Partial Listing Franklin Cemetery, Carthage Township, Hancock County, Illinois
(also known as Seckman Cemetery)
????, Eddie 1868 - 1870
????, Walter
Alday, John 1860 - 1935
Alday, Mary E. Aug. 29, 1858 June 16, 1913 w/o John Alday
Ballou, Harriet L. died June 3, 1861 (Apparently age not given or unreadable) w/o H. Ballou
Booth, William A. 24-Aug-1889 25-Jul-1975 28-Jul-1975 h/o Rosa Hurt
Booth, Rosa (Hurt) 22-Oct-1895 04-Feb-1975 08-Feb-1975 w/o William A. Booth
Booz, Priscilla C. died Oct'r. 1, 1871 Aged 1 yr. 3 ms. 9 ds. d/o S. & P. J. Booz
Briley, Thomas James 20-Dec-1850 22-Jun-1882 h/o Sarah Frances Kimbrough
Bruce, Reuben 05-Apr-1886 ??-Dec-1934 ??-Dec-1934 h/o Stella Kimbrough h/o Mary McAndrews
Bruce, Rita Ruth
Bruce, Stella (Kimbrough) 22-Oct-1891 23-Oct-1917 w/o Reuben Bruce
Bruce, Thomas P.
Callihan, Martha, Died May 5, 1867 Aged 50 ys. 11 ms. 12 ds. w/o Wm. (looks like Wm.) Callihan
Cutler, Abbie L., Died Dec. 2, 1870 Aged 6 yrs. 4 ms. 22 ds. d/o C. & R. A. Cutler
Dean, Amanda Died May 19, 1878 Aged 8 mos. d/o W. J. & S. G. Dean
Dean, Hollis E. Died Sept. 19, 1872 Aged 6 ys. 2 ms. 4 ds. s/o W. J. & S. G. Dean
Ervin, Edward William Osborn 01-Jun-1821 04-Nov-1887 h/o Mary Ann Yetter
Ervin, Franklin Erwin (Ervin?) Born April 8, 1816 Aged 59 yrs. 2 ms. 13 ds.
Ervin, Mary Ann (Yetter) Died July 16, 1867 Aged 40 y. 6 m. 2 d. w/o Edward William Osborn Ervin
Ervin, Thomas F. Born Dec. 13, 1853 Aged 18 yrs. 10 mos. 2 ds. s/o F. & M. G. Erwin (Ervin?)
Esterbrook, Alonzo Born Aug. 19, 1811 Died July 29, 1864
Esterbrook, Andrew J. Born Oct. 13, 1856 Died Nov. 30, 1872
Esterbrook, Polly A. Born July 19, 1822 Died Jan. 26, 1884
Fain, Mabel Died Oct. 3, 1864 Aged 5 days d/o E. M. & L. H. Fain
Franks, Harvey 09-Jan-1929 12-Nov-2005 16-Nov-2005 h/o Swanee Lee Hurt
Franks, Swanee Lee (Hurt) 13-Mar-1924 17-Jan-2000 20-Jan-2000 w/o Harvey Franks
Goodrich, James Rupple 31-Aug-1830 08-May-1894 h/o Sarah Jane Yetter
Goodrich, Mabel Born Jan. 23, 1857 (Seems it should be "died"; it may be. Weathered) Aged 28 years 9 mos. 3 ds. (Age doubtful)
Goodrich, Meshach 19-Dec-1794 20-Dec-1880 21-Dec-1880 h/o Rebecca Ruddell
Goodrich, Rebecca (Ruddell) 17-Nov-1797 24-Mar-1888 w/o Meshach Goodrich
Goodrich, Sarah Jane (Yetter) 08-Jan-1837 02-Mar-1931 04-Mar-1931 w/o James Rupple Goodrich
Holman, Ellen V. Died Mar. 20, 1880 Aged 37 ys. 7 ms. 24 ds. w/o A. Holman
Holman, Terza Died Aug. 2, 1867 (it may be 1887) Aged 40 yrs. 8 ms. and 15 ds. (looks like 15) w/o A. Holman
Holman, Silas s/o A. & E. V. Holman
Holman, Victoria d/o A. & E. V. Holman.
