Boone County, KY - Obituaries:  Sandford, John L., 1921

Wednesday, April 26, 2000



Submitted by:  lharbing@worldnet.att.net  (Buddy & Linda Harbin-Grubbs)

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John L. Sandford, many years ago a citizen of Burlington, died at his home in Covington, 

at 10 o'clock last Sunday morning, after an illness of two days of pneumonia.

He was a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Sandford, who  for many years run a hotel, known as 

the Sandford House...now owned by the K. of P. Lodge, the upper story of which is occupied 

as a lodge room, the lower story being occupied by Mrs. Susan Kirkpatrick and family.

John Sandford was born on Lick creek in Rabbit Hash neighborhood in April , 1840, and died 

Oct. 30th, 1921, being 81 years and 6 months old at the time of his death. He served thru 

the Civil War under the command of Col. Weeden O'Neal and was a member of "bloody fifty-fifth" 

division.

He was twice married, his first wife was a daughter of E. A. and Nancy (Crisler) Hughes and 

to this union two children were born....Geo. W. Sandford, of Glendale, Arizona, and E. A. 

Sandford, of California. His second wife was Miss Anna Rush, who with two children, a son and 

daughter, survive him, viz: Thomas, of Chicago and Mrs. Blanch Tanner, of Covington. Besides 

his wife and children he leaves three brothers, Leonard, of Petersburg, Timothy, of Burlington 

and Robert H., of Covington, and one sister, Mrs. Lucy Parsons, of Milan, Indiana, and a host 

of friends in Boone county who will be grieved to hear of his passing away. 

The remains were buried in Highland cemetery Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock.

 

Buddy & Linda Harbin-Grubbs

Boone County, Kentucky

lharbing@worldnet.att.net

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