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OLD MORAL CEMETERY

Pottawatomie County, OK

Cemetery was canvassed Oct 24, 1998 by Nalora Burns and Sharon Crawford.

Cemetery is well maintained. Has a gate with a sign that says:  MORAL 1895

We met a woman while we were canvassing this cemetery who stated that the cemetery was maintained by the Tribbey Cemetery Fund. Jim Wright of Tribbey is the caretaker, along with Bill Parker of Tecumseh. The cemetery has only recently become maintained, for years it was covered with overgrowth. The original plot papers were burned.

There are NUMEROUS unmarked stones in this graveyard, in the old section, there is an entire area that is free from even sandstone markers.

Directions:
Take State Highway 9 East to 102. Take 102 south past Tribbey, after the  curve will be a GREEN cemetery sign with an arrow. Go west on a gravel road to the top of the hill. This cemetery is approx 2 miles south of Tribbey and 2 miles North of Trousdale off of 102.

Starting in the East section and working up and down the rows from the old section to the new section in the West.

Ida J. daughter of T.O. & M. J. NOBLES Oct 29, 1874 - May 14, 1899
Thomas O. NOBLES Sept 23, 1851 - Apr 17, 1906 "Father" SS with Mary
Mary J. NOBLES Aug 6, 1853 - Apr 5, 1920 "Mother" SS with Thomas

Large Slab, unmarked

James A. GIBSON Dec. 19, 1841 - Feb. 17, 1894

Jerry Shelton ASHLEY born in Kentucky Mar. 1, 1820, Came to Texas 1844,
Lived in Texas 56 years, died in Oklahoma June 28, 1901

Andrew Frederick infant son of J. G. & Docia HIGHSAW
May 19, 1902 - Nov 30, 1902

Herman son of J. E. & V. S. EWING Oct 3, 1905 - Aug 28, 1907

Nancy E. wife of  D. B. MARTIN April 30, 1830 - Mar. 11, 1898

unmarked stone

Alice daughter of G. W. and N. L. WHITE Mar 13, 1899 - Jan 1, 1901

L. C. wife of J. W. HENSON Oct 17, 1857 - Feb 12, 1901
Essie Mita HENSON Sept 30, 1910 - Aug 21, 1911

John B. Husband of Malissa B. WINBURN Feb 17, 1866 - Dec 25, 1914
(Woodsmen of the World marker)

Unmarked stone

Unmarked stone

Bertha Lee wife of  W. F. FARR Dec. 15, 1888 - Jan 16, 1919
"In memoriam Woodmen circle"

W. K. SPARKS husband of Bertha SPARKS  Mar 4, 1889 - June 15, 1911
(Woodsmen of the World marker)

STCLAIR, Minnie L. 1863 -1912 "Mother" SS with Joseph
STCLAIR, Dr. Joseph 1851 - 1922 "Father" SS with Minnie

Harriet HUCKABY died 1903

Earnest M. PYBAS Mar 22, 1877 - Aged 23 years 3 months 1 day.
Lydie C. daughter of of H. C. & E. C. PYBAS June 15, 1898 - Sept 9, 1903
Hiram C. PYBAS Oct 28, 1853 - June 1 1934 SS with Emma
Emma C. PYBAS Aug 11, 1855 - Aug 5 1938 SS with Hiram

Elizabeth wife of R. L. FOSTER May 5 1869 - Apr 28 1895
(this is the oldest MARKED grave in this cemetery)

JARMAN, Margaret Mar 12 1839 - Jan 18, 1911 "Mother" SS with J. Edgar
JARMAN, J. Edgar Dec 24, 1843 - Mar 25 1906 "Father" SS with Margaret
"Son" James Edgar JARMAN Jr. Dec 5, 1875 - Dec 20, 1943
"Dau" Sarah Margaret JARMAN May 26, 1878 - Jan 30, 1948
"Dau" Arminta Minerva "Lovie Minnie" JARMAN Oct 3 1884 - Apr 3 1977

