As part of Ohio’s celebration of America 250, the nation’s 250th anniversary, there is a statewide effort to locate, verify and document the final resting places of Revolutionary War veterans in the state.
This is an opportunity for Scouts and others who support our local veterans to identify and share the gravesite locations of Revolutionary War soldiers from Farmersville and Germantown.
According to America 250-Ohio, the goal is to have a robust public record by July, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
“We suspect that few Ohioans are aware of how many Revolutionary War veterans settled in the state after the war ended,” said Todd Kleismit, executive director of America 250-Ohio. “Creating this database will help crystallize this connection and enhance our understanding of just how important Ohio was to the establishment of the United States.”
Opportunity for the Community
The current America 250-Ohio database does not show any Revolutionary War veterans logged for Farmersville or Germantown. Information and instructions on how to log a grave are found on the America 250-Ohio website.
A search of the Daughters of the American Revolution website shows at least one veteran in Germantown, Phillip Negley, who died in 1843 at age 95 and is buried at Germantown Union Cemetery.
Gravesite of American Revolutionary War veteran Phillip Negley in Germantown 📸 Find a Grave
Ohio is the final resting place for a large number of graves of Revolutionary War veterans, despite not being one of the original 13 colonies. Much of the land that became Ohio was granted to veterans as payment for their military service, leading many to settle here or sell their land to westward-moving pioneers.
This story is the first in an ongoing series of coverage of the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.
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