Helmont Kellogg (1762-1848) was born March 17, 1762, in New Hartford, Connecticut, In 1777, at age 15, he enlisted at Litchfield, Connecticut for six weeks in Captain Phelp's Company of Colonel Andrew Adam's Regiment. He served at Horse Neck. Kellogg re-enlisted in Captain Joel Gillett's Company and fought in the battle of White Plains, New York on October 28, 1778. He received a pension.

On January 5, 1786 Helmont married Susannah Moore. They moved with their sons to Wisconsin in 1837 and settled on the Racine-Kenosha County Line. Helmont died at Kellogg Corners, Racine County on March 28, 1848, at the age of 86. His wife died at Kelloggs Corners on February 20, 1840. Kellogg is buried in the Sylvania Cemetery, Kellogg's Corner, Section 36, Town of Yorkville, Racine County.

To locate the Kellogg grave, take Highway 11 east out of Union Grove to 59th Drive. South two blocks to Braun Road, east toward I-94. Go to the four-way stop just this side of the interstate. Turn right on the frontage road. The cemetery is about one-half mile on the west side of the road. His grave is marked by an upright stone marker, which is legible, and a horizontal granite government marker attesting to his service.

GPS coordinates -- N42.68165°; W087.95383°

(Portions reprinted from Solders of the American Revolution Buried in Wisconsin by Robert G. Carroon, who was Curator of Research Collections for the Milwaukee Country Historical Society in 1975.)