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Mt. Grove Cemetery, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Mt. Grove Cemetery, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Surveyed by Tammy
Sharp <rsvstks@hughes.net> on Oct 18, 2003
Directions:
At Loco,
turn north at Loco Store. Follow road, it will turn right,
stay on
road and in approximately .7 miles turn left (north) and go 2
miles.
There is a tubing gate with a hand painted sign on the right
(east)
side of the road. Go through the gate and follow the private
road .4
miles east to the cemetery.
Contact Information:
Unknown;
Cemetery work day is the last Saturday in May.
Comments:
Cemetery is well kept.
History:
According to a marker on site.
Mt. Grove Baptist Church.
• Organized July 26, 1884 under a brush
arbor on Negro Prong Creek. -
L. T. Kennedy, Pastor - B. F. Ward
Church Clerk
• On Oct. 18, 1895 Mullins Baptist Assoc. was organized
at a meeting
in Mt. Grove Baptist Church.
• The Church dissolved
fellowship August 1968. Bill Flores, Pastor -
Mrs. Joe Henry, Clerk
Alphabetized
Key to Abbreviations:
FHM - Funeral Home
Marker
WOW - Woodsmen of the World marker
IOOF - International
Order of Oddfellows
CSA - Confederate States of America
-=-A-=-
Anderson, Baby -- no dates; child of Rose Anderson; homemade marker,
not placed but stacked by cemetery sign; marker reads "Rose
Anderson's
Baby"
-=-B-=-
Ballard, Emma -- no dates; homemade marker
Ballard, Gert -- 188? - ?; homemade marker, dates hard to read
Ballard, John -- 1896 - ; homemade marker, only one date listed
Ballard, Mary Francis -- 1859 - ; homemade marker, only one date
listed
Brandt, Baby -- no dates; homemade marker, not placed but
stacked by
cemetery sign
Brown, Lillie Mae -- 1906 - 1912
Buckleu, Baby -- no dates; homemade marker
Burk, Ozzie
(Morris) -- no dates; homemade marker, not placed but
stacked by
cemetery sign
Burleson, David -- no dates; homemade marker
Burleson, Earl Greene -- Mar 11, 1914 - Nov 23, 1967
Burleson,
Frank B. -- Aug 5, 1921 - Oct 19, 1991; US Army WWII
Burleson, J.
H. -- 1923 - 1980; Pvt US Army WWII
Burleson, L. D. -- Sep 20,
1910 - May 20, 1970
Burleson, Lou -- May 10, 1888 - Jul 15, 1966;
"Mother"
Burleson, Walter D. -- Aug 14, 1916 - Oct 28, 1968
-=-C-=-
Chapman, Johnny W. -- May 26, 1924 - Jun 26, 1924; son
of Mr. & Mrs.
J. O.
Clay, Daniel Marston -- Jun 27, 1975 - Jan
8, 1994
Clay, Geo. Marston -- Jul 5, 1915 - ; Lila Faye -- Dec 25,
1914 - Jun
25, 1992; married Mar 13, 1935
Clay, Michael A. --
Dec 1971 - 1971
Cranfill, Judson H. -- Apr 3, 1893 - Aug 10, 1895;
son of L. J. & M.;
also has a second marker (Judson Cranfill 1893 -
1895) which is shared
with Malinda Cranfill
Cranfill, Malinda
-- 1859 - 1893; share marker with Judson Cranfill
Culberson,
Robert -- no dates; homemade marker
-=-D-=-
-=-E-=-
-=-F-=-
Foster, Albert -- 1870 - 1938; Annie -- 1874 - 1952
Foster, John Wesley -- Apr 1854 - 1901; Elizabeth -- May 1858 - May
9, 1911
Foster, Lettie Ann -- d. 1909
Foster, Lydia
Carmicheal -- 1831 - 1909
Foster, Rosy Lee -- May 9, 1916 - Feb
21, 1918
Foster, William H. (Bill) -- 1856 - 1920 or 1921
Franklin, Baby -- no dates; shares marker with Minnie Franklin
Franklin, Minnie -- 1879 - 1909; shares marker with Baby Franklin
-=-G-=-
Garrett, Bert -- no dates; homemade marker
Garrett,
Ed -- May 10, 1895 - 1961; homemade marker
Garrett, Girl -- no
dates; homemade marker
Garrett, Greenberry -- Nov 6, 1856 - Feb 8,
1929
Garrett, M. Jane -- 1861 - 1937; homemade marker
Garrison, Cleo -- Mar 30, 1895 - Jan 13, 1896
Griffin, Sonora F.
