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Oak Ridge Cemetery : Its
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
LIBRARY
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OAK RIDGE
CEMETERY,
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
II. WOHLGEMUTH, M. I)..
President.
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Superintendent.
OAK RIDGE
CEMETERY:
ITS HISTORY AND IMPROVEMENTS,
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT,
AND
OTHER MONUMENTS,
LIST OF LOT OWNERS,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. :
II. W. KOKKKK. I'RrXTER AND BINIH1K.
1879.
BOARD OF MANAGERS
OF
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
HENRY WOHLGEMUTH, President.
EDWIN S. WALKER. Vice- President.
OBED LEWIS.
HARRY C. WATSON.
GEORGE KRODELL, Secretary.
CITY OFFICERS.
JOHN A. VINCENT, Mayor.
FRANK REISCH, City Clerk.
FRESCO WRIGHT, Treasurer.
DEDICATION.
THIS VOLUME
18
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
TO
THE PRESENT LOT OWNERS,
AND TO ALL WHO IN FUTURE TIME MAY BECOME
LOT OWNERS
IN
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY,
BY
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS.
APRIL 30, 1879.
888676
( >\K KIIM.K CEMETERV.
PREFATORY NOTE.
Twenty. four years having elapsed since the first steps
were taken towards the establishment of Oak Ridge
Cemetery, it has been deemed fitting, while many of those
who were active in promoting the enterprise at the start
are still living, to garner and place upon record such facts
concerning its history as are of public interest, and which
would otherwise be lost, when the present generation shall
have passed away. This volume, embracing the Rules
and Regulations as revised, and adopted by the Board of
Managers April 30, 1879, has been carefully prepared by
the undersigned, and may be relied upon as being accurate
and complete.
Dr. Henry Wohlgemuth having been President of the
Board for seven years, had carefully preserved many facts
and data relating to the Cemetery, which he has furnished
a* material, in part, for the volume.
The sketch of the NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT has
been prepared from original records, and from personal
knowledge of the writer, who has been conversant from
the commencement, with its history.
EDWIN S. WALKER.
SruiNOFTEi/n. ILL,.,
April :!0, 1ST!)
CONTENTS.
CONTENTS.
PA OK.
HISTORY, 7
DEDICATION, 9
Pi. AX, 19
SKXTONS, 21
AREA OF GROUNDS, 22
ENCLOSURE OF GROUNDS, - 23
REVENUES, - 24
DONATIONS, 27
HUTCH IN SON CEMI-.TERY, 28
SUMMARY, 30
RULES AND REGULATIONS, 32
RULES CONCERNING IMPROVEMENTS, 35
RULES CONCERNING INTERMENTS, 38
Kn.Ks CONCERNING LOT OWNERS, AND VISITORS, 43
SUGGESTIONS TO LOT OWNERS, 47
TREES AND SHURBERY, 49
MONUMENTS, - 50
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
PAT.F.
NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT, 5 1
BISSELL MONUMENT,
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT, 64
LIST OF UNION SOLDIERS, 65
EDWARDS MONUMENT,
PRIVATE MONUMENTS, -
SOCIETY LOTS, - 74
SUCCESSIVE BOARDS OF MANAGERS, 75
CITY CHARTER, FOURTH AMENDMENT, 78
REVISED CITY ORDINANCES, CHAPTER VII., k.i
REVISED CITY ORDINANCES, CHAPTER XXXI., 83
CITY ORDINANCE OF MARCH 9, 1877, -
REVISED CITY ORDINANCE, CH. XXXI Continued 87
LIST OF LOT OWNERS, 9 1
FOOTSTEPS OF DECAY, IO
ERRATA.
Page 32, bottom line, read, March 9.
Page 71, first and second lines, read CALDWKT.L. instead of COL-
WELL.
Page 74, after the words in irlticli. middle of third line from
bottom, read, are interred several Engineers and other employees.
who died in the service of that Company.
HISTORICAL.
H ISTO RI CAL.
HE grounds of this Institution now comprise
seventy-four acres. The first purchase of a tract
of land outside of the city limits of Springfield, for
burial purposes, was made in June, 1855. and in May,
1856, a second purchase was made, enlarging the area
to twenty-eight and one-half acres. The site chosen
was a most beautiful one. Situated about two miles
north of the Capitol, with undulating surface and
pleasing blending of hill and dale, interspersed with a
natural growth of deciduous trees, the location was
peculiarly fitted for the purposes of sepulture. Forest
oaks of various species being the prevailing shade, the
name of OAK RIDGE CEMETERY was, at the suggestion
of Hon. John Cook, Mayor of the city, given to what
has now become one of the most beautiful cemeteries
in the land. Previous to 1858 but little improvement
was made of the grounds, except to enclose them with
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a common post and board fence. On the i8th of April
of that year, Mr. George Willis was appointed Sexton,
by the City Council.
Being under the exclusive control of the City Coun-
cil, and its rules and regulations consequently liable
to influences and changes not in accordance with the
desires and feelings of lot owners, the Cemetery did
not at once gain that public favor which was desirable
and necessary to its proper maintenance and improve-
ment. It was therefore deemed advisable by the Coun-
cil to obtain such Charter amendments as would more
specifically define the tenure of the lot owners. Such
amendments were obtained from the Legislature in 1859.
In April, 1860, under the Amended Charter, the first
Board of Managers was chosen, as follows:
Turner R. King, President.
James L, Lamb.
Gilbert S. Manning.
Benj. F. Fox.
Fresco Wright, Secretary.
George Willis was appointed Sexton.
On Thursday, the 24th of May, 1860, according to
a resolution of the Board of Managers above named,
the cemetery grounds, as originally laid out, \\vre
dedicated. The Mayor and members of the City-
Council, with a large concourse of citizens, partici-
pated in the imposing ceremonies of the occasion.
The day was most auspicious, one of the bright
and beautiful days of the early Spring fit season for
the solemn and impressive services which were to
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connect what is mortal in human life with the immortal
life beyond. A procession was formed at the public
square of the city, and under the direction of John S.
Bradford. Esq., and Thomas J. Dennis, Esq., as mar-
shals of the day, marched to the Cemetery, where the
dedicatory services were held at three o'clock in the
afternoon.
PROGRAMME OF INDICATION.
1. Music by the Band.
2. Prayer by Rev. JOHN G. BKRGEN. D. D.. Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church.
:. Dirge, by the Choir, iinder the direction of GKORGR L. Hl'NT-
FNCTON. Esq.
Words by (iKORGE Cnoi.Y. Music by J.
"Earth to earth, and dust to dust!"
Here the evil and the just.
Here the youthful and the old,
Here the fearful and the bold.
Here the matron and the maid.
In one silent bed are laid;
Here the vassal and the kiii^-
Side by side lie withering;
Here the sword and sceptre rust
"Earth to earth, and dust to dust!"
Age on age shall roll along.
O'er this pale and mighty throng;
Those that wept them, they that weep.
All shall with these sleepers sleep;
Brothers, sisters of the worm.--
Summer's sun. or Winter's storm.
Song of peace, or battle's roar
Ne'er shall break their slumbers more;
Death shall keep his sullen tru-4
"K.artli to earth, and dust to dust!''
I O ( ) A K 1\ I I >< i K ( ' K M KTKK Y .
Hut a (lav is coming fast
Karth. thy mightiest and thy last!
It shall conic in t'car and wonder.
Heralded by trump and thunder;
Jt .shall conic in strife and toil.
It shall come in blood and spoil;
It shall come in empires' groans,
'{liming temples, ruined thrones;
Then Ambition, rue thy lust !
"Kartli to earth, and dust to dust!"
Then shall come the judgment sign ;
In the east the King shall shine,
Fla.sb.ing from the heaven's golden gate.
Thousands, thousands, round his state;
Spirits with the crown and plume;
Tremble then, thou sullen tomb!
Heaven shall open on thy sight.
Earth be turned to living light
Kingdom of the ransomed just
"Earth to earth, and diist to dust!"
Then thy mount. Jerusalem.
Shall be gorgeous as a gem!
Then shall in the desert rise
Fruits of more than Paradise;
Earth by angel feet be trod
One great garden of her God!
Till are dried the martyr's tears,
Through a thousand glorious years !
Now in hope of him we trust
Karth to earth, and dust to dust!"
I. Address by Hon. J,\MKsC. CONKI.IM.:
How solemn, how impressi\ e the scene! Far away from the haunts
.it' busy life, far distant from the ceaseless rush of active enterprise.
tar removed from the giddy whirl of fashion and of pleasure, we arc
assembled to consecrate this ground, not to the living, but the dead.
Here \\ c erect no stately edifice to supply the demands of commerce.
Here we found no halls of learning in which to gat her the accuinulat cd
treasures of art and science. Here \\c rear no temple, which shall
resound with the noise of revelry and mirth. Here we raise no walls
adorned with architectural splendor, in which to stimulate the hopes
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and pamper the pride of vain ambition. Here we lay the foundation
of no commercial emporium, through which are to roll with unceasing
energy the rnshiiig streams of life, and around which are to cluster
unbounded visions of speculative wealth.
We are assembled, my friends, for no such purpose. But here, with
naught but the pure arch of heaven above us, and Nature in all her
silent beauty and loveliness around us. we dedicate the City of the
Dead. Here we consecrate this sacred inclosure for the last demands
of frail humanity.
When the fitful dream of life is over, when the wild throbbing* of
ambition no longer stimulate the heart, when hope, God's lingering
messenger to sinful man, has winged its flight, when love returns the
kindred glance of love no more, when the heart, wounded and crushed
amidst the contending elements of a cold and selfish world, has lost
its clastic power, when the last pulse has beaten, the last sigh been
heaved, the last groan been uttered, when man has run his allotted course :
and fulfilled his destiny on the earth, here he may find a resting place.
Here the corruptible remains of his mortal nature may secure a refuge
from the fierce storms and conflicts of life, for here "The wicked cease
from troubling, and the weary are at rest."
Standing thus upon the borders of the tomb, methiuks I hear the
mighty tread of unnumbered millions as they are traveling onward
from the cradle to the grave. Firmly and steadily they are press-
ing forward resistless as fate. No obstacle can impede their pro-
gress. Neither the threats of power, nor the blandishments of love,
nor the influences of wealth can check their inevitable career. Indo-
lence cannot retard, pleasures cannot divert, riches cannot bribe them
to halt in the midst of their onward course. Inexorable destiny
I tresses them forward without a moment's respite to the tomb. The
heavy tramp of their march resounds through all the earth. It may
be heard amid the frozen regions of the north, as the bold adventurer
forces his passage, across their icy plains in search of glory or of gain.
It echoes amid the desert sands, parched by the burning blaze of a
southern sun. From the far distant islands of the sea. mingled with
the eternal roar of the surf that dashes upon their rock-bound shores,
it comes booming across the mighty waste of waters. It resounds
with the noise of the caravan, whose bones are left to bleach upon the
arid plain. It is wafted upon our western breezes with the dying
groans of thousands who rush in search of golden treasures. It fol-
lows in the wake of the gallant ship, as she plows her lonely course
across the trackless deep. It rises above the din of commerce upon
the crowded mart. In the secluded valley, upon the fertile prairie
and on the mountain top. it is mingled with the wailing and lamenta
tions of the mourner. Amidst the wretched hovels of the pool', ami
the gorgeous palaces of the rich; in the dark lane as well as upon the
broad avenue, amid the whispers of affection by the dying couch, and
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the raging tumult ,,f the battle-field, mav still In- heard ,),-,,
oiM tread of humanity. a* it marches onward to the rare in
obedieiHrctolihen* of the Almighty. "Dust th,,u ar, and nm,, ,is,
shalt thou return. "
The history of the past witnettee t,,th,. trntli of this declaration For
UHand y,,,rs su,,,.ssive generations hav, arisen, have flourished
1 have died. I'h, ingress of mortality has been stamped upon the
material organization of the human race. The lovelv infant, expend
the ohiUing atmosphere of the world, has refused to unfold the
blossoms of its earthly existence, and calmly closed its eves m death
outh. m the midst of the enjoyments of life, and glowing with
>"'> amuupations of the future, has been swept awav. Full-a ..... 1
mty has run its allotted career, and yielded to the demands' of
The antediluvian, around whose head the sun had circled
y after century; who like a giant oak had withstood unshaken
storms of many ages; who had witnessed the rise and fall of sue
*sive empires, at last obeyed the universal law. His remains now
* upon the bosom of his mother earth, and this brief epitaph "He
he lived . he died .,, fa ^ ^ .
The grave is the common inheritanee of all mankind. The high and
tew, the rich and the poor, the learned and the unlearnt the
...aster and the serf, the monarch and his slave, the refined and he
barbarous. are there reduced to the same level There slee
l-atnarel.s. whose virtues i.lumine the page of saered historv. and there
l.e prophets wlu.se visions continue to inspire n.ankind with holv
.th and there the martyrs who sealed with their blood their devo-
tion to the eause of truth, and there the apostl,, who taught the
doctrines of Him who brought life and immortality tl , gj*
here th, ,,,, tather , ^ ^^ rf ^ ^^ ^ ;
th pious reverence. There slum!,,, the proud arrio, who often
us marsha led hosts to vietory and to fame, and there the mon-
arch whose noble qualities and illustrious deed* have filled the annaK
nstoryand stimulated the ambitun, of mankind, and there the
Ph, h-sopher whose profound InteUed penetrated intc, the mysteries of
nature, developed the secret laws which control the universe and har-
-n,*ed into beautiful simplicity what a, ..... a,vd to be it, eha,,tieand
Congruous elements; and , her, atedepoeited the mortal remains of
;'; wh " ""'" ""- the idolized objeotB of affectionate love, in every
relation of domestic life.
'
Thesan.esentinu.nts ^ Wnioh we are ,,,n,roll,d. and whi,l, ;
' > l.-s.n. mingle our ashes , las, with the remains of t ho,,
'"' W<in ...... """"''i-.s of our regard, ar, , ransmitted to fron,
""' remotes, perio.lsof anti.p.ity.
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Tt was recorded upon the page of sacred history, four thousand
years ago. that "Sarah died in Kirjath arba, the same is Hebron in the
land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep
for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto
the sons of Heth. saying. I am a stranger and a sojoumer with you;
give me a possession of a burying place with you. that I may bury my
dead out of my sight. And the field of Ephron. which was in .Maeh
pelah, which was before Mamre. the field, and the cave which wa.-
therein. and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the
borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession.
in the presence of the children of Heth. before all that went in at the
.rate of the city. And after this. Abraham buried Sarah his wife in
the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre. "
We can well imagine how the aged patriarch loved to visit that
sacred spot ; how he lingered in silent communion with her spirit, be-
neath the shade of the trees, that were in all the borders round about;
and how he mourned and wept at the pensive evening hour, at the
cave, where were deposited the mortal remains of his departed wife.
We ran likewise appreciate the affectionate sentiments of his chil-
dren who "Buried him in the cave of Machpelah. in the field of Ephron
the son of Zohar the Hittite. which is before Mamre. the field which
Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth. There was Abraham buried
and Sarah his wife." There were their ashes left to commingle, until
the resurrection morn shall break, when this corruptible shall put on
ineorruption. and this mortal shall put on immortality.
"And Jacob charged his sons and said unto them: I am to be gath-
ered unto my people; bury me with my fathers, in the cave that is in
the field of Ephron the Hittite." "There they buried Abraham and
Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and
there I buried Leah." "And his sons did unto him according as he
eimimanded them. "
"And Joseph said unto his brethren, " in the land of Kgypt. "I die;
and (iod will surely visit you. and bring you out of this land unto the
land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. And Joseph
took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, (rod will surely visit
you. and ye shall carry up my bones from hence." And it came to
pass nearly two hundred years afterwards. "The bones of Joseph which
t he children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in She-
eheni. in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor,
the father of Shechem. for an hundred pieces of silver."
How tenderly and affectionately is this same sentiment, this desire
to be buried with those we love, expressed by Until where she addresses
Naomi. "Ent n-at me not to leave thee. or to return from following after
thee; for whither thou goest. I will go; and where thou lodgest. I will
lodge; thy people shall be my people; and thy (Jud. my (iod ; where
thou dies! will I die. and there will I lie buried."
I4 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
From those earlv ages to the present, the instincts of our naturr
have demanded some resting place where friends and kiiidn-d eon]
repose together in the sleep of death. The Egyptians construct..!
labvrinths in which to deposit their mortal remains. The Phanueans
and Greeks Ix-wed out vast chambers in their rocks for tombs,
BOTUHM ,-rected magnificent mausolenms or consecrated iimnem
M,bt,.rnm,an oaverM for the purpose of burial. The grottoes and
catacombs of Asia Minor, of Italy, and of Paris, constitute gigantic
depoattoriea, where the dead have accumulated for many success^,
.^..-rations But none of these can excite the same tender emotion*,
can soothe so well the crushed and wounded heart, and satisfy BO per
fectlv the demands of our nature a* the field of Ephron. with Us cave
for a tomb, and adorned by the trees that are in all the borders aro,
about. . , , , , .
The vain ambition of some long- forgotten monarch impelled him t.
construct the mighty pyramid, with the hope that his name i
remain* would be preserved as objects of idolatrous admiratic
through unnumbered ages. The gratitude of a government for the
distinguished services of the illustrious dead, consecrated a Westmm
ster ibbey where their honored remains refuse to mingle with the c.
mon mould of humanity. The affections of our people concentrate
around the tomb at Mount Vernon. they lavish their sympathies upon
sculptured monuments and lofty columns; but neither the pyramid,
the temple or the pillar can impress the mind so profoundly, can melt
the heart so tenderly, can inspire the affections with such religious
awe as the surroundings of nature, combined with art. as exhibited
in the cemeteries of Pere la Chaise, and Mt. Auburn, and Greenwood,
and Laurel Hill and other celebrated burial places of the dead.
Their serpentine walks, their shady recesses, their sacred emblems.
their simple inscriptions, their unimpassioned stillness and heavenly
repose invite the soul to sweet communion with the spirits ,,f thus,.
who have departed, purify it from the dross of earth, and prepare
for a happier sphere.
