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| Franklin Mills Cemetery has been designated a Pioneer Cemetery by the Des Moines County Pioneer Cemetery Commission. |
Located in the southeast area of section 15, Franklin Township is Franklin Mills or Burrus Cemetery. The record for this cemetery is complete as the caretaker and the Burlington D.A.R. have a plat of the cemetery. Burials are dated from 1839 until 1939. This cemetery is the resting place of John McDonald, a Revolutionary War veteran originally from Virginia.
Directions: From the intersection of Mt. Pleasant and Roosevelt Sts., proceed north on U.S. 61 for approximately 5 1/2 miles. The cemetery is approximately 1/2 of a mile east of U.S. 61 and is accessed through a farm gate.
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FRANKLIN MILLS/BURRUS CEMETERY
transcribed by Becke Dawson
CEMETERY MAP provided by Paul French.
SURNAME |
GIVEN NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
NOTES |
| Allen | Albert | | | |
| Allen | Catherine | | 9 Jun 1850 | 4y 9m 20d |
| Allen | Nancy C. | | 12 Apr 1855 | 6y 3m 27d. Dau of James & Mary. |
| Allen | Hugh | | | |
| Allen | William | | 9 Jul 1853 | 2y 11m 22d. Son of James & Mary D. |
| Allen | Child(ren) | | | Fragment of stone. Child(ren) of James & Mary Allen. |
| Arrowsmith | Mary | 21 Oct 1814 | 20 Aug 1894 | Wife of William B. |
| Ballard | Alice A. | 2 Sep 1855 | 15 Aug 1884 | |
| Ballard | Alexa M. | 16 Aug 1879 | 6 May 1897 | |
| Ballard | Driscilla (Dison) | 11 Sep 1796 | 27 Aug 1873 | Wife of Wiley . |
| Ballard | Guy B. | 15 Oct 1877 | 19 Mar 1878 | 5m 11d. Son of J. A. & A. A. |
| Ballard | James A. | 9 Feb 1838 | 10 Nov 1910 | |
| Ballard | L(eonard) D. | 15 Mar 1820 | 9 Sep 1896 | |
| Ballard | Sarah J. | 3 Sep 1820 | 15 Jan 1892 | |
| Ballard | Wiley | 23 Oct 1796 | 23 Dec 1865 | He is the son of Wyatt Ballard, revolutionary war soldier from North Carolina, born 1760. |
| Ballard | Taylor | | | |
| Barton | Henry | | 26 Jun 1845 | 4m 3w 1d. Son of H. & N. D. |
| Barton | Henry | | 25 Sep 1856 | 51y 6m 22d |
| | | | | Unnamed son of Nancy & Henry Barton. |
| Barton | Jane | | | |
| Barton | Janie | | | |
| Barton | Lucy A. | | | |
| Barton | | | | (Was this James?) |
| Barton | Nancy Ann | | 4 Nov 1882 | 78y 6m 20d. Born Cheshire, England. Wife of Henry. |
| Barton | Nellie V. | | 15 Mar 1878 | 4y 4m. Daughter of Joseph & Verlin. Plat says born in 1879. |
| Burrus | C(olby) C. | 17 Sep 1813 | 1 Jan 1853 | |
| Burrus | Charles | | Dec 1868 | 81y 2m 11d |
| Burrus | Charlie H. | | 1 Feb 1881 | 22y 11m 5d. Son of Thos. J. & Harriet |
| Burrus | Elizabeth | 22 Jun 1831 | 18 Mar 1907 | Post Master. |
| Burrus | Enoch S. | 31 May 1840 | 11 Nov 1896 | County Treasurer. |
| Burrus | Frances (Credd) | | 30 Oct 1852 | 61y 4m 11d. Wife Of Charles. |
| Burrus | Isaac | 27 Mar 1867 | 1 Jun 1867 | |
| Burrus | James | | | |
| Burrus | Jane Mary | 1 Jan 1855 | 22 Aug 1855 | |
| Burrus | Joanna (Weirman) | 3 Oct 1853 | 9 Apr 1919 | Wife of Enoch |
| Burrus | Lovina | | | |
| Burrus | Melvin | 28 Jul 1913 | 4 Jan 1999 | |
| Burrus | Rollie E. | | | |
