Sand Ridge Cemetery

The cemetery is located off of Rt 116 on Rt. 26, 2.4 miles north, (section 26) in Spring Bay Township, Woodford County, Illiinois, The cemetery sits on a hill on the west side of the road (left) as your heading into Bay View Gardens and towards Spring Bay. This cemetery has at least five Civil War Veterans and three 18th century births. Thanks to Al & Carole Martin for helping find this cemetery, taking pictures & verifying military data. Click on to view marker.

The first person to hold the deed for this land was Mr. Davis in 1839. In 1853, Mr. William K. Burt gave 1½ acres to Jacob Wilson to be held in trust for use as a free public burial ground. The deed was written on June 24, 1853 and recorded with Woodford County on March 23, 1854. (source: Virginia L. Schultze, who surveyed this cemetery in October 1971)

Name

Birth date

Death Date

Notes/Inscriptions

Askey, Elizabeth 11/5/1866 10y 4m 10d; d/o Wm. & S.

Bateman, Catharine 3/9/1856 19y 7m 3d; d/o H. & R. A.

Bateman, Harvey H. 11/11/1844 34y 8m 26d

Blanchard 7/1/1870 2y 5m 17d

Blanchard, Effie infant d/o T. L. & G. G.

Blanchard, Elizabeth 12/18/1867 67y 2m 2d; Our Mother, w/o Wm.

Blanchard, Isabella 10/11/1886 1y 1m 15d; d/o R. A. & M. L.

Blanchard, Margaret I. 9/9/1828 1/21/1873

Blanchard, Thadeus 8/30/1881 1y 4m 28d; s/o R. A. & M. L.

Blanchard, Thomas L. 2/11/1863 34y 11m "he died for his county"Pvt. Co. G 108 IL Inf...enlisted 15 Aug 1862...died 11 Feb 1863 of disease at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis MO.

Blanchard, William 4/30/1883 85y 8m 8d "1812 Vet"

Bogher, Thoddii Dr. 10/28/1812 4/5/1861 Wurttemberg, Germany

Britt, Ella 6/7/1868 3/10/1872

Britt, Thomas no dates 70 y; war vet

Bruce, Polly 12/24/1891 36y 2m 21d; w/o R. B.; s/o A. & M. Lewis

Burt, Samuel J. 9/16/1852 65y 2m

Burt, Samuel S. 3/21/1853 34y 4m 3d

Chitty, Stephen 9/10/1852 23y 6m

Chitty, Stephen 1875 61y

Collins, Della E. 10/23/1902 2/16/1906 d/o W. & L. E.

Collins, John W. 10/9/1882 3/20/1906 s/o W. & L. E.

Collins, John W. 6/10/1860 10/25/1933

Collins, Mary Elizabeth Caho 5/19/1951 9/8/1998 "Mother of John & Tony"

Collins, Lorinda E. 1863 1939 w/o W. P.;Mother

Collins, Perry 1892 1973

Collins, Willard 7/27/1895 2/19/1906 s/o W. P. & L. E.

Collins, William P. 1858 1943 h/o Lorinda E.; Father

Coutch, David A. 12/27/1856 49y 9m 6d

Coutch, David A. 2/16/1857 1y 6m 20d; s/o D. A. & A. M.

Coutch, Frances 5/16/1866 13y 9m 11d; d/o D. A. & A. M.

Coutch, J. Willie 5/16/1864 18y 2m 3d; s/o D. A. & A. M.

Crocker Austin 4/24/1843 51y

Crocker, Hannah 9/10/1829 60y

Crocker, Rowland Sr. 8/9/1824 55y

Crocker, Rowland Sr. 5/8/1881 65y 11m 8d

Danner, Adolph 3/18/1864 9/13/1887 s/o M. & E.

Danner, Elizabeth 2/1/1829 4/29/1893 w/o Michael

Dean, Norman D. 12/8/1923 h/o Evelyn I.

Dean, Evelyn I 6/14/1925 2/16/1997 w/o Norman D.; mother of Joyce, Douglas, Scott, Lorinda, Jeanette

Deford, Elsie L. 11/14/1860 1/24/1883 w/o Geo. W.

Deford, Leon L. 9/18/1877 2/7/1879 s/o G. W. & E. L.

Delong, Johnny D. 9/26/1868 1y 11m 2d; marker, in shape of book, shared with William T

Delong, William H. 10/4/1810 5/20/1869 s/o W. H. & M.Cpl. Co. F IL US Inf. (Spring Bay, Woodford Co., ILL)

Delong, William T. 10/11/1868 7m 29d; marker, in shape of book, shared with Johnny D.