The broken column speaks in silent but emphatic tonea ..t shatt.
hopes and blasted expectations. The funereal urn reminds ,,s of th-
,lust and ashes to- which we shall finally be reduced. Th, row bud ,>
sweetly emblematic of those who merely sipped the cup of lit,, and
then refused to drink. The smiling cherub soothes the spin* crushed
to earth and points the desponding heart to heaven as the source
comfort and consolation. The lofty column elevates the aft.'i-ti.
above the world, and directs them upward to the skies. Hie endu-
ring marble is suggestive of the eternal truth, and abiding promises ,
Him who cannot lie. The brief inscription indicates the sum tota
,,,-ufs history, and emphatically rebukes tin- vanity of human amb
tion- while the cross, the grand center of attraction, proclaims thai
, h( . ftfieotions are crucified to tin- world, ami declares the triumph
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I lie soul over the power and dominion of sin. 0! what lessons of
wisdom may here he learned ! What gems and pearls of inestimable
value may here he gathered upon the shores of eternity! As its
waves murmur and ripple at our feet angel spirits seem to hover
around us and invite us to launch upon its broad and peaceful bosom.
How well may we here appreciate the inagnifioanoe of the present,
and the immensity of the infinite future? Here does the present
recede from the sight until it is lost in the distance, while the bound-
less eternal tills the vision, and absorbs the soul.
But who shall be the tenants of these silent abodes 'i Ah, my friends,
this concerns us all. Soon the silver cord shall be loosed. Soon the gol-
den bowl shall be broken. Soon the tenderest ties of life shall be s\m-
dered. and then shall be the gathering of assembled mourners. The
funeral dirge shall mingle with the lamentations of the bereaved, the
sad proeessioii shall slowly wind along the dusty avenue, and you and
I shall exchange the tenements of the living for the City of the Dead.
-Then shall our dust return to the earth as it was. and the spirit return
unto God who gave it." * * *
That blooming child, through whose pure veins now flows the cur-
rent of life in rich profusion, .whose melodious voice warbles like the
music of the bird, whose merry laugh rings gratefully on the ear.
whose brilliant eye sparkles with intelligence, and who eagerly sips the
honey of existence from the flowers that bloom along its path, may
lie suddenly arrested in the midst of its enjoyments, and consigned to
the tomb.
Around me on every side, are the. strong and the powerful, and
the athletic forms of those who are actively engaged in all the
busy avocations of life. One is striving to amass the treasures of this
world by commercial enterprise.' another is storing his mind with the
principles of some honorable profession, and another is attempting to
ascend the rugged heights of political ambition. B\it neither the
honor nor the usefulness of their employments can resist the encroach-
ments of disease, nor the ultimate triumph of death. The skill of the
physician cannot baflle the assaults of the last grim adversary. The
eloquence of the advocate cannot persuade him to relax his grasp.
The argument of the statesman cannot change his relentless deter-
mination. The wealth of the merchant and the banker cannot
purchase one moment's respite. But soon all will sink beneath the
stroke of the fell destroyer, and marble halls, and gorgeous palaces.
and splendid fashion, and magnificent equipage, will be exchanged for
the cerements of the dead- --the funeral hearse the silent grave.
Here will lie deposited side by side the father and son. the mother
and daughter, the brother and sister, the husband and wife. Here
will be represented every relation in life, and every grade in hum an
society. Here will lie heard the lamentations of many a Rachel
mourning for her children, and refusing to be comforted because
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they are not. Here will lie seen 1 he aged form of mam an Abraham
I io\\od with grief at the touili of his departed Sarah. Here will
lie heard the exclamation of many a David. "O my son Absalom.
m\ son. my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee. O Absa
loin, my son. my SOTI!" Here many a Martha, and .Mary will conic
to weep at the grave of a beloved brother. Here will your children
scatter Mowers upon yoiir tomb. Here will they raise the testimonials
of their affection. Here will they shed the tears of pious reverence
for your memory.
How appropriate then that this sacred enclos\ire should harmoni/.e
with the subdued and hallowed feelings of the soul; that it should
possess all those symbols and emblems which are calculated to inspire
the mind with devotion, and lead the thoughts from earth to heaven;
that all its surroundings and embellishments should be of such a char-
acter as to elevate the affections, and purify the heart, and prepare it
for a higher and holier state of existence.
The (lowers which decorate these graves shall fade away. The
trees which adorn and beautify these grounds shall disappear. The
monumental marble shall crumble into dust. These mouldering re-
mains shall dissolve into their original elements. The sun shall grow
dim with age. and the moon shall fail to give her light. These heavens
and this earth shall pass away, but the soul, the immortal soul, shall
exist beyond the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds.
If then there bean immortality beyond the grave, if the tomb be
merely the threshold of eternity, what folly, what madness, to forget
our destiny and banish from our minds the thoughts of death. To
the skeptic the future is dark, gloomy and impenetrable. His vision
is bounded by the circumference of this life. His hopes are based
upon the perishing fabric of this world. His happiness is staked upon
the Heeting pleasures, and momentary enjoyments of time.
But to the Christian the future is radiant with joy. To him life and
immortality are brought to light in the Gospel. The tomb is the
doorway through whicli he is ushered into a state of eternal glory.
He is prepared to exclaim with the apostle. "I am now ready to In-
offered . and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a
good tight. I have finished my course. 1 have kept the faith: Hence-
forth there is laid up forme a crown of righteousness, which the Lord.
the righteous Judge, shall give me at that day.''
-So when this corrupt ible shall have put on inoorrn.pti.OIL, and this
mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall lie brought to pass
the saying that is written. Death is swallowed up in victory."
No sooner is his soul disencumbered of its tenement of clay than
regenerated and sanctified, it springs at once into the enjoyment of
everlasting happiness. He triumphs over the power and dominion of
the grave. He rejoices with those who were once objects of his affec-
tion here on earth. Redeemed bv the blood of Christ, and clothed in
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robes of righteousness, he forever inherits that abode where there is
no more sorrow, and no more sickness, and no more tears, and no
more death.
5. Mvisic, by the Band.
(i. Dedication, by the Mayor. Hon. G. A. SUTTON. 'setting apart,
the ground for the burial the dead.
7. Hymn, by the Choir.
Words by Jiisiioi' llEBKK. '
Beneath our feet, and o'er our head
Is equal warning given;
Beneath us lie the countless dead.
Above us is the heaven!
Their names are graven on the stones,
Their bones are in the clay;
And ere another day is done
Ourselves may be as they.
Death rides on every* passing broe/e.
And lurks in every flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its perils every hour.
Our eyes have seen the rosy light
Of youth's soft cheek decay,
And fate descend in sudden night,
On manhood's middle day.
Our eyes have seen the steps of age
Halt feebly towards the torn)).
And yet shall earth our hearts engage.
And dreams of days to come?
Turn mortal, turn! thy danger know.
Where'er thy foot can tread
The earth rings hollow from below.
And warns thee of her dead!
]S M,\K RIO<;K CEMETERY
Turn Christian, turn! thy soul &w\y
To truths divinely given.
The bones that underneath thee HP
Shall live for hell, or heaven!
8. Benediction, by Rev. JAMKS LEATON. Pastor of the First .M. K
Church.
\xn THUS OAK RIDGE CEMETERY was dedicated as a
City of the Dead, which it will ever be alike the duty
and privilege of successive Boards of Managers
preserve and improve, in a manner befitting the sacrec
purposes of its establishment. After the lapse of
twenty four years since the inception of the enterprise.
Springfield now possesses in her Cemetery one
most beautiful and well-ordered, anywhere to be f
Within its sacred precincts there now lie reposing
earthly remains of four thousand eight hundred and fift)
two of our fellow mortals, who
"Have laid them down, in their last sleep,"
to await the resurrection of the last great day.
THE GIBSON MONUMENT.
Hope still lifts her radiant finger,
Pointing to the eternal Home.' 1
See Page 09.
LIB'
OF THE
UNIVERSITY W ..LINUIS
THE I'I.A.N. 19
Ian.
|HAS. H. LANPHIER, Esq., who was at that
time, 1855, a member of the City Council, rep-
resenting the Second Ward, is entitled to the credit of
inagurating the enterprise which has resulted so suc-
cessfully in what Oak Ridge is to-day.
From the small beginning, and the limited area of the
first purchase, at a cost of $350, it has now come to
rank among the most noted and best improved of
American cemeteries.
The original plans and plats of the grounds were
made by Mr. William Sides, City Engineer. Under
his plans the lots were laid out in squares, regardless of
natural slopes and ravines, or of the general character
of the ground, wholly unadapted to the purpose of a
rural cemetery, and they were therefore very soon
abandoned.
The second survey and plat was made by Mr. Wm.
Saunders, of Washington, D. C. His plan, in its gen-
eral features, was more practicable, and in keeping with
the natural features of the grounds.
As perfected and thus far carried out, it has been
the work of successive Boards of Managers, whose
20 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY..
study and observation of older cemeteries, to-wit. those
of Boston. New York. Philadelphia and Cincinnati,
have enabled them to profit by what has elsewhere been
accomplished, in adapting a system of landscape garden-
ina to the purposes of cemetery improvement.
To every source from which they have derived sug-
crestions and instruction in the successful prosecution of
this enterprise, the Board of Managers of Oak Ridge
Cemeterv would give due credit, but first among th<
and chiefest. they acknowledge their indebtedness to him
who first devised, and executed in this country, what has
been appropriately called the landscape lawn method.-
Mr Adolph Strauch, the Superintendent of Spring
Grove Cemetery, at Cincinnati. This method applies
to the cemetery grounds the principles of the art of
landscape gardening, modified no further than is nece:
sary for the purposes of burial. It secures to 1
.rounds a combination of all the natural and artificial
beauties of which they are capable, by uniting in one
creneral plan all the effects of scientific landscape garden-
ing, enhanced by whatever can be added by the sculp-
tor's art.
As early as 1856, Mr. Strauch presented his care
matured plans, and design of a landscape lawn cemetery,
to the Directors of Spring Grove Cemetery, which they
unanimously approved, and published as it now exists
America is as yet unaware how much she owes to this
large-hearted, and accomplished Prussian, who has devo-
ted his talents for many years, to the achievement of
results unequalled in this country, and scarcely surpass
in the old world.
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SEXTONS. 2 1
txton*.
AVING served as Sexton for nine years, during
which period a large part of the general improve-
ments of the cemetery grounds was made, Mr. George
Willis was -superceded in 1867 by Mr. Samuel Hood,
who filled the position acceptably until 1872, when Mr.
Willis was reappointed, and served until 1875, since
which time Mr. Wm. F. Bickes, the present efficient
Sexton has had charge of the grounds.
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
rea 0f
I INCH 1 860 the City Council has, upon recommen-
dation of the Board of Managers, made further
ases of ground to provide for the prospective
wants of our increasing population, so that they now
embrace seventy-four and one-half acres. Six acres m tl
southern part of the cemetery, were deeded in 1865 by
the city to the NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT ASSOCIA-
TION upon which has been erected the National Lincoln
Monument, one of the most splendid mausoleums
be found in any country, at a cost of over $200.000
To this shrine of patriotism come travelers from every
land in the civilized world, to pay tribute
memory of our martyred President.
ENCLOSUKF. OF GROUNDS. 23
ntloznxt of tirottnirs.
||O PERMANENTLY protect the grounds from
all encroachments, the Board of Managers early
in the year 1865, resolved to enclose them with an osage
orange hedge. The ground was prepared therefor and
the plants set in the years 1865 and 1866. About forty
acres were thus enclosed with a good hedge, upon the
east, north, and northwest sides. Since then further
improvements have been made of the same kind, which
with the picket fence at the South Gate, and that lately
built at the Eastern, or Main Entrance, completes a most
substantial enclosure.
OAK RincK CKMKTEKY.
tbtnues.
(OR DEFRAYING the expense of the im-
provement of the grounds, the City Council
n annual appropriation of *i,ooo for several
years, until I 8 66, since which time the financial con-
dition of the cemetery has been such as to require no
further appropriation, the revenue arising from the sale
of lots being sufficient to meet all necessary expenses,
and also to provide a Permanent Improvement Func
of several thousand dollars.
The successive Boards of Managers have constantly
kept in view the single object of making Oak Ridge
Cemetery such a place as is fitting for Christian burial.
Realizing that they also are mortal, and that their own
bodies will erelong be laid beneath the soil, in common
with those of former associates, and friends, they have
as their reward for any service which they have bee
able to render, the consciousness that their work has met
with the generous appreciation of the public, whose
servants they have been.
RiiVKNUKs. _\;
From year to year the proceeds of the sales of lots,
with additional appropriations made by the Council, have
been judiciously expended upon the grounds, under the
supervision of the Board, in a manner to improve and
develop their natural beauty, making Oak Ridge one of
the most attractive and picturesque spots for the repose
of the dead.
Keeping ever in view the prospective as well as the
present needs of the cemetery, the Board of Managers
have provided means for the perpetual care of the grounds,
so that lot owners have the assurance that after they
shall have passed away, their graves and the improve-
ments will be properly cared for. As the lots are ex-
empt from public taxation, and liability for debt, and
not subject to assesment, or annual charge, the owners
can never be dispossed of their ground.
In the year 1866, by ordinance of the City Council,
passed upon recommendation of the Board of Managers,
the sum of $2,000, credited to the cemetery from the
sales of lots, was set aside and invested in city bonds,
bearing interest at ten per cent per annum, and in 1867
$1,000 was added to the amount, to be kept in perpe-
tuity as a Permanent Improvement Fund, the interest
only to be used for current expenses of the cemetery.
Since 1867 that fund has been still further increased,
so that it now amounts to $5,000.
The object to be attained by the use of this fund will
commend itself to the consideration of all, and it is the
intention of the Board of Managers to add to it, from
26 OAK RIDCE CKMETERY.
year to year, any funds derived from the sale of lots, in
excess of the ordinary expenses of the cemetery.
Bequests, donations, or gifts, made for that purpose by
any person, will be scrupulously applied to the increase
of the Permanent Improvement Fund, and the interest
derived therefrom expended in the improvement of lots
of the donors, or in the general improvements of the
grounds. 'as the donors may direct, by will or otherwise.
THE KUN MONUMKNT.
Sec Page 09.
LIBRARY
OF THE
UNIVERSITY Of ;.LINOIS
DONATIONS. 27
on&tions.
||T AN early period of its settlement, Elijah lies,
Esq. , presented to the city of Springfield a tract
of four acres of land, within the city limits, to be used
exclusively for the purpose of a Grave Yard. When in
1856 the City Council, by ordinance, prohibited the fur-
ther use of said tract of land for burial purposes, it
reverted to the donor. Mr. lies, however, with the
same commendable spirit which at first prompted the
donation, in 1868 conveyed all his title to, and interest
in said tract of land, by deed, to the city of Springfield,
for the benefit of Oak Ridge Cemetery, upon the con-
dition that at the end of fifteen years, to-wit, in 1883
it be laid out into 20 and 40 foot lots and sold, the city
having the privilege however of purchasing it as a whole
for a Public Park, and the money derived from the sale
of said ground to be invested in bonds, or other interest-
bearing securities, the interest to be used in perpetuity
for the general improvement of Oak Ridge Cemetery.
28 OAK RIDCK CEMETERY.
mtcljinson
[UBSEQUENT to the establishment of the city
Grave Yard, the ground for which, as before
stated, was donated to the city, Mr. John Hutchinson
laid out a tract of about six acres, lying on the west of
said Grave Yard, for cemetery purposes. It was known
as HUTCH INSON'S CEMETERY, and for many years was
the principal place of burial of the dead, in Springfield.
With the establishment of Oak Ridge cemetery, an
enterprise which was demanded by the rapidly increas-
ing population, and the consequent surrounding of the
former burial places with the busy activities of life, which
rendered them no longer fit places of sepulture, steps
were taken by the City Council by which further inter-
ments in Huchinson's Cemetery were soon afterwards
discontinued.
An ordinance was passed by the Council in 1866,
under the provisions of which owners of lots in Hutch-
insnn's Cemetery were enabled to exchange lots therein,
HUTCHINSON CEMETERY. 29
for lots of equal area, in Oak Ridge Cemetery, By this
arrangement the larger part of the ground in Huchin-
son's Cemetery has come into the possession of the city,
and Oak Ridge Cemetery has become the only burial
place for our citizens.
It is anticipated that the remaining lots will, at no
distant day. be exchanged, and thus the whole plat be
vacated, and the proceeds of its sale be placed to the
credit of Oak Ridge Cemetery, as a part of its Perma-
nent Improvement Fund.
Whether sold in lots, or devoted to public purposes,
it was the mutual understanding of the City Council and
the Board of Managers, that the vacated grounds should
inure to the benefit of Oak Ridge Cemetery.
SUGGESTIONS.
Since the two old cemeteries are adjacent to each
other, and both are destined before the lapse of many
years to be wholly vacated, by the removal of such
bodies as still remain there, it would seem desirable,
situated as they are, not far from the center of popula-
tion in our city, that the ground thus vacated be appro-
priated to the purposes of, and laid out and improved
as a PUBLIC PARK..
Such a purpose would subserve the interests of every
citizen of our Capital City, and in the not far distant
future, add greatly to its many attractions, as one of the
most beautiful and desirable places for residence, in the
Empire State of the west.
3O OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
Preserving the trees which now stand upon those
grounds, and adding such improvements as would be
appropriate, the shady recesses, and the sparkling foun-
tains and pleasant walks, would be at once attractive by
their beauty, and a source of health and happiness to
the citizens of Springfield, through all time to come.
SUMMARY.
This brief sketch will suffice to show what measure of
success has attended the efforts of the founders, and suc-
cessive Boards of Managers, in transforming what was
but a few years ago a succession of ravines and hillocks,
sparsely covered with forest oaks, into a beautiful City
of the Dead. Already the tenderest affections of many
a bereaved heart are centered here, as by the burial of
dear departed friends, it has become to many, the most
sacred spot upon the Earth.
