Franklinton Cemetery
Also known as Old Franklinton Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin Township

North side of River Street
East of Souder Avenue
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NameDate of Birth Year of BirthDate of Death Year of DeathRemarksLocation

__cee_men, Murttilla

25 Sep

1841

Wife of John M., aged 24y 1m 10d

Franklinton

Anderson, Joshua

18 Jul

1849

Aged 49y 7m 10d

Franklinton

Armitage, Jacob

04 Sep

1769

03 Nov

1834

Aged 65y 1m 29d

Franklinton

Armitage, James

10 Nov

1801

18 Nov

1834

Aged 33y 8d

Franklinton

Badger, Martha

28 May

1763

03 Mar

1825

Wife of William Badger, aged 62y 9m 3d

Franklinton

Badger, William

19? Jan

1822

Aged 69y 7m, a native of Ireland

Franklinton

Baley, Infant

Nov

1816

Infant child of Steward Baley. Died one week previous to Martha Baley

Franklinton

Baley, Martha

05 Dec

1816

Wife of Steward Baley, died in Franklinton

Franklinton

Ball, Charles

08 Sep

1837

Only child, infant son of Daniel E. & Jane Ball

Franklinton

Ball, Jane McCormick

27 Feb

1816

19 Jan

1838

Wife of Daniel E. Ball, daughter of George & Fanny McCormick

Franklinton

Ball, John Dr.

10 May

1818

"Erected to the memory of Doctor John Ball a native of Connecticut / Respectable physician and an honest man / He died May 10-1818 / aged 43 years / What is this sublunary life? A cloud, -- ordained to float its destined hour, -- then melt and disappear" Native of Suffolk, Connecticut, died at his residence in Franklinton, aged 42y

Franklinton

Ball, Lucinda Miss

05 Feb

1814

Aged 19y

Franklinton

Beard, Eliza

22 ___

1832

Daughter of Michael & Mary Beard, aged 24d

Franklinton

Beard, Infant Son

08 Apr

1851

Infant son of Michael & Mary Beard, aged 2d

Franklinton

Benedict, _____ Mr.

09 Aug

1833

Residing at the far end of the bridge, died of cholera

Franklinton

Boyd, Margaret O'Harra

18 Jul

1849

Wife of Bartley Boyd, daughter of Jas & T. O'Harra, aged 41y 1m 2d

Franklinton

Brotherton, Kezia Culbertson

11 Aug

1811

Wife of David Brotherton, daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, died in Franklinton, aged 29y

Franklinton

Brown, William

1774

27 Sep

1830

Born Antrim County, Ireland

Franklinton

Caldwell, Alexander

02 Dec

1835

Franklinton

Caldwell, Catharine

15 Jun

1834

Second wife of William Caldwell, aged 38y 9m

Franklinton

Caldwell, Infant Son

20 Nov

1831

Infant son of William & Catharine Caldwell, aged 2y 10m

Franklinton

Caldwell, Mary

01 Aug

1824

Wife of William Caldwell, aged 35y. She left 7 children, the oldest in his 14th year

Franklinton (?)

Crips, Edmund C.

21 Sep

1846

Aged 32y 4m 25d

Franklinton

Crips, James

23 Nov

1819

25 Mar

1843

Son of Matheny & Elizabeth Crips, aged 23y 4m 2d

Franklinton

Crivingston, Rebecca

11 May

1811

Sister of Colonel Culbertson, aged 60y

Franklinton

Culbertson, Elizabeth

1743

1815?

Aged 72y. Consort of Col. Robert Culbertson, formerly of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Franklinton

Culbertson, Robert

1738

1820

Lt Col, US Army, Revolutionary War veteran

Franklinton

Davis, Elizabeth Grubb

21 Jul

1813

Consort of Jacob W. Davis, daughter of Peter Grubb

Franklinton

Dearduff, Margaret

04 Oct

1785

31 Dec

1823

Second wife of David Dearduff

Franklinton

Dearth, Francis Y.

02 Mar

1835

07 Dec

1848

Son of A. & R. Dearth

Franklinton

Dickinson, _____ Mrs.

29 Jul

1833

Moved from Columbus to Franklinton on 29 Jul 1833 and died there on the same day, of cholera

Franklinton (?)

D'Lashmutt, Elias N.

