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Franklin Grove Cemetery

China Twp. on State St.


GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 41.84400, Longitude: -89.30600
Lee County Township Map

Photo by Melva M. (Girton) Sloan - Find-A-Grave

** Mrs. Jesse (Harrison) Holly was the first person buried in this cemetery, in 1839.**

NAME BIRTH DEATH SPOUSE PARENTS
ALLEN, Blanche (Withey)
Obituary
11 Nov 1912 01 Dec 1954 Arthur Withey Leo & Hazel (March) Withey
BAKER, Joanne (Behan)
Obituary
27 Apr 1930 09 Sep 2001 . Miles & Edith Bahen
BARTLETT, Robert
Obituary
31 Dec 1900 02 Jan 1984 Mabel Alice Gorden Jared & Clara (Nichols) Bartlett
BLACK, Catherine (Keckler)        
BLACK, George        
BLANK, Magdalena (Burkert) Siebert
Obituary
15 Aug 1859 05 Mar 1947 Siebert/Blank George & Caroline Burkert
BRADSTREET, Clarissa (Todd)
Obituary
27 Apr 1800 23 Aug 1889 Daniel Moore Bradstreet Samuel Todd and Mary (Dudley) Todd
BRADSTREET, Daniel Moore 06 Nov 1795 15 May 1877 Clarissa Todd Daniel & Martha Janet (Moore) Bradstreet
BRADSTREET, Daniel Moore 17 May 1833 1887 Lydia Ann Mack Daniel & Clarissa (Todd) Bradstreet
BROWN, Lucilla Mae 1908 1989    
BROWN, Mae Hausen 1973 1950    
BUCK, Dorsie Chronister 15 Jun 1873 23 Apr 1949 Grace Lookingland Chillion and Mary Buck
BUCK, Grace B. (Lookingland) 1873 1954 Dorsie Chronister Baltus and Sarah Lookingland
BUCKINGHAM, Kathryn Belle (Ramsdell) 09 Oct 1883 01 Feb 1976 John W. Cover
Oliver Buckingham
Farrington and Harriet (Helmershausen) Ramsdell
BUCKINGHAM, Oliver C. 21 Jan 1894 1979 Kathryn Belle Ramsdell  
BURHENN, Mae (Vaupel)
Obituary
12 Apr 1886 31 Mar 1954 William F. Burhenn Henry & Mary (Heibenthal) Vaupel
CHRONISTER, Clayton 11 Dec 1842 10 Mar 1914 Mary E. Bratton John & Catherine (Smith) Chronister
CHRONISTER, Mary (Bratton) 27 May 1850 22 Sep 1927 Clayton Chronister  
COVER, John W. 1871 1938 Kathren Ramsdell  
DAVIS, Carley Chapman 01 Nov 1926 27 Nov 1991    
DONALDSON, Erasmus Joel 24 Nov 1828 1910 Nancy Stacy Asa and Delia (Allen) Donaldson
DONALDSON, Nancy (Stacy) 1831 1906 Erasmus Joel Donaldson Norman and Nancy (Peck) Stacy
DURKES, Betty (Wehn)
Obituary
04 Mar 1923 24 Feb 2005 Drake Barr
Richard Steel Durkes
Frederick Donald & Cora Ella (Watson) Wehn
DURKES, Richard Steel 08 Feb 1918 30 Nov 1980 Betty Ann Wehn Warren & Susan (Steel) Durkes
DURKES, Susan (Steel)
Obituary
25 Feb 1882 02 Nov 1948 Warren Conrad Durkes Wm. & Harriet (Godfrey) Steel
DURKES, Warren Conrad . 04 Feb 1937 Susan Cass Steel .
DYSART, Harry Willis 26 Dec 1858 1930 Burch/Girton Samuel & Margaret J. (Henderson) Dysart
DYSART, Horace H. 18 Sep 1869 13 Jul 1945 . Samuel & Maragert (Henderson) Dysart
ELLIOTT, Sophia (Helmershausen) 1824 18911 Thomas Elliott Henry & Jane Mary (Hilton) Helmershausen
FAIR, Alma (Hawbecker)
Obituary
20 May 1902 23 Oct 2004 Ernest Cletus Fair George & Catherine (Robinson) Hawbecker
FAIR, Ernest Cletus 13 Jul 1899 04 Jun 1985 Alma Hawbecker .
