From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
BLOUNT COUNTY — Revolutionary War patriot George Hostetter (Huffstutlar/Huffstutler) was honored on Sept. 23 with a grave marking by the Josiah Brunson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Birmingham Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, according to a release.
The dedication service was conducted at White’s Cemetery (aka Huffstutler Cemetery) between Trafford and Locust Fork in Blount County. The cemetery is on private property.
Many of George Huffstutler’s third and fourth great grandchildren were among those in attendance, with some from as far away as West Virginia and Georgia, but most of whom continue to live in Blount County.
Other friends and special guests from the community and members of numerous patriotic organizations were also present for the ceremony.
Revolutionary War Patriot George Huffstutler enrolled at the young age of 15 on the first of August, 1778, as a volunteer in the militia of the State Troops of North Carolina.
He fought at Briar, Fort Stono, Battle of Kings Mountain, Cowan’s Ford on the Catawba River and the Cherokee Indians at the head of the Savannah and Pigeon and French Broad Rivers.
Huffstutler was discharged after Christmas in December 1781. After the war he lived in Sevier County, Tenn., before moving to the Little Shenandoah area of Blount County around 1814. There he owned and farmed several plots of land. He was a true patriot and early settler of Alabama.