Checotah, McIntosh County, Oklahoma

© Jennifer Williams

Information:   A special thank you to Luke Faires, funeral director for Garrett Family Funeral Home in Checotah. He is in the process of digitizing all of the old funeral records, including those from Smith Funeral Home and Koch and Thompson Hardware and Undertakers. "The funeral home started keeping records around August of 1913, many of them are woefully incomplete. Many of the records don’t record which cemetery at all. As with your records, these are subject to some inaccuracies (especially spelling)." Some partial records from Koch and Thompson Undertaking are kept by Garrett Family Funeral Home in Checotah. They also have some of the early Greenlawn, Triplett, and Brush Hill Cemetery records. 06-Mar-2014

Information:  The following is from the Oklahoma Genealogical Society Quarterly - Vol 35 # 4 1990 pg 136-141, (unless noted otherwise). Permission granted (by: Jim Slade) to okcemeteries.net to use this information on February 19, 2013.

Abstract of Deed Date Written: 22nd day of March 1902; Date Executed: September 19, 1908.

Grantor: Moty Tiger, Principal Chief of the Muskogee (Creek) Nation.

Grantee: The Town of Checotah Oklahoma formerly Indian Territory.

Consideration: One Hundred and no/100 ($100.00)

Description: The SE/4 of the NE/4 of the NE/4 of the SW/4, and the NE/4 of the SE/4 of the NE/4 of the SW/4 of Section 32, T-12-N, R-17-E of the I.B.M. in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, containing 5 acres more or less, for cemetery purposes according to the provisions of Dec 13 of an act of congress approved June 30, 1902 Pub 200.

An article was written about the cemetery, by Mrs. Blackburn for the McIntosh County Democrat on July 26, 1990. A fund has been established at Peoples National Bank in Checotah, OK, to raise money for the preservation of the cemetery. The 5-acre tract has been surveyed, and an arch for the entrance has been created by Raymond Carey, retired vocational-agriculture teacher of Checotah High School, assisted by several students and Clint Colburn. Contributions to the fund have come from as far away as California and can still be made to the Old Checotah Cemetery Fund at the bank. The money will be used for up-keep on the cemetery.

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NOTE: Every effort has been made to transcribe this information accurately. These records MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. Any corrections and/or additions greatly appreciated. As with any genealogy information, this is a source and should be considered as such. It is up to the researcher to verify the accuracy.

I do not live in McIntosh County and I do not have access to any records other than those presented here. Therefore, I am sorry that I am unable to answer any questions about specific people.