FARVER, Emma (Stoudt) 13 Oct 1874 17 Oct 1940 Jacob Farver .
FARVER, George C. 09 Dec 1874 06 May 1945 Ida Priest Theodore & Sarah (Drake) Farver
FARVER, Ida (Priest) 12 Sep 1878 15 Feb 1955 George Calvin Farver .
FARVER, Jacob 01 Nov 1869 07 Oct 1938 Emma Stoudt Theodore & Sarah (Drake) Farver
FARVER, Theodore W.
Obituary
20 Apr 1846 14 Oct 1917 Sarah M. Drake Jacob & Rachel (Pegg) Farver
FARVER, Lemuel 03 Sep 1867 01 Apr 1944 Mamie Priest Theodore & Sarah (Drake) Farver
FARVER, Sarah (Drake) 17 Jul 1845 17 Jul 1919 Theodore W. Farver Noah Drake
FELLOWS, Sabina J. 1839 1927    
FORBES, Catherine (Manderville) 04 Jun 1790 18 Mar 1971 William Forbes  
GIRTON, George A. 01 Apr 1890 01 Dec 1918   Henry Marsall and Ann Elizabeth (Eberly) Girton
HALL, Joseph George 01 Jul 1877 01 Apr 1966    
HALL, Lela Amelia (Rex) 20 Jun 1882 1954    
HAUSEN, Fred H. 1870 1954    
HAUSEN, Infant 1920 1920   F.N. and N.M. Hausen
HAUSEN, Josie        
HAUSEN, Nancy 1831 1927    
HAUSEN, Nellie (Martin) 1876 1033    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Adella Joan 1863 1864    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Adella 1867 1954    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Adella 1867 1867   Norman and Lucia (Herrick) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Alice Ada Dorothea 14 Sep 1874 1950   Charles and Mary (Bradstreet) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Augusta (Herrick) 1832 1864 Henry Charles Helmershausen  
HELMERSHAUSEN, Charles 1822 1916    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Charles Bryant 1878 1880    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Frances Loy 1885 1940    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Frank D. 1869 1953    
HELMERSHAUSEN, George Charles 1883 1963    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Grace Edna 23 Sep 1869 15 Jan 1942 S.D. Remley
Henry Withey
Sylvanus and Sabina (Fellows) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Grace Mabel 20 May 1869 1869   Norman and Lucia (Herrick) Helmershausen
HAUSEN/ HELMERSHAUSEN, Harrison
Obituary
13 Apr 1818 25 Apr 1905 Lydia K. Klinetob
Nancy Wilder
Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Henry Charles
Obituary
12 Aug 1789 20 Mar 1869 Jane Hilton Henry & Anna (Marsh) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Henry Charles
Obituary
19 Apr 1822 05 May 1916 Augusta Herrick
Mary Fletcher Broadstreet
Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Henry W. 1878 1966    
HELMERSHAUSEN, Ida (Nichols) 1855 1913 William Henry Helmershausen  
HELMERSHAUSEN, Jane Mary (Hilton)
Obituary
21 Mar 1790 04 Dec 1878 Henry Charles Helmershausen John & Jane Hilton
HELMERSHAUSEN, Jennie Adella 20 Aug 1870 22 Jul 1929   Norman and Lucia (Herrick) Helmershausen
HAUSEN/HELMERSHAUSEN, Lydia (Klinetob) 1824 1865 Harrison Helmershausen  
HELMERSHAUSEN, Mary Jane
Obituary
1822 1892   Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Mary (Broadstreet) 27 Jul 1841 07 Jan 1921 Henry Charles Helmershausen Daniel & Clarissa (Todd) Broadstreet
HELMERSHAUSEN, Nancy (Wilder) 23 Aug 1831 12 Jul 1927 Harrison Helmershausen  
HAUSEN/HELMERSHAUSEN, Norman M.
