France-Harker Cemetery

The France-Harker Cemetery consists of 21 grave sites and 10 tombstones that are intact and preserved. The earliest known grave is that of Frank Chilson in 1895 and the latest known grave is that of Charlie V. France in 1942. However, most of the tombstones range from late 1800s to 1910.

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Tombstone Suda Henery (View 1)

Tombstone Suda Henery (View 1)
Inscription reads: IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS SUDA Wife of E. J. Henery Sept. 26, 1862 Jan. 19, 1901 HENERY on bottom at the base. Base is cement. Stone is white marble and leaning to the west slightly. The stone is a long oblisk-shape monument. A foot stone is at the end of the grave site to the east and reads: S. H. The inscription for Suda is West-facing and on the same stone is a south-facing inscription for her son, Chester J. Henery. This indicates that mother and child either share a grave, or more reasonably, are buried next to each other as the child died nearly three years after the mother.

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Tombstone Suda Henery (View 2)

Tombstone Suda Henery (View 2)
Inscription reads: IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS SUDA Wife of E. J. Henery Sept. 26, 1862 Jan. 19, 1901 HENERY on bottom at the base. Base is cement. Stone is white marble and leaning to the west slightly. The stone is a long oblisk-shape monument. A foot stone is at the end of the grave site to the east and reads: S. H. The inscription for Suda is West-facing and on the same stone is a south-facing inscription for her son, Chester J. Henery. This indicates that mother and child either share a grave, or more reasonably, are buried next to each other as the child died nearly three years after the mother.

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Tombstone of Mary C. France (View 1)

Tombstone of Mary C. France (View 1)
Inscription reads: Mary C. France Nov. 16, 1850 Feb. 13, 1929. -Stone type is Granite

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Tombstone of Mary C. France (View 2)

Tombstone of Mary C. France (View 2)
Inscription reads: Mary C. France Nov. 16, 1850 Feb. 13, 1929. -Stone type is Granite

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Tombstone of Suda Henery (View 3)

Tombstone Suda Henery (View 3)

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Tombstone of D.W. France

Tombstone of D. W. France
Inscription reads: FRANCE D. W. France 1850 – 1911 Gone but not forgotten. – Flower design along edges of stone Stone is brown (dark) granite and in excellent condition

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Tombstone of Frank B. Chilson (View 1)

Tombstone Frank B. Chilson (View 1)

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Tombstone of Frank B. Chilson (View 2)

Tombstone Frank B. Chilson (View 2)

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Tombstone of Frank B. Chilson (View 3)

Tombstone Frank B. Chilson (View 3)
Inscription reads: CHILSON Frank B. 1863-1895 Stone type is Granite

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Tombstone of Mattie V. Gordon (View 1)

Tombstone for Mattie V. Gordon (View 1)
Inscription reads: In Loving Memory of Mattie V. Wife of James D. Gordon Born Sept. 29, 1876 Died Apr. 7, 1901 Aged 24 yrs. 6 mos. 8 dys. My sweetest life Was with my wife But now she’s Passed away Dear Lord I know That I must go Prepare me for That day Stone Type: White Marble Grave and Stone is located in a fenced area with another identicle stone for James Wm. Gordon who was Mattie V. Gordon and James D. Gordon’s son.

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Tombstone of Mattie V. Gordon (View 2)

Tombstone for Mattie V. Gordon (View 2)
Inscription reads: In Loving Memory of Mattie V. Wife of James D. Gordon Born Sept. 29, 1876 Died Apr. 7, 1901 Aged 24 yrs. 6 mos. 8 dys. My sweetest life Was with my wife But now she’s Passed away Dear Lord I know That I must go Prepare me for That day Stone Type: White Marble Grave and Stone is located in a fenced area with another identicle stone for James Wm. Gordon who was Mattie V. Gordon and James D. Gordon’s son.

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Tombstone of Joseph Kesler (View 1)

Tombstone for Joseph Kesler (View 1)
Inscription reads: FATHER JOSEPH KESLER 1826 – 1916 Stone Type is Black Granite

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Tombstone of Joseph Kesler (View 2)

Tombstone for Joseph Kesler (View 2)
Tombstone for Joseph Kesler
Inscription reads: FATHER JOSEPH KESLER 1826 – 1916 Stone Type is Black Granite

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Tombstone of James Gordon (View 1)

Tombstone for James W. Gordon (View 1)
Inscription reads: In loving memory of James Wm. Gordon Son of Mattie V. & James D. Gordon Born Mar. 23, 1901 Died Sept. 21, 1901 Aged 5 mos. 28 ds. One by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before Stone Type: White Marble

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Tombstone for James W. Gordon (View 2)
Inscription reads: In loving memory of James Wm. Gordon Son of Mattie V. & James D. Gordon Born Mar. 23, 1901 Died Sept. 21, 1901 Aged 5 mos. 28 ds. One by one our hopes grow brighter as we near the shining shore for we know across the river wait the loved ones gone before Stone Type: White Marble

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Tombstone of Emma Elizabeth France (View 1)

Tombstone Emma Elizabeth France (View 1)
Inscription reads: Emma Elizabeth Daughter of D.W. & Mary C. France Died Dec. 1, 1896 Aged 1 year & 20 ds. A farer bud of promise never bloomed. – Stone is white marble.

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Tombstone Emma Elizabeth France (View 2)
Inscription reads: Emma Elizabeth Daughter of D.W. & Mary C. France Died Dec. 1, 1896 Aged 1 year & 20 ds. A farer bud of promise never bloomed. – Stone is white marble.

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Tombstone of Chester J. Henery (View 1)
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Tombstone of Chester J. Henery (View 2)
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Tombstone of Charlie V. France (View 1)

Tombstone Charlie V. France (View 1)
Inscription reads: FRANCE Charlie V. 1877 – 1942 Lydia S. 1884 – (no death date) Stone is Brown Granite

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Tombstone of Charlie V. France (View 2)