SURNAME	FIRST MI Maiden	BORN	DIED	COMMENTS
ABBOTT	Ben	23-May-1902	06-Jan-1904
ACKER	A O	08-Sep-1882	13-Feb-1904
ACKER	Jessie Mae Durham	Nov 28, 1881	Oct 5, 1907	Photo
ALEXANDER	M C	28-Nov-1849	Sep-1905
ALLISON	M A	Aged 52 Years	06-Mar-1909	Photo
ASBILL	Samuel G	14-Sep-1848	14-Aug-1891
ATKINS	Lee	20-Dec-1860	12-Nov-1894
ATKINSON	Keith Gray	10-Mar-1899	21-Aug-1899	S of Thomas C & Mary Madeline  Photo
AUD	Jodie E	03-May-1880	13-Dec-1899	D of John & Martha Photo
Bair	Rozella Bell Edwards (Maitland)	7/11/1854	5/2/1903	W of Isaac Maitland W of John Bair
BAKER	Columbus Winfield "Sam"	24-Jan-1859	07-Oct-1911	H of Frances  Photo
BAKER	Frances "Fannie" Brooks	12-Dec-1863	2_-Jun-1899	W of Columbus
BAKER	Hattie Angeline	3/22/1896	7/18/1899	D of Columbus & Frances   Photos
BAKER	Homer B	10/30/1897	9/8/1899	S of Columbus & Frances   Photos
BAKER	Homer Boyd	09-Oct-1897	20-Apr-1912	S of Calvin& Mary Photo
BAKER	Mary Ann "Polly" Long	1833	1892	W of Thomas Burial UNK
BAKER	Thomas Winfield	1828	1898	H of Mary
BAUGHMAN	Burris	23-Apr-1877	31-Dec-1948
BAUGHMAN	Deviree Paradine  Ridinger	1858	1896	Wed Isaac 2/9/1873
BAUGHMAN	Gay Linard	10 yrs	04-Jul-1914	Bert Baughman next of kin; funeral held next day at 2 pm at home
BAUGHMAN	Isaac Nicholas	19-Oct-1854	17-Apr-1895	Wed Deviree 2/9/1873
BEALE	Ivy N	14-Oct-1908	__-17-____	D of J F & M E Photo
BELL	Annie	03-Apr-1889	02-Oct-1905	D of J P & Mary Photo
BERRY	Arthur H.	28-Dec-1883	05-Jan-1914	farmer; next of kin - S. F. Berry; funeral held next day at home
Bertholf	Louisa Ludenia "Ludie" Watson	Mar 1888	6/2/1908
BIAS	Mary Henson	15-Sep-1861	02-Nov-1907	Photo W of John
BICKEL	Harold	07-Sep-1911	21-Jan-1912	Photo
BLACKBURN	Mozelle	28-Aug-1896	07-Apr-1912	D of R. T. & Martha
BLAIR	Infant Son			Photo S of M & M
BLAIR	J. L.	11-Apr-1901	12-Jun-1907	Photo S of M & M
BLAIR	Nona Elsie	18-Dec-1908	31-Jan-1911	Photo D of M & A
BOATMURI	Eva	01-Jan-1914	08-Oct-1914	passed in Texanna; funeral held next day in Texanna with Rick Hynes presiding
Borum	F D	Jul 18, 1888	Aug 8,1899
BRADY	Mary Ann Gray	12-Feb-1842 Arlington, VA	10-Nov-1889	W of Frank E
BRAGG	Daughter	09-Feb-1898	11-Aug-1900	D of N E & Emma
BRANDON	Hiram	10/28/1818	11/24/1894
BROOKS	Clifton	01-Oct-1879	22-Sep-1902	Photo
BROOKS	Thomas J	25-Mar-1877	24-Apr-1896	Photo
BROOKS	Willis Jr	03-Apr-1854	22-Sep-1902	Photo
BROWN	_abl_	05-Mar-1900	25-Mar-1905	Photo
BROWN	Francis E	Age 66	21-May-1904	Photo
BUELL	Unknown	16-Nov-1851	Mar-1899
Byars	Mary A	Aug 20, 1854	Jul 25, 1902	W of Thomas  Photo
CALDWELL	David R.	29-May-1846	14-Dec-1913	carpenter; funeral held next day at home - 3:30 with Rev. Rogers presiding
CANNON	Carrie	26-Jan-1875	03-Mar-1909	W of J. A.
CAPPS	Julia M Pevehouse	28-Apr-1866	23-Apr-1900	Photo
Capps	Mary J	Feb 28, 1900	Jan 29, 1910
CHENAULT	George Alcon	6-Dec-1900	27-Feb-1905
