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Franklin Cemetery

From the records of the Brooke county Historical Society

THESE ARE NOT COMPLETE OR VERIFIED RECORDS (GH). 

This cemetery is located approximately 4 1/2 miles east of Wellsburg, West Virginia on Washington Pike, (Route 27). The ground for the first cemetery to be located here was donated to the public by Doctor Edward Smith in 1830 for the use of "a public burying ground and a place for a meeting house". The church records show that the log meeting house was built here in 1832 in the southeast corner of the ground. The present church was built in 1904.

In 1889 it was felt that more ground for the graveyard was needed. Franklin Cemetery was incorporated December 19, 1889 by: J.C. Gist, John Reeves, Theodore Dare, Love Douglass, G.B. Hudson, James F. Cree, J.W. Gist and C.H. Beall. The land for this new cemetery was purchased from William Magee and adjoined the old burying ground. This new section was laid out by J.W. Creigh of Washington, Pennsylvania and an iron fence surrounded the plots. The first interment in the new section was made September 20, 1890.

The oldest interment November 20, 1817 Mrs. Jane Strickler. November 3, 1819, Rachel Hunter. 

The written records for the cemetery are listed below.  Some of the dates listed are the actual date of burial and not that of death, but we [The Historical Society] felt these dates were close enough to be used as the death date.
The records between 1918 – 1924 are missing [BE] 

