Edward Dyer Rigg Born: 31 Jan 1835 Died: 12 Feb 1899 Plot:
Company C 115th IL Vol Infantry US marker Where born: Wabash Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: Arthur Buchannan Rigg (25 Feb 1807 VA-20 Apr 1876 Mt Carmel) & Sarah Dyer (29 Dec 1810 VA-16 Jul 1854 IL) buried Curran-Sangamon Co IL; enlisted 13 Sep 1862 & mustered out 11 Jun 1865 Nashville TN Married: 15 Mar 1856 Parke Co IN Mary Ann McRoberts (ca 1841 IN) Lived at: 1850 Wabash 1860 Bonpas 1870 Coffee 1880 Bonpas Children: - Charles (ca 1856 IL) -
Annie (ca 1858 IL) -
Sarah Elizabeth (12 Dec 1862 IL-12 Apr 1898) -
Elmer (ca 1864 IL) -
Clara (ca 1866 IL) -
Maria (ca 1868 IN) -
son (ca 1869 IL)
* indicates buried with Edward Dyer Rigg in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
