Frenchtown · Fairmount District No. 6 · Somerset County, Maryland
Cemetery No. 911-BB-21-NW
Mary L. French marker. Click photograph to enlarge.
The cemetery is in Frenchtown, northwest of Mine Creek, on the right-hand side of Frenchtown Road near the first house beyond the second bridge. The contributor located it near the A. Muir home shown on the 1877 Atlas.
The survey notes that the site was part of the tract Flattland, patented to Thomas Everton for 850 acres on June 1, 1696, citing Ruth Dryden’s land records. The site was described as well maintained in 1997.
Latitude38° 4.979′ N
Longitude75° 51.696′ W
Graves Recorded
Samuel L. French
Transcription
Samuel L. French May 3, 1837 June 22, 1912
Mary L. French. Click photograph to enlarge.
Mary L. French
Transcription
Mother Mary L. French born Feb. 4, 1841 died Nov. 9, 1924
Life's work well done She rests in peace.
The contributor described the marker as a small obelisk.
George A. Parks. Click photograph to enlarge.
George A. Parks
Transcription
George A. Parks born Jan. 21, 1894 died Feb. 9, 1929
Cheerful he gave his being up and went to share the holy rest that waits a life well spent.
John F. French and Hester A. French
Transcription
FRENCH John F. Hester A. 1861-1941 1872-1947
E. Lorraine French. Click photograph to enlarge.
E. Lorraine French
Transcription
E. Lorraine 1943-1945 Dau. of Stanford & Esther French
The contributor described a raised carving of the upper half of an angel with wings, head tilted and resting on clasped hands.
Unmarked vaults
The survey recorded four unmarked vaults; the last retained the remains of an illegible Bradshaw Funeral Home metal marker. A small unmarked vault was recorded behind those four, and two additional unmarked vaults were noted near the French marker.
Location Map
Contributor map showing the French Cemetery in Frenchtown.
Documentation History and Source Material
2 March 1997: Listed by Philip L. Goldsborough and Rebecca F. Miller.
