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Cemetery NumberJN086
TownJOHNSTON
Cemetery NameHARRIS KELTON LOT
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Location[REMOVED TO HIGHLAND MEMORIAL CEMETERY]
StateRI
DirectionN
Pole Number 
Distance150
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Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet65
Size in Feet80
Inscriptions16
Fieldstones14
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date? 
Newest1854
Oldest1825
Vandalism 
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Pole 
Comment50 yards behind #93 Shun Pike. This cemetery is scheduled to be moved to Highland Cemetery in 1998. Stone wall on east side. This cemetery was moved to Highland Cemetery by Public Archaelogy Lab (PAL) and a very detailed report was written - PAL Report #937 Charles and Martha Benns recorded this cemetery in 1930, their #44; "back of Anderson farm." James N. Arnold recorded this lot 17 May 1891, Vol 2, Pg 163; "on farm now belonging to Mr. Gartland and formerly known as the Kelton farm on the north side of the Shun Pike and some distance west of the fork of the Pocassett River in edge of woods lot very much neglected." Arnold noted: after Elizabeth Mason (#3) "grave on right rude stone only, at feet 4 graves the same" after Joanne Davis (#8) "3 graves on the right with rude stones." after Simon Kelton (#12) "5 graves on the right with rude stones." after James Randall Kelton (#13) "small grave on right with rude stone."
Conditiongood
Enclosureno enclosure
Gateno gate
Growthcleared
Terrainlevel
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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