William LAMM Aug 11 1828 - Nov 18 1904
Rhetta E wife of W. R. LAMM Dec 31 1875 - Apr 22 1901

Andrew T. MADOLE 1834 - 1914

Unmarked stone

Garland son of Y. M. & M. M. Johnston Sept 5 1900 - Nov 22 1900

Unmarked stone

Allie daughter of  Mr. and Mrs B. H. WALKER Aug 21 1884 - June 29 1899

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

George L. BANKS Apr 8 1860 - Mar 11, 1899

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Earnest C. son of H. J. and N. A. ROGERS Sept 23 1903 - Oct 8 1907

Z. O. wife of N. A. J. TIGER Sep 6 1867 - Apr 11 1899
J. H. son of N. A. J. & Rosa TIGER Jan 9 1888 - June 28 1898
M. M dau of N. A. J. & Z. C. TIGER Nov 2 1895 - Jul 6 1897
Lillie Jane TIGER daughter of N. A. J. and Annie TIGER Dec 2, 1905 - Sep 28 1909
Oklahoma TIGER daughter of N. A. J. and Annie TIGER July 20 1907- Oct 2, 1909
Annie TIGER July 20 1907 - Oct 2 1909
Ira Columbus TIGER son of N. A. J. & Annie TIGER Apr 12, 1910 - May 30, 1911

Infant son of Frank & Ella MARTIN Mar 28 1897 - Apr 26 1897

Clarice W. wife of J. B. MATTHEWS Aug 1, 1872 - Feb 18 1919

Martha A. BOHANNON 1841 - 1890

Little Joe son of  A. C. & Maggie ROUTON Nov 5 1896 - Jan 25 1899

unmarked stone

REMY no dates

R. A. husband of  N. J. WELCH Oct 5 1856 - Feb 4 1900

S, R. son of E. & E. J. GRAHAM June 1 1879 - Jan 22 1899
E. A. son of E & E. J. GRAHAM Apr 8  1894 - Feb 21 1899
Francis E. husband of Nettie GRAHAM May 29, 1888 - Oct 13 1910
Edward A. GRAHAM Jan 20 1854 - Jan 12 1918
Eliza Jane GRAHAM May 15 1858 - Mar 29 1946 "Mother"

Unmarked stone

William GRAHAM Sept 11 1924 - Oct 15 1924

Unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Alice daughter of J. H. & M. D. GRAHAM July 9 1907 - July 9 1907

Ruby GRAHAM June 26 1904 - Sept 9 1914

Ersie daughter of W. J. & E. H. MCBRIDE Jan 17 1898 - Mar 8 1899

J. J. T. son of Mat M. and Nancy WHITE Oct 13 1883 - July 29 1896

unmarked stone

Bettie K. wife of S. P. WEEDE Feb 20 1873 - Feb 20 1897

Rebecca M. daughter of M. M & N. N. WHITE Feb 14 1869 - Oct 16 1904

R. A. son of M. M. and Nancy N.WHITE July 23 1828 - Oct 31 1917

Bessie TROXEL 1902 - 1924

Ella TROXEL Mar 6, 1881 - July 26, 1950

William TARKINGTON Co B 4 Tenn Inf CSA no dates

Jim BUTTON (may be a W, but looks like a backwards N) no dates

Unmarked stone

Douglass WELCH 1860 -1898

John B. PICMAN Oct 10, 1847 - Jan 18 1900

Joseph Robert DUNHAM Jan 20 1879 - July 15 1936

W. J. BROWN Jan 27 1852 - May 21 1905

Unmarked stone

Unmarked stone

C. W. husband of M. O. [C ?] HOLT Oct 2 1872 - Nov 2 1898

Unmarked stone

Bettie daughter of E. D. & M. J. CUMMINGS Feb 9 1898 - Nov 29 1898
Infant son of  E. D. & M. J. CUMMINGS Oct 30 1905 - Nov 22 1905
Sula S. daughter of E. D. & M. J. CUMMINGS May 4 1891 - Feb 22 1908

