Location: Exact location unknown. The cemetery is in the northern half of Lot 3 G Range in the corner of the town of Porter. It most likely was near the John Hartford house, which still stands today and the end of the driveable portion of Ten Mile Brook Road.
Historical Information: This property was originally settled by John Hartford, who then sold the land to his son Stillman. When Stillman Hartford sold the property to his cousin George W. Hartford on November 23, 1872 it was “Saving and reserving from the operation of this deed about one fourth of an acre occupied as a burying ground” (Book 58, Page 453). When George W. Hartford sold the property to his son Llewellyn Hartford in 1906, there was no reservation on the deed. Hopefully this indicates that the graves were moved to another cemetery between those dates.
These graves could be for John and Eliza (McLucas) Hartford. It is likely that John died soon after selling his farm to his son Stillman in 1872. By the 1880 census, Eliza was working as a servant in Conway and is listed as widowed. It is unclear when she died. Headstones for John and Eliza have not been found in area cemeteries, so it is possible that they are still buried on the farm. There is currently no sign of a cemetery on the property.
Another possibility is that the graves could be for John Hartford’s parents, Solomon (1788-1850) and Sarah (1887-1851). Solomon died in Brownfield, but it is unclear where he was living at the time. He was the father of both John and Edmund Hartford, who owned adjoining land in Brownfield and Porter. Solomon and Sarah’s gravestones are in Spring Cemetery in Hiram, so it is possible that their graves were moved there at a later date.