The patriot and the statesman, the rich and the
poor, the humble and the exalted in society, father,
mother, husband and wife, brother and sister, children
and friends, have alike been summoned by the angel of
death to their final resting place. Hither will often
come surviving friends and kindred, to weep over the
graves of their loved ones, and meditate in silence, and
unseen, whilst bowing in humble submission to Divine
Providence, not knowing as they behold the resting
place of the departed, how soon or late, they too may
be summoned to their eternal reward, and numbered
with the silent dead.
HUTCHINSON CEMETERY.
Here many a lesson will be learned from the tender
associations ; the sighs of every breeze, the gently wav-
ing foliage, the green or flowering sod, the sweet songs
of birds, will all combine to awaken precious memories,
and inspire the souls of men with hopes of immortality.
Long may this sacred enclosure be preserved undese-
crated. Here may sorrow find solace in calm and
undisturbed meditation, and the weary and the careworn,
a sweetly soothing retreat. Here may the thoughtless
learn the lesson of their own mortality, from the solemn
yet impressive admonitions of the grave.
32 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
oo
nits anb legulations.
SALES OF LOTX.
for lots must be made cither to
the City Clerk, or to the Sexton of the Ceme-
tery, who resides with his family, upon the grounds.
The prices of lots vary according to locality, ranging
from 20 to 46*^cents per superficial foot.
In framing the Rules and Regulations which follow.
the Board has availed itself, to a certain extent, of
the regulations suggested by the experience of some
of the principal cemetery organizations of the country,
adapting them to the condition and surroundings of Oak
Ridge.
PROPRIETORSHIP OF LOTS.
I. All lots shall be held in pursuance of Sections 16,
17 and 1 8, of "An act to amend the Charter of the City
of Springfield," approved February 18, 1859, and of an
ordinance of the City Council, passed March 19, 1879.
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 33
which said act, and ordinance, may be found in full in
proper place in this volume.
2. Upon the purchase of a lot, or lots, the price
must be paid over to the City Treasurer, and a deed
must be obtained from the City Clerk, before any inter-
ment will be made.
Lots contain not less than three hundred and sixty
superficial feet each, except some grounds set apart for
smaller lots.
3. Proprietors may not allow interments to be made
in their lots for a remuneration, nor shall any transfer or
assignment of any lot, or any interest therein, be valid
unless approved, in writing, by the Board of Managers,
when the City Clerk shall be duly notified thereof, that
the proper record may be made of the same.
4. The proprietor of each lot shall have the right to
erect any proper stones, monuments, or sepulcral struc-
tures thereon, except that no slab shall be more than
two feet high, nor less than four inches thick, and
all monuments, and all parts of vaults above ground,
shall be of cut stone, granite or marble.
TIlEEf* AND OTHER ^7//?r/>> UKR Y.
5. The proprietor of each lot shall also have the right
to cultivate trees, shrubs, and plants thereon ; but no
tree, growing within any lot or border, shall be cut down
34 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
or destroyed, without the consent of the Board of Man-
agers.
6. If any trees or shrubs situated in any lot, shall,
by means of their roots, branches, or otherwise, become
detrimental to the adjacent lots or avenues, or unsightly,
or inconvenient, it shall be the duty of the Board, and
it shall have the right, to enter the said lot and re-
move the said trees and shrubs, or such parts thereof
as are detrimental, unsightly, or inconvenient.
MONUMENTS.
7. If any monument or structure whatever, or any
inscription, be placed in or upon any lot, which shall
be determined by the Board of Managers to be offen-
sive or improper, or injurious to the appearance of the
surrounding lots or grounds, it shall have the right,
and it shall be its duty, to enter upon such lot,
and remove the said offensive or improper object, or
objects.
8. The Board reserves the right, from time to time, to
lay out, or alter, the avenues or walks, and to make such
rules and regulations for the government of the grounds
as it may deem requisite and proper, to secure and
promote the general interests of the cemetery.
9. Proprietors of lots, and their families, shall be
allowed access to the grounds at all times, observing
the rules which are, or may be, adopted by the Board
for the regulation of visitors.
RULES CONCERNING IMPROVEMENTS. 55
ENCLOSING OF LOTS.
HE Board of Managers has no desire to interfere
with the taste of individuals in regard to the style
of improving their lots, yet in justice to the interests
of the cemetery, it reserves the right of preventing or
removing any structure, or enclosure, which it may
consider injurious to the general appearance of the
grounds, and also of removing or pruning any trees
or shrubbery which may obstruct, or mar the effect
and beauty of the scenery, or otherwise prove to be
injurious, unsightly, or detrimental.
GRADE OF LOTS.
1. To insure the proper regulation and improvement
of the grounds, the grade of all lots will be determined
by the Board of Managers.
2. Persons who make improvements upon their lots,
*
after they are graded, will be charged the cost of again
putting them in order.
36 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
3. No kind of enclosure, other than stone curbing
not more than three inches above the sod, will be
allowed.
4. No corner, or designating stones, will be permit-
ted exceeding four inches in height above the ground.
RULES FOR WORKMEN.
5. All workmen employed in the construction of
vaults, enclosing of lots, erection of monuments, etc. ,
must be subject to the control, and direction of the Board ;
and any workman failing to conform to this regulation,
will not be permitted afterwards to work within the
grounds.
6. To protect the grounds, and especially improved
lots, from injury, all excavations will be made by the
workmen employed by the Board, under direction of
the Sexton, at the expense of the owner.
7. All graves shall be dug by workmen in the em-
ploy of the Board, for which reasonable and fixed
charges will be made.
MONUMENTS.
8. Foundations for monuments must be carefully laid
in solid masonry, and not less than six feet deep, the
usual depth of graves ; for in the erection of monuments,
the choicest and best will avail nothing, unless the
foundation be made with care.
RULES CONCERNING IMPROVEMENTS. 37
9. Foundations for head-stones must be not less than
two and a half feet deep.
10. The charges for building foundations, including
digging, are $2.00 per hundred for bride foundations, and
^r; nn r?r F' 8 ' r/:n f ~ r "t" ; the same to be built of the
best hard brick, or stone, and laid in the best possible
manner, with cement, or mortar, by the employes at the
cemetery, and under the direction of the Sexton.
11. Persons wishing to have improvements made
upon their lots must pay for the same to the City Clerk,
or Sexton, when ordered.
12. Wooden, or plaster head-boards, of any descrip-
tion whatever, are unsightly and useless incumbrances,
and are therefore prohibited.
, .
<^S~""7:
38 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
oncerning Interments,
PPLI CATION for lots, or graves, must be made
either to the City Clerk, or to the Sexton.
2. The Sexton will reside, with his family, within
the cemetery, and will see that suitable persons are in
attendance at every interment.
3. Whenever an interment is to be made, timely
notice thereof must be given at the office of the City
Clerk, or to the Sexton of the cemetery, and a permit
obtained therefor, specifying the name of the person,
the size of the burial case, and, when to be made in
private lots, the location of the grave, and time of inter-
ment.
4. The person applying for a permit must give the
following particulars :
1. Name of deceased.
2. Place of nativity.
3. Late residence.
4- Age.
RULES CONCERNING INTERMENTS. 39
5. Date of decease.
6. Date of interment.
7. Disease, if known.
8. Name of parents, or kindred, if known.
9. In whose lot to be interred.
10. Name of undertaker.
1 1. Size of burial case.
5. All interments will be subject to the following
charges, which must be paid to the City Clerk, or Sex-
ton, on obtaining the permit :
For opening and closing a grave, under four feet
in length. $3.00
Four, to five feet in length, 3. 50
Five feet long, and upwards, 4.00
Five feet long, and upwards, when in casket, - 4. 50
BRICK ORA VE8.
Persons desiring to have graves walled inside with
brick, laid in cement, will be furnished at the following
prices:
From two, to three feet in length, inside,
From three, to four feet, inside, 6.30
From four, to five feet, inside, j. 50 ./
From five, to six feet, inside, -9- jK> -^
From six, to seven feet, inside, ' T 9^ *5<
^ 5. ? -/YV^,/- r ^ S<,
SINGLE ORA VES,
When a single grave is wanted, the following prices
are charged, payable on obtaining the permit from the
4O OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
City Clerk, or Sexton, which covers the entire expense
for the ground, and the opening and closing of the
grave :
For grave under four feet in length, S6.OO
From four, to five feet in length, 7.00
Five feet in length, and upwards, 8.00
Should any person who has purchased a single grave
wish at any time thereafter to purchase a lot, the re-
mains will be removed, if so desired, from the single
grave to such lot. and reinterred without additional
charge ; the vacated grave reverting back to the ceme-
tery. Such change shall be properly entered upon the
cemetery records.
During the months of May, June. July, August, Sep
tember and October, no body shall be disinterred within
three years after decease. From the first day of Novem-
ber to the first day of May disinterments may be made
at any time after death.
RECEIVING TOMB.
A receiving tomb is provided for the benefit of those
who have not chosen lots, and who. in sudden bereave-
ment, are not prepared to make immediate selection of
a final resting place for deceased friends, as also for the
accommodation of those who may be awaiting the arri-
val of absent friends. It is a conspicuous ornament to
the cemetery grounds.
From the first day of November until the first day
of June, twenty days from the time of deposit, will be
allowed for the selection of a lot, and removing the
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
RULES CONCERNING INTERMENTS. 41
remains thereto. During the months of June, July,
August, September and October, ten days only will be
allowed, except by special permission of the Board.
For each deposit in the receiving tomb $10 will be
charged. If removed within the time above specified,
$5 will be refunded. If not so removed; the remains
\\ill be interred by the Sexton, in the grounds set apart
for single graves, and no portion of the amount paid
will be refunded. No cholera, or small-pox case will be
admitted into the receiving tomb.
At the time of deposit the burial cases are all num-
bered, and a registry made of them, with a view to dis-
tinguish them readily, when finally removed, and thus
prevent their being previously disturbed. In this, as in
all arrangements pertaining to interments, care is taken
to avoid everything that might be unpleasant to the
feelings of relatives and friends, and to consult, as far as
practicable, their peculiar wishes and views.
Application for a permit to deposit in the receiving
tomb must be made to the City Clerk, or Sexton ; also
for removal, so that a proper entry can be made in the
book kept for the purpose.
VA ULTS.
Particular care is needed in the plan and construction
which may be adopted. The stones of which they are
built should be of sufficient length to extend frequently
through the wall, not mere slabs set up on edge, forming
42 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
no bond, or union, between the outer and inner surfaces.
When angles occur, each alternate course should be
composed of solid stones, cut to the angle required, so
as to effectually prevent a separation of the walls.
When placed in the hillside the parts above the nat-
ural surface of the ground should be of cut stone, the
sides as well as the front, so as to avoid all artificial
embankments and sodding. The natural form of the
hill will thus be preserved, unsightly artificial mounds
will be prevented, and the expense of frequently renew-
ing, and repairing embankments, will be avoided. The
front foundation wall should not be less in depth than
two and a half feet, nor should the side walls in any part
be of less thickness than two feet. The roof should
always be of stone tiles, or cut stone flagging, and the
joints thoroughly protected from exposure to the
weather. The interior of the vaults should be fitted up
with shelves, so constructed as to admit of each coffin
being permanently, and tightly sealed in, at the time of
interment, with tablets of stone or marble, prepared
for the inscription desired.
Vaults under ground should be built of stone walls
at least eighteen inches thick, with arch of hard brick,
twelve inches thick, and all laid in the best of cement.
I
RULES CONCERNING LOT OWNERS AND VISITORS. 43
04 x-^v
onarning lot toiwrs, tit.
VERY lot owner is entitled to admission to the
Cemetery, for himself and family, and has the
privilege of introducing strangers thereto, subject to the
rules and regulations.
2. From the first day of May, to the first day of
November, the SOUTH GATE will be closed at all times,
except for the admission of funeral processions.
3. From the first day of May, to the first day of
November, there will be a Gate-Keeper stationed at the
HAST GATE, or Main Entrance, who will be charged with
such duties as may be necessary to secure the proper
observance of the rules and regulations of the cemetery.
4. On Sundays, all visitors, whether in vehicles or
on foot, are required to have Tickets, to be presented to
the Gate-Keeper, in order to gain admittance. Lot-
owners' Season Tickets may be obtained on application
to the City Clerk, and are not transferable.
44 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
5. Visitors, and other persons than lot owners, may
obtain Tickets of admission, on application at the office of
the Mayor, or the City Clerk, or to any member of the
Board of Managers. For the accommodation of stran-
gers, Tickets will at all times be found at the principal
Hotels of the city, where they will be furnished to all
proper persons, upon application therefor.
6. No Tickets will be required upon any days of the
week, except Sundays.
7. The gates will be opened for entrance daily at
sunrise, and closed, except for egress, at sunset.
8. No vehicle will be allowed to pass through the
grounds at a speed faster than a walk.
9. No person on horseback will be allowed within
the enclosure.
10. Horses must not be left without a driver, unless
securely fastened.
1 1. No person will be permitted to enter the ceme-
tery except through the gates.
12. All persons are prohibited from picking flowers,
either wild or cultivated, or breaking any tree, shrub or
plant.
13. No person will be permitted to enter the grounds
with refreshments.
RULES CONCERNING LOT OWNERS AND VISITORS. 45
14. All persons are prohibited, under a penalty of
$10, from writing upon, defacing, or injuring any monu-
ment, fence, or other structure in, or belonging to the
cemetery.
15. No smoking will be allowed, nor lying upon the
grass, nor persons with fire-arms admitted within the
cemetery.
1 6. Any person disturbing the quiet and good order
of the place, by noise or other improper conduct, or who
shall violate any of the rules, will be immediately com-
pelled to leave the grounds.
17. The Sexton is charged to prohibit the entrance
of all improper persons, and those who may be known
to have, at any time, wilfully transgressed the regula-
tions of the cemetery.
1 8. Visitors are reminded that these grounds are
sacredly devoted to the interment of the dead, and that
a strict observance of the decorum which should char-
acterize such a place, will be required of all.
19. The Sexton is authorized, and directed, to remove
all persons who may violate any of these rules, or com-
mit any trespass. Trespassers are liable to prosecution,
and to a fine of 25 for each offense.
20. The provisions and penalties of the law will be
strictly enforced, in all cases of wanton injury to any-
thing within, or belonging to the cemetery.
46 OAK RIUGE CEMETERY.
TOLLING OF THE BELL.
1. The bell at the Sexton's office is tolled as each
funeral procession enters the gateway of the cemetery.
2. When the Sexton is absent from his office, one
tap of the bell will summons him
The Sexton of this Cemetery is, by law, appointed a
Special Police Officer, with power to arrest on sight,
and prosecute before a Magistrate, any and all persons
who violate the rules and regulations, or commit any
trespass. All persons are. therefore, reminded that the
grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the dead,
and that the provisions and penalties of the law will be
strictly enforced in ,all cases of disturbance, or disregard
of the Rules and Regulations of the Cemetery.
SUGGESTIONS TO LOT OWNKKS 47
to ot fltomrs.
T FREQUENTLY occurs that messages are sent
requesting that graves be opened adjoining, or
near the graves of persons previously interred. Where
graves are not designated by stones or otherwise, it will
be impossible, in process of time, to comply with the
directions thus given, unless some system designating
every grave, be adopted. It is recommended, there-
fore, that each lot owner make a drawing of his plat
upon the back of his deed, and record on it every inter-
ment, with name and date. Upon the occurrence of
future interments, let a transcript of this map, with the
place marked where the grave is desired to be opened,
be duly sent to the Sexton. In this way every difficulty
will be obviated, and an interesting family record will be
made, and preserved for future generations.
The permanence of sepulchral architecture is an ob-
ject so desirable as to entitle it to special attention. The
dilapidation and disfigurement of structures reared for
the dead, have been too common to excite surprise, but
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
can never be witnessed without pain. Owing to nu-
merous causes of decay and displacement, which are
ever in action, it should be made a primary considera-
tion to guard against them. Respect for the dead, res-
pect for ourselves, and a just regard for the taste and
feelings of all, whom either affection or curiosity may
attract to the cemetery, demand so much; at least, of
those who shall make improvements in Oak Ridge.
This is a matter in which all are interested, for whatever
the precaution and c,are used by some, if others, through
inattention, suffer their grounds and monuments to be-
come neglected, painful contrasts will soon offend the
eye. and the entire grounds will suffer a serious injury.
It is not possible wholly to prevent the effect of atmos-
pheric influences, but proper care in the erection of
monuments will greatly counteract and long retard the
footsteps of decay.
TREES AND SHRUBBERY. 49
Ints anir
N THE SELECTION and placing of trees and
shrubs, good judgment and taste should prevail.
A very desirable effect may be produced by appropri-
ately grouping trees, so arranging size, form, and color,
that all will harmonize, or contrast favorably with the
surrounding shrubbery. If attention be not paid to this
feature, the most beautiful landscape will be marred.
Discrimination should also be exercised in selecting
smaller shrubbery and flowers, that they may be suita-
ble to the purpose for which the grounds are set apart.
Care ought to be taken that too many flowers be not set
out, and that the varieties and colors of such as are
selected, be appropriate. Nothing coarse or incongruous
with the object and the place should be chosen. Those
which are delicate in size, form, and color, should be
preferred. Such as are simple and unobstrusive. and
particularly those which are symbolical of friendship,
affection, and remembrance, are most fitting to beautify
the PLACE OF GRAVES.
50 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
ITIZENS of Athens gloried in the graves of
| the companions of Miltiades, at Marathon, and
the Spartans pointed with pride to the tomb-stones of
Thermopylae. Those memorials erected to the memory
of the departed, were executed in the most costly man-
ner, and reflected at once, the sentiments of the living,
and the character of the dead, in the highest triumphs
of Grecian art.
The sepulchres of the ancient Romans were likewise,
many of them, magnificent works of art, which still
stand as illustrations of the reverence with which they
sought to preserve, alike the memories and the ashes, of
their heroes, and poets, their statesmen, and philo-
sophers.