How, John Died Aug. 30, 1865 Aged 1 mo. and 1 da. s/o E. M. & L. H. Fain
Hurt, Charlie C. 19-May-1908 23-Oct-1983 h/o Ruth A. Hockett
Hurt, Cornelius 27-Dec-1874 18-Apr-1930 20-Apr-1930 h/o Martha Josephine Dulaney
Hurt, Henry E. 13-Sep-1898 27-Jan-1975 30-Jan-1975 h/o Jennie Ellen Cooper
Hurt, James Ransom 20-Oct-1911 04-Apr-1968 10-Apr-1968 h/o Madeline K. King
Hurt, Jennie Ellen (Cooper) 25-Jan-1906 24-Jul-1997 28-Jul-1997 w/o Henry E. Hurt
Hurt, John Jr. 1931
Hurt, John W. 11-May-1905 22-Aug-1984 24-Aug-1984 h/o Mabel M. Cox
Hurt, Mabel M. (Cox) 06-Feb-1911 25-Jul-2004 28-Jul-2004 w/o John W. Hurt
Hurt, Madeline K. (King) 17-Aug-1917 06-Feb-2006 14-Apr-2006 w/o James Ransom Hurt
Hurt, Martha Josephine (Dulaney) 18-Jul-1872 07-Jun-1927 09-Jun-1927 w/o Cornelius Hurt
Hurt, Nichol M. July 2, 1902 April 10, 1961
Hurt, Ruth A. (Hockett) 1912 1993 w/o Charlie C. Hurt
Kimbrough, ?????? Died Jan. 3, 1872 Aged 19 yrs. 9 mos. 5 dys. child of T. J. and R. B. Kimbrough
Kimbrough, Bertha 1866 1880
Kimbrough, Ellenoer Died May 17, 1860 Aged 27 yrs. 17 ds. w/o D. R. Kimbrough
Kimbrough, James M. 1821 - 1873
Kimbrough, James W. 23-Jul-1845 17-Jul-1918 19-Jul-1918 h/o Nancy Adeline Russell
Kimbrough, Thomas J. Died Dec. 21, 1854 Aged 34 ys. 7 ms. 29 ds.
Kimbrough, Wyatt Vinsten 01-Dec-1816 28-Jan-1899 h/o Elizabeth Jane Street
Koontz, Sarah Frances (Kimbrough) 27-Feb-1858 26-May-1934 29-May-1934 w/o Thomas James Briley w/o Thomas Jefferson Koontz
Koontz, Thomas Jefferson 01-Jun-1845 30-Dec-1936 02-Jan-1937 h/o Cora Turner h/o Sarah Frances Kimbrough
Magin, D. H.
Marsden, Pauline B. (Booth) 05-Sep-1923 26-Apr-2007 30-Apr-2007 w/o Glenn E. Marsden
Ruggles, Charles (according to the 1921 History of Hancock County) h/o Elizabeth Matthews
Ruggles, Elizabeth (Matthews) (according to the 1921 History of Hancock County) w/o Charles Ruggles
Russell, Clarence, son of J. H. and M. J. Russell Died Mar. 20, 1875 Aged 6 ms. 26 dys.
Russell, Edward Russell Died Sept. 20, 1888 Aged 66 yrs. 10 ms. 8 ds.
Russell, Edward, son of J. H. and M. Russell Died Nov. 10, 1878 Aged 17 yrs. 5 ms. 6 ds.
Russell, Ella Bell, dau. of J. H. and M. J. Russell Died Oct. 20, 1873 Aged (seems to be 1 year and 1 day).
Russell, Infant son of W. J. and Margaret Russell Died Aug. 20, 1865
Russell, Jobe Russell Born Sept. 16, 1838 Died Dec. 6, 1881 Aged 43 yr. 6 ms. 20 ds.
Russell, Luella A., dau of W. J. & Margaret Russell Died Feb. 9, 1860 Aged 2 ys. 5 ms. 27 ds.
