Franklin Cemetery, North Abington Township, PA

Franklin Cemetery is a small overgrown cemetery on Craig Rd. in North Abington Township.  I transcribed and photographed all legible and upright tombstones.

Thomas Price provided the information below transcribed from the tombstones. There are photographs of some of the stones on Find A Grave.

Surname

Forename

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Notes

         

BLACK

Fred E.

1898

1949

 
 

Dorothy

1896

1935

         

CARPENTER

Almon

18 November 1836

03 May 1903

Name not on main stone. Additional stone

 

Armenie

10 September 1834

10 March 1861

Wife of Almon CARPENTER. Name not on main stone. Additional stone

         

CARPENTER

Bucklin

 

14 March 1878

"Aged 71 years, 3 mo's & 28 d's" He has an additional stone.

 

Sophia

 

4 July 1891

"Aged 70 years, 5 mo's & 23 d's"

         

CARPENTER

Leonard

 

13 April 1886

 
 

Waty

   

"His Wife"

 

Almyra

   

Daughter of Leonard and Waty CARPENTER. Spelling on stone is "Amyrn."

         

CARPENTER

Nelson

1842

24 March 1915

 

Elllen

 

31 March 1896

Wife of Nelson CARPENTER. Aged 65 years. Separate stone

         

CARTER

John C.

   

"Veteran of the Civil War, Co. G., 149th Pa. Volunteer Inf., as a private"

Margaret

   

Wife of John C. CARTER & daughter of J & F.FRANKLIN

         

CARTER

Frank R.

   

Frank is short for Franklin. Son of John C. & Margaret CARTER

 

Sarah GODFREY

     
         

COLE

Henry

30 December 1832

   
 

Melinda

13 June 1838

08 July 1904

"His Wife"

 

Pollie A.

 

25 August 1876

"Daughter of Henry & Melinda COLE. Aged 16 yrs., 10 mos. & 16 days." Separate stone.

 

Emily

   

Daughter of Henry & Melinda COLE. Separate stone.

 

Clarence

 

10 October 1880

Son of Henry & Melinda COLE. Separate stone.

         

COLVIN

Eunice

 

6 June 1864

"Wife of Joseph COLVIN. Aged 73 Y's., 2 M's & 11 D's"

         

FISK

Rhodes

22 April 1882

6 June 1891

Son of Alfred & Susanna FISK

         

FRANKLIN

Arnold

 

17 July 1850

"Aged 68 Yrs., Mos. & 2 D's"

         

FRANKLIN

Charles B.

 

4 October 1867

 
         

FRANKLIN

Hattie

December 1859

1928

"Mother" Wife of Arnold FRANKLIN. Separate stone.

 

Charles J.

8 December 1877

11 August 1955

Son of Arnold B. & Hattie FRANKLIN. Separate stone.

STANTON

Grace FRANKLIN

5 March 1891

15 August 1965

Daughter of Arnold & Hattie FRANKLIN. Separtate stone

         

"O""CONNOR"

See REESE

     
         

REESE

John R.

1829

1903

"CO B. 177 REGT. P. V."

 

Sarah J. CARPENTER

1844

23 March 1916

"His Wife"

O'CONNOR

Lena REESE

1862

1902

 
         

PATRICK

John

 

10 November 1896

"Aged 72 YS., 10 MO. & 28 DS."

 

Polly A.

   

No apparent stone

 

George E.

 

20 March 1875

"Son of John & Polly PATRICK. Aged 20 yrs., 9 mos. & 5 days. Separate stone"

Frank L.

 

15 January 1861

"Son of John & Polly PATRICK. Aged 7 yrs., 8 mos. & 15 d's. Separate stone"

         

PATRICK

John

 

10 November 1896

"Aged 72 YS., 10 MO. & 28 DS."

         

PATTERSON

Cora Belle P.

23 April 1898

17 July 1949

 
         

STANTON

See FRANKLIN

     
         

STEVENS

John P.

3 October 1823

30 September 1900

 
 

Lovina POTTER

16 June 1826

20 April 1910

"His Wife"

 

Emma A.

15 October 1859

3 November 1874

"Their Daughter"

         

STONE

Arthur P.

 

23 Janaury 1894

"Aged 38 Y's, 6 M's & 4 D's"

         

STONE

Martin M.

November 1862

1926

 
 

Eleanor F.

1862

19

Wife of Martin M. STONE

         

STONE

Waldo

24 March 1845

01 October 1918

 
 

Alice F. STEVENS

7 October 1849

11 February 1899

"His wife"

Emma

September 1879

1920

Daughter of Waldo & Alice F. STEVENS STONE. Separate stone


Thank you to Thomas Price for providing this information, May 2012

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