Donaho, Infant 1846 infant son

Donaho, Mary J. 4/29/1849 1y 2m 11d; d/o Allan & Kitty

Dwyer, Patrick 6/24/1847 10/17/1884

DuBois, Donald 1934 1976 Dad

DuBois, Priscillia Bolton 1941 1995 Mom

Easter, Noah 12/7/1862 39y; Co. G 108th Ill. Vol. Rgt. Inf. Pvt. G 108 IL Inf

Eichhorn, Elizabeth 6/24/1824 4/7/1867 w/o George

Eichhorn, George 1/24/1824 8/7/1867

Eichhorn, Phillip 1/29/1855

Fago, Genoways D. 2/3/1872 26y 2m 16d; w/o Prosper

Genoways, G. A. 8/22/1881 59y 11m

Genoways, Samuel 2/12/1873 10y 6m 9d; s/o G. A. & D.

Goutch, Charles L. 11/8/1865 1m; s/o C. M. & M. A.

Higgins, R. G. Dr. 4/26/1831 32y 7m 11d

Hurst, Robert C. "Chuck" 2/17/1943 6/27/1998 h/o Betsy

Hurst, Betsy J. "Patty" 4/22/1953

Lewis, C. W. 9/21/1842 12/14/1862 Pvt. Co. G. 108th IL Vol. Inf.died of disease at Memphis TN.

Lewis, Ella 10/19/1875 18y 11m 5d; w/o D.

Loveless, Crosier 7/13/1878 72y 6m 14d

Loveless, Frances M. 6/28/1871 19y 9m 25d; w/o J.

Loveless, Minnie E. 10/12/1859 1m 15d; d/o H. G. & E. E.

Loveless, Rolla 5/8/1865 2y 3m; s/o H. G. & E. E.

Loveless, Susannah 7/21/1875 61y 4m 25d; w/o C.

Mason, Franklin H. 12/18/187? 18y 5m; s/o Rev. J.

Mason, Mary J. 10/9/1871 17y 7m 9d; w/o Rev. J.

Mathis, Jonathan 4/28/1857 41y

Mathis, Leulla 6/16/1881 6/17/1881 d/o J. S. & D. D.

McKinney, Mary A. 9/2/1852 24y 5m 26d; w/o Isaac; d/o W. K. & C. Burt

Melcher, Alice Mae 5/10/1924 12/18/1996 w/o Wesley Roy

Melcher, Wesley Roy 8/22/1919 5/26/2006 h/o Alice Mae

McMannis, Mary J. 12/5/1852 24y 8m 9d; w/o Moses; d/o W. K. & C. Burt

Merboth, Albert 5/7/1861 8/1/1861

Merboth, Catherine 8/26/1837 3/15/1861

Merboth, Francis 1/21/1859 8/11/1860

Merboth, Fred?

Neumann, Christine 1/26/1865 9/18/1865 d/o F. W. & A.

Neumann, Fred Willhelm 8/21/1866 8/29/1866 s/o F. W. & A.

Parker, Emily A. 8/8/1832 11/12/1880 w/o Wm.

Parker, Jessie 9/23/1862 7/12/1866 d/o Wm. & Emily

Partridge, Alexander 7/24/1830 3/28/1890

Partridge, M. 1836 1898

Partridge, S. 1869 1910

Robinson, Rowland 11/28/1842 2m 9d; s/o N. & A.

Ruckle, Almah 5/18/1873 12y 2m

Ruckle, Annie 1/3/1873 26d; d/o W. & M.

Schmitt, Lawrence 2/10/1911 4/2/1985

Shepler, James M. 6/2/1846 1/21/1905 top of marker broken off

Sornberger, Carolina 11/13/1861 7/16/1883

Sornberger, Jacob 1856 1893

Sornberger, Peter 4/12/1805 2/2/1879

Staples, Harry G. 8/22/1866 s/o S. & L. Staples

Staples, Loretta C. 2/26/1866 21y 10m 2d; w/o Silas

Staples, Silas W. 12/31/1863 1y 9m 29d; s/o S. & L. C.

Taylor, Rosalie D. 10/14/1951 7/13/2004

Thurston, Louie V. 8/8/1872 1y 7m 23d; s/o G. T. & M. J.

Tobin, Margaret 55y

Tobin, Mich'l (Michael) no dates Pvt. Co. E. 108th Ill. Inf.

Truitt, Ellen 5/14/1866 3y 3m; d/o J. G. & E. A.