Monuments teach us lessons of most profound and
solemn import. They serve to perpetuate the recollec-
tion of kindly sympathies and tender affections, as well
as deeds of valor, and the records of human greatness.
"The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power.
All that beauty, all that wealth e'r gave.
Await alike the inevitable hour.
The path of glory leads but to the grave. "
THF
OF
LINCOLN MOM MKNT.
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. 5 1
inc0In Manummt.
O THE southward in Oak Ridge Cemetery, upon
|a beautiful rising headland, stands the lofty granite
obelisk, which is at once the resting place and Monu-
ment of our lamented President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
To this shrine of patriotism through all the circling cen-
turies of the unseen future, pilgrims will come from
every land, to do honor to the memory of one of the
world's greatest benefactors.
For such as may never enjoy that privilege, as well as
to briefly record a chapter in the history of Oak Ridge
Cemetery, which will forever render it one of the most
noted cemeteries in America, the following sketch of
the Monument is prepared.
Soon after the death of President Lincoln, in April,
1865, a committee was chosen by the citizens of Spring-
field to make arrangements for the burial of all that was
mortal of their former associate, and illustrious fellow-
citizen. Agreeable to the expressed desire of Mrs.
Lincoln, the casket containing his remains was, on the
4th day of May, 1865, deposited in the public receiving
52 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
tomb, at Oak Ridge Cemetery. A cut of this tomb, as
will be seen, adorns these pages. It is located at the
foot of the gently sloping hill, about twenty rods to the
north of the Monument, and from its sacred associations
will, as long as it stands, continue to be an object of
interest to every visitor.
In May. 1865. the NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT
ASSOCIATION was formed, and incorporated under, and
in accordance with the laws of Illinois.
The Board of Directors of this Association comprised
fifteen of the most prominent citizens of Springfield.
It was duly organized by the election of
Governor, Richard J. Oglesby, President.
Hon. Jesse K. Dubois, Vice- President.
Clinton L. Conkling, Esq., Secretary.
Hon. James A. Beveridge, Treasurer.
In June, 1865, steps were taken towards the construc-
tion of a temporary tomb, in which to deposit the re-
mains of President Lincoln until the proposed Monu-
ment should be erected. This temporary tomb, which
stood ten or twelve rods to the northeast of the site of
the Monument, was completed in 1865, and the casket
containing the remains removed thereto, under the
supervision of the Monument Association, by Thomas
C. Smith, Esq., undertaker, on the 2ist day of Decem-
ber.
The cut, which our engraver has made from a photo-
graph, is an excellent representation of this tomb, as it
stood for nearly six years, until the second removal of
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UNIVERSITY Of
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the casket was made, as before, under the direction of
the Monument Association, by Thomas C. Smith, Esq.,
to the crypt of the Monument, on the iQth day of Sep-
tember, 1871. In grading the ground, this tomb hav-
ing served its purpose, was soon afterwards demolished.
Funds having been contributed for the purpose, and
plans perfected, the erection of the Monument was com-
menced on the Qth day of September, 1869. The cap-
stone was placed in position on the 22nd day of May.
1871, and it was dedicated on the I5th day of October,
1874, with appropriate and imposing ceremonies.
THE DEDICATION.
As was fitting an occasion so intimately connected
with the name and fame of his illustrious predecessor,
the President of the United States came from the far
distant capital, with thousands of his fellow-citizens, rep-
resenting all parts of the Union, to do honor to the
memory of him whose name is one of the few the im-
mortal names which were not born to die.
The day was auspicious, one of the most beautiful
days of autumn. The arrangements were in keep-
ing with the solemn yet profoundly inspiring event.
At ten o'clock a procession was formed on the Public
Square, consisting of military companies, civic societies,
and citixens, with Governor John L. Beveridge as Chief
Marshal of the day. It marched through the principal
streets of the city, which had been spanned with grand
arches, decorated with autunm leaves in rich profusion,
and with appropriate mottoes, and after the detour past
54 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
*
the humble home of Lincoln, the plain citizen who went
forth to world-wide renown, reached Oak Ridge Cem-
O
etery, two miles away, where twenty thousand persons
witnessed, or participated in the ceremonies of the
dedication.
After prayer by Bishop Wyman, of the African M.
E. Church, the exercises commenced with a historical
statement of the origin and progress of the Monument,
which was read by Hon. Jesse K. Dubois, acting Pres-
ident of the Lincoln Monument Association. This was
followed by an address by Hon. Richard J. Oglesby,
which embraced, in grand review, the outlines of that
remarkable life, so unique, so simple, so humble in
origin, and so interwoven with our country's glory, and
the securing of liberty throughout the land. The ad-
dress was worthy alike of the memory of the martyred
President, the story of whose life it told, and of his
friend who told it without overstrained eulogy, and with
simple justice to its illustrious subject.
At the close of this address, the statue of Lincoln in
bronze, which had lately been placed in position, was
unveiled and greeted with enthusiasm by the vast multi-
tude that thronged on every side. After a brief poem
by James J. Lord, Esq., in which it was truly and beau-
tifully said
"To deeds alone.
A jiTatei'ul people raise the historic: stone.
******
Ii is the past that consecrates the day."
President Grant delivered an address, one of the longest
o
perhaps he ever attempted. He rend from manuscript
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held in hand, and with almost blushing artlessness, and
simplicity of manner, yet clearly and distinctly. The ad-
dress will be read by our children in days yet far distant,
in connection with Lincoln's briefer and eloquent address
at the dedication of the battlefield of Gettysburg, as a
National Cemetery. The world will long remember
what he said there, for it is as immortal as the English
language. It was but the appreciative expression of
truth by President Grant, when he said of Lincoln :
" His faith in an Allwise Providence directing our arms
to this final result, was the faith of the Christian that his
Redeemer liveth. :|: * * To know him personally
was to love and respect him for his great qualities of
heart and head, and for his patience and patriotism. * :
In his death the nation lost its greatest hero."
These words were worthy alike of him- whose Chris-
tian, patriotic heroism, they so beautifully describe, and
of him who spake them, himself so distinguished in
illustrious achievement, in securing the perpetuity of the
Union.
Following this address. Vice-President Wilson spoke
very briefly, as did also Gen. Sherman, and Ex-Vice-
President Colfax, at greater length, and with tender
memories of him for whose loss the world stood in
mourning. With the singing of the Doxology, "Praise
God from whom all blessings flow." and a benediction
by Rev. Albert Hale, the exercises closed, and the vast
throng dispersed, nearly four hours having been occu-
pied in the programme.
In the evening all the principal streets of the city
were splendidly illuminated ; meanwhile President Grant
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and Mrs. Grant, and Gen. Sherman, held a reception at
the Executive Mansion of the State, which was attended
by a vast throng, in which were distinguished officers of
the government, both civil and military, including Gen-
erals McDowell, Custar, Pope, Ex Secretary Borie, and
Larkin G. Mead, the celebrated Vc:ir.ont sculptor, who
designed the Monument, and executed the noble and
life-like statue of Lincoln, which adorns it.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT.
The Monument is, in its exterior, wholly of Quincy,
Massachusetts, granite. It consists of a base about
seventy feet square, with semi-circular extensions to the
north and south, with about fifteen feet radius, the
whole base rising to the height of sixteen feet from the
ground, and forming a terrace, which is reached by four
flights of granite steps. A heavy granite balustrade
ascends with each stairway and extends around the ter-
race, forming a parapet. From the center of the terrace,
standing upon deep foundations, rises the shaft twelve
feet square at the top of terrace, and eight feet square
at the apex, which is one hundred feet from the ground.
At each corner of the shaft a circular pedestal, ten feet
in diameter, rises to the hight of twelve feet. Two of
these are surmounted by groups of statuary in bronze,
one representing the Navy, and the other the Infantry ;
upon the other two pedestals will be placed groups rep
resenting the remaining two aims of the military service.
viz: the Artillery ,md Cavalry. One- of these will be
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. 57
completed and placed in position in 1880, the other in
1881.
On the south side of the shaft a square pedestal, some
six or seven feet in diameter, rises twenty feet above
the terrace, and thirty-six feet above the ground. Upon
this, facing southward, stands the bronze statue of Lin-
coln, eleven feet in height, and upon the face of the
pedestal beneath the statue is the Coat-of-arms of the
United States in bronze, while still beneath that is the
name LINCOLN, in large raised capitals, cut in the granite.
The statue is, both in design and execution, alike suc-
cessful as a true representation of the human form, and
of the man whose image it was designed to hand down to
future generations. It was erected at a cost of $13,700,
having been designed by Mr. Mead, in Italy, and cast
in bronze at Chicopee, Massachusetts. In the left
hand, which is extended downward, and as though about
to be presented to the bondmen, whose chains it broke,
is a scroll on which the word EMANCIPATION is inscribed,
whilst the right hand rests upon fasces, partially covered
by the Banner of the Republic, and at the foot of the
fasces lies a laurel crown. Within the semi-circular ex-
tension of the terrace on the south is MEMORIAL HALL,
and within that on the north is the CATACOMB. The
latter consists of a semi-circular vestibule of about twelve
feet radius, with arched ceiling, and marble floor, and
five crypts at the rear, elevated three feet from the floor.
In the vestible, which is entered by a grated iron door,
is an Italian marble Sarcophagus, which contains all that
was mortal of Abraham Lincoln. Upon the end of this
is a wreath of oak leaves, beautifully wrought, surround-
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ing the name LINCOLN, and outside the wreath the
memorable words
"\Vith malice towards none, with charity for all."
Two crypts contain the remains of Mr. Lincoln's de-
ceased children, and those yet unoccupied are designed
for the remaining members of his family.
MEMORIAL HALL, oval in shape, twenty-four by thirty-
two feet, with arched ceiling and marble floor, is fin-
ished on the sides, as is the vestibule of the Catacomb, in
panels of Vermont marble. This is designed as a recep-
tacle for any memorials of Mr. Lincoln. Among those
already placed there is a block of stone taken from an
ancient wall in Rome, which had been placed there
by human hands more two thousand four hundred years
ago, during the reign of Servius Tullius. This block-
was sent to Mr. Lincoln by some Roman patriots, and
at the time of his death it was lying in the basement of
the Capitol at Washington. The translation of the Latin
inscription upon it is as follows:
"To Abraham Lincoln, President for the second time
of the American Republic, citizens of Rome present
this stone from the wall of Servius Tullius, by which
the memory of each of those brave asserters of liberty
may be associated. Anno. 1865."
COST OF THE MONUMENT.
The total cost of the Monument is upwards of $200, -
ooo. Of this sum, $27,000 were contributed by soldiers
THE LINCOLN MONUMENT. 59
and sailors in the United States service, $8,000 of it
having been made up by colored soldiers. Sixty thou-
sand Sunday School scholars contributed $20,000. The
State of Illinois, in two appropriations, paid $77,000 :
the State of New York, $10,000; Missouri, $1,000;
Nevada, $500. The balance was made up by voluntary
contributions from public schools, churches, benevolent
societies, and the masses of the American people.
The engraving of the Monument presents a southeast
perspective view; it is from a photograph by Pittman,
the most perfect ever taken by any Artist.
The structure is a fitting memorial of the great and
good man. whose mortal remains it encloses, and whose
fame it serves to perpetuate.
"Such was he, our Martyr- Chief,
Whom late the Nation he had led.
With ashes on her head.
Wept with the passion of an angry grief:
Forgive me, if from present things I turn
To speak what in my heart will beat and burn.
And hang my wreath on his world-honored urn.
N'arnre. they say, doth dote.
And cannot make a man
Save on some worn-out plan.
Repeating us by rote :
For him her Old World moulds aside she threw.
And, choosing sweet clay from the breast
Of the unexhausted West,
With stuff untainted shaped a hero new.
Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true.
How beautiful to see
Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed.
Who loved his charge, but never loved to lead ;
One whose meek flock the people joyed to be.
Not lured l>v any cheat, of birth.
60 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
But by his clear-grained human worth,
And brave old wisdom of sincerity !
They knew that outward grace is dust;
They could not choose but trust
In that sure-footed mind's unfaltering skill,
And supple-tempered will
That bent like perfect steel to spring again and thrust.
His was no lonely mountain-peak of mind,
Thrusting to thin air o'er our cloudy bars,
A sea-mark now, now lost in vapors blind ;
Broad prairie rather, genial, level-lined,
Fruitful and friendly for all human kind,
Yet also nigh to Heaven and loved of loftiest stars:
Nothing of Europe here,
Or, then, of Europe fronting mornward still,
Ere any names of Serf or Peer
Could Nature's equal scheme deface ;
Here was a type of the true elder race,
And one of "Plutarch's men talked with us face to face.
I praise him not ; it were too late ;
And some innative weakness there must be
In him who condescends to victory
Such as the Present gives, and cannot wait,
Safe in himself as in a fate.
So always firmly he :
He knew to bide his time,
And can his fame abide,
Still patient in his simple faith sublime,
Till the wise years decide.
Great captains, with their guns and drums,
Disturb our judgment for the hour.
But at last silence comes ;
These all are gone, and, standing like a tower,
Our children shall behold his fame.
The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man.
Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame,
New birth of our new soil, the first American. "
It is but justice to say that the work of erecting the
Monument was done under the personal supervision of
the Executive Committee, appointed by the Board of
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Directors of the Monument Association. This Com-
mittee consisted of
Hon. John T. Stuart, Chairman.
John Williams, Esq.
Jacob Bunn, Esq.
Mr. Stuart, the life-long, intimate friend of Mr. Lin-
coln, watched over the work with unstinted zeal, as it
was to him a labor of love, and a service of honor to
the memory of his illustrious friend.
Hon. O. M. Hatch, as Secretary of the Board, and
Hon. James H. Beveridge, Treasurer, rendered most
efficient service in their respective departments, during
the progress of the work to its completion.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
Richard J. Oglesby, President.
Shelby M. Cullom, Vice- President.
Ozias M. Hatch, Secretary.
James H. Beveridge, Treasurer,
John T, Stuart.
James C. Conkling.
Orlin H. Miner.
Jacob Bunn.
John Williams.
Milton Hay.
John M. Palmer.
Newton Bateman.
Charles S. Zane.
David L. Phillips.
Samuel H. Treat.
62 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
onnmtnt
S3 EXT AFTER the Lincoln Monument, as a con-
spicuous ornament to Oak Ridge, is that erected
to the memory of Governor William H. Bissell. Situa-
ted on Block 12, in the eastern part of the cemetery,
this most elaborate monument stands upon a limestone
base seven feet square, and is twenty-one feet in height.
It is constructed of Italian marble, and is surmounted
by an eagle holding a copper scroll in its beak. Our
Photographic Artist, Mr. A. F. Ingmire. has given so
perfect a representation of it that no pen-picture would
sufifice to improve it. Governor Bissell having died
in office in 1860. his remains were interred in Hutchin-
son's Cemetery, as Oak Ridge was at that time still
almost in a state of nature.
The Legislature of Illinois in 1867, with honorable
remembrance of his distinguished services, appropriated
the sum of $5,000 for the purpose of erecting a suitable
monument. The money was expended, and the monu-
ment erected in 1868, under the supervision Hon. O.
M. Hatch, who was Secretary of State, and Hon. Jesse
K. Dubois, who was State Auditor, during the adminis
THE BISSELL MONUMENT.
BISSELL MONUMENT. 63
tration of Governor Bissell. The design was by E. E.
Myers, Esq., since well known as the architect of the
State Capitol of Michigan. On the 3Oth day of May,
1871, the remains of the Governor, as also those of his
wife, who was interred by his side in Hutchinson's
Cemetery, were removed' to Oak Ridge, and re-interred
at the foot of the monument. Upon the eastern side
is the following inscription :
WILLIAM H. BISSELL,
10th Governor of the
State of Illinois.
Born April 25, 1811.
Died in office
March 18. 1860.
And encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel :
Upon the west side is the brief tribute :
This Monument to his
Memory, erected by the
State, in gratitude for his
niaiiv and varied services.
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onmnmt
|HIS MONUMENT is located in the northwest-
ern part of the cemetery, upon a small oval lot,
at the intersection of the Tour with the West Branch
Avenue. It was erected in 1874, at a cost of $800,
which amount was paid by the Lincoln Monument
Association, out of funds provided by the Illinois State
Sanitary Commission, when it completed its humane
work, and terminated its existence, in 1872. It is an
elegant column of Italian marble, upon a limestone
base, fourteen feet in height. It was designed and exe-
cuted by J. Baum, Esq . and the excellent cut which
adorns these pages was furnished by the Stevenson Post,
of the G. A. R. Upon its four sides are the names of
forty Union Soldiers, deceased, a large part of whom
died in the service, and on the field of battle, and others
at home, since the close of the war. The graves of
thirteen, of the forty, are located in a circle surrounding
the monument, twenty-seven others are interred upon
private lots in different parts of the cemetery.
SOI.DIEKS' MONUMENT.
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OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. 65
NAMES OF UNION SOLDIERS INTERRED IN
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
Of these, such as are marked by an asterisk,* are
interred upon the oval lot on which the Soldiers' Monu-
ment stands :
Block. Lot.
Alsop, E
Ames, Fisher 13 52
* Allen, Henry W
* Alexander, John W
*Bishop, George W
Buck. William H 12 111
*Burrows, James H
Busby, A
Canfield, Daniel L 10 37
*Doenges. Kellinges
Green, William J
Harlan, E. B 9 20
Haynie, I. N
Henry. Thomas F. . 100
*Hill, Eaton
Ingels, William V 1 115
Jones, Henry 8 44
Kavanagh, J. P
*Kern, John
Latham, William H 10 6
Mendell. Noah E , 7 169
Mclntyre, Marshall 13 32
McManus, M 14 54
Moffett. T
Moore, E. V 1 17
Orr, S. P
Phillips, T. U
Phillips, Freeman F 12 66
Roman. J. R
Hummel, R
Sherman W
Sell. Louis D 14 75
*Stoneberger. George W
*S\veet. Andrew A
*Tomlinson. Charles L
*Troxell. Aaron '
Wallace. W. S
*Ward, William
Weber. Andrew J 1 ' ; >~
Wilson. Hall.. 8 188
66 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
bhmrfos Monument.