George L BANKS Apr 8 1860 - Mar [?] 11 1899

James Lonnie son of Annie May BOND July 8 1900 - Nov 16 1901

W. W. COMBES Jan 26 1850 - Nov 20 1898

Fannie J. Wife of W. R. WALKER Mar 29 1880 - Mar 18 1898

J. R. RUNNELS Mar 12, 1860 - Apr 9 1903

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Mollie L. BROWN Aug 26 1865 - May 12 1931
M. R. BROWN 1852 - 1938
Oscar son of M. R. and M. L. BROWN Aug 5 1888 - Sept 2 1906

P HUFFINES no dates

Children of F. M. & Martha A. CLARK (SS):
CLARK Clarence C Mar 28 1895 - June 15 1895
CLARK John T. Nov 13 1888 - Nove 15 1896

John N. LUMAN Co H 1 Ark Inf  no dates
Amanda wife of J N LUMAN June 14 1847 - Sept 3 1905
Elbert LUMAN Dec 2 1878 - Apr 28 1902

Alice TIERNEY Aug 6 1889 - Aug 11 1919 "Mother"

Nora R. COSSEY Sept 6 1888 - Mar 26 1923 "Mother"

Lillie B. HIGDON May 6 1894 - Nov 19 1895
J. W. HIGDON Apr 14 1844 - Feb 27 1888

Loyes L. son of D. A. and L. M. HUFFINES Sep 9 1901 - Sept 15 1901

Mary Addie daughter of W. N. & S. E. SHERRELL Nov 11 1889 - Dec 3 1896

Clarence son of T. O. and M. D. CATHEGE Nov 19 1897 - Apr 4 1899 age 5 yrs

Ruth E. daughter of  A. H. and S. H. ANDERSON Jan 22 1899 - Feb 12 1899

Elsie daughter of G. & Mollie BANTHER May 27 1897 - Aug 9 1900
Groffery son of G. & Mollie BANTHER Feb 17 1893 - Sep - 1893 [9?]

Ersle daughter of W. & E. H. MCBRIBE Jan 17 1893 Mar 3 1899

Martha M. wife of Jim ROBERTS Feb 22 1847 - Jan 11 1904

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Trott daughter of C. H. & E. L. SHEFFEILD Nov 11 1899 - Sep 22 1901
Rev. A. SHEFFEILD Jan 16 1848 - May 19 1900

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Albert son of J. B & M. R. PARKER Oct 13 1890 - 1898

Ruby Ray STEVENS Mar 24 1896 - Aug 23 1899

unmarked stone

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Earl son of W. A. & W. G. MCGEEHEE Aug 29 1908 - July 15 1909

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Oda Allen GOAD Sept 20 1907 - Aug 20 1910
Lula Izora GOAD Feb 23 1884 - Sept 1 1910

H. D. MANNING May 28 1857 - Mar 16 1943 "Father"
Mrs. E. E. MANNING Wife of H. D. Sep 8 1867 - May 28 1902
D. R. son of H. D. & E. E. MANNING Mar 23 1885 - Jan 19 1905

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

A. F. MEANS Mar 24 1843 - Dec 9 1899 [note: this is the largest stone
in the cemetery, and is located under the large oak tree in the south
next to the drive, we had to do a rubbing of the stone to see the markings]

Linus P. son of A. F. & E. L. MEANS Dec 24 1882 - Jan 15 1899

Mary DODD wife of [? totally obliterated] Feb 4 1861 - Dec 11 1919

Blank, very old and rusty Lion's club marker next to unmarked stone

Milbery wife of H. L. HARNED July 11 1857 - Jan 16 1908

Lulu CRANFORD Apr 9 1891 - Apr 13 1916

Permelia J. GOSSEY Feb 18 1863 - Sep 5 1939
L. G. GOSSEY died April 18, 1907 aged 61 years

unmarked stone

Ervin DYER July 25 1900 - Nov 12 1902

Mrs A. B. YOUNG [dates obliterated]

