A report on the site done in 1963 indicates that there are probably 30 graves here, though only a few stones remained visible even then. As late as 1963, the markers on the graves of Francis Wells and at least his first wife had not been found at this site. Once our clean-up is underway, we hope to find these and many other stones beneath the surface of the soil, which we may be able to repair. It was used only by their families. These old private grounds are going out of date.
People begin to see the necessity of some permanent public place where their dead can be interred.
Be sure and check out the genealogical information on these individuals below the listing. This cemetery is below the location of the family home, which burned in 1938. Mrs. Herbert Klinestiver is a descendant of Francis Wells. Many members of the Francis Wells family are buried at nearby Plum Run Cemetery , which was restored in 1997 by Dan and Betty Johnson of Sellersburg. Francis' first wife was Hannah Howell, who was born in Surry County, North Carolina about 1780.