Charlie Paparella Visits a Hero at Wimbrow Cemetery

PARSONSBURG, Md. – In this week’s edition of Back on the Road with Charlie Paparella, brought to you by Furniture & More Gone Coastal, Charlie visits a war hero of the past at Wimbrow Cemetery.

Wimbrow Cemetery lies deep in the woods of eastern Wicomico County. Charlie took a visit to the tombstones alongside some folks who were interested in the area’s history.

“We have a cousin who’s very interested in family history, and she had mentioned it, and then I pursued it through the DAR,” one visitor said.

The DAR, or Daughters of the American Revolution, was founded back in 1890. All DAR members can trace their heritage back to at least one patriot who served in the Revolutionary War. One member in the group visiting the Wimbrow Cemetery starts to list her related patriots.

But at this graveyard, it is Private Thomas P. Wimbrow is remembered as a Revolutionary hero who fought several battles in the Maryland Line. When he was laid to rest in 1831, his grave initially lied in Somerset County, as Wicomico County lines had not yet been drawn. It would ultimately be created from parts of Somerset and Worcester in 1867 following Salisbury’s commercial success.

“Those who served in the Revolutionary War are still remembered and honored by those who have come after them,” Charlie says.

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