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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Name | Date of Birth | Year of Birth | Date of Death | Year of Death | Remarks | Location |
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__cee_men, Murttilla |
25 Sep |
1841 |
Wife of John M., aged 24y 1m 10d |
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Anderson, Joshua |
18 Jul |
1849 |
Aged 49y 7m 10d |
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Armitage, Jacob |
04 Sep |
1769 |
03 Nov |
1834 |
Aged 65y 1m 29d |
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Armitage, James |
10 Nov |
1801 |
18 Nov |
1834 |
Aged 33y 8d |
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Badger, Martha |
28 May |
1763 |
03 Mar |
1825 |
Wife of William Badger, aged 62y 9m 3d |
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Badger, William |
19? Jan |
1822 |
Aged 69y 7m, a native of Ireland |
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Baley, Infant |
Nov |
1816 |
Infant child of Steward Baley. Died one week previous to Martha Baley |
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Baley, Martha |
05 Dec |
1816 |
Wife of Steward Baley, died in Franklinton |
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Ball, Charles |
08 Sep |
1837 |
Only child, infant son of Daniel E. & Jane Ball |
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Ball, Jane McCormick |
27 Feb |
1816 |
19 Jan |
1838 |
Wife of Daniel E. Ball, daughter of George & Fanny McCormick |
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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 |
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Ball, Lucinda Miss |
05 Feb |
1814 |
Aged 19y |
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Beard, Eliza |
22 ___ |
1832 |
Daughter of Michael & Mary Beard, aged 24d |
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Beard, Infant Son |
08 Apr |
1851 |
Infant son of Michael & Mary Beard, aged 2d |
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Benedict, _____ Mr. |
09 Aug |
1833 |
Residing at the far end of the bridge, died of cholera |
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Boyd, Margaret O'Harra |
18 Jul |
1849 |
Wife of Bartley Boyd, daughter of Jas & T. O'Harra, aged 41y 1m 2d |
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Brotherton, Kezia Culbertson |
11 Aug |
1811 |
Wife of David Brotherton, daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, died in Franklinton, aged 29y |
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Brown, William |
1774 |
27 Sep |
1830 |
Born Antrim County, Ireland |
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Caldwell, Alexander |
02 Dec |
1835 |
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Caldwell, Catharine |
15 Jun |
1834 |
Second wife of William Caldwell, aged 38y 9m |
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Caldwell, Infant Son |
20 Nov |
1831 |
Infant son of William & Catharine Caldwell, aged 2y 10m |
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Caldwell, Mary |
01 Aug |
1824 |
Wife of William Caldwell, aged 35y. She left 7 children, the oldest in his 14th year |
Franklinton (?) |
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Crips, Edmund C. |
21 Sep |
1846 |
Aged 32y 4m 25d |
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Crips, James |
23 Nov |
1819 |
25 Mar |
1843 |
Son of Matheny & Elizabeth Crips, aged 23y 4m 2d |
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Crivingston, Rebecca |
11 May |
1811 |
Sister of Colonel Culbertson, aged 60y |
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Culbertson, Elizabeth |
1743 |
1815? |
Aged 72y. Consort of Col. Robert Culbertson, formerly of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
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Culbertson, Robert |
1738 |
1820 |
Lt Col, US Army, Revolutionary War veteran |
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Davis, Elizabeth Grubb |
21 Jul |
1813 |
Consort of Jacob W. Davis, daughter of Peter Grubb |
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Dearduff, Margaret |
04 Oct |
1785 |
31 Dec |
1823 |
Second wife of David Dearduff |
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Dearth, Francis Y. |
02 Mar |
1835 |
07 Dec |
1848 |
Son of A. & R. Dearth |
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Dickinson, _____ Mrs. |
29 Jul |
1833 |
Moved from Columbus to Franklinton on 29 Jul 1833 and died there on the same day, of cholera |
Franklinton (?) |
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D'Lashmutt, Elias N. |
1823 |
Aged 46y |
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D'Lashmutt, Jane M. |
07 Mar |
1814 |
Died at Franklinton |
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Domigan, Abijah |
14 Mar |
1814 |
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Domigan, Edin |
c. 28 Aug |
1820 |
Died at Franklinton after a fall from a mill |
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Domigan, William |
c. 26 May |
1830 |
Died at Frankinton where he had settled in 1799, aged 89y |
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Evans, David |
c. 03 Sep |
1821 |
Deputy sheriff, died in Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Fisher, Jacob |
08 Aug |
1845 |
[Pengelly lists aged 72y, St. Remigius Church Burial Records lists aged 71y] |
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Fisher, Wife of J. |
17 Jan |
1837 |
Aged about 55y |
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Fleming, William |
05 Aug |
1832 |
Died in Franklin Township, aged probably 60y, leaving a numerous family |
Franklinton (?) |
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Forsyth, Sarah Mrs. |
29 May |
1818 |
Aged 38y |
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Foster, Rebecca |
