Benton County OR Archives Cemeteries.....Ridders Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Corinne Thomas-Kersting felixcatk@attbi.com Aug 2002 I have had the opportunitiy to visit my family's pioneer cemetery. What follows is the infomation on the headstones at the cemetery exactly as it is now. Information in brackets [ ] added by Corinne Thomas-Kersting KEY: s/s = same stone with d/o = daughter of s/o = son of * = From the Oregon Death Index provided by Patricia Stuart ; Certificate # refers to the number of the Oregon death certificate. The father and mother are buried centrally in the cemetery with seven of their children, surrounded by a concrete border. (back row, left to right) Ridders, Lena 1883 1940 Gone Home [d/o George & Bertha Ridders] Ridders, Frank 1885 1932 Gone Home *Certificate 101 [Francis Ridders, Died Sep 27, 1932 s/o George & Bertha Ridders] Ridders, George 1828 1892 Father, s/s Bertha Ridders We Will Meet Again Ridders, Bertha 1848 1913 Mother, s/s George Ridders Ridders, Mary 1874 1923 *Certificate 112 [d/o George & Bertha Ridders] (front row, left to right) Ridders, Gerhard 1872 1890 Gone Home [s/o George & Bertha Ridders] Ridders, Frank 1867 1880 Gone Home [Franklin Ridders, s/o George & Bertha Ridders] Ridders, Lizzie 1888 1911 Gone Home [d/o George & Bertha Ridders] Ridders, Adeline 1879 1916 Gone Home [d/o George & Bertha Ridders] Outside and directly north of the concrete border is a small stone marked "BABY." Outside of the concrete border and in the northwest corner of the cemetery (left to right): Ridders, Sylvester Feb 14, 1906 May 26, 1909 Son of John & Clara Ridders Gone to be an Angel Ridders, Clara Aug 31, 1883 Feb 15, 1906 Wife of John [G.] Ridders * Certificate 221 Outside of the concrete border and in the southeast corner of the cemetery: Loy, John 1848 1907 The following was submitted by W. David Samuelsen In 1956 the Church of Jesus Crist of Latter-day Saints Vol. 12, published a survey that included all of the above and the following. This stone was not found in 2002: Ridders C.R. Feb 15, 1906 infant child of John and Clara Census records in 1870 and 1880 show George married to Elizabeth and that George was from Germany and Elizabeth from Holland. The 1900 Census shows Mrs. Ridders as Bertha, a widow.