Cleaning the grave of Revolutionary War Patriot, Francis Moser at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Monroe County Tennessee

The Daughters of the American Revolution are committed to recognize the service and perpetuate the memory of the men and women who fought and sacrificed for American Independence.  One way we honor these men and women is to help maintain their grave sites and clean their old tombstones.

On Sunday, October 13, 2013 four members of the Rhea-Craig Chapter of the DAR met at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Monroe County, TN to respectfully clean the grave of Patriot Francis Moser.  Francis Moser fought in the Revolutionary War and is a direct ancestor of Carrie Ann Bright and her daughter Holly Bright.

Caren Lorelle, Carrie Ann Bright, her daughter Holly Bright and Susan Pluff are cleaning the headstone front and back (one photo shows the stone covered in soap to better define the lettering on the stone).   

Holly Bright and Carrie Ann Bright at the grave of their patriot ancestor.

 

 
 Caren, Susan, Holly and Carrie Ann




The cleaned footstone at the grave of Francis Moser

 

The badge on the back of the grave head stone was presented by the Sons of the American Revolution in recognition of Francis Moser's service. 

If you think you might have an ancestor who served in the American Revolution, consider joining us.  We will help you with the research to find and verify your patriot. We work together on activities that promote our American heritage, provide service for veterans, encourage preservation of genealogical records, commemorate events, promote conservation, provide scholarships for students and other activities sponsored by our chapter, the Tennessee Society and the National Society DAR.