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

M. E. wife of W. W. REID Nov 22 1894 - Jan 4 1919

Frank BERRY [?] broken stones, date could be 1904

Emory BERRY [?] broken stones date could be 1907

Abram MILLER July 13 1815 - May 17 1895

unmarked stone

Ethel F. CARR 1884 - 1912 "Mother"

Roger M. ASHURST MM3 US Navy WWII June 27 1913 - Jun 4 1976

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

There are 8 tall homemade cement pillars, about 4 feet high and Oklahoma
red dirt in color, all alike, but unmarked in this section. The local woman
that helped us said that only recently had flowers shown up decorating
these graves. One set of flowers while we were there is a wreath saying
Grandma. Behind most of the stones is a metal funeral home marker,
obliterated by time and the elements.

HUDGENS Arminta Nov 23 1864 - Feb 12 1942 SS with Shelby
HUDGENS Shelby Mar 10 1851 - Mar 12 1929 SS with Arminta

Inez Rebecca LOWE Sep 10 1935 - May 1 1937

LOWE Ollie M. Feb 28 1914 - Jul 13 1980 SS with Alfred "Mom"
LOWE Alfred E. Jan 22 1915 - July 24 1980 SS with Ollie "Dad"
"Married 48 years"

unmarked stone

Dale Ray DENNIS Oct 16 1973 - May 13 1974

JACOBS Annie M. Feb 11 1889 - Apr 14 1947 SS with John M
JACOBS John M. May 3 1868 - Feb 5 1941 SS with Annie

Frances "Lou Lou" KIMBRELL Oct 25 1953 - Nov 19 1969

Vickie M. HICKS (Ricketson) June 23 1957 - Sep 27 1993

Edith Irene ROBERTS May 17 1938 - June 22 1938

J. K. LANDRUM no dates

Wesley Earl LANDRUM Pvt US Army WWII Aug 9 1912 - Jun 3 1989

Cora Alice LANDRUM 1914 -1919 (Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh, metal marker)

Ethel F. CARR 1884 - 1912 "Mother"

unmarked stone

HICKS, Fannie E Oct 9, 1925 no death date SS with Homer
HICKS, Homer M. May 8, 1925 - Aug 13 1996
"Married Jan 8, 1944"

[Note: the following was part of the family of the local woman, notes beside
entries are her oral history]
Ely E. KLINGLESMITH June 11 1915 - Mar 11 1966 [middle name is Earl,
had one child: Ralph]
Eunice T. KLINGLESMITH Aug 31 1914 - Sep 5 1959
Alice G. KLINGLESMITH Aug 24 1882 - Jun 16 1965 [middle name is Gray,
maiden name was WOOTEN]

Baby BOOKER 1951 [child of Lougene Booker Young from first marriage]

Mabel Mildred mother of Dennis LaWayne HULSE Dec 30 1902 - Feb 13 1940
[maiden name was KLINGLESMITH]

Lougene Booker YOUNG Feb 18 1925 - Jan 13 1980
 [maiden name was KLINGLESMITH]

Infant son of O. C. and Eula BREWER Nov 22, 1911 - Dec 16 1911

Florida SHERRIL Nov 15 1853 - Nov 13 1926

HODGE Geneva Murl Dec 3 1911 - Mar 7 1912 SS with Payton
HODGE Payton R. Jun 12 1852 - Sep 13 1913

unmarked stone

Anna NOBLES Oct 8 1886 - Oct 19 1962

Laura BAUSHAY June 24 1884 - Sept 4 1913

Delasen GRISHAM Sept 1 1937 - July 6 1938
Dulli GRISHAM Mar 11 1931 Mar 12 ?? (obliterated)
Dorothy W. GRISHAM July 2, 1934 - Mar 11 1935
Isaiah GRISHAM Mar 16 1923 - Sep 27 1968
GRISHAM, Rudell Feb 12 1899 - Oct 8 1966 SS with Agbert
GRISHAM, Agbert Mar 27 1893 - Sept 27 1968 SS with Rudell