Russell, Nancy A. 1846 -- 1908
Russell, Olive Ann 1 Dec 1863 25 Jun 1891 d/o William J. Russell & Margaret Yetter
Russell, William E., son of W. J. and Margaret Russell Died Sept. 30, 1868
Russell, William J. Born Feb. 15, 1836 Died Mar. 25, 1872 Aged 86 yrs. 11 ms. 18 ds. (This may not be correct. Very weathered).
Scott, Charles Ross 23-Jan-1881 26-May-1903 s/o Lewis L. Scott & Ellis Jane Belknap
Scott, Ellis Jane (Belknap) 02-Jul-1853 25-Nov-1939 28-Nov-1939 w/o Thomas D. Kimbrough w/o Lewis L. Scott
Scott, Lewis L. 16-Dec-1837 14-Mar-1917 16-Mar-1917 h/o unknown wife #1 h/o Ellis Jane Belknap
Sowers, Clara J. (Yetter) 06-Sep-1860 11-Nov-1892 13-Nov-1892 w/o William Spangler Sowers (Dates not plain)
Sowers, Esta Lee (Briley) 01-Jan-1881 02-Mar-1905 04-Mar-1905 w/o Ralph Sowers
Watkins, Elizabeth, wife of W. H. Watkins Died May 25, 1875 Aged 35 yrs. 2 ms. 15 dys.
Watkins, John L., son of -------- Watkins
Watkins, Joseph Died Jan. 20, 1879 Aged (seems to be 70 ys) 4 ms. 9 ds.
Watkins, Mary C., wife of Joseph Watkins Died Dec. 9, 1874 Aged 64 yrs. 9 ms. 6 ds.
White, Frank, son of W. and M. White Born Oct. 22, 1879 Died Oct. 8, 1884
Wimsett, Alta May, dau. of J. and G. Wimsett Died Nov. 6, 1867 Aged 11 yr. 11 ms. and 6 ds. (Age not plain. This may be incorrect.)
Wimsett, Emma Jane, dau. of J. and G. Wimsett Died Feb. 28, 1858 Aged 11 yr. and 16 ds.
Wimsett, Joseph W., son of J. & G. Wimsett Died Feb. 23, 1859 Aged 13 ds.
Wright, Andrew J. Wright 1848 - 1892
Wright, Barbara w/o Andrew J. Wright 1844 - 1919
Wright, Bertha, dau. of A. J. and B. Wright Died July 8, 1881 Aged 1 yr 8 mo and 20 ds.
Yetter, Fidela, dau. of S. R. and Hester A. Yetter Died June 1, 1868 Aged 6 yrs. 1 mo.
Yetter, Frances E., dau. of S. R. and H. A. Yetter Died Sept. 4, 1873 Aged 1 yr. 6 ds.
Yetter, Frank E. Yetter July 19, 1874 Sept. 4, 1898
Yetter, Hester Halbert w/o Samuel R. Yetter Jan. 24, 1836 Feb. 4, 1917
Yetter, Lydia, wife of William G. Yetter Died Sept. 16, 1891 Aged 91 ys. 11 ms. 6 dys.
Yetter, Marilla, dau. of S. R. and M. Yetter
Yetter, Marilla, wife of S. R. Yetter Died May 7, 1851 Aged 25 yrs. 8 mos. 3 ds.
Yetter, Samuel R. Aug. 4, 1824 March 28, 1924
Yetter, William A.
Yetter, William G. Yetter Died July 14, 1853 Aged 52 ys. 11 ms. 10 ds.
Yetter, William M., son of S. R. and M. Yetter
Below, is the original list recorded by Warren L. Van Dine.
Franklin Cemetery, Carthage Township, Hancock County, Illinois
Franklin Cemetery is located about three miles east of Carthage, about a quarter of a mile down a Township gravel side road south of State of Illinois hard road No. 136. The red Stop Sign at the hard road can almost be read from this rural cemetery which is on the west side of the gravel road.
