CHESTATEE RIVER CHAPTER, NSDAR

AND THE

GEORGE WALTON CHAPTER, GASSAR

With special assistance and participation of the Henry Walton Chapter, NSDAR

cordially invite you to a

Patriot Grave Marking

honoring

Pvt. Jacob Mercer

Saturday, September 19, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Providence Baptist Church
601 Railroad Street
Shady Dale, Georgia

Lunch will be served in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the ceremony.

Please RSVP and register wreaths by 9/1 by clicking on the link below:

Event RSVP Form

You may also contact Kris White at 678-665-7182 or email kwshell@aol.com to confirm attendance.

Please note: Outdoor seating will be limited, so please bring a chair. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to the church sanctuary.

George Walton

Sons of the American Revolution

The George Walton Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and teaching American history to future generations. Our Chapter honors our Patriot namesake of Walton County Georgia.

George Walton

George Walton (ca. 1749-1804), along with Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall, served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence.  Originally from Virginia, Walton arrived in Savannah in 1769 and began a lucrative law career.  He suspended his career to travel to Philadelphia to participate in the fateful events leading up to July 4, 1776.

Walton’s role in the American Revolution continued, and he was captured by Archibald Campbell during the British takeover of Savannah in 1778.  After the revolution, his political career saw him take positions as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1788, as governor of Georgia 1789, and as a state senator, filling the seat James Jackson left when he stepped down to rescind the Yazoo Land Act.  Walton eventually retired to his home in Augusta, where he died in 1804.  Walton County is named in his honor.

Source: Georgia Historical Society

The Sons of the American Revolution is the leading male lineage society that perpetuates the ideals of the war for independence. As a historical, educational, and patriotic, non-profit corporation, we seek to maintain and expand the meaning of patriotism, respect for our national symbols, the value of American citizenship, and the unifying force of “e pluribus unum” that was created from the people of many nations — one nation and one people.

“In God We Trust”