This small cemetery is located in township of Luce, village of Sand Ridge. About 20 homes in this small village. Their used to be digs for sand on the ridges that was exported to make fine pottery.
All pictures in the photo Album are from the work of Donna Schuss and I thank her for her time and labor. I compiled all the information from the pictures, Ancestry.com, newspapers in area, from the DAR records and from Find a Grave. The below list of people buried here is the result.
To get to this cemetery all you have to do is go east or west to the intersection of Hwy 66 and Hwy 161 in the southern part of Spencer Co. It is on the NW corner of that intersection and easily seen from road and has a sign
It is said that this area from Newburgh to Grandview was a major part of the underground railroad. I hope to explore this more in the future. The city of Rockport is said to be a major path of the underground railroad
Axton, C B (DAR) no dates, not found in 2013
Boling, Joe b. Aug. 30, 1905 d. Jun. 28, 1973 picture of stone, 1930 census has a Joe and Mabel in nearby Boonville IN
Boling, Mabel K. b. 1906 d. 1953 picture of stone
Bridges, Vernita Kay b. 1944 d. 2006 picture of stone
Brown, Ella b. 1907 d. 1959 picture of stone
Calhoun, Clarence b. Aug 21 1880, died Apr 7 1952 picture of stone, race:negro son of Otha and Elyet, h/o Maggie, DAR has death date of April 21 1952
Calhoun, Elyet (DAR) b Aug 16 1865, d. Oct 7 1936 picture of stone, wife of Otha, 1920, race:negro living with Otha and son Clarence
Calhoun, Lillian (DAR) b. Nov 8 1901, died March 12 1933 picture of stone
Calhoun Maggie (DAR) b. Jan 21 1880 died Dec 11 1948 picture of stone, wife of Clarence
Calhoun, Otha L (DAR) b. Dec 16 1863 d. Oct 25 1944 picture of stone, 1940 census shows him as widowed, race:negro living with Clarence HOH and wife, Maggie, Nalshia (daughter)
Cannon, Alexander b. Oct 25 1920 d. May 14 1957 Pvt Hv Trk Co WW2 picture of stone
Clark, Richard b. Feb. 26, 1880 d. Aug. 9, 1950 picture of stone
Hartwell, Amos b. unknown d. Dec. 30, 1934 picture of stone, 1930 census lists wife as Rosey, b IN, race: negro, occupation: farmer
Hartwell, Rosa b. Nov. 26, 1904 d. Nov. 28, 1979 picture of stone, wife of Amos, race:negro
Hellems, Louis b. May, 1841 d. Jul., 1913 husband of Mary, DAR has middle name of Logan picture of stone
Hellems, Mary A b. Oct., 1840 d. unknown no death date on stone picture of stone
Holland Allen F. b. Mar. 26, 1913 d. Dec. 20, 1968 IND PFC CO A WW2 picture of stone, son of Joe H and Fannie,siblings are Leslie,Troy and Pansy
Holland, Fannie b. 1889 d. 1975 per DAR maiden name of Bushrod died Jan 1975 age 84 died in N Y picture of stone
Holland, Joseph Casper b. 1906 d. 1968 picture of stone, son of Fannie and Joseph, Flecher and Pausy as siblings
Holland, Joseph H. b. 1880 d. 1962 per DAR married Fannie on Jan 29 1906 picture of stone, 1940 census puts them nearby in Grandview, race as negro.went by Joe
L, A M b 1910, d. Dec 7 1941 picture of stone
Lindsey, Pearl b. 1918 d. 1974 shares stone with Hubert picture of stone
Lindsey, Hubert (DAR) b. 1914 shares stone with Pearl picture of stone, 1930 census lists him as son of Eldridge and Carrie, siblings are Ella M, Lucie, Herbert E, Agnes, Ravelle and Cleon. race listed as Negro. 1940 census shows him married to Ann May. farmer
Mahone, Ivan b. unknown d. Dec. 17, 1941 IND PVT US Army picture of stone, wife Atha, 1930 census spells name Ivon, negro, b in IN as are parents, no children listed in 1930
Mahone, RobertE b Nov 16 1907, died Dec 19 1957 IN TEC5 WW2 picture of stone
Mahone, William B b. 1902 d. 1975 picture of stone
Montgomery, Minor (DAR) died AUG 7 1913 age 55, picture of stone
Norris, Arthur b. Mar. 22, 1890 d. Mar. 6, 1951 IND PVT Pioneer INF WW1 picture of stone
Norris, James H b. 1886 d. 1959 picture of stone, DAR has Jamie H
Norris, James J R b. Sep. 4, 1931 d. Dec. 23, 2008 shares stone with S Wesley picture of stone
Norris, John T. b. 1913 d. 1968 picture of stone s/o Toliver and Jamie
Norris, Mikelene b. 1885 d. 1955 DAR has birth date of 1895 picture of stone 1930 census has her as wife of Wesley Norris, race as colored and spelled name as Mitelene. Eva, Robert, Gertrude and Dorothy were children. All children born in KY except Dorothy. Farming family
Norris, Roosevelt W b. unknown d. 1965 picture of stone, s/o John and Cordelia, h/o Rosa
Norris, S Wesley b. 1888 d. 1963 shares stone with James J R Norris picture of stone
Norris, Sweeny b. Jun. 10, 1892 d. Dec. 5, 1968 picture of stone
Norris, Toliver b. 1888 d. 1958 picture of stone 1940 census put him with his wife, Jennie and daughter Charotte, Race is listed as negro. occupation is car washer and all both in Indiana
Norris, Westley (DAR) b. 1888, died 1963
Parm, Bobby Joe b. Nov. 12, 1941 d. 1995 SP-5 U S Army Vietnam picture of stone
Parm, Robert L. b. Mar. 4, 1900 d. Sep. 23, 1977 picture of stone 1920 census puts him in the family of George Parm, widow, with siblings of William and Eva. The surname Parm can be found in this township for decades. You will find households of both black and white.
Purcell, Anna G b. Jan. 25, 1920 d. Oct. 8, 1994 daughter of Albert & Eliza Blue from FAGrave died in Tippecanoe Co IN
Purcell, Fannie G b. May 28, 1868 d. Mar. 1, 1940 picture of stone, wife of Thomas
Purcell, James E b. Feb. 18, 1893 d. Nov. 3, 1984 Pvt US Army WW1 picture of stone, 1940 census lists him as married to Nancy, garden and race: negro
Purcell, Nancy Mae b. 1896 d. 1969 picture of stone, 1940 census lists her as married to James E
Purcell, Walter G b. Feb. 18, 1908 d. Nov. 6, 1993 son of Thomas and Fannie Purcell, 1930 has him in parents home, siblings: Thomas and Harvey
Storey, Paulette A b. Sep. 1, 1969 d. Apr. 21, 2006 picture of stone
Taylor, Simon B. b. Feb. 18, 1870 d. 1947 DAR has Feb 28 1870, died April 28 1947 picture of stone
Thomas, William (DAR) b. 1872, died 1944 picture of stone
Westerfield, George Everett b. Mar. 5, 1892 d. Jul. 15, 1949 IND PVT QMC WW1 picture of stone
Williams, Georgeann (DAR) b. June 26 1860, died Apr 15 1897 w/o John
Williams, Annie (DAR) b Apr 6 1897 d. May 20 1897 d/o J and G