Obituary
02 Oct 1831 14 Nov 1908 Lucia Herrick Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HELMERSHAUSEN, Sabrina (Fellows) 30 Nov 1839 26 Apr 1927 Sylvanus Helmershausen David & Harriet (Lobdell?) Fellows
HAUSEN/HELMERSHAUSEN, Sylvanus Cobb
Obituary
17 Oct 1825 18 Jan 1912 Sabrina Fellows Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HAUSEN/HELMERSHAUSEN, William Henry
Obituary
25 Aug 1818 06 Dec 1901 Ida Nichols Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
HILLIKER, Pauline F. (Kelley)
Obituary
19 May 1918 11 May 2008 Edward D. Hilliker Fred and Bess (Hausen) Kelley
HULLAH, Maxine (Kelley)
Obituary
  29 Jun 2008 Ivan Hullah Harold and Ruth (Miller) Kelley
JETER, Roy 23 Aug 1882 17 Jan 1952 Grace Kelley Luther & Emma (Woods) Johnson
KAEKER, Bradley
Obituary
10 Apr 1986 02 Nov 2004 . Keith & Sherry Kaeker
KELLEY, Bessie (Hausen) 1889 1953 . .
KELLEY, Charles E.
Obituary
12 Aug 1887 18 May 1947 Wells/Conlon Frank & Elizabeth (Plessinger) Kelley
KELLEY, Fred Arthur 1890 1965 . .
KERSTEN, Janice (Watson)
Obituary
13 Jan 1926 01 Jul 2005 Adrian William Kersten Clarence & Josephine (Royster) Watson
KOHL, Herman L.
Obituary
16 Jun 1880 27 Mar 1955 Clara Withey August & Caroline (Bettin) Kohl
KNOX, William King 1891 1958 Winifred Hausen .
KNOX, Winifred (Hausen) 1903 1998 William King Knox .
LANE, Lucille (Buck) 18 Dec 1915 17 Dec 1994 Carroll B. Lane Dorsey and Grace (Lookingland) Buck
LANE, Samuel Joseph 1948 1958   Carroll B. and Lucille (Buck) Land
LOGAN, Misti 09 Aug 1975 06 Jul 2005 . Robert & Diane (Seefluth) Logan
MACKAY, Eleanor 1827 26 Jan 1898 . .
MACKAY, John 1829 25 Jan 1875 . .
McCracken, Byron McCoy 15 Feb 1896 07 Apr 1967 . .
MILLER, Rachel (Meese)
Obituary
11 Nov 1820 16 Sep 1904 William L. Miller .
MOORE, Minetta 1883 1961 . .
MOORE, Walter Lull 1877 1964 . .
MOULTON, George Frank 29 Jul 1864 25 Nov 1907 Ida Catherine Helmershausen .
MOULTON, Ida Catherine (Helmershausen) 01 Sep 1861 30 Nov 1935 George Frank Moulton Sylvanus and Sabrina (Fellows) Helmershausen
NELSON, Minnie (Kohl)
Obituary
14 Oct 1864 28 Feb 1845 Andrew P. Nelson .
NOBLE, Vina
Obituary
02 Nov 1858 12 Mar 1945 George Noble .
RAMSDELL, Farrington 1805 1874 . .
RAMSDELL, Farrington R. 31 Oct 1858 12 May 1923 Harriet Helmershausen Luther and Harriet Ramsdell
RAMSDELL, Harriet Augusta (Herrick) 12 Jan 1861 06 Aug 1893 Farrington Ramsdell Charles and Augusts (Helsmershausen) Herrick
RAMSEY, Ida Elenora (Nichols) 25 Oct 1855 14 Feb 1913 William Helmershausen Andrew Nichols
REED, Anna (Farver) 26 Jan 1877 08 Jun 1914 Edward H. Reed Theodore & Sarah (Drake) Farver
REMLEY, S.D. 1886 1915 Grace Helmershausen .