Truitt, Noah Adam 11/14/1865 1y 3m 2d

Williams, Alfred 8/21/1872 4d; s/o C. & M. Williams

Williams, Louis B. Dr. 1/10/1859 5/25/1891

Williams, Milton 5/1/1873 12y 6m 10d

Williams, Susan A. 3/18/1873 2y 9m 8d; d/o C. & M.

Last Updated on 10/13/2007
By Dena Whitesell

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Name	Birth date	Death Date	Notes/Inscriptions
Askey, Elizabeth		11/5/1866	10y 4m 10d; d/o Wm. & S.
Bateman, Catharine		3/9/1856	19y 7m 3d; d/o H. & R. A.
Bateman, Harvey H.		11/11/1844	34y 8m 26d
Blanchard		7/1/1870	2y 5m 17d
Blanchard, Effie			infant d/o T. L. & G. G.
Blanchard, Elizabeth		12/18/1867	67y 2m 2d; Our Mother, w/o Wm.
Blanchard, Isabella		10/11/1886	1y 1m 15d; d/o R. A. & M. L.
Blanchard, Margaret I.	9/9/1828	1/21/1873
Blanchard, Thadeus		8/30/1881	1y 4m 28d; s/o R. A. & M. L.
Blanchard, Thomas L.		2/11/1863	34y 11m "he died for his county"Pvt. Co. G 108 IL Inf...enlisted 15 Aug 1862...died 11 Feb 1863 of disease at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis MO.
Blanchard, William		4/30/1883	85y 8m 8d "1812 Vet"
Bogher, Thoddii Dr.	10/28/1812	4/5/1861	Wurttemberg, Germany
Britt, Ella	6/7/1868	3/10/1872
Britt, Thomas	no dates		70 y; war vet
Bruce, Polly		12/24/1891	36y 2m 21d; w/o R. B.; s/o A. & M. Lewis
Burt, Samuel J.		9/16/1852	65y 2m
Burt, Samuel S.		3/21/1853	34y 4m 3d
Chitty, Stephen		9/10/1852	23y 6m
Chitty, Stephen		1875	61y
Collins, Della E.	10/23/1902	2/16/1906	d/o W. & L. E.
Collins, John W.	10/9/1882	3/20/1906	s/o W. & L. E.
Collins, John W.	6/10/1860	10/25/1933
Collins, Mary Elizabeth Caho	5/19/1951	9/8/1998	"Mother of John & Tony"
Collins, Lorinda E.	1863	1939	w/o W. P.;Mother
Collins, Perry	1892	1973
Collins, Willard	7/27/1895	2/19/1906	s/o W. P. & L. E.
Collins, William P.	1858	1943	h/o Lorinda E.; Father
Coutch, David A.		12/27/1856	49y 9m 6d
Coutch, David A.		2/16/1857	1y 6m 20d; s/o D. A. & A. M.
Coutch, Frances		5/16/1866	13y 9m 11d; d/o D. A. & A. M.
Coutch, J. Willie		5/16/1864	18y 2m 3d; s/o D. A. & A. M.
Crocker Austin		4/24/1843	51y
Crocker, Hannah		9/10/1829	60y
Crocker, Rowland Sr.		8/9/1824	55y
Crocker, Rowland Sr.		5/8/1881	65y 11m 8d
Danner, Adolph	3/18/1864	9/13/1887	s/o M. & E.
Danner, Elizabeth	2/1/1829	4/29/1893	w/o Michael
Dean, Norman D.	12/8/1923		h/o Evelyn I.
Dean, Evelyn I	6/14/1925	2/16/1997	w/o Norman D.; mother of Joyce, Douglas, Scott, Lorinda, Jeanette
Deford, Elsie L.	11/14/1860	1/24/1883	w/o Geo. W.
Deford, Leon L.	9/18/1877	2/7/1879	s/o G. W. & E. L.
Delong, Johnny D.		9/26/1868	1y 11m 2d; marker, in shape of book, shared with William T
Delong, William H.	10/4/1810	5/20/1869	s/o W. H. & M.Cpl. Co. F IL US Inf. (Spring Bay, Woodford Co., ILL)
Delong, William T.		10/11/1868	7m 29d; marker, in shape of book, shared with Johnny D.
Donaho, Infant		1846	infant son
Donaho, Mary J.		4/29/1849	1y 2m 11d; d/o Allan & Kitty
