Capt. Simon Kenton
The Grave of
Capt. Simon Kenton
1755 - 1836
Revolutionary War Soldier
Clark Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops
Brigadier General of the Ohio Militia - 1812
Inscription on Gravestone:
In
Memory
of
Gen. Simon Kenton
Who was born April 3rd,
1755, in Culpepper Co. Va.
& Died, April 29th, 1836
Aged 81 years & 26 days.
His Fellow Citizens of the west,
Will long remember him, as
the skillful Pioneer of early
times, the brave soldier, &
the honest Man.
Marker can be reached from Cemetery Lane east of Patrick Avenue (Ohio Route 54), on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