CLAMET	M. Tacet
COLE	Lawrence James "Larry"	02-Mar-1865	09-Sep-1907	Photo  WOW
Collins	Jennie Lee	May 10,1903	Jan 3, 1905	Photo
COLLINS	Zellie	16-Jun-1903	19-Jun-1903	dbl w/ Zelma; Children of A. D. & M. A.
COLLINS	Zelma Ruth	07-Dec-1896	06-Mar-1903	dbl w/ Zellie; Children of A. D. & M. A.
Cooper	Little Debs	Sep 30, 1903	Oct 22, 1910	Photo S of J T & L H
Cowan		Feb 27	Apr 4, 1904	S of J W & E L
Cowan	Mildred	Mar 9,1900	Dec 9, 1906	Photo
COWAN	Ruth R	07-Feb-1902	07-Nov-1906
CRAIG	Infant		24-Oct-1906	D of B. N. & Gertrude
CROMWELL	D. F., Dr.	77 yr	19-Nov-1913	physician; funeral held next morning at 10:30 at his home with Rev. Blackfurn presiding
DAVENPORT	Ella A	10-Jul-1876	03-Jul-1905	W of F. E. Photo
DOBBS	C. A.	30-Mar-1874	10-Sep-1898
Dobbs	Millie F	Age 34	Mar 1895
DUGGINS	Payton S	29-Oct-1878	15-Mar-1909
DURHAM	John Randolph	Apr 3,1843	06-Jul-1908	Photo Pvt Co F 27th LA INF CSA
Erson	Unknown		??/13/1900
FARMER	Leaty Elizabeth	12-Jul-1890	13-Sep-1903	Photo D of F & B
FIELDS	Benjamin Toliver "Toll"	24Dec-1853	21-Feb-1910	Photo
FIELDS	Haston	28-May-1872	03-Jul-1907	Photo
FINLEY	Emma D	64 yrs	23-Jun-1914	William A. Vuryear next of kin; funeral held next day at 4 pm at home
FREEMAN	Leroy Alexander	24-Nov-1907	08-Feb-1909	Photo
FRY	Mattie A	Age 44 yrs	01-Apr-1905	W of D. W
FYFFE	Isaac W	11/24/1827	1/2/1910	Co H 5thTN Vols. Mex. War  Photo
GAMBLIN	Edward Eldo	Aug 1869	3/15/1909	Wed Malissah 3/26/1893
GAMBLIN	Infant	03-Apr-1900	15-Jun-1900	D of Davie L. & E.
GAMBLIN	Lizzie B.	17-Oct-1909	11-Jan-1910	D of William & Sarah
GAMBLIN	Malissah Ellen Hughes	19-Aug-1874	14-Feb-1908	Wed Edward 3/26/1893
GLADDEN	Carrie	26-Jan-1875	03-Mar-1909	W of J A
GLADDEN	Effie	Age 29 yrs	1911	W of G W
GRAHAM	Silas Carl	8/17/1859	23-Mar-1901
GRAHAM	Toy	03-Mar-1886	03-Mar-1901
GRIMES	James E	31-Jan-1908	12-Apr-1908	Photo S of CC & Lucy
Grimes	Lula M	10/30/1889	Unreadable	Photo
Grimes	Thomas Winford	Jan 27, 1909	Jun 28, 1910	S of C C & Lucy
GUINN	Arch	10-Sep-1876	23-Jul-1899	Photo
GUINN	James K	17-Sep-1850	14-Jan-1907
GUINN	Oliver	Jul 16, 1873	Oct 9, 1906
HALE	Edith	05-Sep-1892	29-Aug-1905	D of A. J. & R. B.
HALTER	Mathias	20-Oct-1856	09-May-1908	H of Rosa; 51 yrs 6 mo 19 ds
HARRIS	William D	18-Mar-1865	17-Sep-1901
HARRISON	Annie M	27-Jul-1882	15-Nov-1898
HARRISON	Arthur S	27-Jan-1896	29-Sep-1899
HARRISON	Hattie A	28-Mar-1891	29-Oct-1899
HARRISON	John J	01-Apr-1886	25-Oct-1897
HATCHER	Stephen Scott	05-Oct-1871	04-Oct-1906
HERMAN	Robert	02-Feb-1888	17-Mar-1909
HICKS	Hettie M	10-Nov-1861	02-Apr-1905	W of Thomas
HICKS	John W	12-Jan-1890	03-Sep-1904
HICKS	Minnie B	15-Nov-1894	05-Jan-1895	D of Thomas & Hettie
HICKS	Thomas R	10-Sep-1857	12-Sep-1898	H of Hettie
Higgins	Milton S	Oct 29, 1873	Mar 6, 1909	Photo
HILL	Hanah	1863	1903	Photo
HILL	J F	19-May-1855	04-Aug-1904
