CLINTON — The DeWitt County Genealogical Society is working to locate some important pieces of DeWitt County history, and they hope the public can help.
For America 250, the genealogical society researched Revolutionary War soldiers buried in DeWitt County. Terri Lemmel, president of the genealogical society, is also a member of the DeWitt Clinton Chapter of the DAR. She said they hope to build a memorial to Peter Curtright, who served in the Revolutionary War.
Lemmel writes a monthly history blog for Warner Library. In July, she wrote about DeWitt County patriots. She said a book the genealogical society published in 1976, reported DeWitt County had the graves of 13 Revolutionary War veterans.
“We do not,” Lemmel said. “Some of them, obviously, were not the right person.”
She said the society had been able to confirm eight buried in the county.
Lemmel said she was already working with the DAR to create the memorial for Curtright, to go in the Mills Cemetery, located east of the former Clintonia Eagle Theater and west of Clinton Plaza and Tractor Supply.
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