Dallas L. SMITH  US Navy WWII Sept 6 1923 - Jul 19 1991
Adeline wife of  John A. SMITH died Jan 3 1911 aged 73 years

Unmarked stone

William D. husband of Mary SMITH  Dec 5 1863 - Dec 21 1913
Infant babe of W. D. & M. E. SMITH born and died Oct 16 1904
Mary Emmaline SMITH June 7 1869 - Mar 18 1957
Anna Leola SMITH Aug 27 1918 - Jun 18 1921
Dudley D. SMITH Feb 26 1892 - Oct 2 1953

Unmarked stone

obliterated Funeral home marker

Bertha E. SMITH 1889 - 1942

Floyd & Loyd twins of R. L. & Ida PUGH Feb 18 1904

Infant son of  R. L. & Ida PUGH May 5 1907

George N. ROGERS June 27 1889 - June 30 1904 "Brother" SS with George W
George W. ROGERS Dec 3 1852 - Mar 1 1905 "Father" SS with George N.
Masonic embelm underneath George W.

Baby HITT born & died 1922

Baby Bertha ABBOTT 1911
Omay ABBOTT 1907 - 1908
Benjamin Franklin ABBOTT Sep 29 1875 - Oct 7 1921
Tennie G. ABBOTT Aug 22 1885 - Aug 19 1972 "Mother"

B. Dee ROGERS Feb 5 1898 - Aug 10 1915

CORDREY (Triple Shared Stone)
CORDREY, Bertha V. Feb 3 1873 - May 9 1944 SS with Wm M and George P
CORDREY, Wm M. Mar 3 1896 - Apr 1946 SS with Bertha V and George P
CORDREY, George P. Oct 5 1864 - Oct 5 1950 SS with Bertha V and Wm M.

Unmarked funeral home marker

FORSTER, John W. Sep 5 1845 - Dec 10, 1913 "Father" SS with Susan
FORSTER, Susan July 6 1852 - May 29 1935 "Mother" SS with John

Fern Stella LEONORA Feb 11 1895 - Aug 14 1918

Lila E. TIGER daughter of H. A. & L. M. Sept 10 1908 - Dec 30 1912

A. W. VENABLE Jun 16 1873 - Apr 5 1930

unmarked stone

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Lemmie Thomas JONES July 13 1894 - July 20 1966

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Bettie ARNOLD wife of G. B. FORRESTER 1852 - 1928 "Mother"
C, B. FORRESTER Nov 7 1849 - Mar 28 1914

Anna Laura MARTIN Mar 17 1919 - Apr 1 1919 "Baby"

Florence CANON Sept 11 1868 - Jan 27 1909
William L. CANON Nov 17 1859 - Aug 18 1908

unmarked stone

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Arlie H BERRY Apr 29 1919 - Feb 12 1920

Susanna MOORE Nov 11 1834 - June 9 1914

Lily May COPELAND June 9 1901 - Oct 28 1918
William Thomas COPELAND May 21 1860 - Nov 28 1939
Daniel B. COPELAND Sept 27 1898 - July 25 1931

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Emma Smyth 1876 - 1928

Large above ground double crypt:
Two metal funeral markers attached to this crypt, only one is readable:
GRUBBS, Nancy Ann Jan 18 1940 - 87 years 9 months 30 days

THOMASON, Hytie L. 1890 - 1954 SS with W. A. Pat
THOMASON, W. A. Pat 1872 - 1949

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Peter Van TEEL Mar 27 1856 -Jun 21 1914
V. A. TEEL wife of P. V. TEEL Dec 30, 1861 - Jan 27 1934
C. A. "Bud" TEEL Apr 9 1902 - Apr 27 1930