JRECTED to the memory of Governor Ninian
Edwards, the first and only Territorial Governor
of Illinois, from 1809 to 1818, at which time it was ad-
mitted into the Union as a State, this Monument is one
of those which serve to distinguish Oak Ridge, as the
burial place of eminent and illustrious citizens. A
native of Maryland, he emigrated in early life to Ken-
tucky, where by his great natural abilities and liberal edu-
cation, he soon distinguished himself as one of the most
eminent jurists of his day. Resigning his position as
Chief Justice of Kentucky, he entered upon the duties
of the governorship of the new territory, to which he
was appointed by President Madison, and at once iden-
tified himself with its people, in the promotion of its
rapid development to the dignity of a sovereign State
of the Union. It was truly said of him by his distin
guished cotemporary, Rev. John M. Peck, in his funeral
discourse, that "Governor Edwards was justly entitled
to the appellation of FATHER OF ILLINOIS."
The Indians, who under his firm administration were
soon brought under control, gave him the name of, The
THE EDWARDS MONUMENT.
THE EDWARDS MONUMENT. 67
Kaskaskia Chief. As Senator in Congress, to .which
position he was chosen upon the admission of Illinois
into the Union, he took rank among the foremost, and
afterwards as Governor of the State, he added to his
previous distinguished services the record of an admin-
istration which forms one of the most important chap-
ters of its history.
Dying in Belleville, the place of his residence in the
later years of his life, his remains were at first interred
there, and subsequently removed to Hutchinson's
Cemetery. On the 3Oth of October, 1866, they were
removed to Oak Ridge, where his Monument now
stands. It is located upon Block 10, in one of the most
beautiful quarters of the grounds, near the western
boundary. As shown in the engraving, it consists of
a plain obelisk and plinth of Italian marble, supported
by a limestone base, four feet square. The height of,
the structure is fourteen feet.
The following is the inscription upon the Monument :
NINIAN EDWARDS,
Chief Justice of Kentucky 1808.
Governor Illinois Territory
1809 to 1818.
U. S. Senator 1818 to 1824.
Governor State Illinois
1H2I5 to 1830.
Died
July 20, 1833,
In the 59th year of
His age.
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Iritmi* momrauitte.
McCLERNAND MONUMENT.
(HIS is the family Monument of Gen. John A.
McClernand. Its location upon Linden Ave-
nue, near the center of the cemetery, upon a beautifully
rising headland, which overlooks the valley to the south-
ward, and commands a fine view of Lincoln Monument,
iS one of the most charming in Oak Ridge. The monu-
ment is, as will be seen by the engraving, at once chaste
and beautiful in design. Wrought of Italian marble, its
graceful proportions, and beautiful inscriptions tell of the
Christian worth and garnered memories of Mrs. Sarah
F. McClernand, who died in 1861. The lot upon which
it stands was the first lot sold in the cemetery, and the
monument one of the first erected.
RUTH MONUMENT.
Of Italian marble, seventeen feet high, this Monu-
ment erected in 1873. is from its elegant design, one
among the best in the cemetery.
THE MCCLERNAND MONUMENT.
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PRIVATE MONUMENTS. 69
THE GIBSON MONUMENT.
This unique and beautiful Monument, erected to
the memory of Dr. J. H. Gibson, a former promi-
nent and highly respected citizen of Berlin, is as will
be seen from the engraving, a work of art worthy of
more than passing notice. It was executed by L. M.
Fisk, Esq. , of Saint Louis, Mo. , and was erected in
1875. It stands ten and a half feet high, and with the
simple inscription,
DR. J. H. GIBSON,
Born September 9, 1809.
Died November 22, 1873.
"He is not dead, but sleepeth"
is a beautiful memorial of a worthy and honored citizen.
THE KUN MONUMENT,
Was erected in 1865, to the memory of Andreas
Kun, one of the most prominent German citizens
of Springfield. It is of Italian marble, fourteen feet
in height, standing upon a sandstone base, and as
seen in the engraving, is a most elaborately finished
shaft, surmounted by a beautiful cross, intertwined with
ivy. It stands upon Block 8, and never fails to attract
the attention of visitors.
W. ILES MONUMENT.
The family Monument of Washington lies, Esq. , sit-
uated on Block 10, is of beautiful red Scotch granite, 15
feet in height, upon Missouri granite base. It is one
of the noticeable ornaments of the cemetery.
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WOHLGEMUTH MONUMENT.
This is one of the most elaborate and beautiful Mon-
uments yet erected within the cemetery grounds. It
was designed by Dr. H. Wohlgemuth, and erected in
1873, to the memory of his daughter, Marietta, who
died at the age of 22 years, in 1872. It was executed
by G. Leslie Jamieson, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and the
statue of Hope, in Carara marble, by which it is sur-
mounted, was executed in Italy. The engraving gives
an excellent view from the western perspective. The
base is of red Missouri granite, the second base of gray
Scotch, and the plinth and column of red Scotch granite,
Its cost was $2.150. The total height is twenty-one
feet ten inches, and standing upon a beautiful elevation,
near the center of the grounds, it is a most beautiful
and appropriate memorial.
NARROWER MONUMENT.
This was the first Scotch granite Monument put up
in Oak Ridge. Erected to the memory of William Har-
rower, Esq. , an old and respected citizen of Springfield,
it is the fitting memorial of one of the sons of Scotia.
The Scotch thistle, shown upon its western side, is the
emblem of the nationality, both of the man and the
monument. For beauty of design and execution it
ranks among the finest in the cemetery.
Won 1,0 K M UT 1 1 Mox I T MEN T.
UBRARY
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
PRIVATE MONUMENTS. 7 1
COL WELL MONUMENT.
This is of Italian marble, twenty-two feet in height.
It was erected in 1878, by B. F. Colwell, Esq., of
Chatham, as a family Monument. It is most desirably
located, and as one of the largest private monuments in
the cemetery, as well as by its elegant design and splen-
did workmanship, it attracts the attention of every
visitor. It is near West-Branch Avenue.
PASFIELD MONUMENT.
This unique Monument, of gray Scotch granite, erec-
ted to the memory of George Pasfield. Sen. , by his son,
is at once elegant and substantial, the fitting memorial
of one of Springfield's former most substantial and hon-
ored citizens. It stands on Block 10, and will be no-
ticed by every visitor.
RID GELT MONUMENT.
This family Monument of N. H. Ridgely, Esq., is the
largest and most expensive within the cemetery grounds.
It is of red Scotch granite, twenty-two feet in height,
standing upon a base five feet square. It was erected
in 1874. at a cost of $2. 500.
ILES MONUMENT.
The family Monument of Elijah lies, Esq., situated
on Block 7. is of Italian marble, 16 feet high. It was
erected in 1875. and will be remembered as the monu-
ment of a most liberal donor to the cemeterv.
72 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
SMITH MONUMENT.
This is the family Monument of J. Taylor Smith, Esq.
It is located on Linden Avenue. Constructed of Italian
marble it stands sixteen and a half feet high, upon a
square base, with plinth and plain square shaft. It is
at once elegant and substantial, such as becomes any
fitting memorial of the dead.
THE FLAOG MONUMENT.
This family Monument of Cornelius Flagg, Esq. , of
Sherman, situated on Block 8, is a beautiful red Scotch
granite, round column with square plinth. It is sur-
mounted by an urn, or vase of exquisite model, and
is altogether a most beautiful ornament to the cemetery.
It is sixteen feet in height, and ranks amongst the finest
vet erected.
THE HA YNIE MONUMENT.
This beautiful and elaborate Monument, of Italian
marble, was erected to the memory of Gen. Isham N.
Haynie, Adjutant General of Illinois, in 1869. It
stands near the Tour, on the western side of the ceme-
tery, upon Block 10, where alike from its location and
attractiveness, it is a conspicuous ornament to the
grounds.
CALDWET.L MONUMENT.
LIBRARY
OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
PRIVATE MONUMENTS. 73
THE BARBELL MONUMENT.
This Monument erected to the memory of Dr. Henry
C. Barrell, in 1878, is of gray Canada granite, sixteen
feet in height. It is, both in design and execution ex-
celled by no monument in the cemetery. It stands upon
Block 7, where its beautiful proportions attract the atten-
tion of all visitors.
MATHENY MONUMENT.
This Monument erected by the late C. W. Matheny,
Esq., one of Springfield's oldest citizens, stands upon
Block 10. It is of Italian marble, of most exquisite
design, a square paneled base, surmounted by a beautiful
Corinthian column and urn. It attracts the notice of
every visitor.
BATES MONUMENT.
This Monument was erected in 1874, by Gen. E. N.
Bates, to the memory of his deceased wife and children.
It is of red Scotch granite, 18 feet high. Standing upon
a beautiful lot in Block 10, it is a most conspicuous
ornament to the grounds.
NOTE. For lack of space further descriptions of private Monu-
ments which adorn Oak Ridge are omitted. New ones are being erec-
ted almost every week, and the grounds thus improved are, both !>y
Nature and Art. among the most beautiful of our American Cemeteries.
74 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
0ts.
1. The Hebrew Congregation, B'rith Sholom, owns
o o
a square of 32 Lots in Block 5, containing 5760 square
feet. This tract is situated upon the western boundary
of the Cemetery, and is improved with several fine mon-
uments.
2. The Masonic Fraternity own four Lots in Block
8, containing 1632 square feet.
3. The Sangamo Lodge No. 6, and the Teutonia
Lodge No. 166. I. O. O. F., jointly own six Lots in
Block No. 7, containing 1010 square feet. They are
devoted to the burial of Odd-Fellows, strangers or
otherwise, who have no place of burial.
4. The Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway Com-
pany owns lots in the Cemetery in which several Engin-
eers, and other employees of that company died, are
interred.
SUCCESSIVE BOARDS OF MANAGERS. 75
ittrcssibc
llURSUANT to the provisions of the Amended
City Charter of 1859, tne City Council, on the
9th day of April, 1860, appointed the following named
gentlemen as a Board of Managers of Oak Ridge Ceme-
tery, for the then ensuing year :
Turner R. King, President.
James L. Lamb;
Gilbert S. Manning.
Benjamin F. Fox.
Fresco Wright, Secretary.
The successive Boards since 1861 have been consti-
tuted as follows :
FROM 1 86 1 TO 1863.
Turner R. King, President.
James L. Lamb.
Gilbert S. Manning.
George L. Huntington.
Fresco Wright. Secretary.
76 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
FROM 1863 TO 1864.
Turner R. King, President.
James L. Lamb.
John T. Stuart.
Clark M. Smith.
Fresco Wright, Secretary.
FROM 1864 TO 1866.
Clark M. Smith, President.
Charles H. Lanphier.
Henry Wohlgemuth.
Obed Lewis.
Fresco Wright, Secretary.
FROM 1866 TO 1867.
Henry Wohlgemuth, President.
Charles H. Lanphier.
Clark M. Smith.
Obed Lewis.
Fresco Wright, Secretary.
FROM 1867 TO 1870.
Henry Wohlgemuth, President.
Clark M. Smith.
Obed Lewis.
Fresco Wright.
Alfred North. Secretary.
SUCCESSIVE BOARDS OF MANAGERS. 77
FROM 1870 TO 1872.
Stephen T. Logan, President.
Henry Wohlgemuth.
John T. Stuart.
Obed Lewis.
Charles H. Lanphier, Secretary.
FROM 1872 TO 1873.
Stephen T. Logan, President.
John T. Stuart.
Obed Lewis.
Henry Wohlgemuth.
E. B. Hawley.
Harry C. Watson, Secretary.
FROM 1873 TO 1874.
Henry Wohlgemuth, President.
James C. Conkling.
Charles H. Lanphier.
Obed Lewis.
E. B. Hawley.
Harry C. Watson. Secretary.
FROM 1874 TO 1875.
Henry Wohlgemuth, President.
Obed Lewis.
Samuel Haines.
E. B. Hawley.
Harry C. Watson. Secretary.
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FROM 1875 TO 1876.
E. B. Hawley, President.
Orlin H. Miner.
Alexander Starne.
Nicholas H. Ridgely.
Harry C. Watson, Secretary.
FROM 1876 TO 1877.
E. B. Hawley, President.
Orlin M. Miner.
Isaac Keyes.
Nicholas H. Ridgely.
Harry C. Watson. Secretary.
FROM 1877 TO 1878.
E. B. Hawley, President.
Orlin '_H. Miner.
Isaac Keyes.
Frank Hudson.
Harry C. Watson. Secretary.
FROM 1878 TO 1879.
Henry Wohlgemuth. President.
Edwin S. Walker, Vice President.
Obed Lewis.
Harry C. Watson.
George Krodell. Secretary.
CITY CHARTER.
FOURTH AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY CHAKTKK.
AN ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Springfield. Approved
February 18, 1859.
SECTION 14. Oak Ridge Cemetery. Lots number
five. six. and the south half of lot number four, of the
subdivision of the east half, of the northeast quarter of*
section number twenty-one, in township number sixteen north
of range number five west, of the third principal meridian,
containing twenty-eight and four-sevenths acres, and pur-
chased by said city for cemetery purposes, is hereby
established and set apart for the burial of the dead, and
shall be known as Oak Ridge Cemetery.
15. Laying Out, etc. Selling Lots. The City
Council of said city shall cause the grounds of said
Cemetery, to be subdivided and laid out into such divi-
sions, blocks, squares or lots, with suitable avenues,
* The law was amended on the 16th of February, 1865, by an act
reading as follows: "The 14th section of an act to amend the charter
of the city of Springfield, approved February isth. 1S~>!>, is so
amended as to read: Sections twenty-one and tirinti/-tir<>. in taimxltip
xixtfcn north, of rnnyi fivi irext of tin tliinl /i/'i/n-i/x/t nu riilimt., or 80
in iii-lt t/n-riof us mni/ l>r iii'i-ixxi/i'i/ fur luiri/liii/ -/utrjioxix: also to em-
power the Board of Managers of Oak Ridge Cemetery to declare
nuisances within one-half mile of said Cemetery, and to empower the
City Council of said city, by ordinance, to impose a fine or penalty on
those who do not. after notice given, remove any declared nuisance
by said Board of Managers." [See Private Laws of 18l>f>. J
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walks and alleys, designated or numbered in such man-
ner as may be deemed expedient, and shall cause a
correct map or plat thereof to be made out and ac-
knowledged by the Mayor and City Clerk of said city,
under the corporate seal thereof, and filed and carefully
preserved in the office of the City Clerk, and a true copy
thereof shall be entered and recorded in the records of
said Cemetery, in his office ; and ' the entry of the said
map or plat upon the records of said cemetery, in the
office of the City Clerk, shall be sufficient without fur-
ther record thereof; and all sales, conveyances or trans-
fers of lots in said Cemetery, by reference to said map
or plat, shall be good and valid.
1 6. Transferring Lots. -The conveyance or trans-
fer of lots in said Cemetery from the city to purchasers,
may be by deed or certificate, in such form as the City
Council may prescribe, signed by the Mayor and City
Clerk, under the corporate seal without acknowledg-
ment ; and such deed or certificate shall vest the title to
the lots so conveyed or transferred in the purchaser, his
heirs and assigns, in fee simple, for burial purposes
only, subject to such reasonable conditions, rules and
regulations as the City Council of said city may pre-
scribe. The conveyance and transfer of lots in said
Cemetery from one purchaser to another, may be by
surrender of the original deed or certificate to the City
Clerk, and the City Clerk, upon such surrender being
made, shall make out and execute a new deed or certifi-
cate to the assignee, and such deed or certificate shall
vest the title of the lot so conveyed or transferred in
the grantee, in the same manner as the same was vested
in the original purchaser. But the City Council may, in
its discretion, prescribe the manner and form of convey-
ing and transferring lots in said Cemetery.
17. Cemetery Record. The City Clerk shall keep
a Cemetery record, in such manner as the City Council
may prescribe, in which he shall enter an abstract of all
sales of lots in the Cemetery, specifying the number of
the lot sold or transferred, the name of the purchaser or
assignee, the amount paid, and the date of the deed or
certificate of sale, or transfer.
CITY CHARTER. 81
1 8. Lots How held Used only, etc. Sexton.
No lot in said Cemetery shall be sold, conveyed or
transferred, to be owned in severalty by two or more
persons ; but any lot may be owned by two or more
persons as tenants in common. And neither the city
nor owners 'of lots in said Cemetery, shall convey,
transfer, appropriate or use any lot, or other part of said
Cemetery grounds, for other than cemetery and burial
purposes, except that a portion of said grounds, not ex-
ceeding three acres, may be appropriated for the use of
the City Sexton, residing at the Cemetery.
19. No Road over Cemetery. No public road or
highway shall be located, or laid out, through, over or
upon said Cemetery grounds, nor shall any part of said
grounds be taken or condemned for any public use or
purpose whatever, other than cemetery or burial pur-
poses
20. Cemetery Records. The records of the said
Cemetery, kept in the office of the City Clerk, shall be
evidence of the facts therein stated, in all courts, and
places.
21. Additional Rules, etc. The City Council may,
by ordinance, , prescribe such additional rules and regu-
lations concerning said Cemetery as may be deemed
expedient.
REVISED ORDINANCES.
CHAPTER VII.
AN ORDINANCE in relation to Cemeteries.
SECTION I . Injury to Property of Cemetery. Whoever
shall carry away or remove, or shall wilfully, maliciously
or negligently break, deface, destroy, or otherwise in-
jure any monument, tombstone, tree, shrub, railing,
fence, or any other property, article, or thing belonging
to Oak Ridge Cemetery, or to any cemetery or burying-
ground within the city, or placed or erected therein for
ornament or otherwise ; or shall pick any flower therein,
82 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
or shall trespass upon or maltreat any grave therein,
shall be subject to a penalty of not less than ten dollars,
and in addition thereto the expenses which may be in-
curred in repairing the injuries committed, shall be
added to the penalty, and included in the judgment.