B. -- Jun 25, 1897 - Oct 5, 1897; dau of H. G. &
M. A.
-=-H-=-
Hammond, Sallie -- d. Dec 25, 1897
Harris, Benton Lee -- Aug
15, 1892 - May 12, 1918; hand carved on rock, hard to
read
Harris, Bertha C. -- Nov 23, 1888 - Feb 22, 1923
Harris, Henry --
Apr 11, 1851 - Sep 12, 1938; Margaret L. -- Aug 7,
1857 - Jan 1, 1923
Harris, W. Irene -- Feb 15, 1923 - Jan 29, 1931
Hathaway,
Annie Bell -- Oct 18, 1893 - Dec 4, 1906; dau of J. F. &
N.; marker is
hard to read
Hathaway, Lena -- Jun 17, 1897 - Sep 29, 1898; dau of
A. S. & M. A.;
marker is broken
Hathaway, M. A. -- Nov 22, 1868
- Feb 20, 1901; wife of A. S.; marker
is broken
Hathaway, M. L.
-- Dec 13, 1873 - Aug 15, 1899; wife of A. S.; marker
is broken
Hathaway, Zula -- Mar 31, 1899 - Jun 20, 1899; dau of A. S. & M. A.
Henry, Addison L. -- 1850 - 1928; Elizabeth I. -- 1870 - 1934
Henry, Gid -- Dec 23, 1920 - May 2, 2000
Henry, Jesse C. -- Jun
15, 1905 - Feb 22, 1908
Henry, Sollie L. -- May 14, 1917 - Aug 12,
1991; TEC 4 US Army WWII
Hodges, J. T. -- Jul 14, 1861 - Apr 4,
1899; marker is broken
Howton, Jimmie Darlene -- 1932 - 1932
Husband, Lee -- no dates; homemade marker, not placed but stacked by
cemetery sign
Husband, W. L. -- Mar 27, 1882 - Mar 3, 1908
-=-I-=-
-=-J-=-
Jones, James F. -- Nov 2, 1837 - Mar 28,
1891
-=-K-=-
Kiker, Ophelia M. -- Sep 29, 1861 - Feb 19,
1899; wife of M. G.
Knight, Baby -- no dates; homemade marker, not
placed but stacked by
cemetery sign
Knight, Infant Son -- May
29, 1889 - Oct 16, 1889; son of T. M. & S.
E.
-=-L-=-
Lawrence, Bennie Dean -- Mar 6, 1941 - Dec 7, 1941; homemade marker,
hard to read
Laughlin, Jodie A. -- Aug 29, 1871 - Aug 19, 1896;
son of J. I. & S.
A.
-=-M-=-
Mackey, Delila -- Nov 15,
1825 - May 7, 1894; shares marker with
daughter, Elizabeth Weddle
Mackey, J. M. -- Jul 8, 1891 - May 24, 1892; son of T. A. & M. F.
McDow, Clara -- Nov 14, 1896 - Sep 5, 1897; dau of G. W. & J. J.
Mitchell, Arch D. -- Jul 7, 1897 - Jan 29, 1979; Bertha Mae -- Jan 5,
1897 - Jul 16, 1973
Mitchell, J. -- Dec 25, 1874 - Dec 14, 1909;
carved in rock, hard to
read
Mitchell, J. P. -- Oct 16, 1921 -
Mar 19, 1954
Mitchell, John Paton -- 1860 - 1939; Vinia L. -- 1868
- 1967
Mitchell, William Billy -- 1840 - 1909; Co. D. 35 Tex Cav
CSA; second
metal marker reads "Wm Billy Mitchell, born 1830, died
1909. Veteran
of Civil War. Father of John Paton Mitchell"
Morgan, Sarah A. -- no dates
Morris, Ada -- Oct 8, 1896 - Sep 17,
1897; dau of C. W. & A. R.
Morris, Charles A. -- Aug 30, 1903 -
Oct 23, 1904; son of C. W. & A.
R.
Morris, Charlie -- Oct 3,
1867 - Aug 15, 1904; marker is off its base
Morris, Jessie M.
--Aug 29, 1895 - Jun 16, 1900; dau of C. W. & A. R.
