November 29, 2023 News 9 Pulse Revolutionary War patriot to be honored in Murfreesboro THE POLK COUNTY
Three other patriots recently honored in Crawford County
Submitted by Pat and Charles McLemore
part in the ceremonies. Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)will also be in atThe DeSoto Trace Chapter of the tendance. Arkansas Society of the Sons of the Period attire will be worn by SAR American Revolution (SAR) will and DAR members. The public is honor Captain William Jenkins as invited to see this colorful and diga patriot of the American Revo- nified tribute to America’s first vetlution at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. erans. 2. The ceremony will take place at the Murfreesboro Cemetery, Pike Three Revolutionary War patriots County, Murfreesboro, Arkansas. recently honored Capt. Jenkins was born Feb., 19, SAR marked three Revolutionary 1762, in Maryland and died in Mur- War patriots in Crawford County, freesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, Arkansas, on Nov. 4. SAR members on Oct. 14, 1842. He filed for his attending the ceremony were from pension on Aug. 3, 1832, in Jack- all five states of the South-Central son County, Alabama. Pension was District. granted #S31774. DAR from several chapters in The ceremony will include a black Arkansas, and two members from powder musket salute and a bag Kansas and Oklahoma, also attendpiper. ed. SAR members from the The first ceremony took place at South-Central District (Arkansas, the Fairview Cemetery in Van BuKansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and ren for James Phillips. His tombTexas) have been invited to take stone was placed by the Mary Fuller
Percival Chapter, DAR, in 1909. The second ceremony was held at the Kimbler Cemetery in northern Crawford County for Isaiah Mobley and his brother Clement Mobley. Each ceremony included a black powder musket salute and taps. SAR and DAR honoring James Phillips at Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren, Arkansas (left and top), and brothers Isaiah and Clement Mobley in Kembler Cemetery in north Crawford County (right). (Submitted photos)
