Battle of Honey Springs, July 17, 1863: The Battle of Honey Springs, also known as the Affair at Elk Creek, on July 17, 1863, was an American Civil War engagement and an important victory for Union forces in their efforts to gain control of the Indian Territory. It was the largest confrontation between Union and Confederate forces in the area that would eventually become Oklahoma. The engageme...
Battle of Chustenahlah, December 26, 1861: The Battle of Chustenahlah was fought in Osage County, Oklahoma, (then Indian Territory) on December 26, 1861, during the American Civil War. A band of 9,000 pro-Union Native Americans was forced to flee to Kansas in bitter cold and snow in what became known as the Trail of Blood on Ice. On December 25, McIntosh was told that Cooper’s force could not...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in McClain County, Oklahoma.= Official Website =The Chickasaw tribe began moving into this area in 1837, when the land had already been assigned to the Choctaws by the U.S. government. In 1855, the area became part of the Chickasaw Nation, after the two tribes officially separated. The present McClain County became part of Pontotoc Count...
Baptist Mission Cemetery is located in Section 18, Township 18N, Range 26E in Adair County, Oklahoma. It is approximately 2.5 miles north of Westville on Highway 59. Jesse Bushyhead selected the location for the cemetery upon the death of his daughter, Jennie Bushyhead Drew. She died sometime between 1842 and 1844. No stone marks her grave. Jesse Bushyhead died soon thereafter on July 17, 1844....
Avoca Cemetery is located about 2 miles north of Hwy 39 and 1.2 miles west of Hwy 177 northwest of Asher, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK GenWeb
Ninnekah Cemetery is located in Ninnekah, Grady County, Oklahoma. The earliest burials are from about 1905. The cemetery is active at present. At the time of its founding, Ninnekah was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. The name is from the Choctaw word, ninek, meaning "night" or "darkness." Today, many of Ninnekah's residents are non native.
The Aline Cemetery Association was organized June 3, 1903 when William H. Howe gave a deed for land to be used as a cemetery. Aug. 6, 1903 a Land Patent was issued to the officers; John Mincher, President, M.M. McCully, Secretary, Ezra E. Hartshorn, John Hartshorn, H.A. Like and L.C. Thomas. Oct. 20, 1914 the Association called a meeting for the purpose of turning control of the cemetery to the...
This project is for those buried in Albion Cemetery, Albion, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK Cemeteries OG GenWeb
This project is for those buried in Alfalfa Cemetery, Alfalfa, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK Cemeteries
This project is for those buried in New Home Cemetery, Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK Cemeteries
This project is for those buried in Wanette Cemetery, Wanette, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. OK Cemeteries Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located in Terral, Jefferson County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK Cemeteries.net OK GenWeb
Wikipedia =East Central University (shortened to ECU or East Central) is a public, co-educational teaching university located in Ada, in the south central region of the U.S. State of Oklahoma. East Central one of the six universities that are part of Oklahoma's Regional University System. Beyond its flagship campus is Ada, the university has courses available in McAlester, Shawnee, Ardmore, and...
Wikipedia =Cameron University is a public university in Lawton, Oklahoma. It offers more than 50 degrees through both undergraduate and graduate programs. The degree programs emphasize the liberal arts, science and technology, and graduate and professional studies. It was founded in 1908, soon after Oklahoma was admitted as a state, as one of six agricultural high schools in the largely rural r...
This project is for those buried in Gethsemane Cemetery, also known as Caddo Cemetery , Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave USGW Archives
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, USA: Find a Grave There is only one large cemetery in the tiny town of Cleveland in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. It has also been referred to as Cleveland Cemetery (because it is in that town).
Wolf Creek Cemetery, Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA: Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Bixby Cemetery, Bixby, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Find a Grave OK Cemeteries
Located in Segar Township, Colony, Washita County, Oklahoma; Legal description: NW ½ Section 32, Township 10 N, Range 14 W. From Colony, Ok, 3 miles south, then ½ mile west. A tract of land was deeded to the Domestic Reformed Church for church purposes, however there is no deed to the cemetery. The cemetery is also known as Buck Creek Cemetery. Caretaker: Jerry Weichel Find a Grave OK...
Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. A privately owned cemetery, Sunset Memorial Gardens was established in the 1951. Very well maintained, the cemetery is owned by The Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home in Lawton, Oklahoma since 2001. Find a Grave Official Website
Please add profiles of those buried in New Zion Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. The cemetery was established in 1892 and is a perpetual care cemetery. From Chandler City Limits (Wal-Mart Super Center) travel 2.1 miles via OK-66 E/Rte 66 east to N3480 Road and turn right (south). Travel 1.5 miles south to cemetery on the right (west) side of road. Find a Grave OKCemeteries.n...
Washunga Cemetery, Newkirk, Kay County, Oklahoma, USA: Find a Grave
Sunny Lane Cemetery is located in Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. Sunny Lane is an active cemetery and the earliest burials are from 1889. "The roots of Sunny Lane Cemetery are as old as the roots of the State of Oklahoma. Less than one week after the land run in 1889, Mr. John George donated one acre of his homestead for the purpose of erecting a church, and Mr. Jack Moore donated one acre adja...
Wikipedia The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private university located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. The university is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university offers programs in law, English, computer science, natural sciences, Clinical and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and engineering disciplines. Its faculty includes the Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtush...