![]() ![]() When John Rhodes died, about the year 1825, he was buried on the southwest corner of Conrad Dillman's land. In after years, the boulder was used for the corner stone of a barn. He was buried on his own land, and a huge stone placed over the grave by his son, who carved upon it his father's name. Possibly, old Conrad Smith died before young Kepler. These departed ones, and most of the graves have been desecrated. About fifty interments were made, but scarcely a dozen stones were erected to the memory of When others died in this neighborhood, they were laid beside young Kepler. The exact spot is near the center of the east eighty acres of the southeast quarter of Section 17. Andrew Kepler's little son, Andrew, died about 1812, and was buried on his father's farm, and possibly the first regular graveyard of the township was then established. It is not known who was the first white person laid beneath the sod by those early pioneer settlers. "All that tread the earth are but a handful to the tribes that slumber in its bosom." This can be appreciated by one who endeavors to write a record of all the burying-grounds of Green Township. ![]()
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