Forgotten Revolutionary War veteran added to Iowa memorial

• Matrom Elmore is the second veteran to be added to the Capitol's Revolutionary War Memorial since it was installed more than 20 years ago — and others are still being identified through research.

Catch up quick: The Revolutionary War ended in 1783, more than six decades before Iowa's statehood.

• The memorial honors its veterans who are buried in Iowa, and it initially listed 39 names.

Flashback: Ebenezer Ayres, who served in the Connecticut Militia, was added as the 40th in 2008.

Driving the news: Elmore, who served as a private in the Virginia militia, was added after more than a decade of research by Clive resident Mike Rowley, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

• That resulted in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs certifying Elmore's service in 2013.

Zoom in: Elmore settled in what is now Lee County after the war.

• He died sometime after 1840 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Lee County.

The intrigue: Rowley is Elmore's five-times-great-grandson.

• He is still researching to identify other Revolutionary War veterans, he tells Axios.

What's next: A ceremony honoring Elmore's addition to the memorial is being planned and will likely take place on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Rowley said.