Sardis Cemetery, Myakka City, Manatee County, Florida: Copyright 2002 Melissa Brewer, http://www.MyakkaBones.com, contributed for use in the USGENWEB Archives _____________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** Sardis Cemetery is on private property in Myakka City, at the former Rusty Pot Ranch (now McMaster Sod) at 14000 M&J Road. It's a 4.9-mile car ride south from SR70 -- on twisting, turning M&J Road. (Please do not enter the driveway -- this is private property.) Once on the McMaster Sod dirt driveway, it's about 2/3 up the driveway, then down a dirt driveway on the left. You'll need prior permission to enter this gated driveway. The old perimeter fencing with metal posts around the Sardis Cemetery has been removed. In its place, expanding the cemetery area by approx. 100' on all sides, is a wooden post-and-wire fence with a gate. The Sardis Cemetery has a unique feature: clam shell beds on many of the graves. There are approximately 17 graves which are unmarked except for the clam shells, and many others marked only with decayed wooden posts. Below is a list of grave markers. Sardis Cemetery Gravesite Inventory: Arlin, Marray 1958 - 1958 Baxter, Ruchen Clayton 12/17/1916 - 8/25/1958 Brinson, Gray S. 1899 - 1960 Chancey, Cordelia M. 9/7/1930 - 7/20/1985 Ely, "Baby Ely Our Darling" Ely, Verlie W. 2/24/1923 - 8/22/1945 Farmer, Ethel L. May, 1952 - 1/31/1953 Futch, Eva M. 1918 - 1965 (adjacent unmarked child's grave) Johns, Mary E. 2/22/1904 - 7/29/1955 Johns, William A. 3/18/1899 - 3/29/1983 Johnson, Edna C. (Keen) 3/4/1892 - 8/21/1975 Johnson, James H. 7/17/1889 - 4/15/1957 Johnson, James Waldo 9/11/1921 - 10/22/1972 (WWII, Korea) Johnson, Sam 12/16/1914 - 3/11/1935 Keen, 6/4/1830 - 12/27/1909 Keen, Alina E. 1920 - 1921 Keen, Dallas A. 11/4/1900 - 10/20/1933 Keen, David Dallas 9/9/1931 - 3/29/1983 Keen, Dennis Grover 7/5/1893 - 8/20/1991 Keen, Eliza Boyd 1849 - 1924 Keen, Eliza Rhoden died 8/19/1942 Keen, Herrod 6/4/1836 - 12/27/1909 "CSA" Keen, Jessie Eddie 9/28/1866 - 3/11/1959 Keen, Mary Emma 4/12/1874 - 3/23/1947 Keen, Ollie Mae 1900 - 1980 Keen, Polly died 8/15/1885 Keene, David Dallas 9/9/1931 - 8/9/1989 Kersey, Annie 7/31/1895 - 1/20/1935 Kersey, Florence L. 11/1/1921 - 8/15/1999 Kersey, Jessie J. 9/2/1912 - 10/20/1974 Kregol, Rhoda Walters 11/18/1907 - 1982 Lemacks, (unknown) Lemacks, (child) Lemacks, F. G. 11/24/1921 - 12/10/1921 Lilley, Preston Harold 11/8/1928 - 2/7/1990 Locklear,Claranna Alice 4/7/1848 - 12/15/1893 Locklear, Mary Ellen 1875 - 1897 McCrary, Hilda Marie 2/13/1964 - 10/18/1996 Osborne, David P., Sr. 1933 - 1996 Sullivan, Ruben 10/31/1891 - 8/12/1937 Summerall, E. C. 2/21/1883 - 2/21/1885 Summerall, Martha 3/7/1872 - 12/6/1883 Summerall, Thomas 2/23/1870 - 10/6/1942 Summerall, W. R. 4/16/1842 - 12/8/1911 Summeralls, Arvie Mary 9/9/1914 - 4/12/1978 Summeralls, Charlie W. 12/4/1919 - 4/14/1987 Summeralls, Frank 1875 - 1963 Summeralls, Levi J. 8/5/1885 - 4/20/1973 Summeralls, Marion born & died in 1968 Summeralls, Marry Arlin born & died in 1953 Summeralls, Mary Jessie 8/25/1886 - 6/2/1964 Summeralls, Walter Leon 10/8/1908 - 6/5/1972 Taylor, James Perk 1920 - 1999 Tyson, Archie 3/1/1890 - 2/8/1978 Tyson, Macie L. 10/22/1889 - 12/15/1984 Walker, John 7/18/1847 - 9/28/1929 Walker, John Edward 1871 - 1960 Walker, Mabel 2/16/1915 - 01/11/1918 Walker, Mary A.died 11/15/1897"Age 100 Years" Walker, Mary C. died 7/20/1910 "Age 57 Years" Walker, Missouri Aurilla 2/11/1871 - 9/9/1948 Walker, William 4/16/1905 - 5/10/1924 Walters, Johnie Edgar 8/5/1901 - 5/7/1975 Ward, E. D. Williams, Belle 11/26/1900 - 5/28/1957 Williams, Roy Lee, Jr. 10/30/1881 - 3/20/1960 ------------