Sikes Cemetery is on Munsing Street. It is about from the year 1772. It was given then as a gift from Benjamin Sikes as the first burial ground of Ludlow. Ludlow was settled in 1751 and thus earlier burials would be in Springfield. Ludlow would be a district in 1774 and a town in 1775. Thus this cemetery gift was to the settlers of Ludlow who were acting as members of a town but formally it was still Springfield. It was at first called the Center Cemetery and then the Old Center Cemetery when the Center Cemetery was made.
A wooden fence was placed around it in 1782 and a stone wall in 1865. At 244 Munsing Street is an 1844 home. FINDAGRAVE Walter Corbin did survey this cemetery and provided much information.
Sarah Sikes has a footstone that is engraved onto the back of her daughter’s headstone. Hannah Sikes her daughter is the burial in front of her. A very unique approach to headstone and footstone display. First and only that I have seen.
| Nancy 1824 Granddaughter of John and Sarah | |||||
| John 1807 Son | Phebe Cook 1804 Third wife of John | Dolly 1776 | Mary 1776 | ||
| Hannah Chapin 1790 Mother | Benjamin 1781 Father | Anna Cowles 1772 Wife of John | Anna 1776 Daughter of John and Anna | Sarah Montague 1796 Second wife of John | Abner 1785 Son of Abner and Mary |
| Mary Parsons 1818 Wife of Abner | Abner 1800 Son | Sarah 1806 Daughter of John and Sarah | Hannah 1796 Daughter of John and Sarah |
Anna Sikes 1776
Anna Sikes 1772
Benjamin Sikes 1781
Hannah Sikes
Submit Chapin – FINDAGRAVE
Dolly 1776
Maria Sikes – 1778
A good question to ask is where are all the Sikes houses around this area. Like all homes of the 1700s there wear out or are taken down.