2. New Cemeteries Forbidden. No cemetery or
burying-ground shall hereafter be established within the
city; or within two miles thereof ; nor shall any cemetery
or burying-ground already established within the city, be
enlarged, under a penalty of not less than ten dollars for
each body which may be intered in such cemetery or
burying-ground, or extension thereof.
3. Penalty for T^respass in, etc. . Whoever shall
hunt, discharge fire-arms, set off or explode fire-works,
or otherwise trespass upon any cemetery grounds under
the jurisdiction of the City Council, shall be subject to
a penalty of not less than twenty five dollars.
4. No Interment in Hutchinson s Cemetery. It shall
be unlawful for any person to make any interment, or
bury any dead body in Hutchinson's Cemetery, and any
person who shall bury, or attempt to bury the remains
oi any person in said cemetery, shall be fined for each
offense, not less than one hundred dollars.
5. Oak Ridge Managers to have' control. The
Board of Managers of Oak Ridge Cemetery shall have
possession and full control of Hutchinson's Cemetery,
and shall report to the City Council its condition from
time to time, and any violation of the city ordinance in
relation thereto. Provided, That no sale shall be made
of any portion of the ground thereof.
^ 6. Persons having- control of any Cemetery to make
Report. Every person, corporation, or association who
shall have the charge or control of any cemetery now
in existence, or that may be hereafter established within
the jurisdiction of the city of Springfield, shall once in
each month, make out and furnish to the City Clerk, a
report showing the number of interments, the cause and
manner of deaths, and such other statistics as are now
required under the ordinance in relation to Oak Ridge
Cemetery; and any person neglecting or refusing to
comply with this section, shall be fined not less than ten
dollars. And all cemeteries now established, or that
REVISED ORDINANCES. 8}
may be hereafter established, shall be subject to all
ordinances and regulations in relation to cemeteries,
now in force, or hereafter passed by the City Council.
Passed July 9, 1877.
REVISED ORDINANCES.
CHAPTER XXXI.
AN ORDINANCE in relation to Oak Ridge Cemetery.
SECTION i. Boundaries and Limits. Lot numbered
five, containing eleven and three-sevenths acres, lot num-
bered six, containing eleven and three-sevenths acres,
and the south half of lot numbered four, containing
five and five-sevenths acres of the sub-division of the
east half of the northeast quarter of section number
twenty-one, and containing in all twenty-eight and four-
sevenths acres ; also a tract of land formerly owned by
John E. Trotter, being twenty-seven acres and fifty-
seven hundredths of an acre, of the northeast quarter of
of the southeast quarter of the same section, all being
in township sixteen north, range five west, of the third
principal meridian, in Sangamon county, shall be, and
is hereby forever set apart for and dedicated to the
burial of the dead, and shall be known as Oak Ridge
Cemetery.
2. Plat. The plat thereof heretofore made, sub-
dividing the cemetery grounds into such divisions,
blocks, squares and lots, designated and numbered,
having been approved by the City Council, and recorded
in the Recorder's office of Sangamon county, in Book
- page . is hereby declared to be the lawful plat of
Oak Ridge Cemetery, and the same shall not be changed
except by order of the City Council.
S 3. Board of Managers Manner of appointing.
The Mayor shall annually appoint, by and with the con-
sent of a majority of the members elected to the City
Council, five persons who are lot owners in said ceme-
terv, and are citizens and legal voters of this city, who
84 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
shall be called "The Board of Managers of Oak Ridge
Cemetery," and shall hold their positions for one year,
and until their successors are duly appointed.
4. Meeting of Board Manner of doing business.
The members of the Board of Managers, before enter-
ing upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and
subscribe before some officer authorized to administer
the same, an oath that they will faithfully execute and
discharge the duties required of them, and shall file
such oath, duly certified by the officer before whom the
same was taken, with the City Clerk. A majority of
the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, and they may hold general
or special meetings at the office of the City Clerk, at
such times as they may by order direct ; and they may
make and establish such reasonable by-laws, rules and
regulations, as may be necessary and proper for their
own government, and for the full and complete execu-
tion of their powers and duties. The Board of Mana-
gers may appoint one of their number Chairman, and
another Secretary of the Board, and such Secretary shall
keep a faithful record of the proceedings of the Board,
in a suitable book, to be provided by the city for that
purpose, and he shall carefully file and preserve all
papers, vouchers, and records pertaining to the transac-
tions of the Board.
5 . Board to have control of Cemetery. The Board
of Managers shall have the control, superintendence
and charge of said cemetery and its appurtenances, and
shall supervise and direct the ornamenting, adorning,
embellishing, laying out and improving the grounds of
said cemetery, and the avenues, walks and squares
therein, and may cause to be erected or provided all
such buildings, vaults, or other fixtures, as may be ne-
cessary and proper for the convenient use of said ceme-
tery, and for that purpose may employ such laborers or
workmen, and purchase or contract for such materials
as they may deem necessary. But no member of the
Board shall be a contractor for, or interested in any
contract for work upon said cemetery, or in the furnish-
ing of labor or materials for said cemetery.
REVISED ORDINANCES. 85
6. Appraisal of Lots. The Board of Managers
shall appraise the squares or lots which may remain un-
sold in said cemetery, and shall, from time to time,
when deemed expedient, re-appraise such squares or
lots as may remain unsold. No square shall be ap-
praised by them at less than ten dollars, or half squares
at less than six dollars. They shall cause a list of the
squares and lots appraised by them, with the amount at
which the lot or square is appraised, set opposite thereto
be filed with the City Clerk, and no square, half square,
or lot. shall be sold for less than the appraisal affixed
thereon by the Board of Managers. When two or
more persons apply at the same time for the same
square, or half square, the same shall be put up by
the City Clerk and sold to the highest bidder.
7, Manner of expending Receipts. All receipts
on account of said cemetery, whether arising from the
sale of lots therein, from donations, or frpm appropria
tions from the city treasury, or otherwise, shall be ex-
clusively expended and applied under the direction and
control of the Board of Managers, in preserving, pro-
tecting, ornamenting, improving and laying out the
grounds of said cemetery, and the avenues, walks and
public squares therein. But the Board of Managers
shall not expend the moneys belonging to the cemetery
fund, in advance of the receipts thereof, nor incur any
debts on account of said cemetery, without the prior
consent of the City Council.
8. Duty of Clerk to keep Plat, and Appraisals.
The City Clerk shall keep a plat of the cemetery grounds,
and also a record in numerical order of the blocks or
squares in each division, with separate columns ruled
therein for the entry of the amount of appraisal, the
name of the purchaser, the amount sold for, and the
date of sale ; an additional column shall also be ruled
for the entry of any re-appraisal which may be made.
When any block or square, or part thereof, shall be sold,
the Clerk mall make an entry of the name of the pur-
chaser, the amount sold for, and the date of sale, oppo-
site the number of the square on the record, and shall
also designate the square or part thereof sold by color-
ing the same on the plat.
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AN ORDINANCE
Amendatory of Chapter 31, Section 9. Revised Ordinances 1877. being
An Ordinance in relation to Oak Ridg-e Cemetery.
PASSED MARCH 9, 1879.
SECTION i . Be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Springfield, That all applications for purchasing
cemetery lots or squares, shall be made to the City
Clerk, who shall give to the person applying an order
on the City Treasurer to receive the amount for which
the square or part of square may be appraised, and
upon payment being made, the Treasurer shall give his
receipt for the amount paid, and upon filing the Treas-
urer's receipt with the Clerk, he shall deliver to the
purchaser a deed for the square, part of square, or lot
sold, signed by the Mayor, and countersigned by him,
under the corporate Seal.
$ 2. The Clerk, and Treasurer, shall each keep a
cemetery account, in which all moneys received shall be
charged, and they shall report at the regular meetings
of the Council a statement, in brief, of receipts and
payments.
3. The deed shall be in the following form, viz :
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY DEED.
The City of Springfield, in consideration of dol-
lars paid by , in conformity with the provis-
ions of the Ordinances of the City, establishing Oak
Ridee Cemeterv. herebv sells and conveys unto the said
o - *
the of square numbered . in divis-
ion numbered , in Oak Ridge Cemetery, as platted
and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of
Sangamon County. Illinois, and in the office of the City
Clerk of said City.
To have and to hold the same, with its appurtenances.
unto the said , heirs and assigns, forever,
for a place of burial, and for no other use or purpose
whatever. Conditioned, nevertheless, that no transfer
or assignment of any square or lot. or any interest there-
in, shall be valid until approved by the Board of Mana-
gers of Oak Ridge Cemetery, and subject also to such
general rules and regulations as the City Council of said
REVISED ORDINANCES. 87
city, and the Board of Managers of said cemetery may
from time to time establish ; and the city of Springfield
hereby covenants with the said - . heirs
and assigns, that Oak Ridge Cemetery, as platted and
recorded as aforesaid, .shall be forever kept and pre-
served as a place of burial for the dead of said city.
In testimony whereof, I, , Mayor of said
city of Springfield, have hereunto set my hand, and
caused the corporate seal of said city to be affixed, this
- day of , A. D. 18 .
, Mayor.
Countersigned :
, City Clerk.
CHAPTER xxxi Continued.
10. Setting apart of Grounds Improvements Mon-
uments, etc. The Board of Managers shall set apart a
portion of the Cemetery grounds for the burial of the
poor, another portion for the burial of strangers, or per-
sons not belonging to the city, another portion for the bur-
ial of inhabitants of the city not having private lots, and
another portion for the burial of colored persons. They
may regulate and prescribe the manner of enclosing,
adorning and improving the private lots in said Ceme-
tery, and the erection of monuments, tombstones or
other fixtures thereon, and shall prevent and prohibit
any division, improvement, adornment or other use of
any lot or otheV part of the Cemetery, or the erection or
placing of any monument, tombstone, or other fixture
therein, which they may deem unsightly and improper ;
and they may direct and cause the removal of all such
unsightly and improper improvements, adornments, en-
closures, monuments, tomostones. and other fixtures.
And no avenue, walk or alley in said Cemetery shall be
obstructed or closed up, except that the owner of any
square in said Cemetery may enclose the alley of such
square.
ii. Sexton his Duties. The Board shall annu-
ally appoint a Sexton, who shall have charge of the
Cemetery, and shall keep and preserve the grounds,
buildings and fences in good order and repair, and the
monuments, tombstones, shrubbery, and every other
88 OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
thing erected or placed within the Cemetery for orna-
ment or otherwise, free from injury or defacement, and
the walks and avenues clear, in good condition, and free
from obstruction ; he shall enforce the ordinances of the
city in relation to the Cemetery, and report all violations
thereof to the Mayor, or any police officer, for prose
cution, or prosecute the offender before any Police
Magistrate or other competent court ; he shall have
power to arrest, and shall arrest without warrant, all
persons who shall hunt, discharge firearms, or otherwise
trespass upon the Cemetery grounds. He shall be sub-
ject to the orders and directions of the Board of Mana
gers in making improvements in said Cemetery, and he
shall, when required by them, supervise the workmen or
laborers employed, and the improvements ordered by
the Board. He shall give a bond in the sum of one
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of the duties of his office, which bond shall be
signed by two responsible freeholders of the city, to be
approved by the Council, and shall be filed with the City
Clerk.
>? 12. To keep Plat, and Appraisals. The Sexton
shall obtain from the City Clerk a plat of the Cemetery,
and a numerical list of all the blocks or squares, with
the lots numbered thereon ; the name of the owner shall
be marked opposite each block or square, or part of
square sold. The Sexton shall each month, when
making his monthly return, obtain from the City Clerk
a list of the squares or parts of squares sold since his
last return, and shall enter the name of the owner oppo-
site to the proper number of the square or part of
square on his list.
13. Manner of making Interments. Any person
desiring to make any interment in the Cemetery, shall
apply to the City Clerk therefor, and upon payment of
the Sexton's fee, and the sum charged, the Clerk shall
deliver to the applicant a certificate to the Sexton, stat-
ing the name of the deceased, and the number of the
lot in which he or she is to be interred, and shall make
an entry in a suitable book of the name of the deceased,
the date of his or her death, the lot in which he or she
was interred, the disease, cause or manner of death, the
REVISED ORDINANCE^. 89
sex and color, and when practicable and can be obtain-
ed, of the age. occupation, birth place and residence
of the deceased. If the deceased be a pauper, or a
stranger without means, and there be no person charge-
able with his interment, or liable therefor, the Clerk's
certificate shall state the fact.
14. Duty of Sexton in regard to Interments The
Sexton, upon the receipt of the certificate, and making
any interments, shall enter the name of the deceased,
with the date of interment, and the number of the lot
in which interred, in his record of interments, and he
shall make no interment without the delivery of the cer-
tificate of the Clerk to him, nor in any other lot than is
named therein, under a penalty of five dollars ; and he
shall, on the first Monday of each month, return to the
City Clerk all the certificates issued and received by him
during the preceding month, and they shall be filed and
preserved by the Clerk in his office, and the Clerk and
Sexton shall examine such certificates, and compare
them with the entries on their books, and see that they
correspond therewith.
15. Residence of Sexton Other Duties. The Sex-
ton shall, if required by the Board, reside in the build-
ing erected upon the cemetery grounds for a Sexton's
house, and shall be in readiness at all seasonable
times, by himself or some competent assistant, to per-
form all the duties required of him. He shall dig, or
cause to be dug, all graves, attend to the interment of
all dead bodies therein, and fill up. trim, and keep and
preserve the graves in good order. Each grave for a
full-grown body shall not be less than five and one-half
feet in depth, and for any other body not less than five
feet. If he shall willfully neglect, or refuse to perform
any duty required of him, or shall maltreat any dead
body, or any grave, he shall be subject to a penalty of
not less than ten dollars, and may be removed from office.
1 6. Duty to Successor. The Sexton, upon the ap-
pointment of his successor in office, shall deliver to him
all records, books, maps, and ocher property pertaining
to his office, and upon wilful neglect or refusal so to do
when required, shall be subject to a penalty of not less
than fiftv dollars.
yo OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
17. Record of all interments to be kept. The Sex-
ton, or person in charge of each cemetery, or burying
ground in the city, or within two miles thereof, shall
make an entry in an appropriate book, of the name,
sex and color, of each body interred in such cemetery or
burying ground, with the date of the death, the disease,
cause or manner of death, and when practicable and can
be ascertained, of the age, occupation, birth place and
residence of the deceased, and shall, on the first Mon-
day of each month, make a full report thereof to the
City Clerk, which book shall be subject to the examina-
tion of any and all persons interested therein, at all
proper times ; and for each failure or neglect so to do,
he shall be subject to a penalty of not less than ten dol-
lars.
1 8. All fines or damages assessed or collected for
a violation of any of the provisions of chapter seven of
the Revised Ordinances, concerning Oak Ridge Ceme-
tery, shall be paid by the officers imposing and collect-
ing such fines and damages, to the City Comptroller,
and he shall pay the same to the Board of Managers of
Oak Ridge Cemetery, to be applied to the sole use,
benefit and improvement of said Cemetery.
Passed August 14, 1877.
NOTE 1. Chapter XXXI., Revised Ordinances of August 14. 1877,
is the same as Chapter XXXI., Revised Ordinances of July 31. is<;r>.
2. Removals to Oak Ridge Cemetery from the old City
Grave Yard, and from Hutchinson's Cemetery, since 18G5. up to
Feb'y 1,1866 ............................................... c:
Feb'y 1, 1867 ................................................ 96
Feb'y 1,1868 ................................................ 49
March 1, 1869 ................................................ 48
March 1, 1870 ................................................ 45
March 1, 1871 ................................................ 85
March 1, 1872. ............................................... 40
March 1, 1873 ................................................ 37
March \. 1874 ................................................ 64
March 1, 1875 ............................................... 44
March 1. 1S7(5 ................................................ 37
March 1. 1S77 ................................................ 3
March 1, ls?S ................................................ 17
March 1. is?!) ................................................ 20
Total . . .052
LIST OF T,OT O\VXF.R=.
i*t of lot (Itomrs.
NAME. BLOCS
Abel Charles L "
:. LOT.
W', 45
29
65
>1
81
N'/ 2 8
N'/ 48
EK, 75
47
147
136 137
154 155
. 89
14
68
l.Ti. 137
210
91
52
39
73
84
60
K' n ::.
JH
17
t:,
30
10
jr>
K
B8
K'j 2lx
127
S';, 2 If,
90
V-, 2 Hi
2<Jl
143
S2 S3
113
214
20
:(2
NAMK. F
Bandel, G
LOCI
A
6
10
11
8
14
9
10
7
1
14
7
5
12
-
14
9
10
g
X
i
n
7
S
1
11
11
11
8
12
11
II
:i
6
1
A
!i
;i
l:;
12
12
'.i
C. LOT.
12
18
107
131 132
36
Hi
157
227
251
141
N'/, 47
221
93
15
IK;
80
61
112
214
N
144
:>:,
144
E l / s 262
V.% 21
14!>
11 1.
II 1..
1 1 )..
E^ 126
71
137
79
83
l.'tti 137
ra
143
120
120
21
ii7
Isll
62
Illi,
Vbel K P
14
8
12
9
13
8
14
11
9
10
10
B
12
7
10
18
7
12
8
12
14
9
8
14
13
1
1
14
10
!
10
7
10
10
9
10
1-2
10
1
6
Bassett,
Baker. EL
Ackard H W
Bateman, Newton
Ballon, (i. A .
Adams, Mrs. R. E
Adams J H
Ba i '.man, Geo
Adams, W. B
Alfonso, M
Babeanf, Julius
Barnes, Mrs. Sarah..
Bacon, Caroline E...
Barton P G
Alexander, William..
Allen A J
Barrett, W. T
Mien L ('
Banman \
Baum, Joseph
Allen, Joab
Allen, \V. J
Mien Kobt ('
Barnes. E/.ra
Ball, E. F
Beckemever, Win
Bennett W A
Vlden H N
Alvev. J. W
Amos, J. M. & Son.. .