It is a typical small last century burying ground. It is about an acre in size and about square, fenced on the three fields sides with very old common type wire farm fencing, and surrounded by corn fields and pasture. It is roughly mowed blue grass terrain, with sunken spots everywhere indicating probably as many more burials as are to be found on this list which was taken by Warren L. Van Dine from the monuments Sept. 21, 1965.
It is unfenced on the road side, with a grass grown pipe bridge across an ordinary depth also grass grown ditch. Funeral processions occur here on an average of not more than once in a decade now.
Burying here has practically stopped in our Twentieth Century. The Hurt family seems to be about the only family still using this Cemetery. A 1961 interment will be noted for them on the list. There are very few burials here since 1900. This cemetery as may be noticed by strolling around among the stone was used by many families in the 1870's but not a great deal before or since that decade.
Most of the monuments are the American white marble slab or shaft type of the later pioneer period.
It was a neighborhood burying place in the just after the Civil War days but as time passed people of the close in vicinity widened their community outlook and with the advent of the motor age and hard roads went to fashionable Moss Ridge Cemetery in nearby Carthage and to other places to inter their deceased.
Also, many of these families no doubt moved from the farms close in here and the new families who replaced them when they found it necessary to select a cemetery did not come in here but went to town cemeteries. Etc..
Meshach Goodrich
Died Dec. 20, 1880
Aged 86 years 1 dayMany are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth
his out of them all.Rebecca, wife of M. Goodrich
Died March 24, 1888
Aged 90 ys. 4 ms. 7 ds.I know that my Redeemer liveth.
D. H. Magin
Died(Most of inscription unreadable)
______, ______ of T. J. and R. B. Kimbrough
Died Jan. 3, 1872
Aged 19 yrs. 9 mos. 5 dys.Remember friend as you pass by
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.
(Government upright American white marble headstone)
William A. Yetter
Co. A
118th Ill. Inf.
William M., son of S. R. and M. Yetter
Died --------
In memory of
Marilla, wife of S. R. Yetter
Died May 7, 1851
Aged 25 yrs. 8 mos. 3 ds.
Elizabeth, wife of W. H. Watkins
Died May 25, 1875
Aged 35 yrs. 2 ms. 15 dys.Jesus can make the dying bed
Feel soft as downy pillows are,
While on his breast I lean my head,
And breathe my life out sweetly there.
Thomas J. Kimbrough
Died Dec. 21, 1854
Aged 34 ys. 7 ms. 29 ds.
William J. Russell
Born Feb. 15, 1836
Died Mar. 25, 1872He has gone to the mansions of rest.
Olive A., daughter of W. J. & Margaret Russell
Born Dec. 1, 1863
Died June 25, 1891One by one our hopes grow brighter,
As we near the shining shore,
For we know across the river
Wait the loved ones gone before.
Infant son of W. J. and Margaret Russell
Died Aug. 20, 1865
Luella A., dau of W. J. & Margaret Russell
Died Feb. 9, 1860
Aged 2 ys. 5 ms. 27 ds.
William E., son of W. J. and Margaret Russell
Died Sept. 30, 1868
James M. Kimbrough
1821 1873Eddie
1868 1870
Bertha Kimbrough
1866 1880
(Four sided marble shaft)
Andrew J. Esterbrook
Born Oct. 13, 1856
Died Nov. 30, 1872(Verse not readable)
Alonzo Esterbrook
Born Aug. 19, 1811
Died July 29, 1864Polly A. Esterbrook
Born July 19, 1822
Died Jan. 26, 1884
(Monument down on ground and partly covered. Big marble slab.
Not readable)
Jobe Russell
Born Sept. 16, 1838
Died Dec. 6, 1881
Aged 43 yr. 6 ms. 20 ds.(Verse not readable).
Koontz
Thomas J.
1845 1936Sarah F.
1858 1934
Thomas J. Briley
Died June 22, 1882
Aged 31 ys. 6 ms. 2 ds.The pains of death are past,
Labor and sorrow cease.
And lifes long warfare closed at last
His soul has found its peace.
Esta Lee, wife of Ralph Sowers
Jan. 1, 1881
Mar. 2, 1905At Rest
(Verse unreadable).