Nov 1817 – Aug 2001


Franklin Cemetery List in Plot Order
Last Name First Name Date of Birth Month of Death Day of Death Year of Death Age at Death
Liggett Lemuel May 3 1875 68
Kemp Elizad March 27 1856
Dimit Jacob 1790 1883 93
Dimit Sidney 1802 1876 74
Dimit Mary Ann 1840 1905 65
Nunamaker Daniel March 3 1865 75
Twinan Samuel March 30 1846 20
Ray Jane Feb 17 1875 25
Starr James Nov 2 1856 33
Starr
Horn Elizabeth (Dau Rev Webb) March 2 1857 67
Owen Laria Jun 12 1856 23
McCreary James Oct 5 1866 68
Hanna Richard Jan 15 1872 82
Hanna Mary Sept 5 1876 78
McKee Mary E. (wf of William) Dec 25 1862 26
Sitherwood John Sept 23 1852 35
Strickler Jane Nov 20 1817 53
Creacrafts Charles Feb 27 1850 59
Miller Sisscelia Apr 1 1863 28
Bowman Henrietts 8/28/1802 Aug 2 1882 80
Craft Rebecca Sept 5 1858 53
Robinson William Dec 22 1855 24
Henderson Thomas 1816 1881 65
Henderson M 1817 1855 38
Henderson J 1810 1877 67
Henderson Arthur 1779 1850 71
Henderson Catherine (wf of Arthur) 1781 1862 81
Scott Jane 1807 1847 40
Scott Kate 1842 1870 38
Henderson Ann 1807
Henderson Mary 1809
Smith Dr. Edward 1/17/1796 March 31 1874 78
Smith Catherine (wf of DrEdw) July 19 1845 48
Smith William June 13 1852 26
Boring Eli May 1 1852 58
Boring Ciscelia B. (wf of Eli) March 22 1878 78
Russell Lizzie (wf of C.G.) 1828 1853 35
Hodgson Laura Beal (wf of Rev T.S.) 1841 1880 49
McConnell Jan 23 1869 85
Herecan Druscilla June 6 1873 36
Davis Amelia 10/14/1811 Jan 29 1875 64
Fisher Mary E. (wf of W.W.) Feb 21 1861 25
Fisher Bethann (wf of Hilary) Nov 8 1849 58
Fisher James Jan 27 1848 25
Hunter Harriett (wf of Nathaniel) Oct 12 1855 41
Hunter Harriett 9/16/1853 Jan 11 1872 19
Hunter Catherine (wf of Nathaniel) Nov 8 1843 38
Hunter Nathaniel Dec 27 1878 77
Smith Andrew Oct 13 1882 82
Smith Jane (wf of Andrew) Nov 29 1876 76
Smith William March 3 1848 86
Smith Susannah (wf of William) July 11 1846 83
Buxton Amos Nov 18 1898 87
Buxton Mary Buckey (wf of Amos) Sept 30 1882 75
Miller Richard Feb 18 1852 33
Miller Christianna (wf of Richard) 1876 56
Buckey Elizabeth 1761 1843 82
Buckey John 1813 1892 79
Buckey Eliza (wf of John) 1819 1866 47
Shrimplin Eliza (wf of John) 1800 June 1 1884 84
Green Obed April 4 1857 80
Green Sarah (wf of Obed) Nov 17 1842 70
Buxton Martha Ellen (wf of Jacob) 5/2/1842 Aug 17 1882 40
McCleary Mary Ann 12/12/1832 Nov 24 1861 39
McCleary Ewing 12/27/1810 Jan 13 1895 83
Robinson Elbert 1836 1910 74
Robinson Eliza Fleming (wf of E.) 1845 1879 34
Gist Cornelius Feb 11 1877 70
Gist Isabela (wf of Cornelius) Oct 23 1845 23
Gablendine Henry 5/3/1799 March 8 1882 83
Dare James 12/31/1814 1904 90
Dare Hannah (wf of Jas) 5/17/1816 March 29 1888 72
Dare Mary E. (dau) 4/3/1842 Jan 4 1887 45
Clayton Stephen 1/29/1817 Jan 29 1870 53
Clayton Elizabeth (wf of Stephen) 1783 Sept 15 1869 85
Clayton Stephen 6/7/1778 Jan 1832 54
Clayton Richard 1/26/1813 March 27 1853 40
Robinson Elizabeth March 7 1873 30
Robinson Maria (wf of Aaron) July 10 1862 58
Adams Richard Aug 22 1828 67
Adams Catherine (wf of Richard) 1849 39
Adams Matilda (wf of Richard) 1/8/1843 March 26 1879 36
Merryman John 1/28/1799 Dec 28 1844 45
Merryman Catherine May 13 1830 74
Heeges Mary (wf of Greenberry) Jan 28 1849 18
Cyrus Nancy Aug 21 1869 75
Green William E. Oct 27 1879 78
Green Eliza (wf of Wm) 10/26/1806 Oct 26 1893 87
Green Joseph May 27 1862
Carter Joseph Aug 31 1857 73
Carter Catherine March 30 1859 73
Fowler John March 4 1873 77
Fowler Hiram Dec 27 1865 32
Douglas William A. 6/20/1853 Oct 30 1882 29
Douglas Belle (wf of Wm) 10/2/1856 Feb 8 1884 28
McGee Alexander 1782 1863 81
McGee Ruth (wf of Alexander) 1789 1881 92
Liggett Jesse 5/13/1813 Aug 8 1887 74
Liggett Hannah (wf of Jesse) 3/17/1811 July 13 1881 78
McCreary William July 13 1881 78
McCreary Nancy (wf of Wm) Aug 6 1878 80
McCreary Actlous (wf of Wm) May 7 1852 52
Douglass Robert Jan 26 1884 63
Douglass Mary (wf of Robert) Jan 21 1892 61