BURNS Millie Apr 10 1932 (no death date) SS with Johnny
BURNS Johnnie Sept 6 1923 - July 19 1991 SS with Millie
"Married May 14, 1955"

SMITH Dorothy Mae Feb 18 1925 (no death date) SS with Smith
SMITH, Smith Sept 6, 1923 - July 19 1991  SS with Dorothy Mae
"Married Oct 24 1945"

unmarked stone

Atney RUSH Oct 28 1901 - July 1 1910

Metal funeral home marker unreadable

Dela daughter of J. T. & N. M. STEELY May 13 1901 - Aug 28 1906

SMITH Nora B. Apr 7 1884 - Jan 25 1981 SS with Dudley D.
SMITH Dudley D. Feb 26 1892 - Oct 2 1953 SS with Nora

GRISHAM, Willa Feb 11 1896 - July 10 1972 SS with Bradley
GRISHAM, Bradley May 15 1889 - Apr 22 1944

unmarked stone

Eliza Jane COPELAND Mar 16 1864 - Jan 24 1951
Linugh COPELAND Feb 16 1904 - Sept 17 1907

Era Rannels SCOTT Sept 21 1875 - Sept 21 1904
Wm SCOTT Jan 4 1866 - Apr 29 1926

unmarked stone

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Inf daughter of J. & L. TAYLOR 1915 - 1915

ROGERS Margaret J. Nov 3 1885 - Mar 7 1939 SS with Henry T
ROGERS Henry T. July 16 1879 - Dec 12 1952 SS with Margaret

unmarked stone

unmarked stone

Metal Funeral home marker is partially obliterated:
F. H. RICHARDSON born Nov 19 1858 death date unreadable.
Funreral home marker says: Neel Lightner Funeral Home and Hardware Store

N. C. RICHARDSON 1862 - 1919

Funeral home marker unreadable

W. E. SPITNGER born and died July 11 1908

John W. HACKETT Oct 17 1870 - Oct 2 1947

Leeroy ??
1860 - 1937

Martha A. HACKETT 1859 - 1923

Large Pillar, unreadable

Tom G. HACKETT Oct 23 1920 - Jun 9 1921

John R. MOORE Pvt US Army Sept 24 1909 - Jun 15 1974

Funeral home marker unreadable

unmarked stone

Benny MITCHELL 1906 - 1908
Robert M. MITCHELL 1869 - 1916 "Father"
Annie Bell MITCHELL 1880 - 1965

BOECK Hattie F Mar 8 1915 no death date SS with John E
BOECK John E. Mar 5 1918 no death date SS with Hattie
"married Apr 1 1933"

Delno B. BOECK Nov 28 1939 - Apr 27 1940

Almond E MITCHELL US Army Jan 30 1911 - Mar 27 1978
Rachel E. MITCHELL July 20 1910 - July 17 1981
Lavoye J. MITCHELL July 7 1947 - Feb 27 1989

Wm NEWTON Co G. 47 Ky Inf no dates

unmarked stone

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STEVENS (no dates)

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Following is also relatives of the woman who we met in the cemetery that day, her name is listed, along with the rest of her siblings, on her parents gravestone. I have marked her name with a **

James H. GARRETSON Nov 15 1969 - Jan 14 1993 L Cpl US Marine Corp

Conrad Merrick GARRETSON Okla A2C US Airforce Aug 20 1934 - Dec 23 1956

Missouri E. BARTLETT 1857 - 1933

GARRETSON, Mason M. Aug 6 1911 (no death date) SS with Ressie C.
GARRETSON, Ressie C. May 9 1911 - Oct 18, 1997 SS with Mason
"Married Oct 28 1933"
Parents of: Connie Doug Alice Frank James Bill Marcia Wilma Charles Janis **

Frank Garretson 1936 - 1997
"My girls" Virginia Karla Robin

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Nalora Burns and Sharon Crawford