1823

Aged 46y

Franklinton

D'Lashmutt, Jane M.

07 Mar

1814

Died at Franklinton

Franklinton

Domigan, Abijah

14 Mar

1814

Franklinton

Domigan, Edin

c. 28 Aug

1820

Died at Franklinton after a fall from a mill

Franklinton

Domigan, William

c. 26 May

1830

Died at Frankinton where he had settled in 1799, aged 89y

Franklinton

Evans, David

c. 03 Sep

1821

Deputy sheriff, died in Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Fisher, Jacob

08 Aug

1845

[Pengelly lists aged 72y, St. Remigius Church Burial Records lists aged 71y]

Franklinton

Fisher, Wife of J.

17 Jan

1837

Aged about 55y

Franklinton

Fleming, William

05 Aug

1832

Died in Franklin Township, aged probably 60y, leaving a numerous family

Franklinton (?)

Forsyth, Sarah Mrs.

29 May

1818

Aged 38y

Franklinton

Foster, Rebecca

12 Jul

1830

Daughter of John Foster, died in Franklin Township, aged 5y

Franklinton (?)

Gage, Alden, Dr.

14 Jun

1790

02 Oct

1821

From Fairfield, New York. "He was an able Physician, a careful and tender Parent and a kind indulgent Husband."

Franklinton

Gilmore, J. S.

10 Oct

1817

Aged 61y

Franklinton

Gilmore, Mary

17 Jun

1818

Wife of James Gilmore, aged 28y

Franklinton

Golliday, David

11 Oct

1828

01 Sep

1824 (sic)

Son of Rubin & Lucy Golliday

Franklinton

Goodale, Elizabeth Mrs.

14 Apr

1743

24 Jan

1809

Born Rutland, Massachussets, consort of Major Nathan Goodale, aged 65y 9m 24d

Franklinton

Grate, Hannah

07 Oct

1826

Wife of Maj. Joseph Grate

Franklinton

Grate, Joseph Major

19 Oct

1826

Franklinton

Gutschius, John

16 Oct

1821

Franklinton (?)

Hanauer, Louisa

* 22 Jan

1844

Daughter of Nicholas Hanauer, aged 4y

Franklinton

Hanauer, Nicholas

23 Feb

1846

Son of Nicholas Hanauer, aged 12y

Franklinton

Harrison, Elinor

15 Jan

1829

Consort of William Harrison, aged 63y

Franklinton

Helmick, Isaac Dr.

31 May

1778

20 Jan

1845

Franklinton

Helmick, Mary

30 Jun

1776

27 Dec

1837

Wife of Dr. Isaac Helmick

Franklinton

Henderson, Mary Stewart

27 Jul

1928

"She was an affectionate wife and mother, an exemplary Christian, and a faithful friend." Wife of Robert Henderson, daughter of John Stewart Esq., aged 41y 9m.

Franklinton

Hill, Robert M.

22 Sep

1812

Died at the house of Elijah Fulton, near Franklinton, aged 21y

Franklinton

Hosack, Adam

03 Nov

1813

Postmaster at Franklinton

Franklinton

Johnson, _____ Mrs.

1821?

Wife of Henry Johnson, died in Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Johnson, Marion

21 Sep

1865

Daughter of S. & E. Johnson, aged 20y 8m 10d

Franklinton

Johnson, Samuel

17 Jul

1864

Aged 80y 1m 27d

Franklinton

Keller, Margaret Culbertson

03 May

1817

Wife of Jacob Keller Esq., daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, aged 47y

Franklinton

Kelly, Margaret

[A possible typo meant to be Margaret Keller in Columbus City Graveyards]

Franklinton

Kemmerle, Charles

1867

1878

Franklinton

King, Sarah A.

04 Dec

1861

Wife of Robert Kin, aged 52y 11m 21d

Franklinton

Lambert, John H. Dr.

28? Sep?

1824?

Aged 34y [Lee's History of the City of Columbus lists year of death 1821; Ohio Monitor newspaper 29 Sep 1821 lists date of death 29 Aug 1821 and indicates Dr. Lambert was from Illinois]

Franklinton

McDowell, John A. Hon.