Thomas P. Bruce
(No dates).(Small granite monument)
Stella Bruce
Oct. 22, 1891
Oct. 23, 1917(Granite monument)
Rita Ruth Bruce
(No dates)(Small granite monument).
Cornelius Hurt h/o Martha Dulaney
1874 - 1930(Granite monument).
Martha, wife of Cornelius Hurt
July 18, 1870
June 7, 1927(Granite monument).
Nichol M. Hurt
July 2, 1902
April 10, 1961(Granite monument)
John Hurt, Jr. 1931.
(Tiny bronze marker in concrete).
Lewis Scott h/o unknown wife #1 h/o Ellis Jane Belknap
Dec. 16, 1837
March 18, 1917(Granite monument).
Four sided shaft monument.
Terza, wife of A. Holman
Died Aug. 2, 1867 (it may be 1887)
Aged 40 yrs. 8 ms. and 15 ds. (looks like 15)She was an affectionate wife sister and friend.
Ellen V., wife of A. Holman
Died Mar. 20, 1880
Aged 37 ys. 7 ms. 24 ds.(On same side of shaft)
Victoria and Silas
Children of A. and E. V. Holman.
Ellenoer B. (or maybe S.), wife of D. R. Kimbrough
Died May 17, 1860
Aged 27 yrs. 17 ds.There is rest in heaven.
Priscilla C. dau. of S. and P. J. Booz
Died Oct'r. 1, 1871
Aged 1 yr. 3 ms. 9 ds.Weep not for me my parents dear.
Your little babe is only sleeping here;
We will meet again in that bright day
(Last line covered by cement of recently laid base)
Nancy A. Russell
1846 1908
James W. Kimbrough
1845 1918
Martha, wife of Wm. (looks like Wm.) Callihan
Died May 5, 1867
Aged 50 ys. 11 ms. 12 ds.
Walter
(Everything on this stone unreadable)
James Goodrich
Died May 8, 1894
Aged 63 yrs. 8 mos. 8 ds.(Verse unreadable)
Mabel (Middle initial unreadable) Goodrich
Born Jan. 23, 1857 (Seems it should be "died"; it may be. Weathered)
Aged 28 years 9 mos. 3 ds. (Age about unreadable. May not be that)
Andrew J. Wright
1848 - 1892Barbara His Wife
1844 - 1919
Bertha, dau. of A. J. and B. Wright
Died July 8, 1881
Aged 1 yr 8 mo and 20 ds.She is gone to show -------- a flower in paradise might bloom.
John How, son of E. M. & L. H. Fain
Died Aug. 30, 1865
Aged 1 mo. and 1 da.(On same stone)
Mabel, dau. of E. M. & L. H. Fain
Died Oct. 3, 1864
Aged 5 days.
Mary C., wife of Joseph Watkins
Died Dec. 9, 1874
Aged 64 yrs. 9 ms. 6 ds.But now she is dead can I bring her back again?
I shall go to her but she shall not return to me.
John L., son of -------- Watkins
Not readable.
Frank, son of W. and M. White
Born Oct. 22, 1879
Died Oct. 8, 1884Dearest child thou hast left us
And thy loss we deeply feel
Tis the Lord that hast bereft us
Of one we loved so well.
Hollis E., son of W. J. and S. G. Dean
Died Sept. 19, 1872
Aged 6 ys. 2 ms. 4 ds.He was too fair to with us stay
The rose that blooms doth fade away.
Amanda, dau. of W. J. and S. G. Dean
Died May 19, 1878
Aged 8 mos.For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Fidela, dau. of S. R. and Hester A. Yetter
Died June 1, 1868
Aged 6 yrs. 1 mo.
Frances E., dau. of S. R. and H. A. Yetter
Died Sept. 4, 1873
Aged 1 yr. 6 ds.
Marilla, dau. of S. R. and M. Yetter
(Remainder not readable)
Harriet L., wife of H. Ballou
Died June 3, 1861
(Apparently age not given or unreadable)There is rest in Heaven.