Hunter Nathaniel 1821 1863 42
Hunter Sarah (wf of Nathaniel) 1829 1918 89
Hunter Harrie 1858 1863 5
Hunter William 1806 1885 79
Hunter Mathew Jun 5 1848 75
Hunter Rachel Nov 3 1819 63
White Rebecca March 4 1880 65
Carman Jahiel Aug 17 1855 86
Dixon Susannah Feb 1840 30
Dixon Samuel Feb 15 1830 92
Garman Rebecca (wf of J.) March 6 1837 63
Scott Robert March 13 1847 27
Scott Martha Ellen Aug 14 1849 28
Scott Robert C April 1849 25
Scott Robert Sept 8 1849 76
Scott Rachel (wf of Robt) Jan 22 1852 60
Kelly Thomas April 10 1855 65
Kelly Casander (wf of Thos.) March 19 1840 39
Clemens Jacob Sept 10 1874 65
Clemens Jane (wf of Jacob) March 31 1847 62
Jones Samuel June 20 1837 55
Jones Nancy (wf of Samuel) March 13 1861 70
Jones Martha June 31 1866 51
Gist Cornelius Jan 4 1830 60
Gist Clara Reinicki (wf of Cornelius) Dec 20 1858 83
Colver Dr. Samuel Oct 15 1876 76
Colver Rachel July 16 1875 96
Beal Basil 7/14/1799 Nov 26 1871 72
Beal LouisAnna 1/26/1804 July 26 1881 77
Newton Joshua July 6 1835 21
Hamilton William Nov 5 1835 21
McGuire Francis Nov 9 1879 78
McGuire Catherine (wf of Francis) May 14 1870 78
Hudson Rachel Ann (wf of Rev.G.E.) Feb 6 1879 44
Hudson Jane Evit (wf of Rev.T.M) Dec 15 1866 60
Hudson Rev. Thomas (Pittsburgh
Conference M.E. Church)
11/20/1799 Dec 16 1881 82
Hudson Rebecca E.D. 5/11/1827 Sept 15 1883 56
Hedges Nancy (wf of Olis) 1807 1982 85
Magee John 10/12/1791 Jan 1 1877 86
Magee Amy (wf of John) Sept 28 1866 68
Fleming Leander 11/9/1847 June 17 1874 27
McGee John July 5 1866 46
McGee Nancy June 12 1881 52
Unknown Nancy 1873
Churchman Joseph Feb 25 1884 57
Churchman Margaret Aug 9 1885 62
Churchman Elizabeth Aug 15 1880 64
Churchman George Dec 2 1888 75
McCreary Mary G May 31 1879 19
Smith Susan B June 23 1870 40
Smith Lizzie (wf of C.W.) July 2 1861 26
Hudson Flora (wf of T.M.) 8/21/1849 Feb 4 1875 26
McCreary Lizzie (wf of G.W.) Oct 20 1873 26
Hunter Edward Aug 1877 86
Hunter Mary (wf of Edward) Feb 5 1876 69
Franklin Cemetery List in Alphabetical Order
Last Name First Name Date of Birth Month of Death Day of Death Year of Death Age at Death
Adams Catherine (wf of Richard) 1849 39
Adams Matilda (wf of Richard) 1/8/1843 March 26 1879 36
Adams Richard Aug 22 1828 67
Beal Basil 7/14/1799 Nov 26 1871 72
Beal LouisAnna 1/26/1804 July 26 1881 77
Boring Ciscelia B. (wf of Eli) March 22 1878 78
Boring Eli May 1 1852 58
Bowman Henrietts 8/28/1802 Aug 2 1882 80
Buckey Eliza (wf of John) 1819 1866 47
Buckey Elizabeth 1761 1843 82
Buckey John 1813 1892 79
Buxton Amos Nov 18 1898 87
Buxton Martha Ellen (wf of Jacob) 5/2/1842 Aug 17 1882 40
Buxton Mary Buckey (wf of Amos) Sept 30 1882 75
Carman Jahiel Aug 17 1855 86
Carter Catherine March 30 1859 73
Carter Joseph Aug 31 1857 73
Churchman Elizabeth Aug 15 1880 64
Churchman George Dec 2 1888 75
Churchman Joseph Feb 25 1884 57
Churchman Margaret Aug 9 1885 62
Clayton Elizabeth (wf of Stephen) 1783 Sept 15 1869 85
Clayton Richard 1/26/1813 March 27 1853 40
Clayton Stephen 1/29/1817 Jan 29 1870 53
Clayton Stephen 6/7/1778 Jan 1832 54
Clemens Jacob Sept 10 1874 65
Clemens Jane (wf of Jacob) March 31 1847 62
Colver Dr. Samuel Oct 15 1876 76
Colver Rachel July 16 1875 96
Craft Rebecca Sept 5 1858 53
Creacrafts Charles Feb 27 1850 59
Cyrus Nancy Aug 21 1869 75
Dare Hannah (wf of Jas) 5/17/1816 March 29 1888 72
Dare James 12/31/1814 1904 90
Dare Mary E. (dau) 4/3/1842 Jan 4 1887 45
Davis Amelia 10/14/1811 Jan 29 1875 64
Dimit Jacob 1790 1883 93
Dimit Mary Ann 1840 1905 65
Dimit Sidney 1802 1876 74
Dixon Samuel Feb 15 1830 92
Dixon Susannah Feb 1840 30
Douglas Belle (wf of Wm) 10/2/1856 Feb 8 1884 28
Douglas William A. 6/20/1853 Oct 30 1882 29
Douglass Mary (wf of Robert) Jan 21 1892 61
Douglass Robert Jan 26 1884 63
Fisher Bethann (wf of Hilary) Nov 8 1849 58
Fisher James Jan 27 1848 25
Fisher Mary E. (wf of W.W.) Feb 21 1861 25
Fleming Leander 11/9/1847 June 17 1874 27
Fowler Hiram Dec 27 1865 32