\inos .1 F
Bennett, T. L
Bennall Geo
I'.rall, W. R
Bell, A. L
Anderson, Mrs Mary.
Andrews, Susan C...
Andrews, Robert
Armstrong, Jolin
Berrlman, Peter
Behr, John
Bennett, Wm. E. S.
and Joseph ..
Bennett, Mrs. E
Bennett, Perry .. ..
Beam, Jaeob
Arnold Charles
Arnold, Joseph W...
A very. Joseph
\veritt T M
Beam John
Beam. \V. C
Vveritt T \ ...
Beam, .lames
Avers, i; rover
It
Bark lev, J. H
Barclay, Jas. H... .
Barrett, James W. . .
Barrell, Annie I)
Barrett. J. A
Beam. Amanda V. . .
Bellmiiv M C
Belmont M
I'.e.n-ii K H
Benner II K
Beru'en. John G
Berber, Henry
I'n-i ^inaii John . . .
Bickes, William F ..
Billinu'ton. Mrs. A. M.
Uilliim't'Mi, 'I'lios
Bishop. William
Bittinner, Mrs. L. A
Black, Ceo. \
Blood, L. S....
Babeoek. A. J
Bates K N
Hates / K
Barn n in. M 1,
Babeaiil Mrs \I
Bauer. F .
Bloomer. John C ..
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
HAM*.
Bongs, Joseph
Bolles, H. O
III.OCK
9
LOT.
72
26
S2
143
93
(11
152
78
112
7K
10
41
91 92
86
27
S'/j 48
49 50
118
ion
23
W 1 /, 107
225 233
36
110
32
115
ViVt 313
5
13 14
18
14
18
24
12tj
110
77
106 121
105 120
187
113
53
95
til
51
1
63
20
Ki/ 2 83
17 18 19 20
22 N 1 -. 21
83
30
;7
113 114
115 116
E'/i 31
111
18
N 1 A 52
00
K' 2 262
247
B8
103
104 119
11
42
NAME. BL<
Campbell, John I! . . . .
Campbell, Nelson
Campbell, Mrs. K. F...
Campbell. T. II
Carothers, (i
.CK
A
1
7
10
12
13
8
13
10
It
n
10
n
!l
14
11
10
13
14
12
13
1
1)
14
11
14
10
14
14
12
14
5
14
!1
12
10
14
14
A
9
9
12
12
!t
12
12
:
8
s
:i
!
!l
D
'.t
LOT.
88
141
W'/j 261
m
109
:
(in
34
16H 169 170
1X1 182 183
9 14
42
12
H4 5
99 100
18)
SV 2 50
59
60
214 215
N ' , 4
EV4 74
1
EH if.
51
E'/j 34
35
68
lit!
S i :1 49
EV, 72
\ : .,
3
184
NVVi 185
186
E% 185
4H 47
69 70
101 102
116 117
17
70 85
Iv. -
t;
s>, :M
94
92 93
78
196 197
205 206
E'.. 'A
25
73
132
s
53
-W
.'52
41
17
nil
19
87
s
8
71
19
54
Booth, Albert
Booth AS..
. 14
14
Booth, William
H
1
9
Cameron, John W .
Campbell. Antrim
Cackley, It. G.
Boone, T. P
Boehner, L : . .
Boehner M
A
Cliatterton, Geo. W..
Chenery, J. W. & W. I)
Chaffee, R. S
Bocholiu C- ...
1
Boardman, L. M .
Bo we n E. B
s
9
Bressmer John .
10
Brinkerhotf, Geo. M
Brotlierton, John...
Branch, Lucv C.. est
Bradley, L. H
. 10
1
9
Chapin, Merrick
Chestnut, John A. ..
Churchill, Russell ...
Clarke, Major
Browning. O. W
. 12
Brewer John M
9
Claybourn, W F
Brewer, J H
Brewer, M. T
. 11
(1
Clark, Oramel .
Clark, W.I
Brewer, Elizabeth . .
Brayman, Mason . . .
Brann John
.. 12
. 10
l>
Clarke Samuel
Clarke Mrs E L
Clinton, Francis
Coats, K. J
Brand, .Mrs. A
.. A
Brandon George. . . .
1
Collier, Alexander....
Collier. N. B .
Brantner, John D . .
Bradish, C. E
. A
. 10
Col well, David
Constant, Miss M
Constant, Eli/.abeth..
Conant, Sullivan
Bridger .Joseph
X
Broad well, N. M...
Broad well, Josiah..
Broad well, D. V....
Brooks A M
.. 10
1
.. 1:5
n
Conanl P H
Connelly, John.
Connelly, Mrs. Ann...
Congdon, Isaac H
ConKling, James C . ..
Conkling, Win. J
Condell, John S
Brooks J. W
!)
Brooks, J. F
Brown Conrad . . .
12
Brown, James
S
Brown J H
11
Brown DA
11
Brown Dwight....
Brown C. C
7
Condell, Thomas
Council David S.
Brown Julia A. . .
9
Brown, J. M
.. A
Brown Thos P
1
14
Convers.'. II. \V.^ A.
Conner T. L
Bussing, J H . . . .
. A
Burkhardt,Mary F...
But'khardt (J
. 7
11
Cone, H. P . ...
Bnrcli K F
\'2
Cook H F
Biinn Jacob
. 10
Coon R ..
Butler Edward
Crane J . Jj . .
('ration \\ilcv
Burke John L
ti
Crafton i''
Bnrrill, John F
. 10
Butler William
Crary, John M
Crissev, Stephen. . . .
Buck 11 1*.
12
Buck J K
12
Crai" .Mm W
Biisher John
12
Crowdcr, John F
Cruwder. Washington
Crockett C
Buslier, Eli/.abeth. .
Button F
. 14
1
Buruelt Mrs E
7
Culver S M
Burnett, John M.. ..
Bugg Henry
. 10
1
Ciillom, H. C .
diuw'ight, .1. M
Cui'l'V Wm S
Byi'i>, Kli/.a belli
(
Caldwell B F
1
10
Curi'v olive C .
Currier. John H
dishing, A. D
Cummings. ('has. K....
Ciimming.s,Chas.E.. Jr
Cunningham, A .1
Cunningham, i> N ..
Camp, Mrs. I.ucy , .
Camp, Miss A. J
1
1
LIST OF LOT OWNERS.
93
XAMK.
D
Davis, A. F
BLOC
. 13
K. LOT.
VfV t 6
195
52
14
XVi 59
16
W 1 /* 7ti
100
74
43
8
X'4 46
65
"67
K>, 112
87
7
1
103
131
W' 2 189
50
24
82
169
K' . n>7
S', 48
64
116
~':A
88
208
\\', 50
0221
WV4 15
4
62
W'-j 115
101
222 228
14
S'.l
105 KM;
120 121
107 Hts
14
SH IK;
E'/ 58
119
n
103
128
195
:,r,
68
4C, 47 r.2 i;:!
12
33
NAM K . BL
Fenton, Voluntine .. .
Fetzer, Jacob
OCK
n
8
:
13
10
10
13
g
1
13
12
s
1(1
8
8
11
10
14
12
a
6
8
11
5
14
6
1
11
A
7
10
6
a
i
12
13
11
10
10
u
II
1
12
12
13
8
9
1
7
ll
10
i>
1
1
10
14
1
9
B
ii
10
1
1
14
B
11
LOT.
33
107
X'H 65
10
259
40
50
U . Jl
X>4 47
50
58
18 23
26
18 23
r.i
188 189
WH 190
E^ 78
Wa 246
32 33
112
113
(i
B
42
8
1
73
68
36
189
X>i 2
26
59
48
7
E'/, 81
74 75
78 79
34
101
24
121
120
40
68
21
156
44
v . H
5
31
47
108
66
29
146
W l /4 44
43
1(57 Isil
21
14
Ml
89
82
Fetzer Fred
Davis, Maria
. 10
Fish Joseph
Davis, W. T
Fisher John S
Davis. Lewis
Fil/hugh H G
Davis, W. H
Floyd, J Q A
Dav David
6
Fleury Frank
Davidson, Mrs. A. C.
Dallman Chas
12
. 11
Flauicher, Mrs. H. E...
Flower, Mrs. C. H....
Folev Win C
Dal by Joel
n
Dehr Fred
A
DeGovia, A
e 13
. 9
. 1
'. 8
9
Fowler E S
DeCraslos. Jos
DeCamp, John F
Dewitt, Mrs. Jane. ..
Deitz, David
Forsvthe, .John .
Forden, Ceo. \V
Forilen, John M .
Fosselman, J. B
Fowkes, Jos. F., Heirs
Fonday W B
Derry. John D . . . .
Dilltiian. John . ...
Dilger H
. 12
9
Diller, R. W
. 14
Fox, Be'nj. F .
Dillard, W. R
Dickerman. H. S
1
. 10
Foster, Joseph R
Foster, Jacoo
Dingle. Phillip
9
Fret 1 Henry-
Divelbiss, Jacob.. .
8
French, A . .
Dockson, T F .. ..
11
Francis, Josiah &Sons
Fry. Henry
Dorwin. PA
8
Dorr. Jane
9
Frazee, H ... .
Dowc OK...
7
Freeman Win
Dognett, J H
. 12
Froehner, Mrs. B
Freeman \
Domjnes \dain ....
8
Dorfler, John A ...
12
Frichtel Mrs K
Dougherlv, S. P
. 11
FIT, Jacob
Dlesst-r T W.
. 14
Fudge, Samuel
Drew, John H
Funk, Henrv
Duhoce. Augustine. .
Dunn Mrs \ E . .
. 9
s
Fuliz, Joseph H
Fuller, John W
G
t ial hard, Susan . .
Dunton, R. S
101
Dubois, Jesse K... .
Duggan W M
Dunn, M
8
Dunning \ J
14
Cathard X
K
11
Cane, Mrs. F
Garland, A. M
Garland. J. M
Gardner, John .
( lardner, Win L
Katon Page
. II
( J art on, George
10
Gallon, J. A
(ial ion, Mrs. E
Gchlman, E. F
East man Lewis
i;
Early Mrs R
\
Edwards B S
10
German, C
Edwards, X. W...
. 10
( Icrliser, F \
(illicit, C. F
El kin W F
($
Gibson, Mrs. C. M ....
Gill, John W
Elv Amos
9
Klkin Mi's M 1
8
II
Glidden, H H
Elliott H .
Colliis. P...
14
Goodwin \V K
Elliott, Zilla
!l
Godfrey & Ralston . ..
Goudy, W E
Klliott William
<l
Etter George K
'i
Gould, H
K
Faubuscher, Fred. .
FarasworUi, Wm. M
Fassctt, F
Kaiivlnld, Perrv ... .
Favart H
. A
. 12
. !0
1
Gordon, H. A
Cordon, J. 11
Govia, Antonio
(ionics Joseph
(irimsle\. Mrs. A. .. .
( irubb Mrs. K
Crnbb, Samuel, Jr
Cranshaw, Mrs. Mar\
Grube. Mrs. M
Felir Charles
Fell ham. '!'. .1
Felton. X ...
s
( il'ev, ( ieol'j^e
(Jrav, Matilda. H ..
94
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY
NAMK. BI
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13
1
l
14
13
\
1
12
A
14
!
11
12
10
10
14
8
12
9
14
10
10
13
A
A
8
A
9
12
8
10
1
10
!t
9
I)
9
8
12
B
A
14
14
14
S
i-1
6
K) 1
14
g
12
14
10
12
1
12
A
1. I.OT.
WJ4 26
11
10
B2
26
104
U '., 25
58
45
110
123
L38
4(1
12
54 55
61
237
62 85
231 232
66
27
45
69
19
70 71 90
72 73
132
N* 35
14
54
Kft 96
80
S/i 102
40
K>4 100
189
50
144 145
Vt 130 131
61
139
SV4 55
79
*Vt 46
14 15
49
28
38
63
73
41
62 53
F'/, 64
33 to 4S
;i 2:. lots.
70 71 M s5
186 137
ill
21
114
43
190
W!, 73
87
71 72 73
74 75
tH) 61
N A ME.
Hickox Virgil
RI-OCK. LOT.
7 1s l'i 11 I"
< !rant George
Higgins. A. D.
Higgins F I,
i:; N',4 2s
13 s4 ->8
Grant, Sarah J
Gregory. A. M
Hill Flias
13 54
Gross. E. L ...
Howr\. Preston
HoITerkamp. John. .
Hoppin, B. E . .
1 111)
. 14 KI/Z 46
10 7li 77
10 80 M !I5 f;
( irahaiu Hugh
Graham, Rebecca
Graham. H. 15
Hoppin C I
Greenhol/ J
Hoppin. Mrs. S
Howey, Mrs. M
Howey, Thos
Hollstein. John. .
Hood, Thos
Hood Ma IT
In :t:; :u
1 ion
1 MS
A 17
. A 84
7 214
Griltith John
Cross, \V. L. & Allhea
Cnvart, S. K
(i. \V. K. R
H
Hames, Samuel
Harper, Virginia
Hay. Milton
Havnie EC
Horn M. 1!'
9 74 75
Hockhenjos, F. . . .
(> EVi 23
Hoi version, C.
13 2
Hough, C .
14 42
Hough, J. A ...
12 i'.5
Hoffman, M
9 30
Homes Win
12 13
Hiintington, Geo. L.
Hunt, John
. 14 57
13 WV4 ">
Hampton, S. C
Hagerman, Henrv ....
Hampton, J. \V
Hutteiihonser. F. . . .
11 40
Mulet. K .
'l S^4 6''
Haughey, Thos. J
Hurst, C. R .. .
7 38
Hughes. John C
Hunt. T. F
Hunt N V
9 116 117
7 K n3
Hawley I. A
Hawlev E B
Hardui John J
Hunt .1 W
1 5
Hartmau, G
Hunt, A
Hart Harriet
Hughes, John A
11 ft
Hamlin 1). M
Hughes, Samuel
12 1"'
Hatrv Mrs. M
Hunter W A
9 '
HaruVastle, James
Marian Mrs M
Humphries. M. A .
Huber 1,
. 10 21 ii
. 14 24
o W54 60
Hall |,,.yj
I
1,1,. \ L
Hall J-C
Hall D H
Hardlner. John
Ihlinleldt. William.
lies Flijah
1 105
7 121 12
lies, Washington
lies William
123 124
10 11 10 11 12
10 57
Hazelm'eyer, Aug
Harlow Geo. H
Haire Mrs M
V "> 30 42 4'1
Ill"les P V
1 114
narrower. Janet te
Hallowell, Joseph
i.o. 0. F
7
7t; 77 7.s
10 235 "4H ''41
Haendle, Fred
Irwin, W. .\ 11. c
Irwin. Mrs. C. C ...
l\rs. H. B.
J
Jayne. Gershom.
Jack, William
. 13 43
. 10 1234
. 10
10 139 140 141
157 I5S 1511
r> 4
Hale J S
Harkev S W
1 Lerndon \V H
Herndon, Mrs. M. A..
Hebrew Congregation
and 5b
Henkle J C
Jairard. JoshuaM..
James, Williams..
Jess, Robert \V
Jelrey. Doilhlil) . . .
Jeskie, Rudolph
. :i
i in
^ |S7
N'/i 24
A 108
10 |C4 165 17S
Henning, T. S
Henrv T) P
(Irishman. Charl.
Headlev Mrs V
H e 1 m 1 e \V 1 1 1
U,. In, | t . ( \ ...
Johnson, John H
Johnson. Mrs. l.aiu.i
Johnson, Joel
Johnson. Sarah H .
Johnson, Robert
Johnson, Andrew. .
Johnston. R. P
HI 114 115
127 128
]:; 57
12 11
1
n
. 14
Helm Dr M
H el wig K
Ilibbs .1 M
Hii'kman Win
Hickox, Horace
Hii'kox. Volne\ . .
LIST OF LOT OWNERS.
95
Johnston. Adam
7
71
Jones. John T
13
18
Johns. Mrs. C V
18
;(
Jonveaux, Mrs. K
A
[M
.lobe. Mrs Hannah. . .
11
22
Jobs, Joseph
1
158
Judd, George
111
1.1 10
Judkins, A. B
9
11
K
Rapps. Andrew
A
77
Rane, A. J
7
Is
Rain, Reuben
7
I.V.I
Rail). A. B
<i
1
Reepley. Tims. L
Keetner. John
;;
S'o Oil
93
Keazer, Reuben
II
18
Reslor, Adam
7
82
Renney, Louise.
1'J
20
Revs, Gershom
11
50
Revs, James W
12
54
Revs, Isaac
n
7:. 7i ;
Roilv, K. C
-
ii.:7
Rent, James H
g
37
Koodv. Susan A
Keuchler, C. F
!l
150
194 154
Keucherer. John B ...
1
12 13
Rergwin. S. S
7
i:-., 201
Reefer. Mrs W. E. ..
11
164
Keetner. John
A
106
Kessberger. August ..
\
93
Rerst. Peter
1
113
Rellogg, Augusta. . .
Rerr. Charles
A
IJ
46
Rerns, Sarah A
8
4U
Ring. Turner K
11
11 12
Ring, William
13
59
Ring, James
B
26
King, M. M
7
liS
Rikendall. John N . . .
9
ISO
Ridd. T. W. S
7
lul
Ridd, Charles P
11
0!)
lumber & Ragsdale.. .
7
117 !IS !>.! 100
100 107 108
Rirsh, Barbara
g
,-,y
Ringsburv, L
Hi
.VJ
Klor, John G
1
48
Rlinu, Frank
B
108
Klein, Albert H
-
SB
Rnox, Leonard..
.-,
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Romack, Anton
A
16
Rock. Casper
18
K% 5
Rrodell. Geo. W
8
14. r -
Run, Mrs. Rosa
8
10 11 11
L
Laswell. Mary
Lanterman, Abraham
83
Laswell, Virginia
s
51
Lane. Joseph W
7
57
Lamb. James L
III
171 172 173
171 17.-, 1S4
Is;, isi; l>7
188
Lamb, Susan
10
299
Lanpliier, Snlnex
Lanphier, Chas.'ll . ..
