Old Five Mile Cemetery
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October 18, 2003

There is a cemetery that I learned of here recently near Hennepin off Hwy 7.  The road
that runs off 7 to the south is Mountain View road.  Turn west (right) at the
first intersection and you will pass one house on the left side (south) midway
(Richard Jolly owner of property) to the next intersection: If you pass
the under ground house on the right side (Mr. Stamp) you have passed the
gate that leads to the sight. A road leads from the gate around a hill. Just as you
start to go right around the hill turn left and look for some old abandoned farm
equipment (reaper) and a creek going to the right and just a long the tree line
is the cemetery. It is called Five Mile # 1.  Many of my people are buried here.  The
stones are in good sharp but cows has knocked over many of them. This is the old town
of Homer. I only learned of this two weeks ago from Sadie Munns, a cousin of mine.  My cousin,
Ray Williams, lives near the cemetery and he showed it to Sadie and gave me directions
 Cesar E. Peters, Jr.

Click on an underlined name to view a picture of the headstone

Joanna - Wife of Benjamin Austin - Married Dec. 21, 1866 -  Died Aug. 23, 1895

Dealia Brown - Died Sept 30, 1902(?) - Aged 36(?) Years

Alexander Franklin - Born Feb 5, 1883 - Died Dec. 28, 1906 - "Beloved One Farewell"

Alexandrew Franklin - Died April 24, 1895 - 85 years

Alfred Franklin - Born 1860 - Died Dec. 28, 1897

Bailey Franklin - Died Nov. 16, 1893 - Aged 50

Buck Franklin - One Grave is marked with many large stone piled on top of the grave this I believe is Buck Franklin 1790 

Buck Franklin - Born September 1810 - Died September 1875 - next to the Buck Franklin above is a smaller pile of stone with the head stone of Buck Franklin his son,1810-1875 65 years and stones had at one time a head and a foot stone.

Creek Franklin - Born Feb 26, 1893 - Died May 13, 1896

David Franklin - Died Aug. 16, 1900 - about 65 years old - "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God"

Delora Franklin - Born Jan. 17, 1873 - Died Oct. 22, 1884

Eliza Franklin - Dau. of J. & H. Franklin 

Eliza Franklin - Wife of Walter Franklin - Born 1867 - Died Dec. 27, 1891 - Aged 24

Infant of P. F. & L. F. Franklin - Born & Died Mar. 1, 1895

James C. Franklin - Son of J. C. & H. Franklin - Born Dec. 10 1905 - Died April 1, 1906

Levy Franklin - Died Feb. 15, 1868 -  Aged 75 years

Lorene Franklin - Born June 1884 - Died May 1905 

Lula M. Franklin - Dau of A & M Franklin - Born Feb. 14, 1885 - Died June 28,1897

Malinda Franklin - Born 1870 - Died Mar. 14.1898

Manerva Franklin - Wife of A. Franklin - Born May 9, 1853 - Died June 28, 1888

Millie Franklin - Born in 1847 - Died December 25, 1891

Reuben Franklin - Son of P. & M. Franklin - Born Dec. 28, 1896 - Died 1896

Willie Franklin -  Born Sept. 3, 1887 - Died Oct 1,1887

Leah James - Died Feb. 2(?), 18?? - Our Mother

Pricilla Johnson - Wife of Eli Johnson - Born Aug 18?? Died ????

Delphia Jones - Wife of Phil Jones - Aged About 70 Years

Phil Jones - Aged ?????

Angeline Newberry - Wife of ?? Newberry - Born May 14, 1880 - Died Aug 12, 1906 - "Her happy soul has winged its way to 
                                                                                   one pure bright eternal day"

Callie Newberry -  Died Sept. 29, 1903 -  Age 60 Yrs(Days?)

Lydie Newberry - Born Aug 12, 1888 - Died Nov. 31, 1904

W.N. Newberry - Died Oct. 1, 1895 -  Aged 54 years

Sonnie Newberry - Born Jan. 1, 1821 - Died Jan 19, 1893 - Aged 73

Emerline Peters - Died Nov. 14, 1898 - "Mother you are mild and lovely as the summer breeze"

Susan - Wife James Phillips - Died Oct. 21, 1891 - Aged about 50 years

Newt Prince - Born Feb 25, 1849 - Died Jan. 16, 1906 -  "Blessed is the man that loved the Lord"

Matilda Settles  age 60

Bank Stephenson

Manervy Stephenson - Born 1831 - Died Oct. 23, 1906 - "Her happy soul has winged it's way to one pure bright eternal day"

Mary Williams - Died May 15, 1882 - Aged 21 - "She Died a Christian"

Mime Young - Wife of Jas Young - Died Jan(?) 12(?), 1908(?) - Aged 52(?) Years

Our Mother ?Sarah? James