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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Massachusetts. Franklin County was created on June 24, 1811, from the northern third of Hampshire County. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. Franklin County's government was abolished by the state government in 1997, at the county's request. Adjacent Counties Berkshire County Hampshire County Cheshire Co...
Allen C. Perry Family Cemetery resides in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. This small cemetery has only twelve remaining stones; most of the stones are illegible. The oldest burials trace to the 1840s through the 1930s. Though this family burying ground is inactive, it is well maintained. "This cemetery is on the old Perry farm which, except for the cemetery, was sold in 1910. Alle...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, North Carolina. Official Website The county was formed in 1779 from the southern half of Bute County. It is named for Benjamin Franklin and is a part of the Research Triangle. Adjacent Counties Granville County Halifax County Nash County Vance County Wake County Warren County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Kentucky. Official Website Franklin County was established in 1795 and was named after the American inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties Anderson County Henry County Owen County Shelby County Scott County Woodford County Communities Bald Knob Bridgeport
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Texas. Official Website Franklin County was erected and established in 1875. Although the origin of the county's name is not recorded, it is generally believed to have been named after Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, the first appointed justice in the Republic of Texas. Adjacent Counties Delta County Red River ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Iowa. Official Website The county was formed on January 15, 1851 and named after Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties Cerro Gordo County Butler County Grundy County Hardin County Wright County Hancock County Cities Ackley Alexander Coulter Dows Geneva Hampton (County Seat) Hansell L...
This project is for those buried in Schmidt Cemetery, Strain, Franklin County, Missouri. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbus, Ohio. Official Website Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County. The "Burough of Columbus" was officially established on February 10, 1816. Nine people were elected to fill the various positions of Mayor, Treasurer, and several others. In 1816-1817, Jarvis W. Pike would serve as the 1st Mayor. Although the recent Wa...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Ohio. Official Website On March 30, 1803, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Franklin County. The county originally was part of Ross County. Residents named the county in honor of Benjamin Franklin. In 1816, Franklin County's Columbus became Ohio's state capital. Surveyors laid out the city in 1812, and...
Wikipedia Sewanee: The University of the South, also known as Sewanee, is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Sewanee, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by 28 southern dioceses of the Episcopal Church, and its School of Theology is an official seminary of the church. The university's School of Letters offers graduate degrees in American Literature and Creative Writing. ...
Go to Wilson Name study Wilson College is a private, Presbyterian-related college in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1869 by two Presbyterian ministers, it was named for its first major donor, Sarah Wilson of nearby St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, who gave $30,000 toward the purchase of the land and home of Alexander McClure. For 144 years, Wilson operated as a women's college. In ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Idaho. Official Website Idaho's oldest permanent non-native settlement occurred at Franklin on April 14, 1860 when Mormon settlers led by Thomas S. Smart established the settlement at its present location on the Cub River. It was the seventh and northernmost settlement in the Cache Valley at the time of its settleme...
The Oddfellows Cemetery is located on North Church Street, Sullivan, Franklin County, Missouri. Find a Grave USGW Archives
This cemetery is located on 114 Main Street, Tupper Lake, Franklin County, New York. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on US 65 and 255th Street, Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa. Find a Grave
This cemetery is located on Highway 21, Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas. Find a Grove
The first burying ground in Hampton was situated just west of the village, on the south side of Squaw creek. The first body interred was that of Mrs. Howe (or Ryan), who froze to death in the winter of 1856-57. July 11, 1863, a cemetery association was formed, constitution and by-laws adopted. The first officers elected were: George H. Ingham, president; George Beed, secretary; and J.J. Johnsto...
This cemetery is located on 298 Harmony Lane, Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee. Find a Grave
Harbaugh German Reformed Church was erected on this land in 1846. The present building was built in 1892 after the original building was torn down. The Waynesboro Historical Society purchased the building and cemetery in 1983. The church building was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 2002. Currently the building is used for meetings and gatherings, as well as the occasiona...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Official Website Franklin County became an independent jurisdiction on September 9, 1784, relatively soon after the end of the American Revolutionary War. It is named in honor of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Adjacent Counties Cumberland County Adams County Frederick County, Maryland ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Tennessee. Official Website History White settlement began around 1800, and the county was formally organized in 1807 and named for Benjamin Franklin. One of the most notable early settlers was frontiersman Davy Crockett, who came about 1812 but is not thought to have remained long. The University of the South, f...
This cemetery is located on 5483 Greenvillage Road, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It's also known as St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery . Find a Grave
On August 2nd, 1848, a group of local leaders met to form the Green Lawn Cemetery Association. Through the spring of 1849 a charter was granted, 84 acres were acquired from local ranchers, and landscape gardener Howard Daniels was hired to plan the cemetery. The intent of this effort was to replace earlier cemeteries in the city which had become landlocked, where near the river, and were near...
The Green River Cemetery remains one of the most beautiful and historic cemeteries in New England due to uniquely sacred founding principles, planning philosophies and stewardship, all of which continue from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. It is located atop a high wooded bluff encompassing the complete panorama of the serenity of nature overlooking the Green River, from which th...