Dwyer, Patrick	6/24/1847	10/17/1884
DuBois, Donald	1934	1976	Dad
DuBois, Priscillia Bolton	1941	1995	Mom
Easter, Noah		12/7/1862	39y; Co. G 108th Ill. Vol. Rgt. Inf. Pvt. G 108 IL Inf
Eichhorn, Elizabeth	6/24/1824	4/7/1867	w/o George
Eichhorn, George	1/24/1824	8/7/1867
Eichhorn, Phillip		1/29/1855
Fago, Genoways D.		2/3/1872	26y 2m 16d; w/o Prosper
Genoways, G. A.		8/22/1881	59y 11m
Genoways, Samuel		2/12/1873	10y 6m 9d; s/o G. A. & D.
Goutch, Charles L.		11/8/1865	1m; s/o C. M. & M. A.
Higgins, R. G. Dr.		4/26/1831	32y 7m 11d
Hurst, Robert C. "Chuck"	2/17/1943	6/27/1998	h/o Betsy
Hurst, Betsy J. "Patty"	4/22/1953
Lewis, C. W.	9/21/1842	12/14/1862	Pvt. Co. G. 108th IL Vol. Inf.died of disease at Memphis TN.
Lewis, Ella		10/19/1875	18y 11m 5d; w/o D.
Loveless, Crosier		7/13/1878	72y 6m 14d
Loveless, Frances M.		6/28/1871	19y 9m 25d; w/o J.
Loveless, Minnie E.		10/12/1859	1m 15d; d/o H. G. & E. E.
Loveless, Rolla		5/8/1865	2y 3m; s/o H. G. & E. E.
Loveless, Susannah		7/21/1875	61y 4m 25d; w/o C.
Mason, Franklin H.		12/18/187?	18y 5m; s/o Rev. J.
Mason, Mary J.		10/9/1871	17y 7m 9d; w/o Rev. J.
Mathis, Jonathan		4/28/1857	41y
Mathis, Leulla	6/16/1881	6/17/1881	d/o J. S. & D. D.
McKinney, Mary A.		9/2/1852	24y 5m 26d; w/o Isaac; d/o W. K. & C. Burt
Melcher, Alice Mae	5/10/1924	12/18/1996	w/o Wesley Roy
Melcher, Wesley Roy	8/22/1919	5/26/2006	h/o Alice Mae
McMannis, Mary J.		12/5/1852	24y 8m 9d; w/o Moses; d/o W. K. & C. Burt
Merboth, Albert	5/7/1861	8/1/1861
Merboth, Catherine	8/26/1837	3/15/1861
Merboth, Francis	1/21/1859	8/11/1860
Merboth, Fred?
Neumann, Christine	1/26/1865	9/18/1865	d/o F. W. & A.
Neumann, Fred Willhelm	8/21/1866	8/29/1866	s/o F. W. & A.
Parker, Emily A.	8/8/1832	11/12/1880	w/o Wm.
Parker, Jessie	9/23/1862	7/12/1866	d/o Wm. & Emily
Partridge, Alexander	7/24/1830	3/28/1890
Partridge, M.	1836	1898
Partridge, S.	1869	1910
Robinson, Rowland		11/28/1842	2m 9d; s/o N. & A.
Ruckle, Almah		5/18/1873	12y 2m
Ruckle, Annie		1/3/1873	26d; d/o W. & M.
Schmitt, Lawrence	2/10/1911	4/2/1985
Shepler, James M.	6/2/1846	1/21/1905	top of marker broken off
Sornberger, Carolina	11/13/1861	7/16/1883
Sornberger, Jacob	1856	1893
Sornberger, Peter	4/12/1805	2/2/1879
Staples, Harry G.		8/22/1866	s/o S. & L. Staples
Staples, Loretta C.		2/26/1866	21y 10m 2d; w/o Silas
Staples, Silas W.		12/31/1863	1y 9m 29d; s/o S. & L. C.
Taylor, Rosalie D.	10/14/1951	7/13/2004
Thurston, Louie V.		8/8/1872	1y 7m 23d; s/o G. T. & M. J.
Tobin, Margaret			55y
Tobin, Mich'l (Michael)	no dates		Pvt. Co. E. 108th Ill. Inf.
Truitt, Ellen		5/14/1866	3y 3m; d/o J. G. & E. A.
Truitt, Noah Adam		11/14/1865	1y 3m 2d
Williams, Alfred		8/21/1872	4d; s/o C. & M. Williams
Williams, Louis B. Dr.	1/10/1859	5/25/1891
Williams, Milton		5/1/1873	12y 6m 10d
Williams, Susan A.		3/18/1873	2y 9m 8d; d/o C. & M.