12 Jul |
1830 |
Daughter of John Foster, died in Franklin Township, aged 5y |
Franklinton (?) |
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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." |
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Gilmore, J. S. |
10 Oct |
1817 |
Aged 61y |
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Gilmore, Mary |
17 Jun |
1818 |
Wife of James Gilmore, aged 28y |
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Golliday, David |
11 Oct |
1828 |
01 Sep |
1824 (sic) |
Son of Rubin & Lucy Golliday |
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Goodale, Elizabeth Mrs. |
14 Apr |
1743 |
24 Jan |
1809 |
Born Rutland, Massachussets, consort of Major Nathan Goodale, aged 65y 9m 24d |
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Grate, Hannah |
07 Oct |
1826 |
Wife of Maj. Joseph Grate |
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Grate, Joseph Major |
19 Oct |
1826 |
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Gutschius, John |
16 Oct |
1821 |
Franklinton (?) |
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Hanauer, Louisa |
* 22 Jan |
1844 |
Daughter of Nicholas Hanauer, aged 4y |
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Hanauer, Nicholas |
23 Feb |
1846 |
Son of Nicholas Hanauer, aged 12y |
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Harrison, Elinor |
15 Jan |
1829 |
Consort of William Harrison, aged 63y |
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Helmick, Isaac Dr. |
31 May |
1778 |
20 Jan |
1845 |
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Helmick, Mary |
30 Jun |
1776 |
27 Dec |
1837 |
Wife of Dr. Isaac Helmick |
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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. |
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Hill, Robert M. |
22 Sep |
1812 |
Died at the house of Elijah Fulton, near Franklinton, aged 21y |
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Hosack, Adam |
03 Nov |
1813 |
Postmaster at Franklinton |
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Johnson, _____ Mrs. |
1821? |
Wife of Henry Johnson, died in Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Johnson, Marion |
21 Sep |
1865 |
Daughter of S. & E. Johnson, aged 20y 8m 10d |
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Johnson, Samuel |
17 Jul |
1864 |
Aged 80y 1m 27d |
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Keller, Margaret Culbertson |
03 May |
1817 |
Wife of Jacob Keller Esq., daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, aged 47y |
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Kelly, Margaret |
[A possible typo meant to be Margaret Keller in Columbus City Graveyards] |
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Kemmerle, Charles |
1867 |
1878 |
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King, Sarah A. |
04 Dec |
1861 |
Wife of Robert Kin, aged 52y 11m 21d |
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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] |
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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 |
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McElvain, Samuel |
1758 |
1806 |
Ensign, Cumberland County Militia, Revolutionary War. [Not listed in DAR Roster] |
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M'Donald, William R. |
02 Jul |
1834 |
Son of William & Jane M'Donald, aged 11m |
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M'Dowell, Starling |
03 Jul |
1833 |
Infant son of Col. A.I. M'Dowell of this town, aged nearly 4m |
Franklinton (?) |
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Megowen, Martha Hamlin |
23 May |
1792 |
09 Apr |
1813 |
Daughter of Nathaniel Hamlin, wife of Lt. Robert Megowen, aged 21y 10m 27d |
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Megowen, Wm. Robert |
31 Dec |
1785 |
22 Apr |
1813 |
Son of John & Sarah Megowen, aged 28y 3m 28d |
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Melvin, Edward Y. |
15 Feb |
1847 |
Son of J. & M. Melvin, aged 10d |
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Menely, Hannah |
28 Aug |
1831 |
Died in Franklinton, member of Baptist Church |
Franklinton (?) |
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Mittelholz, Thaddeus |
09 May |
1844 |
Aged 68y, buried from St. Remigius Church on 10 May 1844 |
Franklinton (?) |
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M'Nutt, William |
31 Oct |
1813 |
Died in Franklinton, aged 20y |
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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] |
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Moorehead, Forguson |
06 Sep |
1834 |
Son of Forguson & Jane Moorehead, aged 16y |
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Moorehead, Jane |
11 Mar |
1826 |
Wife of Forgus Moorehead, aged 48y |
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Moorehead, Joseph M. |
04 Mar |
1814 |
Son of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead |
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Moorehead, Lewis M. |
16 Aug |
1816 |
31 Jan |
1844 |
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Moorehead, Thomas |
17 Mar |
1813 |
Aged 50y. Listed as Francis Morehead in the Sunday Herald newspaper 02 May 1886 |
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Moorehead, Thomas C. |
10 Dec |
1808 |
[Columbus City Graveyards lists son of Thomas & Rebecca Moorehead, Pengelly lists son of Thomas & Rachel Moorehead] |
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Naidenbausch, Sarah Elizabeth |
30 Sep |
1833 |
Daughter of Henry & Ann Naidenbausch, aged 12y |
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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 |
