, 1791), SAR PRS #P-338458, GPS 31.806153, -81.431319
John Jones (January 20, 1749 — October 9, 1779), SAR PRS #P-226407, GPS 31.806139, -81.431283
Richard Quarterman (1760 — 1820), SAR PRS #P-274722, GPS 31.806122, -81.431321
Joseph Winn (1763 — 1802), SAR PRS #P-322568, GPS 31.806122, -81.431274
Midway Cemetery, US Highway 17 South, Midway, GA 31320 (Liberty County)
Marking ceremony at 2:00 PM
Please consider joining us that morning for the yearly church service at the Midway Church at 11:30 a.m. followed by dinner on the grounds.
The church is located across from the cemetery. This will be patriot markings 36 to 40 for this cemetery.
Nearby Richmond Hill (19 miles north) and Hinesville (11 miles west) have many chain hotels and restaurants.
This will be the eight of several annual markings that have marked the 18 Patriot Graves that can be located with their individual markers and potentially another 51+ unmarked patriot graves in this cemetery.
Wreath registration form is included on the flyer. – Name, Title, Chapter, Organization, State if not Georgia, Attending: 11:30 AM Church Service, 2:00 PM Program, both.
Send response to AthensChapterSAR@gmail.com – Deadline for program is Thursday, April24, 2025 at 5:00 P<
If you will fire a musket please have eight rounds available. We fire once after each biography and then the three round volley at the end.