Latham. Catharine .
s
10
1U
90
28
B
Latham. Mary E
9
94
Lauer, Mrs. H
1
185
N A .M K. B
Lavely, William
Lawrence. Sarah
Lawrence, H. D
Lawker, Mrs. 1)
Lee. Mrs. Anna
Lee. W. W
Ledlie, Joseph
Loggott. George
Leiier, Joseph
Leiber, Albrecht .. ..
Lenox, Thomas F. ...
Lewis, Thomas
Lewis. Win. S
Lewis. J. R
Lewis. Obed
Liverson, Wilson.
Lightfoot. W. H
Lippincott. Chas. K....
LiiiK, Christian
Lindsey, Sarah
Undley, v
Little, S. N
Little, Edward H
Lloyd. Rhodes &T.W.
Lloyd. Francis
Logic. James
Lowry, John B
Lorsch, Chas
Logan, James M
Logan, Win. D
Logan, Stephen T
Long, Charles H
Loch, Adam
Lowe, Peter.
Loose, Isaac
Loose, Jacob G
10
Lut/., George s
AI
Makenzie, Mrs.Eli/a J 10
Maxon.Geo. E 10
Matlan, Samuel
Marston, John P 2
Masons. F. & A 8
Mason. Noah 12
Mallet, Mrs. M 7
Mayhew. William... 1
Mack, James t)
Maisel, George A a
Marsh, W. EL 13
Marsh, W 14
Maee. Julius 12
Manning, Gilberts... 14
Manderli, Xavier 14
Masters, Alexander.. 14
Masters, Herman 1
Malheny, C. W., ami
N. W." 10
Matterson, Mary ... i
Maxcy. J.C 11
Maurer, Mrs. Jane 12
Mather. 11. <; ... lo
McClernand, John A 14
MeCoiinell. A. P. 10
McConnell, E. F 10
MeConnell, John . v .. 10
McCormiek, < . '!' 18
McCarthy, Fred 8
McCabe, William 8
184
40
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D
lo-j 117
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100
31
100
13
204
10
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4
59
110
51
47
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K3 84
M
11
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07
ii7 258
Jtil 202
17ii 247
13
14
Sti X7 U7 !
&
35
23
141
42
58
24
92
a
20
44
188
187
112
123
113
124
38
04
70
70 77 7s 7'J
4s HI 04 t^>
44 4") 60 01
25
182
33
9 6
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
NAMK. 15 1,0<'I
McCrellis L. F ~
LOT.
40
S'j 34
W' 4 251
79
us
9
108
821
YV V" 23
S'/i 42
09
42
W, 54
53
115
58
75
237
86
110
01
130
W 1 /;, 04
\V'o 75
91
59
109
3
S', 8
81
23
151
191 K' 2 190
144
59
219
9
13
13
\V'i 134
212
17
130
Oo 07
00 07
V/i 25
SO
US
140
W', 219
04
153
214
7
90
120
21
07
121
60
39
K'., 20
E',. 05
91
120
31
04
190
01
NAMK.
North, A A
BLOCK.
. 11
7
. 11
LOT.
51
166
W'. 2 222
19
00
40
W'/j 40
8 9 10
105 104
12
23S 239
80 244
E'j 32
88
35
84
8
7 8
1H3
97
118
117
142 143
loo 101
05
00
4, 220 221
222 223
73
S'. 2 25
92
57
05
35
24
Hi
E'. 2 15
84
80 81
7
71
28
53
1
2
22
81
99
U '.', 202
127
49 72
98 99 100
i 107 108
193
13
50
90
25 20
180
50
McCreery, John. .
McCullocli, Thos
14
A
7
i
8
13
9
12
S
W
14
11
14
10
9
I
y
1
11
12
g
A
13
8
14
1
7
9
12
10
3
8
6
g
10
1
9
5
5
12
9
12
1
10
A
1
7
A
13
9
14
8
A
12
9
13
7
A
A
8
S
10
13
Officer, \V. H. & R. r
McDonald P
McGriW O II
Opel Peter .. ..
McGeehen, Mrs. J ...
McGrady & McKee. . .
Ordway, Walter
Orr, J as
!l
Osborn W W.
y
Mclntire Mrs R
Ott John
14
12
McKeclinie, Rebecca.
McKay,
McKinstry, Mrs. O.W.
McManus, Mrs. Eliza.
MeMurphy, Lester
McSherry P H
Owsley, H
Owen, T J V.
Owens M
n
P
Paslield, George....
. 10
McTaggart, Margaret.
McTaggart J
McPhearson, Mary...
Me Ward T
Parker W. G
. 12
1
McQuain W F
Patterson, John H..
Patterson, A. H....
Melvin S H
Paine E
1
Mette, Frederick
Melton, Joseph
Merri weather, N. H..
Merritt E L
Payne F. K
A
Perkins, J. B
. 10
Perkins Joseph
11
Pender, Alexander
Peters, John T
. 8
10
Mills J W
Pearson, R. N
. 10
Mitchell J F
Petterson Chas
12
Pease E B
10
Miller W B
Phelps Mrs. S
. 11
Miller Mrs E
Million J L
Phillips A
12
Millington, E
Miner, S. P
Miner O H
Phillips, D L . .
. 10 E 1 ,
. 12
Phillips, M...
Phillips, William...
Pilcher J
Miller G
Moody S B
Piercy Jas A
A
Moore .11) . .
Piper, W. H
Moore, Enoch.
Picjuenard A H
y
Plowman J M
A
Porter C . . .
14
Morgan Horace
Popple, Geo
. . 13
Morgan, Walter P. ...
I'osev. F. M ... .
Post, C R & H
. 11
Molfett, Peter
Porsch, T
(i
Powers, Mrs. N. K .
Potter Lydia
. A
. 12
. 10
s
Prickett, Mrs. C. C.
Priest John W .
Mull, Mrs. M. J
Mummcrt C B
Priest F W
S
Pringle Mrs E
g
Mnttera. Herman. ...
Myers, Mrs. E. D
Meyer Adam
Prentice Wm. S
12
Purrington, J. A ...
R
9
Meyer. Adolphus
Myers, Joseph D
N
Nash R N
Ransom R W
Ransom. Mrs. N. M
7 97
10<
Raines, John O
Kagsdale & lumber
Narramorc. ( . W
Nelier, Nelson
Newton, Bennett
Randall, Mrs S
y
Ravmond' 11 (i
Nell' Jacoli
Raymond, Henry .
Rapps, C
1
.. A
Newman, Russell
New, Jacob
Niles, Lotus
Nichols. F. K .
Rapps. <!eo
Reman Marv B.. . .
. A
Reit/. John. .
A
LIST OF LOT OWNERS.
97
XAME. BI
Rcisch, John
,OCK
1
1
9
6
*
8
8
9
11
12
9
13
13
A
1
12
A
A
10
10
U
10
12
10
7
1
14
14
14
1
7
A
10
1
A
9
8
9
9
12
14
U
11
8
10
13
A
10
9
10
8
11
9
11
8
:i
7
10
14
10
9
9
9
9
!)
1
A
LOT.
115
146
123
20
79
44
100
E* 22
55
44
33
37
15
19
72
83
82
245
132 133 134
135 HI; 147
148 149
133 134
U
SK 4
110 151
102 103
33
83
33
66
34
WH 5
18 19
208
108
09
101
85
Id
78
52
49
101
18
43
N'Vi 33U
89
Sft 336
90
6
6
41
80
74 88
20
M
86
162
72
76
:,s
25
49
81
NAME. BL
SchoenholT. Lizzie....
Schray, Margaret
Schnelt, B
OCR
A
A
1
1
14
U
6
8
9
a
A
1
8
14
14
14
12
7
12
10
8
8
9
1
A
12
9
1
6
11
11
13
10
10
12
9
10
12
7
5
12
1
1
1
11
11
10
11
5
14
10
13
9
7
9
7
8
14
A
8
14
9
14
7
LOT.
107
IOC
39
131
SVi 20
5
22
Ul
70
114
108
150
92
87
75
74
122
EK 2
123
228
15
76
77
66
16 WV4 17
13
59
145
64
113
53
54 55
11
W> 2 129
130
56
36
IS 19
218 338
79
20 43
S'/ 68
WH 22
43 44
31
161
E 1 /, 130
103 101
118 119
31 32 33
34 35 36
94 95
NH 69
S* 52
226
SK 4
56
EV4 57
84
WK 34
Ei/, 180
36
70
86 87 07 98
86
181 155
26
128 129 130
134 135
193
Ktiicl Thomas
Kea) J M
Keiuer, L. C
Schorif, George
Reininc S C j
Scnwarberg C ....
Revnolds, H. G
SeliliU, F
Reynolds, John T
Renlro, J. C
Sclioll, Geo. A.
Schilling, Jacob
Khinebarger, J. A
Rhodes Jolm T
Schmidt F.
Seharp & Bro
Rhodes H. B
Sellinger Fred.
Rippon, John, Jr
Kipstein, Jacob
Kick* 1 (iathat'itt
Seil'ert A
Seaman, Mrs. Ann E.
Seeley G B . . .
Kilter, .Jacob
Sell, Mrs. A
Kilter Nicnolas
Sell, A J.
Kilter George
Slioup. b N
Kilter Geo. 13
Shoeneinan, Jolm
Shuck, J. H
Riilgely Unas. ...
Ridgely, N. H
Sherman, David
Riley A., Estate
Shntt, George
Sherr, W. T
Shipley. R. A
Kickard, Catherine...
Kickard Sarah
Shephard, Mi's. A
Sheppard, Thos. C
Shinkle, John C
Richardson, W. D....
Kichardsoii 1*"
Sheldon & Miner
Sheldon, S. B
Richardson, S. H.. ..
Richardson, John.. ..
Richardson, John.. ..
Kiehardson, H. H.. ..
Roll, David E... ...
Roll John E
Shobert. A
Sharp, Philip
Simins, A. M
Simons, (J. B., (R. R.).
Singleton, Jas. H
Siemmons, A
Rodngues, Antonio .
Roman, Mrs. D. E. ..
Slater, Susan
Robe (J
Smith, J. H
Rose T. A
Smith, W. V
Smith, Thos. C
Roderick, R
Smith, Greenbury
Smith, John W
Robinson, J. W
Smith, C. S
Robinson, Henson
Smith, W. F
Smith, J. B
Rosette John E
Smith, William
Rabinstine, John C....
Roper J D
Smith, Mrs. E
Smith, Fred
Smith, John T
Ropangh, Samuel
Smith, C. M
Rupp .Philip
Snow, R. C
Ruoinson, Mrs. S
Ruth R F
Snodgrass, A
Run von S ...
Snape, R. H
RncKle, Jacob ,.
Snyder, John M
Sower, Alfred
Summer, Henry
S
SauiHk'i's J R
Summers, W. C
Sollers, E. A
Souther, Geo. H
Spraguc, D. M
Saunders,' Mrs. L
Saunders, H. A. &N.O.
Sanders, G \
Sponsler J W ...
Specker, H
Springlield, Central
1 uian Lodges A. F.
X A. M
Sands William
Caller J D B
Sauncr .lolm A
Spanlding, William ..
Spaulding, J. B
Suppinglon, Ji-ssi-
Sappingtoii, Mary ...
Sa> ward, Maria H ...
Speiler, llenry
S) Jen Ida, Win. Estate.
Springer & Kriegh...
Springer, Win. M
Schmidt, N
Schmidt, Samuel
9 8
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
NAMK. * HI
Spear, Mrs. M. A . ...
Stafford O N
X)CK
10
12
10
14
12
14
8
14
11
10
13
11
9
!t
12
6
H)
7
12
10
1
7
12
8
12
9
10
8
12
1
9
14
9
1
14
1
11
6
6
1
9
12
A
A
10
9
10
7
8
9
8
S
6
7
A
7
A
9
H
LOT.
200
51
\V'.j 218
(54
56
29 30 42 43
89 90
34
93
23
39
55
21
46
75
93
9
242 244
96
EH ice
24 25 27 28
172
WH 25i
WH 31
51 54
6
111
207
176
14 37
58
36
142
80
XH 63
37
8-15
147
EH 23
5
15
NH s
23
7
80
72
104
269
SH 41
68 69
WH 66
WH 58
23
70
16
3
125
66
136 137
2
240
57
182 183
24
NAME. Bl
VanBergen, Peter
VanDuvn. G. A
Yeidengruber, M
Vincent. John A
Vogle. Thomas
Vogle, Albert
;OC
7
10
A
10
y
9
7
7
11
1
9
11
A
5
7
B
1
9
12
8
1
1
11
14
13
14
8
12
10
10
1
9
7
1
9
1
7
lii
1
U
6
14
9
12
1
1
10
11
A
9
13
11
12
1
1
M
S
7
9
13
12
y
9
s
K. LOT.
109 110
111 112
88
5
97 98
96
131
58
40
145
SH 51
91
76
16
11
263
192WH 193
30
129
110
17
157
7-2 73 86 87
45
1
\VH 27
23
21
152
153
129
24
EH 153
53
EH 106
104
EH 56
95
230
NH 231
92
EH 27
47
56
15
16
243
24
EH 94
114
SH 63
36
78
63
6
28
48
188
181
EH 44
41
57
N ' : 2 62
26
Stanton C M
Stalev. Mrs. S. D
Stalev Warfleld
State'lllinois
Starne, Alex
Stockdale
Vredenburgh, J. S..
W
Walker, Edwin S
Walker, Calvin
Wackerlee L . ...
Strott S L
Steele Robert C
Stadden, William
Stork Geor p e
Strickland, Thos. S...
Strickland, John L.. .
Strawbridge, Thos. . . .
Strawbridge, James..
Stover, John
Walters. Ann
Wallace E A
Walther. Fred
Watkins Bell
Stipher, \
Watson J W
Stuart John T
Watson, A., heirs of..
Watson, J. G
Watson, Joel
Watson. Elizabeth ...
Watson, Mrs. Susan K
Watson. W. W
Swoir Moses
Swire Robert
T
Talbott David
Wardraugh, R. E
Warton, Henry
Warren P
Talbott W H
Talbott, Thos
Tain tor B H
Ward W D
Taintor, Burgess
Tavlor James
Wardell W F
Weiss, J. M
Westlake and others.
Welles, Marv L
Weber, George B. ..
Weber John B . .
Taylor E J
Teasdale T C ...
Terrv, G.F
Teal Peter
Tenney W . . .
Weber, George P. ...
Webster Robert
Teufel Fred
Thrift Wallace
Weinold, Mrs. C. E..
West Nancy A
Thayer J<iseph
Thoinas, Mrs. M
Thompson, Mrs. O. A.
Thompson. Aaron
Tinsley, S. M.. heirs..
Tingle, M
Weisenmver, Chas. F.
Weller T F
Whitley H. C
Whitecraft. S. H
Whitney, Mrs. K. B . .
White, N. \...
Tipton. Mrs. Jane
Todd J ames
Tomlinson, Louis
Tomlinson, C. W
Torges. John L . . . .
Townsend S P.
White William
White Dick
While John M
WhiU-omb. Isaac
Wickersham, W. H...
Wickersham. M. M. . .
Wickersham. Dudley.
Wickham, H. M
Williams. Samantha. .
Williams J J
Towner W H
Tracy F. W
Trow Henrv . ..
Trnbel. Mi's". C
Trever, C. and others.
Treat S H
Turnev W. A
Willett S J
Tuthill Geo. W
Willis Margaret
U
Ulrick. E. R
V
\' andereook, Wesley.
Vanhoff, Henry
Vanconct'iles. M
Vanderboff, Josiah.. .
Vanorstrand. Sophia.
VaiiUeren. .1. M
\~anllorn. ('11 .
Wilev, A. C
Wilkinson A
Wilson, E A
Wilson, Thos
Wilson, F. G
Wilson \melia
Windsor H C . . ..
Winters D
Withrow IN..
Winner D W
Wisner, J. F
Wise. Geo
Withey, Geo. & Win.
and Jas. Kinif . .
LIST OF LOT OWNERS.
99
NAME. BI
Widder, Abraham
Wilson, F. G
Williamson, Piatt
Williams, John
Williams Henrv
OCT
6
11
11
1
6
8
8
12
S
1
\
VI
^
C. LOT.
1
48
10
117 118
119 120
17
7 SV 8
9 NM 8
61
148
152
124
25
28
April 30, IS
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NAME. HI
Wurster U
OCK.
12 W(4
12
12 WJ
It
14
11
1
12
LOT.
18
17
46
25
53
35
912
Wvatt B F ...
V
York Thos
Wohlgemuth, Henry.
Wolgamot. John
Wood A. W
Young, J. W
Young Richard
Woods, Geo
Wood, Seneca ...
Z
Zane, C. S...
Zapp J. G
Wolf, Christ. H
Wolgamuth. J. F
Wright. Fresco & Sut-
tons
Zaun, F. H
Wright, Erastus 14
Total List of Lot Owners
7* - t 4t e &4
Zimmerman, R. B
S79 .
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|HE earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof;
the world, and they that dwell therein.
For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established
it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who
shall stand in his holy place ?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who hath
not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and right
eousness from the God of his salvation.
This is the generation of them that seek him, that
seek thy face, O Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up,
ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and
mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, ye
everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory ? The LORD of hosts, he
is the King of glory.
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ioo OAK RIDGE CEMETERY.
THE FOOTSTEPS OF DECAY.
" O! let the soul its slumbers break
Arouse its senses, and awake,
To see how soon
Life, in its glories, glides away,
And the stern footsteps of decay
Come stealing on.
Our lives like hastening streams must be,
That unto one engulfing sea
Are doomed to fall
The sea of death, whose waves roll on
O'er king and kingdom, crown and throne,
And swallow all.
Our birth is but a starting-place;
Life is the running of the race,
And death the goal;
There all our glittering toys are brought
That path alone, of all unsought,
Is found by all."
Ancient Spanish Poem.
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