William G. Yetter
Died July 14, 1853
Aged 52 ys. 11 ms. 10 ds.Masonic Emblem
Lydia, wife of William G. Yetter
Died Sept. 16, 1891
Aged 91 ys. 11 ms. 6 dys.Religion filled her soul with peace
Upon a dying bed;
And faith look up; let sorrow cease.
She lives with Christ oer head.
Joseph Watkins
Died Jan. 20, 1879
Aged (seems to be 70 ys) 4 ms. 9 ds.My hope is in God.
Ellis Jane Scott nee Belknap w/o Thomas D. Kimbrough w/o Lewis Scott
July 2, 1853
Nov. 25, 1939(Granite monument)
Charley R. Scott s/o Lewis Scott & Ellis Jane Belknap
Jan. 23, 1881
May 26, 1903A place is vacant in our hearts
That never can be filled.
(Big gray granite monument. Only expensive stone in cemetery.)
Samuel R. Yetter
Aug. 4, 1824
March 28, 1924Hester Halbert his wife
Jan. 24, 1836
Feb. 4, 1917(Samuel R. Yetter was the centenarian publicized in Carthage, Ill. in World War One days).
(Marble shaft)
Frank E. Yetter
July 19, 1874
Sept. 4, 1898Clara J., wife of W. S. Sowers
(Dates and verse not plain) (Her name on second side and verse on a third side).
Clara Yetter Sowers
Sept. 6, 1850
Nov. 11, 1892(Same as Clara J. on above monument. This one a small granite stone).
(Big stone buried or sunk in ground. Nothing can be read).
Mary E., wife of John Alday
Aug. 29, 1858
June 16, 1913(Granite monument)
(Two big concrete appearing slabs are sunken in fround on lot.
These may be monuments also).
John Alday
1860 - 1935(granite monument on a lot west of other Alday lot).
Franklin Erwin (Ervin?)
Born April 8, 1816
Aged 59 yrs. 2 ms. 13 ds.(Verse unreadable)
Thomas F., son of F. and M. G. Erwin (Ervin?)
Born Dec. 13, 1853
Aged 18 yrs. 10 mos. 2 ds.(Verse unreadable)
(Shaft type of monument)
Edward O. Ervin
Died Nov. 27, 1887
Aged 66 y. 5 m. 26 d.(Verse unreadable)
Mary A., wife of E. O. Ervin (nee Yetter)
Died July 16, 1867
Aged 40 y. 6 m. 2 d.
Joseph W., son of J. & G. Wimsett
Died Feb. 23, 1859
Aged 13 ds.
Emma Jane, dau. of J. and G. Wimsett
Died Feb. 28, 1858
Aged 11 yr. and 16 ds.
Alta May, dau. of J. and G. Wimsett
Died Nov. 6, 1867
Aged 11 yr. 11 ms. and 6 ds. (Age not plain. This may be incorrect.)
Edward, son of J. H. and M. Russell
Died Nov. 10, 1878
Aged 17 yrs. 5 ms. 6 ds.(Verse unreadable).
Clarence, son of J. H. and M. J. Russell
Died Mar. 20, 1875
Aged 6 ms. 26 dys.I take this little lamb said He,
And lay him on my breast,
Protection it shall find in me,
And be forever blest.
Ella Bell, dau. of J. H. and M. J. Russell
Died Oct. 20, 1873
Aged (seems to be 1 year and 1 day).(Verse unreadable)
William J. Russell
Died Mar. 25, 1872
Aged 86 yrs. 11 ms. 18 ds. (This may not be correct. Very weathered).
Abbie L., dau of C. and R. A. Cutler
Died Dec. 2, 1870
Aged 6 yrs. 4 ms. 22 ds.(Verse unreadable).
Edward Russell
Died Sept. 20, 1888
Aged 66 yrs. 10 ms. 8 ds.
Also (from the Card Index files in the office of the Moss Ridge Cemetery caretaker in Carthage the following burial is
indicated for Franklin Cemetery). Apparently no monument was put up at the grave.Kenneth Koontz, age 2 months. The date April 26, 1917 is given but whether of death or funeral and interment is not stated.
