Gravesite of Charlotte Luther (left) and Watson (right) at Brookside Cemetery.
Charlotte Luther, widow of Smith Luther, came from Brownville, New York, with her three grown sons, Albert, Watson, and Curtis. They bought government land near Fairgrove in Sections 27, 33, and 34 around 1854. Charlotte later married Thomas Streeter, and is buried in Brookside Cemetery. Albert married Mary E. Hinson and they later farmed in Akron Township. Watson married Mary Jane Chamberlain and they are buried in Brookside Cemetery. Curtis married first Rebecca Gordon and second Linda Vaughn. They were farmers near Unionville. Many descendants of Charlotte and her sons still live in the Fairgrove, Akron, and Unionville areas.
Submitted by Sherrye Luther Woodworth January 2000.
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