06 May

1789

01 Oct

1823

Born Kentucky, son of Samuel & Ann McDowell. Green Lawn Lot Book indicates a monument at Green Lawn Cemetery, Section P, but the remains are not at Green Lawn

Franklinton

McElvain, Samuel

1758

1806

Ensign, Cumberland County Militia, Revolutionary War. [Not listed in DAR Roster]

Franklinton

M'Donald, William R.

02 Jul

1834

Son of William & Jane M'Donald, aged 11m

Franklinton

M'Dowell, Starling

03 Jul

1833

Infant son of Col. A.I. M'Dowell of this town, aged nearly 4m

Franklinton (?)

Megowen, Martha Hamlin

23 May

1792

09 Apr

1813

Daughter of Nathaniel Hamlin, wife of Lt. Robert Megowen, aged 21y 10m 27d

Franklinton

Megowen, Wm. Robert

31 Dec

1785

22 Apr

1813

Son of John & Sarah Megowen, aged 28y 3m 28d

Franklinton

Melvin, Edward Y.

15 Feb

1847

Son of J. & M. Melvin, aged 10d

Franklinton

Menely, Hannah

28 Aug

1831

Died in Franklinton, member of Baptist Church

Franklinton (?)

Mittelholz, Thaddeus

09 May

1844

Aged 68y, buried from St. Remigius Church on 10 May 1844

Franklinton (?)

M'Nutt, William

31 Oct

1813

Died in Franklinton, aged 20y

Franklinton

Moorehead, Eliz.

17 Oct

1812

Daughter of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead [Columbus City Graveyards lists son of Thomas & Rebecca Moorehead, Pengelly lists son of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead]

Franklinton

Moorehead, Forguson

06 Sep

1834

Son of Forguson & Jane Moorehead, aged 16y

Franklinton

Moorehead, Jane

11 Mar

1826

Wife of Forgus Moorehead, aged 48y

Franklinton

Moorehead, Joseph M.

04 Mar

1814

Son of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead

Franklinton

Moorehead, Lewis M.

16 Aug

1816

31 Jan

1844

Franklinton

Moorehead, Thomas

17 Mar

1813

Aged 50y. Listed as Francis Morehead in the Sunday Herald newspaper 02 May 1886

Franklinton

Moorehead, Thomas C.

10 Dec

1808

[Columbus City Graveyards lists son of Thomas & Rebecca Moorehead, Pengelly lists son of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead]

Franklinton

Naidenbausch, Sarah Elizabeth

30 Sep

1833

Daughter of Henry & Ann Naidenbausch, aged 12y

Franklinton

Noble, Seth

15 Apr

1743

15 Sep

1807

Mass Militia, Revolutionary War. According to the historical marker at the cemetery, Seth Noble was the first minister in Franklinton

Franklinton

Oharra, Henrietta

20 Feb

1824

Wife of Arthur Oharra, aged 39y. She lived a life to be admired, And died a death to be desired.

Franklinton

Oharra, Henrietta (Hester)

20 Feb

1824

" She lived a life to be admired, And died a death to be desired." Wife of Arthur Oharra, aged 39y. [Columbus Gazette newspaper 26 Feb 1824 lists first name Hester, Pengelly lists first name Henrietta]

Franklinton

Oharra, Isabella (Elizabeth)

07 Mar

1844

Wife of James Oharra, aged 69y 10m 24d. [Lee's History of the City of Columbus lists first name Elizabeth, Pengelly lists first name Isabella]

Franklinton

Oharra, J. R.

05 Jan

1855

Aged 43y 10m 12d

Franklinton

O'Harra, James W.

10 Feb

1852

Son of J.R. & R.H. O'Harra, aged 14y 5m 7d

Franklinton

Parks, Jane Culbertson

17 Sep

1823

Wife of Joseph Parks, daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, aged 60y

Franklinton

Parks, Joseph

13 Oct

1818

Fell from a porch and died in Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Peg, _____ Mrs.

21 Jul

1818

Died in Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Perrin, John

19 Mar

1762

08 Oct

1816

Franklinton

Perrin, Polly

29 Oct

1760

18 Oct

1833

Aged 72y 11m 20d

Franklinton

Perrin, William

08 Sep

1832

10 Sep

1833

Son of Jonathan B. & Amanda Perrin, aged 1y 2d

Franklinton

Phillis, Charles

12 Aug

1813

Died near this place, aged 55y

Franklinton (?)

