Monday, June 11, 2012

War of 1812 vet gets headstone in Illinois

War of 1812 vet gets headstone in Illinois
The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Jun 10, 2012

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — The great-great-great-grandson of a War of 1812 veteran has made sure the soldier has a headstone in Sugar Grove Township Cemetery.

The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Mike Rowley of Iowa installed the headstone this month for Ashbel Rowley, the only known War of 1812 veteran buried in the west suburban Chicago cemetery.
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