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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. |
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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] |
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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] |
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Oharra, J. R. |
05 Jan |
1855 |
Aged 43y 10m 12d |
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O'Harra, James W. |
10 Feb |
1852 |
Son of J.R. & R.H. O'Harra, aged 14y 5m 7d |
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Parks, Jane Culbertson |
17 Sep |
1823 |
Wife of Joseph Parks, daughter of Col. Robert & Elizabeth Culbertson, aged 60y |
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Parks, Joseph |
13 Oct |
1818 |
Fell from a porch and died in Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Peg, _____ Mrs. |
21 Jul |
1818 |
Died in Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Perrin, John |
19 Mar |
1762 |
08 Oct |
1816 |
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Perrin, Polly |
29 Oct |
1760 |
18 Oct |
1833 |
Aged 72y 11m 20d |
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Perrin, William |
08 Sep |
1832 |
10 Sep |
1833 |
Son of Jonathan B. & Amanda Perrin, aged 1y 2d |
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Phillis, Charles |
12 Aug |
1813 |
Died near this place, aged 55y |
Franklinton (?) |
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Reid, Maria |
Nov |
1826 |
Wife of George Reid, died in Franklin Township, leaving 2 small children |
Franklinton (?) |
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Rhoades, Elizabeth Mrs. |
c. 1890 |
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Richards, Elizabeth L. |
04 Aug |
1842 |
Daughter of Rimmon & Lucy Richards, aged 6y 2m 18d |
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Riddle, Susan |
03 Jan |
1855 |
Wife of W. Riddle, aged 41y |
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Riley, Mary |
11 Jan |
1813 |
Consort of Robert W. Riley |
Franklinton (?) |
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Risley, Jacob Swain |
31 Jan |
1810 |
29 Sep |
1832 |
Son of Catharine & Lewis Risley |
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Risley, Lewis |
26 Sep |
1777 |
08 Oct |
1833 |
Aged 56y |
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Rudisill, Charles M. |
14 Aug |
1833 |
Infant child of Louisa M. & J.E. Rudisill, aged 5m |
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Rudisill, Louisa M. |
01 May |
1833 |
Consort of J.E. Rudisill [Pengelly lists aged 19y, Ohio State Journal newspaper lists aged 18y] |
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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] |
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Sandusky, Polly |
19 Mar |
1798 |
16 Feb |
1825 |
Wife of Samuel Sandusky |
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Schneider, Johann Michael |
04 May |
1762 |
11 Jul |
1845 |
Aged 83y 2m 7d (inscription in German) |
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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] |
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Scott, Samuel Sr. |
27 May |
1800 |
16 Oct |
1871 |
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Sly, Henry |
13 Jun |
1842 |
Aged 61y |
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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." |
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Sullivant, Michael |
20 Dec |
1835 |
05 Dec |
1837 |
Son of M.L. & S.L. Sullivant |
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Swaisgood, Sarah |
12 Jan |
1813 |
Consort of John Swaisgood |
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Swysgood, Ann |
20 Dec |
1858 |
Aged 69y 28d |
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Thompson, John |
10 Sep |
1821 |
Died at Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Vance, George |
11 Jan |
1815 |
24 Nov |
1827 |
Son of Joseph & Cynthia Vance |
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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 |
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Vanpelt, Angline Naidenbausch |
17 Nov |
1835 |
Wife of William A. Vanpelt, daughter of Henry & Ann Naidenbausch, aged 23y |
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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] |
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Wait, Jinks (Jenks) |
22 Feb |
1824 |
Revolutionary War Veteran. Aged 64y [Columbus City Graveyards lists first name Jinks, DAR Revolutionary War Roster lists Jenks] |
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Wheeler, Henry N. |
08 Jan |
1850 |
Aged 19y |
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Wheeler, Philip M. |
17 Dec |
1849 |
Aged 6y |
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White, George W. |
26 Dec |
1819 |
Son of John M. & Rachel White, aged 14m |
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White, Harriet |
15 Oct |
1821 |
Daughter of John M. & Rachel White, aged 12m |
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White, John |
14 Apr |
1822 |
Died in Franklin Township, aged 49y, leaving a numerous family; from Orange, New York |
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Wigdon (Wigden), Jane |
02 Dec |
1846 |
Wife of William Wigdon, aged 86y |
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Wilson, Andrew |
1812 |
From Pickaway Plains, soldier, accidentally killed at Franklinton |
Franklinton (?) |
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Wolcott, Lucy |
11 Sep |
1770 |
31 Jul |
1831 |
Born Sandesfield, Massachusetts, wife of Horace Wolcott, died Franklinton, aged 61y |
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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