Grave Marking Ceremony Honors Soldiers Sun, Aug 14, 2005. 04:17 PM By: Bryn Hough Residents of Somerset honored their fallen hero’s during a special gravestone marking ceremony. Today’s ceremony at the New Reading ceremony honored Johan Anspach, an American Revolutionary War soldier, a celebration Muskingum County Sons of the American Revolution President, Keith Kaufman, says shows just how patriotic the residents of Somerset are. “People always turn out for things like this. The local American Legion, they were kind enough to offer their post for the reception, and they came out to do a salute.” Others participating in today’s event were speakers from the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, descendants of Johan Anspach, and a local pastor. But the event was not complete without the help of Brownie Troop #565. “I know their troop leader told me they were really excited about today, that they were really looking forward to this and I guess they had already practiced passing their wreathe. I like to involve the younger generation to let them experience their heritage and to let them have an understanding.” More than 75 people beat the heat this afternoon to pay their tribute to Johan Anspach and to watch the unveiling of a patriotic war marker on his grave. This is the second tribute Kaufman has been involved in, and he thinks it’s something every resident should be involved in. “I don’t know how many people realize it or not, but we have more than six thousand Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the state of Ohio, that’s the largest number in the Union, so we can be proud of that as Ohioans.” A second grave marking honoring 1812 soldier, Jacob Spohn, also took place today in Somerset at Binckley Cemetery.