Morris, Robbie
B. -- Nov 30, 1899 - Jun 23, 1901; son of C. W. & A. R.
Morton, C.
E. -- Feb 7, 1890 - Jul 31, 1892; shares marker with W. B.
Morton
Morton, W. B. -- Sep 13, 1859 - Feb 5, 1899; shares marker with C. E.
Morton
Musgrove, Frank -- ? - 1906; homemade marker, birth date
illegible
-=-N-=-
Nicholson, G. -- Sep 10, 1821 - Mar 13,
1898; Mason
Norris, Penelope C. -- Aug 26, 1822 - Aug 25, 1900;
Aged 78 yrs
-=-O-=-
Owen, M. A. V. -- Dec 9, 1850 - Feb 23,
1894; wife of Robert
Owen, Sydney A. -- Jul 18, 1874 - Jul 16,
1897
-=-P-=-
Perkins, Jessie Fay -- no dates; homemade
marker
Phillips, Daley -- no dates; homemade marker
Phillips, Hazel J. -- Jun 1921 - Jun 1921; dau of Wm. & Ida; shares
marker with Mildred L. Phillips
Phillips, Joseph -- 1822 - 1906;
Sarah -- 1844 - 1935
Phillips, Mildred L. -- Jul 1922 - Jul 1922;
dau of Wm. & Ida; shares
marker with Hazel J. Phillips
-=-Q-=-
-=-R-=-
Reid, Jess -- d. 1925; homemade marker
Rice,
William E. -- Mar 2, 1872 - Jul 17, 1954; Myrtle -- Dec 23,
1883 - Jan
10, 1941
Robinson, 4 Babies -- no dates; homemade marker, not
placed but
stacked by cemetery sign
-=-S-=-
Sellars,
Helen -- May 20, 1844 - Jan 31, 1895; Aged 50 yrs, 1 mo & 11
days;
wife of James L. Sellars; daughter of H. D. Seap & Elitha
Sellars
Slaton, Ed -- no dates; homemade marker, not placed but stacked by
cemetery sign
Slaton, Lura -- no dates; homemade marker, not
placed but stacked by
cemetery sign
Stephens, Sarah E. -- Mar
15, 1852 - Aug 4, 1889; wife of J. W.;
marker is broken
Sweat,
Floyd -- Aug 28, 1903 - Sep 30, 1926
Sweat, I. -- dates unknown;
homemade marker
Sweat, S. E. -- Mar 26, 1853 - Jul 8, 1882;
homemade marker
Sweat, V. M. -- Feb 27, 1905 - Feb 2, 1979
Sweat, William -- 1874 - 1914; Susie -- 1874 - 1909
-=-T-=-
Thomas, Jasper Bosly -- Jul 19, 1888 - Jul 29, 1889; son of J. A. &
H. L.
-=-U-=-
-=-V-=-
-=-W-=-
Wade, B. F. --
Feb 19, 1859 - May 2, 1909; shares marker with son,
Coleman Wade
Wade, Coleman -- Oct 6, 1898 - Sep 19, 1902; son of B. F. & M. G.;
shares marker with B. F. Wade
Wade-Campbell, Miley Gertrude -- Aug
17, 1869 - Sep 14, 1935
Ward, Benjamin F. -- Dec 21, 1853 - Nov
12, 1904; Mary P. -- Nov 24,
1856 - Jun 14, 1932
Ward, Edeth --
Jan 6, 1887 - Jan 8, 1887; shares marker with twin
sister, Ethel Ward
Ward, Ethel -- Jan 6, 1887 - Jan 15, 1887; shares marker with twin
sister, Edeth Ward
Ward, Rev. J. L. -- Jun 15, 1800 - Jul 27,
1894; marker broken in half
Ward, ? -- Jan 6, 1887 - Jan 15, 1897;
no first name on marker
Webb, Guy -- Nov 25, 1899 - Jun 27, 1900;
son of John & Fleda
Weddle, Elizabeth -- Aug 8, 1852 - Apr 1,
1894; shares marker with
mother, Delila Mackey
Word, Ollie Maud
-- May 12, 1888 - Jul 29, 1890; dau of J. J. & E. F.
-=-X-=-
-=-Y-=-
-=-Z-=-
-=-??-=-
"L. L. M." -- no dates;
lies next to John Paton Mitchell and Vinia
Mitchell
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