Revolutionary War Veteran Honored in McHenry County-- Part 3

The plaque dedication was organized by the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and was also attended by the Daughters of the American Revolution and Major Watson Society of the Children of the American Revolution. //// The SAR estimates that in Illinois there are about 100 cemeteries with the remains of American Revolution veterans. Most individual graves have been marked, but the SAR wants to put these plaques at cemetery entrances to alert visitiors of the fact. //// The SAR is an international organization of men who are descendants of those who fought in the American Revolution. ////