Reid, Maria

Nov

1826

Wife of George Reid, died in Franklin Township, leaving 2 small children

Franklinton (?)

Rhoades, Elizabeth Mrs.

c. 1890

Franklinton

Richards, Elizabeth L.

04 Aug

1842

Daughter of Rimmon & Lucy Richards, aged 6y 2m 18d

Franklinton

Riddle, Susan

03 Jan

1855

Wife of W. Riddle, aged 41y

Franklinton

Riley, Mary

11 Jan

1813

Consort of Robert W. Riley

Franklinton (?)

Risley, Jacob Swain

31 Jan

1810

29 Sep

1832

Son of Catharine & Lewis Risley

Franklinton

Risley, Lewis

26 Sep

1777

08 Oct

1833

Aged 56y

Franklinton

Rudisill, Charles M.

14 Aug

1833

Infant child of Louisa M. & J.E. Rudisill, aged 5m

Franklinton

Rudisill, Louisa M.

01 May

1833

Consort of J.E. Rudisill [Pengelly lists aged 19y, Ohio State Journal newspaper lists aged 18y]

Franklinton

Saile (Sails), Henry

17 Oct

1844

Son of Wendelin Saile, from Columbus St. Remigius Church [St. Remigus Church Burial Records lists last name Saile, Columbus City Graveyards lists both Sails and Saile]

Franklinton

Sandusky, Polly

19 Mar

1798

16 Feb

1825

Wife of Samuel Sandusky

Franklinton

Schneider, Johann Michael

04 May

1762

11 Jul

1845

Aged 83y 2m 7d (inscription in German)

Franklinton

Scott, Samuel Jr.

22? Mar

1839

28 Dec

1861

Pvt 14 Regt., Ohio Volunteer Infantry [Pengelly lists date of birth 22 Mar and does not list military information, Gustafson lists date of birth 02 Mar 1839]

Franklinton

Scott, Samuel Sr.

27 May

1800

16 Oct

1871

Franklinton

Sly, Henry

13 Jun

1842

Aged 61y

Franklinton

Smith, Rebecca Culbertson, Mrs.

28 Sep

1798

07 Feb

1828

Consort of N.W. Smith, daughter of Andrew & Esther Culbertson. "Why, lovely friend, indulge that tear? / Why trembling view my dark abode? / Though you with me must moulder here / Yet faith can wing the soul to God."

Franklinton

Sullivant, Michael

20 Dec

1835

05 Dec

1837

Son of M.L. & S.L. Sullivant

Franklinton

Swaisgood, Sarah

12 Jan

1813

Consort of John Swaisgood

Franklinton

Swysgood, Ann

20 Dec

1858

Aged 69y 28d

Franklinton

Thompson, John

10 Sep

1821

Died at Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Vance, George

11 Jan

1815

24 Nov

1827

Son of Joseph & Cynthia Vance

Franklinton

Vance, Joseph

1775

08 Jun

1824

"What is this world at best? / A passage to the tomb / And every hour comes around, / by sorry or by woe, / Some tie to unbind, / By love entwined, / To lay our comforts low." Died at his residence in this county, aged 49y. Capt. Franklin Dragoons, War of 1812

Franklinton

Vanpelt, Angline Naidenbausch

17 Nov

1835

Wife of William A. Vanpelt, daughter of Henry & Ann Naidenbausch, aged 23y

Franklinton

Wais(t)backer (Weisbecker), Katharina (Katharine) & 2 Infants

16 Oct

1839

"2 infant children lies by their mother's side" Wife of Adam, aged 23y. [St. Remigius Church Burial Records lists name Katharine Weisbecker, Pengelly lists name Katharina Waistbacker, Columbus City Graveyards lists name Katherine Wais(t)backer]

Franklinton

Wait, Jinks (Jenks)

22 Feb

1824

Revolutionary War Veteran. Aged 64y [Columbus City Graveyards lists first name Jinks, DAR Revolutionary War Roster lists Jenks]

Franklinton

Wheeler, Henry N.

08 Jan

1850

Aged 19y

Franklinton

Wheeler, Philip M.

17 Dec

1849

Aged 6y

Franklinton

White, George W.