Fowler John March 4 1873 77
Gablendine Henry 5/3/1799 March 8 1882 83
Garman Rebecca (wf of J.) March 6 1837 63
Gist Clara Reinicki (wf of Cornelius) Dec 20 1858 83
Gist Cornelius Feb 11 1877 70
Gist Cornelius Jan 4 1830 60
Gist Isabela (wf of Cornelius) Oct 23 1845 23
Green Eliza (wf of Wm) 10/26/1806 Oct 26 1893 87
Green Joseph May 27 1862
Green Obed April 4 1857 80
Green Sarah (wf of Obed) Nov 17 1842 70
Green William E. Oct 27 1879 78
Hamilton William Nov 5 1835 21
Hanna Mary Sept 5 1876 78
Hanna Richard Jan 15 1872 82
Hedges Nancy (wf of Olis) 1807 1982 85
Heeges Mary (wf of Greenberry) Jan 28 1849 18
Henderson Ann 1807
Henderson Arthur 1779 1850 71
Henderson Catherine (wf of Arthur) 1781 1862 81
Henderson J 1810 1877 67
Henderson M 1817 1855 38
Henderson Mary 1809
Henderson Thomas 1816 1881 65
Herecan Druscilla June 6 1873 36
Hodgson Laura Beal (wf of Rev T.S.) 1841 1880 49
Horn Elizabeth (Dau Rev Webb) March 2 1857 67
Hudson Flora (wf of T.M.) 8/21/1849 Feb 4 1875 26
Hudson Jane Evit (wf of Rev.T.M) Dec 15 1866 60
Hudson Rachel Ann (wf of Rev.G.E.) Feb 6 1879 44
Hudson Rebecca E.D. 5/11/1827 Sept 15 1883 56
Hudson Rev. Thomas (Pittsburgh 
Conference M.E. Church)
11/20/1799 Dec 16 1881 82
Hunter Catherine (wf of Nathaniel) Nov 8 1843 38
Hunter Edward Aug 1877 86
Hunter Harrie 1858 1863 5
Hunter Harriett 9/16/1853 Jan 11 1872 19
Hunter Harriett (wf of Nathaniel) Oct 12 1855 41
Hunter Mary (wf of Edward) Feb 5 1876 69
Hunter Mathew Jun 5 1848 75
Hunter Nathaniel Dec 27 1878 77
Hunter Nathaniel 1821 1863 42
Hunter Rachel Nov 3 1819 63
Hunter Sarah (wf of Nathaniel) 1829 1918 89
Hunter William 1806 1885 79
Jones Martha June 31 1866 51
Jones Nancy (wf of Samuel) March 13 1861 70
Jones Samuel June 20 1837 55
Kelly Casander (wf of Thos.) March 19 1840 39
Kelly Thomas April 10 1855 65
Kemp Elizad March 27 1856
Liggett Hannah (wf of Jesse) 3/17/1811 July 13 1881 78
Liggett Jesse 5/13/1813 Aug 8 1887 74
Liggett Lemuel May 3 1875 68
Magee Amy (wf of John) Sept 28 1866 68
Magee John 10/12/1791 Jan 1 1877 86
McCleary Ewing 12/27/1810 Jan 13 1895 83
McCleary Mary Ann 12/12/1832 Nov 24 1861 39
McConnell Jan 23 1869 85
McCreary Actlous (wf of Wm) May 7 1852 52
McCreary James Oct 5 1866 68
McCreary Lizzie (wf of G.W.) Oct 20 1873 26
McCreary Mary G May 31 1879 19
McCreary Nancy (wf of Wm) Aug 6 1878 80
McCreary William July 13 1881 78
McGee Alexander 1782 1863 81
McGee John July 5 1866 46
McGee Nancy June 12 1881 52
McGee Ruth (wf of Alexander) 1789 1881 92
McGuire Catherine (wf of Francis) May 14 1870 78
McGuire Francis Nov 9 1879 78
McKee Mary E. (wf of William) Dec 25 1862 26
Merryman Catherine May 13 1830 74
Merryman John 1/28/1799 Dec 28 1844 45
Miller Christianna (wf of Richard) 1876 56
Miller Richard Feb 18 1852 33
Miller Sisscelia Apr 1 1863 28
Newton Joshua July 6 1835 21
Nunamaker Daniel March 3 1865 75
Owen Laria Jun 12 1856 23
Ray Jane Feb 17 1875 25
Robinson Elbert 1836 1910 74
Robinson Eliza Fleming (wf of E.) 1845 1879 34
Robinson Elizabeth March 7 1873 30
Robinson Maria (wf of Aaron) July 10 1862 58
Robinson William Dec 22 1855 24
Russell Lizzie (wf of C.G.) 1828 1853 35
Scott Jane 1807 1847 40
Scott Kate 1842 1870 38
Scott Martha Ellen Aug 14 1849 28
Scott Rachel (wf of Robt) Jan 22 1852 60
Scott Robert March 13 1847 27
Scott Robert Sept 8 1849 76
Scott Robert C April 1849 25
Shrimplin Eliza (wf of John) 1800 June 1 1884 84
Sitherwood John Sept 23 1852 35
Smith Andrew Oct 13 1882 82
Smith Catherine (wf of DrEdw) July 19 1845 48
Smith Dr. Edward 1/17/1796 March 31 1874 78
Smith Jane (wf of Andrew) Nov 29 1876 76
Smith Lizzie (wf of C.W.) July 2 1861 26
Smith Susan B June 23 1870 40
Smith Susannah (wf of William) July 11 1846 83
Smith William June 13 1852 26
Smith William March 3 1848 86
Starr James Nov 2 1856 33
Starr
Strickler Jane Nov 20 1817 53
Twinan Samuel March 30 1846 20
Unknown Nancy 1873
White Rebecca March 4 1880 65