First, she submitted a supplemental application and it was approved in January, 2019. Once it was finalized she worked quickly to purchase the marker and get the details nailed down. Osegueda was then able to complete her mission of marking the grave of her 5 times great-grandfather, Private William Harris.
On May 22, 2019, a ceremony was held at Linnville Christian Union Church in Thornville, Ohio, to mark the grave of Private Harris. Four descendants, along with the members of the U.S. Daughters of 1812 Lucas Sullivant Chapter (Ohio), participated.
Private Harris served in the War of 1812, under Captains Sutton and Bartholomew. He marched from Licking County, Ohio through Franklinton to Upper Sandusky.
Thank you, Toni, for spearheading this recognition of your ancestor.
The gravestone of Private William Harris, Died January 28, 1873, Aged 80 years, 10 months.
The local honor guard and bugler rendering honors to Private William Harris, a War of 1812 soldier.
Three members of the local Daughters of 1812 chapter also attended the ceremony and are shown here with Toni Osegueda (third from the left) at Private William Harris’ gravesite
Four descendants of Private William Harris gather around his grave following the ceremony: From left to right -- Brenda Wolfe, Zainesville, Ohio; Tammy Radabaugh, Lakeland, Georgia; Sherri King, Newark, Ohio; Toni Osegueda, Apex, North Carolina.