RIDDLESBARGER, Daniel F. 1845 1915 . .
RIDDLESBARGER, Mary B. 1846 1926 . .
ROBINSON, Harriet (Helmershausen) 19 Jan 1820 10 Apr 1872 William Clark Robinson Henry & Jane Mary (Hilton) Helmershausen
ROBINSON, Lee F. 29 Jun 1875 02 Sep 1875 . Henry and Janette (Spiller) Robinson
ROBINSON, William Clark
Biography
1817 1891 Harriet Helmershausen Nathan and Mary (Minor) Robinson
ROSENBERG, Glenn E.
Obituary
05 Nov 1945 02 Jun 2003 Mary J Purvis Glenn & Florence (Hatch) Rosenberg
ROYSTER, Blanche (Maronde)
Obituary
14 Jun 1888 05 Jul 1944 Ernest W. Royster Reinhart & Laura Maronde
SAWYER, Carrie (Arnold) 1862 1940 Wm. Willis Sawyer George & Frances Arnold
SAWYER, Ira Frank
Obituary
02 Mar 1888 07 Dec 1956 Florence L. Smith Wm. & Carrie (Arnold) Sawyer
SAWYER, Wm. Willis
Obituary
26 Jun 1862 03 Mar 1935 Carrie Isora Arnold Ira B. & Sarah Sawyer
SCHMUCKER, Lucy Ann 1862 10 Jan 1947 . .
SELOOVER, Donald L. 21 Mar 1917 14 Feb 1982 . William Fenton and Ada Eloise (Marvin) Selover
SELOOVER, Lawrence A. 17 Jul 1915 06 Sep 1982 Neva Mae Tate Wm. Fenton and Ada Eloise (Marvin) Selover
SELOOVER, Neva Mae (Tate) 15 Jul 1924 15 Oct 2007 Lawrence Seloover Harry Wesley and Eva Mae (Bush) Tate
SMITH, Maria (Broadstreet) 17 Nov 1839 28 Dec 1893 John D. Smith Daniel & Clarissa (Todd) Broadstreet
SPANGLER, Donna (Yingling)
Obituary
28 Nov 1930 01 Mar 2006 Glenn Spangler Silas C. and Hazel V. (Watts) Yingling
STEHL, Edna (Hopkins) 19 May 1917 06 Nov 2005 Henry Howard Stehl Glenn & Mary (Peach) Hopkins
STEHL, Henry Howard . 24 Apr 1968 Edna Hopkins
THAYER, Ezra   1924   Union Army 6th IL Inf.
TOWNSEND, Faustine (Helmershausen)
Obituary
12 Jul 1827 24 Feb 1910 Truman Townsend Henry & Jane (Hilton) Helmershausen
TOWNSEND, Truman Benjamin
Obituary
22 Mar 1821 01 Apr 1895 Faustina Maria Helmershausen  
TWOMBLY, Catherine (Helmershausen) 30 Nov 1829 30 Mar 1855 Charles Twombly Henry & Jane Mary (Hilton) Helmeshausen
TWOMBLY, Charles 10 Jul 1828 10 Oct 1862 Catherine Helmershausen Isaac and Lydia Twombly
Civil War - he died at Perryville
TWOMBLY, Isaac 05 Dec 1797 09 Apr 1885 Lydia  
TWOMBLY, Lydia 1800 12 May 1881 Isaac Twombly  
WINGERT, Lee Edward 1862 1937 Minnie Joshua & Susan (Emmert) Wingert
WITHEY, Henry
Obituary
1875 Aug 1954 . George & Barbara Withey
WITHEY, Leo J.
Obituary
16 Aug 1878 17 Dec 1953 Rose John & Mary Ella Withey
WOOD, Mary L. 1833 1920 Luther Wood  
YOCUM, Benjamin Franklin 13 Sep 1882 08 Dec 1965 Verneena Fairchild .
YOCUM, Verneena (Fairchild) 05 Nov 1886 Feb 1983 Benjamin Franklin Yocum .

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