Franklin Cemetery, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From junction of LA Hwy. 28 & LA Hwy. 8 outside Leesville, go east toward Alexandria approximately 5.0 miles. A dirt road leads to a home on the right (South) side of the highway, and continues for several yards beyond the house into obvious pasture land. Stop at the house and inform residents you wish to visit the Franklin Cemetery. From this point, the road becomes a very narrow, unimproved dirt lane, and it is best to approach by foot, approximately .3 miles. A short distance from the house, a large gate with sign "Franklin Cemetery" across the path is kept shut. From the gate, continue down the path to the cemetery on top of a rise on the left. The cemetery is well maintained and is surrounded by a hurricane fence. Although the fenced area covers a large area, the only marked burials are in the section furtherest from the main gate. If there are unmarked burials in the front section, they are not apparent. Genealogical information in brackets provided by Jack Hadnot [deceased], who originally copied the cemetery in 1976. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded as approached from the fence nearest the path by Jane P. McManus, 2 November 1994. Submitted 14 September 2000.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carlock, Baby - [no dates - in a row alone by the fence] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Arlington Davis - 13 Jan 1911 / 2 Jan 1959 Franklin, Jane H. - 22 Nov 1880 / 5 May 1969 Mother Franklin, William Robert - 24 Feb 1874 / 18 Oct 1925 [s / o Jonathan Franklin & Livonia Davis] Franklin, Pearl - 23 Apr 1903 / 26 Feb 1907 Daughter of W.R. & R.J. Franklin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith, Nancy M. [Franklin] - 7 Jan 1857 / 28 Jan 1945 Mother [w/o Flemon Tynes Smith Sr, d/o B.F. & Delia Franklin] Smith, F. T. [Flemon Tynes] Sr. - 30 May 1855 / 21 Jan 1930 [s/o Thomas & Mary Smith] Smith, Infant son of M&M F. T. Smith - [no dates] Smith, Winnie Adline - 4 Feb 1884 / 14 Jan 1887 [d/o B.F. & Delia Franklin] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Hesikiah - 1895 / 1896 Franklin, Ada - 1899 / 1899 [identical small stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Baby - [no dates] Franklin, Baby - [no dates] [Identical small stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Jonathan - 18 Feb 1850 / 7 Mar 1891 [s/o Benjamin F. Franklin & Delia ?] Franklin, Livonia Davis - 12 Apr 1852 / 5 Mar 1928 [w/o Jonathan Franklin] Franklin, Jeff Jeremiah - 23 Feb 1874 / 25 Jul 1927 [s/o Jonathan Franklin & Livonia Davis] [3 Identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Delia F. - 7 Jul 1822 / 12 Feb 1889 Mother Franklin, B.[Benjamin] F. - 1 Jun 1820 / 7 Oct 1886 Father [Identical stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Baby - [no dates] Franklin, Baby - [no dates] [Identical stones to 2 Franklin babies previously recorded] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zeigler, Florence Winnie - 1858 / 1895 [d/o B.F. & Delia Franklin]