Box Cemetery
Cleveland Co., OK
This cemetery was canvassed Saturday, May 22, 1999, by the following members of OKGEN-L: Bill Walsh, Sharon Crawford, Linda and John Bonham, Leona Guthrie, Jacque Reynolds and her son and daughter-in-law, David and Rita Reynolds.
Box Cemetery is located outside of Lexington, OK.
Longitude and Latitude for the Cemetery is N34 58 268, W 097 08 551.
Donated to OKGenWeb May 1999
Start - Row 7 | Row 8 - Row 11 | Row 12 -End |
| NAME | BIRTH/DEATH | COMMENTS | |
| Row 8 | |||
| 1 | Margaret L. Adamson
d/o J. J. and A. Adamson |
Jun 06, 1906 | born/died same day
"Love esteems it Heaven to abide at His Side" (Stone in fair condition hard to read) d/o J. J. and R. Adamson1 |
| 2 | Lorena Rose | 1866 - 1928 | mother of Oscar
Douglas (good condition) |
| 3 | Blank | White marble stone | |
| 4 | Blank | Marker broken and laying on ground | |
| 5 | Blank | white marble marker | |
| 6 | Blank | gray granite marker | |
| 7 | Blank | white marble marker with black vein in upper right | |
| 8 | Audrey Bell | Oct 15, 1901
Oct 26, 1901 |
d/o J. M. and Hanni
I. Pyeatt. "At Rest In Heaven" (Cement marker) |
| 9 | Keneeth Ray McCalip | 1949 - 1998 | (Had lots of flowers around it) |
| 10 | Hascal s/o D. W. and C. L. Lee |
Aug 30, 1903
Feb 29, 1904 |
"Our Darling son Hath Gone Before To Greet Us On The Restful Shore" (very hard to read) |
| 11 | No Name | No date | Black handmade marker. Corner piece of cement block on end. |
| 12 | Agnita Gifford | Sep 02, 1929
___ __, ____ |
?????
what's this date mean???? Wed Dec 27, 1945 (Family Plot) good condition |
| Chester F. Gifford | Nov 27, 1926
___ __, ____ |
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| 13 | Virl Etta McNutt | May 17, 1911
Oct 18, 1913 |
d/o E. E. McNutt
"In God We Trust To Meet Thee" |
| 14 | J. W. Wooten | May 17, 1850
Mar 10, 1911 |
"Resting in the Hope of Glorius Resurrection" (Tall upright marker of white marble) |
| 15 | Nolan Landcaster | Oct 20, 1894
Nov 21, 1914 |
"God's Finger Touched
Him and He Slept" Nolan Lancaster1 Nolan Landcaster2 |
| 16 | Cloweda Walker | Oct 26, 1917
Mar 21, 1918 |
"Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven" |
| 17 | John W. Rogers | Mar 08, 1936 | Only date listed
Military marker - "Colorado" PVT 8 Engrs John H. Rogers, Mar 03, 19361 |
| Row 9 | |||
| 1 | Elmer Alvin Waldran | Jul 21, 1899
Oct 01, 1973 |
date death Oct 01, 19751 |
| 2 | No Name | No date | Small Stone |
| 3 | Arizona B. Waldran | Aug 10, 1893
May 02, 1952 |
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| 4 | Claborn M. Mantooth | Feb 05, 1852
Apr 08, 1933 |
(Double
headstone) "Father" "Mother" Claborn Nov 1, 1845 - Jan 24, 19391,2 Eudochiae Feb 5, 1952 - Apr 8, 19331,2 |
| Eudochia E. | No dates | ||
| 5 | No Name | No dates | Native stone |
| 6 | R. A. Bailey | Sep 27, 1852
Nov 13, 1918 |
"At Rest Mother"
(homemade marker) born Sep 27, 18621,2 |
| 7 | Bowdish Bailey | Nov __, 1833
Nov __, 1919 |
"At Rest Father"
(Homemade marker) Bowdish Feb 04, 1833 - Feb 09, 19191 Bowdish Nov 04, 1833 - Feb 09, 19192 |
| 8 | Ernest A. Bailey | Apr 25, 1874
Jun 15, 1945 |
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| 9 | Mildred Marie Dearmore | Jul 04, 1923
Apr 25, 1925 |
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| 10 | No Name | No date | Single headstone |
| 11 | J. B. Burlison | Apr 04, 1852
Dec 22, 1916 |
(flat block in between Burlison stones w/ B. B.) |
| 12 | Mary Burlison | Feb 13, 1854
Oct 09, 1927 |
w/o J. B. Masonic Stone1 |
| 13 | Walter Burlison | Apr 18, 1890
Aug 27, 1971 |
Double
headstone Walter - Apr 13, 1890 - Aug 27, 19711 |
| Clara C. Burlison | Oct 24, 1891
Aug 22, 1933 |
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| 14 | Gilbert M. Usry | Oct 23, 1911
Jan 05, 1912 |
s/o R. M. and C. |
| Row 10 | |||
| 1 | J. S. Tapp | Sep 10, 1888
Feb 18, 1899 |
s/o J. C. and M.
