The following are images taken in 2008 at the Sibley family plot in the Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, PA.
Joseph C. Sibley’s sister who died before her 17th birthday. See the next page for her tombstone mystery.
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The Sibley statue located at the head of the family plot.
Overall views of the Sibley family plot.
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley, son of Dr. Joseph C. and Elvira Sibley, and owner of the River Ridge estate. He was born in Friendship, Allegany County, New York on Feb. 18, 1850, and died at the River Ridge mansion of old age on May 19, 1926.
Metta E. Sibley, the first wife of Joseph C. Sibley, buried to the left him. She was born Nov. 28, 1853 in New York, and died Jul. 26, 1911 in Franklin, PA of pneumonia before River Ridge was built.
Ida Rew Sibley, the second wife of Joseph C. Sibley, buried to the right of him.
The family of Josephine Sibley Heathcote, the older daughter of Joseph and Metta Sibley.
The family of Celia Mary Sibley, the younger daughter of Joseph and Metta Sibley.
Other tombstones in the Sibley family plot.
