PAYNE (BARKER) CEMETERY
FRANKLIN TWP
SE Corner SE 1/4 Sec 25
39 47 29N Latitude; 86 47 36W Longitude
On grounds of North Putnam School
This cemetery is on property owned by the North Putnam School Corporation. Be sure to obtain permission before visiting this cemetery.
Directions:
Go east of North Putnam High School past the football field and the machinery shed. Then go northeast through the open area. There are several nature trails and one of them will eventually get you to the cemetery. 
Condition: Poor
Cemetery is on a nature trail used by North Putnam High School. Some classes of the school have made it a project to work on the cemetery. The tombstones have fallen and need to be repaired. 
The number at the left of each name corresponds with the map of the cemetery.
* = computed birth
Birth Death Age
Surname First Name Other inscriptions M D Y M D Y Y M D Latitude Longitude
1 BARKER David     * May 18 1804 Oct 6 1875 71 4 18 39 47 479 86 47 595
2 BARKER Lavina  w/o David   * Feb 9 1804 Sept 15 1869 65 7 6 39 47 480 86 47 595
3   Old fieldstone north of Harvey Pickering                       39 47 482 86 47 595
4 PICKERING Harvey  s/o G. W. & M.   May 19 1845 May 29 1845       39 47 483 86 47 595
5 NELSON Clarinda     * About   1821 Aug 15 1840 19     39 47 483 86 47 595
6 PICKERING Margaret  w/o George W.   Jan 2 1816 May 30 1845       39 47 484 86 47 595
7 BARKER Eli J.     * Apr 16 1850 Dec 7 1875 25 7 21 39 47 479 86 47 597
8 SANDERS Sarah Francelia  d/o T. M. & M. M.  * Feb 13 1873 Oct 28 1876 3 8 15 39 47 480 86 47 597
9   Possible footstone north of Sarah Sanders                       39 47 482 86 47 597
10 PAYNE Anna  w/o Marvle  (no other info on stone)         Feb 14 1832       39 47 482 86 47 599
11 PAYNE Marvle  (no other info on stone)   May 22 1808             39 47 483 86 47 599
12   Base                       39 47 484 86 47 599
13   Base                       39 47 485 86 47 599
14 STRINGER Susan     * About   1763 Mar 1 1838 75     39 47 483 86 47 599
15 REDDING Reuben     * Nov 16 1808 Oct 23 1876 67 11 7 39 47 484 86 47 600
16 WELCH James E.  s/o J. & Sarah   * Sept 27 1846 July 6 1854 7 9 9 39 47 484 86 47 600
17 SANDERS Charlie A.  s/o T. M. & M. M.  * May 7 1884 Nov 2 1884 0 5 26 39 47 485 86 47 600
18   Broken stone                       39 47 480 86 47 602
19   Broken stone                       39 47 481 86 47 602
20   Broken stone                       39 47 482 86 47 602
21 PAYNE Leaher  w/o Marvle (no other info on stone)                     39 47 482 86 47 602
22 CARPENTER Mary E. P.  d/o F. A. & S. F.   May 24 1860 Aug 1 1860       39 47 483 86 47 602
23   Footstone M P probably Marvle Payne                     39 47 484 86 47 602
The following was listed on an earlinr reading, but we couldn’t find
  BLAKE Wilton T.  s/o W. J. & N.  * Sept 27 1852 Nov 27 1852 0 2 0     Couldn't Find      
There are several more old stones in the area.