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The cemetery entries were contributed by Carol Bailey and the headstone photograph project, completed in September 2000, was a joint effort by Carol Bailey and Thomas Lindley.

*May not be a complete listing*

Franktown Entrance 


PHOTOS

NAME

DATE
BORN

DATE
DIED

COMMENTS

Family BELLI FAMILY PLOT . . .
Site #3 BELLI, Mary 1876 1918 Native of Switzerland
Site #4 BELLI, Nelson . 14 Dec 1913 Native of Switzerland, Aged 41 years
Site #5 BELLI, Nelson Jr. . 30 Nov 1910 Aged 10 days
Site #9 BROWNE, John J. 20 Jul 1895 15 Sep 1985

Site #8 BROWNE, Nevada L. 27 Nov 1908 19 Mar 1997 Beloved Mother, native Nevadan
Site #2 CESLINI, Pietro 1854 26 Dec 1915 Native of Switzerland
Site #6 COBB, Clymena . . Wife of C.M. COBB - Broken headstone left of grave
with C.C. engraved and one with "R.O.W." engraved.
Site #23 COX, John 20 Apr 1940 06 Apr 1988 SP 5 U. S. Army - Vietnam
Site #21 FRY, Jean Sauer 23 May 1912 30 Aug 1993 Native Navadan, born - Franktown, Nev
Site #18 FRY, Leslie Mack 14 Nov 1937 09 Feb 1980 Captain U.S. Army
Site #19 FRY, Leslie McGee 13 Mar 1913 13 Oct 1993 Lt. C. USAR (RET) - Country Lawyer
Site #20 FRY, Stanley 15 Jun 1952 06 Feb 1978

Site #24 FURER, Louis . 16 Nov 1911 Aged 65 Years - Native of Switzerland
Site #1 HEIDENREICH, Henry E 06 Feb 1893 28 Sep 1990 same stone with Minnie E. - Henry was the son of Henry E.
HEIDENRIECH and Kate Sauer HEIDENRIECH.
Kate Sauer was one of Andrew SAUER and Katherine
Sauer's daughters.
Site #1 HEIDENREICH, Minnie E. 08 Dec 1897 04 Oct 1982 same stone with Henry E. _ Minnie SAVORY graduated
from 4th Ward School in Virginia City and was from the
Steamboat area.
Site #10 HESTON, Harry C. 05 Jun 1922 20 Mar 2000 same stone with Helen W.
Site #10 HESTON, Helen W. 07 Oct 1922 12 Dec 1987 same stone with Harry C.
Site #15 "MY MOTHER" . . The inscription and grave are on the back side of
headstone for #16
Site #22 RATAY, Myra Sauer 23 May 1912 11 Aug 1999 Ponderosa Native, born - Franktown, Nev
Family RUSS FAMILY PLOT . . .
Site #12 RUSS, Doris Elizabeth 1914 1999 Unmarked recent grave. She died late 1999, obit in
Reno Gazette Journal.
Site #11 RUSS, Michael

Empty Plot, still living
Site #13 RUSS, Nikki Diane 1944 1964 Died in vehicle accident in Loveland CO while attending
college there.
Site #14 RUSS, John Patrick "PAT" 1943 1988 died of cancer
Site #17 TWADDLE, John 1824 15 Nov 1879 Aged 54 years, A native of Scotland - Thou art gone to
the grave, But we will not deplore thee, Since Christ
was thy ransome, Thy guardian thy guide,
He gave thee he took thee, And he will restore thee,
For death has no sting, Since the saviour hath died.
Site #16 TWEEDDALE, James . 23 Jan 1889 Aged 59 years, I know my redeemer liveth and that I
shall see him.
Site #7 WHITTAKER, Rachel Lierley 27 Feb 1846 18 Dec 1875 Daughter of W. & S. LIERLEY


OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS OF CEMETERY

1.) Unmarked grave between numbers 14 and 15.

2.) Unmarked grave east of graves 11-14.

3.) Unmarked grave east of #2 above.

3.) Several unmarked grave as indicated in this photograph.

4.) General view looking northeast from entrance. The grave in the wrought iron is John Twaddle.



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