At the foot of the Loess Hills, in Harrison County, lies Uriah Hawkins. And thanks to the work of Rita and Bill Hammitt, local 4-H groups and others, the burial site lies in peaceful prairie.

An early settler in the area, Hawkins died Sept. 29, 1869, at the age of 69 years and one day, and was buried in what is assumed to be a family plot. Also engraved on the two remaining stones are the names of his wife Lydia, daughters Emma and Esther, and a handful of others, whose exact...