26 Dec

1819

Son of John M. & Rachel White, aged 14m

Franklinton

White, Harriet

15 Oct

1821

Daughter of John M. & Rachel White, aged 12m

Franklinton

White, John

14 Apr

1822

Died in Franklin Township, aged 49y, leaving a numerous family; from Orange, New York

Franklinton

Wigdon (Wigden), Jane

02 Dec

1846

Wife of William Wigdon, aged 86y

Franklinton

Wilson, Andrew

1812

From Pickaway Plains, soldier, accidentally killed at Franklinton

Franklinton (?)

Wolcott, Lucy

11 Sep

1770

31 Jul

1831

Born Sandesfield, Massachusetts, wife of Horace Wolcott, died Franklinton, aged 61y

Franklinton

 

 

Historical Marker at the site reads:

OLD FRANKLINTON CEMETERY

This ancient burial ground of Central Ohio was established in a bend of the Scioto River in 1799 and is known as "Old Franklinton Cemetery." The pioneers buried here are about one hundred in number. Seventy-one graves are marked largely by sandstone slabs, many having elaborately carved drawings and quaint inscriptions. Here also is buried at least one soldier of the American Revolution, Reverend Seth Noble, first minister of the frontier town. In 1811 the first church in the community, Presbyterian, was erected by Lucas Sullivant,the founder of Franklinton, upon the present burial grounds. Sullivant himself was buried here in 1824, but his remains were moved to Green Lawn Cemetery years later.

In 1931 the West Side Board of Trade erected a granite obelisk monument in the center of the cemetery, twenty-six feet in height. The memorial contains two commemorative tablets, one of which reads "In this Churchyard Stood the First Church of the Community - Built and Presented to the Congregation by Lucas Sullivant in 1811."

"The strange, unknown people who built the ancient mounds and works near here never knew the attractions and worth of this favored Scioto Valley."



Sources:

Franklin County Recorder Veteran Grave database http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/recorder/services/veteran-grave-search.cfm.

Henderson, Frank D.,John R. Rea, and Jane Dowd Daily, Daughters of the American Revolution (comp.), The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio, Columbus: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1929. Available online at: http://archive.org/details/officialrosterof1929ohiorich.
This source is cited as DAR Revolutionary War Roster.

     Excerpts of burials in Franklin County only:
     http://www.centralohiogravesearch.com/uploads/source-rosterrevwar.pdf#page=1.

Gustafson, David K. and Leona L., Franklin County, Ohio Gravestone Photos &c. website, Old Franklinton Cemetery, accessed 24 February 2014. http://www.genealogybug.net/Franklin_Cemeteries/oldfranklinton/oldfranklinton.htm. This source is cited as Gustafson.

Newspaper article, name of newspaper unknown, date unknown, Columbus Public Library Main Branch, Franklin County Cemeteries newspaper clippings notebook.

Pengelly, W. G. "Monumental Inscriptions Remaining in Two Disused Graveyards in Columbus, Ohio." The Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, Volume 1 (1898). http://www.ancestrypaths.com/tips-and-techniques/old-online-digital-books/old-northwest-genealogical-quarterly-1898-to-1912/". This source is cited as Pengelly.

Schlegel, Donald M. The Columbus Catholic Cemetery History and Records 1846-1874, Columbus: 1983.

Schlegel, Donald M. The Columbus City Graveyards, Columbus: Columbus History Service (1985). http://www.genealogybug.net/Franklin_Cemeteries/city_graveyards/CityGraveyards.pdf). This source is cited as Columbus City Graveyards.

Schlegel, Donald M., "St. Remigius Church, Columbus Burial Records, 1837-1946," Barquilla de la Santa Maria Bulletin of the Catholic Record Society - Diocese of Columbus, Vol. VIII, No 1, Jan-Feb 1982, pages 109-110. Translated and annotated by Donald M. Schlegel. http://www.colsdioc.org/Portals/0/Departments/CRS/Barq%20Jan%20&%20Feb%201982.pdf. This source is cited as St. Remigius Church Burial Records.


Links of Interest:

Old Franklinton Cemetery provides glimpse into city's past
http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2008/06/21/0622wslentz_ln.html

Lucas Sullivant, Pioneer of Franklinton
http://www.columbusunderground.com/history-lesson-lucas-sullivant-pioneer-of-franklinton


 

 

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