FRANKLIN CEMETERY
[Also known as FRANKLIN-UNION CEMETERY]
EWING TOWNSHIP - WHITTINGTON, IL

Directions: Beginning at the Franklin County Courthouse, located on the Public Square in Benton, Illinois, take Route 37 North 3.8 miles to Marcum Branch Road (left turn). Follow Marcum Branch Road 0.4 mile, and turn right on Gun Creek Trail for 1 mile. Turn left down the lane which leads to the cemetery. [Mapquest listing]

History: The cemetery originated with a donation of land from Jasper and Jane Cypher and Nancy E. and Isaac House on December 23, 1880. Jasper and Eunice Cypher donated additional land on April 23, 1926. The first known burial in the cemetery was in 1825. Records for burials were destroyed by fire several years ago. In addition, some of the markers have been destroyed by mowing or removed by vandals, especially in the older section. This listing was compiled from present monuments in the cemetery; interviews with relatives buried at Franklin, and published information.

Franklin Cemetery is administered by the Ewing Township Cemetery Association, Whittington, IL.

We welcome comments, additions and corrections to this listing so that we have as accurate a written record as possible.
[Walk thru, transcription and photos completed by Donald and Ruth Ann Atkins, April 2006.]

Webpage completed by Ruth Ann and Don's Niece, Sharlene [Galloway-Tate] Alexander
Email Sharlene with Corrections, Additions, Information
[Please See Note at the bottom of the Names Listing]
'A' in Death Column = LIVING

FRANKLIN CEMETERY NAME INDEX

Veterans buried in Franklin Cemetery

Franklin Cemetery update, June 2008

ATCHISON  ATKINS  BAILEY  BAKER  BARILOW   BARNFIELD  BASHAM  BENNETT  BLANTON  BRADEN  BRILEY  BURLISON  BURTON  CARNEY  CHAPLAIN  CHISENHALL  CLARK  CLOYD  CLUCK  COCHRAN  COCKRUM  COHOON  COLE  CONNELL  CONNER  CREED  CRILEY  CURRY  CURTIS  DALE  DAVIS  DAY  DETHROW  DRUMMOND  DUTY  DYE  EASLEY  ELAM  ELLEDGE  FARRELL  FARRIS  FEURER  FIEDLER  FIELDS  FISHER  FORBIS  FRANKLIN   FRAULINI   FREY   GARRISON   GIBBS   GLENN   GOESSMAN   GOSTOWSKI   GREENE   HARRIS   HARRISON   HAWES   HAYS   HEIENS   HINES   HOOVER   HOPPER   HORNAK   HOUSE   HURST   ISENHART   JOHNSTON   JONES   KING   KIRK   KLINKER   KLUTS   KNAPPER   LAMASTUS   LANE   LAUGHLAND   LAWS   LIPE   LOUCKS   LUSTER   MANDRELL   MANN   McBRIDE   McCARTY   McCLAIN   McLAIN   MCLEARIN   McNEAL   McNEILL   MILLER   MILIKEN   MILLIGAN   MURRAY  NAYLOR   NEWCOMB   NUNLEY   OWENS   PHILLIPS   PIERSON   RAY   REED  ROBERTS   ROBERTSON   ROBEY  RODENBUSH  RUSHER  SADLER  SECCO   SHEPHERD  SHOCKLEY  SIEVEKING  SMITH  STANTON   STAYTON  STEPHENSON   STINSON  STORY   SUTCLIFFE  SWEETIN   THOMAS   UNDERWOOD   WALKER  WELLS  WHITECOTTON  WILKERSON  WILLIAMS  WILSON  WINEMILLER   YAGER

SURNAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE INSCRIPTION
F-S / REF		 NOTES

Notes: [1] Refers to a Listing in "Cemetery Inscriptions, Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois" published 1997 by the Frankfort Area Genealogy Society, 2000 E St Louis Street, P O Box 427, West Frankfort, IL 62696 that we were unable to currently locate; they are included to provide a more complete and updated set of records.

an 'A' in the Death Date = Living

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