| Burrus | Sarah J. | | | |
| Burrus | T(hornton) F. | 26 Apr 1812 | 26 Jun 1882 | |
| Coyner | Mary | | | |
| Coyner | Mrs. | | | |
| Cronk | ?? | | | |
| Dison | Jennis | | | |
| Dison | Mrs. | | | |
| Dowell | ?? | | | |
| Dunham | Sarah J. | | | |
| Gerald | Emily | | | |
| Hammer | ?? | | | |
| Harris | Crawford | | 14 Sep 1894 | 86y 6m 2d |
| Harris | Harriet | 1 Sep 1838 | 12 Jan 1904 | Wife of M. C. |
| Harris | Howell | | | |
| Hartzell | Adam | | 14 Sep 1890 | 81y 5m 8d |
| Hartzell | Catharine A. | | 15 Apr 1905 | 88y 9m 28d.Wife of Adam. |
| Hartzell | Austin L. | 9 Mar 1857 | 19 Sep 1939 | Son of A. & C. A. |
| Hartzell | Anna M. | 24 Jan 1854 | 14 Feb 1935 | Wife of Austin L. |
| Hartzell | Sophia M. | | 22 Nov 1928 | 81y. Daughter of A. & C. A. |
| Johnson | Twins | | | |
| Lamb | Betsey | | | |
| Larkin | ?? | | | |
| Lightfoot | Frank | | | |
| Lightfoot | N. Elizabeth | | | |
| Lomis | ?? | | | |
| Luster | Lizzie | | | |
| Luster | Mrs. | | | |
| Luster | Vincent | | | |
| Luster | Zach | | | |
| McAllister | Randel | | 20 Mar 1851 | 38y 3m 25d |
| McAllister | Elizabeth | | 14 Aug 1851 | 33y 7m 12d. Wife of Randel. |
| McDonald | Amanda | | 18 Jun 1875 | 42y |
| McDonald | Betsy | | | Was this Hugh's sister Elizabeth B? 1783? |
| McDonald | Charles W. | | 10 Jan 1869 | 2y 11m 17d |
| McDonald | Fannie | | | |
| McDonald | Hugh | 1781 | | Son of John. |
| McDonald | James | | | |
| McDonald | John | | | Pvt. Colonel Virginia Merriwethers Rev War. Born 1753 in Virginia. Died between 1844 and 1850. |
| McDonald | John | | | Probably the older son of John, whose wife was Polly. |
| McDonald | Lee | | | Child |
| McDonald | Margaret | | | Daughter of Hugh & Prudence. |
| McDonald | Martha | | | |
| McDonald | Polly | | | Wife of John? |
| McDonald | Prudence (Dison) | | | Wife of Hugh. |
| McElhinney | James | | | |
| McElhinney | John | | | |
| McElhinney | Martha | | | |
| McElhinney | Mrs. ?? | | | |
| McElwee | Kate | | | |
| McElwee | Mr. | | | |
| Morgan | ??? | | | |
| Nickell | Amanda S. | 19 Mar 1849 | 13 Jul 1898 | |
| Robbins | Lucy | 1850 | 1924 | |
| Raidy | ???? | | | |
| Schmeiser | Rev. Jacob | 1827 | 1906 | |
| Schmeiser | Mary M. | 1837 | 1911 | Wife of Rev. Jacob. |
| Schmeiser | Magdalena | 1868 | 1869 | Daughter of Jacob and Mary. |
| Schmeiser | Infant Son | | 1879 | |
| Smith | ?? | | | |
| Smith | ?? | | | |
| Van Osdol | Williamson | 16 Mar 1816 | 30 Oct 1868 | |
| Van Osdol | Hannah | 12 Mar 1819 | 24 Jul 1894 | Wife of Williamson |
| Van Osdol | Menittia | | 12 Oct 1859 | 1y 10m. Daughter of W. & H. |
| Walker | Charles | 15 Dec 1833 | 16 Aug 1896 | |
| Weirman | Jacob | 17 Jun 1914 | 6 Aug 1876 | |
| Weirman | Maria | 5 May 1829 | 27 Nov 1896 | |
| Welch | Elizabeth A. | 16 Mar 1820 | 6 Sep 1866 | Second wife of Henry. |
| Welch | Henry B. | 13 Jan 1808 | 11 Nov 1889 | 81y 9m 29d |
| Welch | Lucinda | 30 Apr 1806 | 19 Mar 1850 | First wife of Henry. |
| Welch | John | 18 Apr 1839 | 6 Jul 1839 | Son of H. B. & L. |
| Wiegand | ?? | | | |
| Woodside | ?? | | | |
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