From Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930,
Record details:
Name Martha L Harding
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date abt 1844
Birth Place United States
Death Date 18 Mar 1896
Death Age 52
Burial Place Junction **
Marital Status Married
Street Address 27th & Pritchard
FHL Film Number 1605148
** At the time of Martha's death, she was buried in a small cemetery called Junction which is today a section of Maple Hill Cemetery...
Maple Cemetery itself began as 'Arlington Cemetery' in 1865 primarily for Union soldiers. A military cemetery being more suited for Leavenworth, Arlington was given back to the Bluejacket Family with a new name 'Argentine/Junction Cemetery' and remained such until the late 1800's. Then, in 1905, a cemetery association renamed it Maple Hill Cemetery Inc. And that was when the Argentine and Junction cemeteries became sections within Maple Hill Cemetery, bordering S. 34th St (see map).
From Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930,
Record details:
Name Martha L Harding
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date abt 1844
Birth Place United States
Death Date 18 Mar 1896
Death Age 52
Burial Place Junction **
Marital Status Married
Street Address 27th & Pritchard
FHL Film Number 1605148
** At the time of Martha's death, she was buried in a small cemetery called Junction which is today a section of Maple Hill Cemetery...
Maple Cemetery itself began as 'Arlington Cemetery' in 1865 primarily for Union soldiers. A military cemetery being more suited for Leavenworth, Arlington was given back to the Bluejacket Family with a new name 'Argentine/Junction Cemetery' and remained such until the late 1800's. Then, in 1905, a cemetery association renamed it Maple Hill Cemetery Inc. And that was when the Argentine and Junction cemeteries became sections within Maple Hill Cemetery, bordering S. 34th St (see map).
Gravesite Details
Actual gravesite not yet located -many older stones are very worn or totally effaced by time- but the entire area is flat and easily accessible/walkable from your car.
Family Members
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