J. "God Gave He Took" J.S. Stapp Sep 10, 1883-Feb 18, 18992 s/o J. C. and M. J. Stapp2 |
| 2 | James M. Mattheus | Oct 09, 1863
Aug 02, 1905 |
"In My Father's House
are Many Mansions" Matheus - Oct 09, 1862-Aug 02, 190512 Woodman of the World2 |
| 3 | Alice Walker, wife of W. V. | May 24, 1865
Mar 27, 1904 |
"Earth Has No Sorrows That Heaven Can Not Heal" |
| 4 | No Name | No date | Funeral Home Marker |
| 5 | A. S. Bivens | Jul 05, 1853
Nov 16, 1941 |
double
headstone "Mother" "Father" "He Died As He Lived, A Christian" |
| John Bivens | May 11, 1851
Apr 12, 1928 |
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| 6 | No Name | No date | |
| 7 | No Name | No date | |
| 8 | Sarah E. Hopper | Nov 10, 1845
Feb 02, 1928 |
Mother/Father
"A Loving Husband, A Father Dear, A Faithful Friend, He's Buried Here" -- [Five people buried here on this plot that is surrounded by a black iron fence. There are two small stones with no names or dates.] |
| N. J. Hopper | Jan 05, 1842
Jul 26, 1911 |
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| Claud Hopper | Jul 11, 1891
May 04, 1940 |
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| Unknown | No date | ||
| Unknown | No date | ||
| 9 | No Name | No date | |
| 10 | No Name | No date | |
| 11 | Benjamin H. Michael | 1926 - 1994 | Military marker "LCDR U. S. Navey WWII and Korea" |
| 12 | Robert Payne Heiskill | Nov 27, 1917
Aug 11, 1988 |
Military Marker "PCF Army WWII |
| Row 11 | |||
| 1 | Lloyd Vernon Kersey | Nov 29, 1929
Jan 11, 1930 |
s/o Henry and Rella Kersey |
| 2 | James T. White | Aug 18, 1900
Feb 12, 1901 |
s/o J. T. and Mattie
White "Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven" |
| 3 | T. R. Finnell | Mar 29, 1869
Apr 17, 1903 |
"No Pain nor Grief nor Anxious Fear. Can Reach the Peaceful Sleeper Here" (Footstone with T.G.F. stone is unstable) |
| 4 | Willie Parsons | Nov 08, 1899
Jun 03, 1900 |
s/o ___ Parsons
Willie Parson s/o C. and V. Parson Nov 03, 1899 - Jun 03, 19001 |
| 6 | Ben F. Bivens | Nov 02, 1894
Sep 29, 1933 |
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| 7 | Annie E. Pelsey | May 08, 1850
Feb 02, 1908 |
Double
headstone engraved with Mother and Father -- "May Their Souls
Rest
in Peace" Annie E. May 08, 1850-Feb 02, 19051 Annie E. May 08, 1850-Feb 02, 19082 Judson Oct 18, 1850-Oct 31, 19051,2 |
| Judson I. Pelsey | Oct 18, 1850
Oct 05, 1905 |
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| 8 | Austin S. Jones | Oct 23, 1900
Feb 04, 1901 |
"Thou Art Gone Our
Little Darling to Greet Us on the Other Side" s/o G. T. & L. J.1 |
| 9 | Olga Maye Ingle | May 24, 1928
Nov 12, 1937 |
|
| 10 | Infant | Aug 25, 1935 | born/died same day
s/o Starling and Maye Ingle |
| 11 | Infant | May 12, 1927 | born/died same day
d/o Starling and Maye Ingle |
| 12 | James A. Ingle | Mar 09, 1876
Aug 07, 1960 |
Double headstone |
| Sarah Frances Ingle | May 16, 1878
Aug 03, 1918 |
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| 13 | Rachel Smith | Died 1911 | "Passed Away" |
| 14 | Mary Bowers | Mar 07, 1850
Jul 12, 1909 |
w/o J. H. Bowers
Mary - Mar 07, 1850 - Jul 17, 19091 |
| 15 | W. Sandford Bowers | 1886 - 1920 | |
| 16 | J. Henry Bowers | Jun __, 1852
Jan __, 1923 |
|
| 17 | Lula Bowers | (new stone, no
writing
other than name) no dates1 |
|
| 18 | No name | marked by two pipes | |
| 19 | Unknown | small square stone with no writing | |
| 20 | Unknown | small square stone with no writing | |
| 21 | Unknown | small square stone with no writing | |
| 22 | Wanda R. (Amy) | May 25, 1937
Dec 12, 1993 |
[last
name not noted by canvassor] (Double headstone) -- Married Oct 20, 1953 |
| Benjamin H. | Jun 12, 1926
Jul 26, 1994 |
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| 23 | Unknown | Marked by tree, native stone & stone bench. | |
| 24 | Ellen L. Heiskill | Apr 04, 1931
___ __, ____ |
Married April 25, 1969 -- Guitar, hearts and wedding rings side by side in life and death |
| Robert P. Heiskill | Nov 27, 1917
Aug 11, 1988 |
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| 25 | Susan Douglass | Apr 02, 1832
Feb 16, 1899 |
w/o J. N. Douglass
surname Douglas1 Susaner - Apr 2, 1832 - Feb 16, 18792 |
| 25 | J. N. Douglass | Jan 08, 1830
Dec 12, 1909 |
"Asleep in Jesus,
As Such Is The Kingdom" J. N. - Jan 09, 1830 - Dec 12, 19091 surname Douglas1 |
| Row 11.5 | |||
| 1 | J. B. Stone | Nov 17, 1897
Aug 18, 1899 |
s/o George and
Margarette
Stone "Born of the Kingdom of Heaven" |
1Oklahoma Genealogical Society, "Box
Cemetery (Lexington)," Oklahoma Genealogical Society Quarterly,
Vol. 25, No. 3 (1984-1985).
2J. H. Hoskinson (Mrs.), Cleveland
County Tombstone Inscriptions, (1955-56), Box Cemetery
(Lexington).