HINKLE	Infant Son	03-Oct-1901	05-Oct-1901	Photo S of H S & M A
Hobbs	Martin	1863	1908
Hodges	Addie	Mar 31, 1875	Mar 7, 1898
Hodges	Maybell	Mar 25, 1898	Jun 30, 1898	D of Charles & Mollie
Hodges	Mollie A	Nov 14, 1870	Feb 12, 1899	W of Charles
HONGER	P H	25-May-1854	02-Jan-1902	WOW
Howard	George D	Nov 6, 1850	Aug 24, 1902	Photo
HOWSE	Ella M	17-Sep-1887	11-Jul-1906	Photo
HUGHES	Infant			S of E W & E   Photo
HUGHES	Joseph	30-Mar-1851	25-Aug-1908	Photo
HULLEY	Frankline	25-May-1906	19-Jun-1906
HULLEY	Margaret	11-Dec-1848	04-Oct-1905
HUNT	Lillian B	25-Dec-1888	08-Dec-1905	W of J.
HUNTER	Annie
Hunter	Cenna	Dec 27, 1873	Dec 29, 1907	D of W H
HUNTER	Jessie J	17y 9m 18d	18-Nov-1905	S of E. M. & Hatcher
INGRAM	G W	39y 7m 22d	24-Feb-1909	Photo
IVEY	Cecil H	06-Dec-1894	15-May-1899	S of T E & M D
JOHNSON	Laura Alice Hargus	15-Mar-1857	28-Mar-1903	W of L A  Photo
JOHNSON	Wellington Lott	18-Jan-1872	15-Mar-1898	Photo
JONES	Bay	07-Apr-1903	31-Oct-1904	Photo D of W F & C L
JONES	Beulah	27-Jul-1891	09-Oct-1897	D of L C & R E
Knott	H M	Jun 7, 1850	Dec 6, 1898	Photo
LAMB	Infant Male	21-Jan-1903	05-Aug-1905	Photo  his name appears to be on top of the stone - unreadable in photo S of C D & Sudie
LEE	Exie	1899	1909	Photo D of N P & L B
Lewis	James Z	Jan 8, 1850	Feb 19, 1906
Light	Ollie J	Jun 4, 1902	Nov 20, 1907	S of J C & D V  Photo
LONG	John A	Aged 56 Yrs	05-Jul-1901	Photo
LYNCH	Bennie	14-Oct-1895	07-Jan-1896	S of O. H. & Dollie
LYNCH	Kate Drew	Jan 1, 1862	Jan 30, 1894
Mackey	George J	Age 46	Feb 1, 1904	H of Cherokee  Photo
MALONE	Walde	30-Jun-1884	06-Feb-1902
Markham	Francis Lorine	Oct 9, 1901	Oct 14, 1904	D of A C & Lorine
MARLIN	Josiah H	27-Nov-1820	04-Dec-1901	AR Cav CSA   Photo
McCaughan	Mamie	Feb 17, 1895	Oct 12, 1898	D of J & I E   Photo
McCLAIN	Mattie May	09-May-1891	29-Jul-1892	D of R A & M
McCune	Infant Son	1mo 15da	8/9/1910	S of J N  Photo
McCUNE	Jual	09-Nov-1902	21-Nov-1908	Photo
McCurdy	Mary R	Mar 21, 1923	Aug 22, 1899	Photo
McDANIEL	John Grover	01-Oct-1897	07-Feb-1908
McNEELEY	Jane	Dec 19, 1822	Feb 27, 1908	Photo
McNulty	Cherokee Watt (Mackey)	Mar 21,1866	Sep 23, 1904	W of George Mackey
MIDDLETON	Nancy Adline Reed	06-Feb-1835	29-Jun-1901	Wed Richard 6/14/1853
Minton	Frank	Jun 29, 1894	Sep 1894	S of Chanie & Ida
Minton	Jarret O	Dec 28, 1899	Apr 23, 1901	S of Chanie & Ida
MINTON	Samuel C. "Sammie"	1895	1895	S of Chanie & Ida
Mohon	Luther L	Dec 4,1903	Jul 28, 1904
Mohon	Robert L	Mar 5, 1903	Jun 16, 1904
MOORE	Lieuvenia	38 Yrs	16-Jan-1907	W of David F.
Mullen	Meda	Dec 12, 1894	Oct 20,1 907
NARON	Lera B	13y 11m 1d	22-Apr-1903	D of A C & P V Photo
Needham	Ida Odel Yount	Feb 24, 1870	Jul 1, 1904
Newmyer	Nolin	Mar 24, 1896	Aug 29, 1902
Nichols	Infant			S of J L & Laura
OBELL	Annie	03-Apr-1887	02-Oct-1905	D J. & Annie
Odom	Robert Herman	Feb 2, 1883	Mar 27, 1909	Photo
OMAN	Carl Bartow	06-Sep-1898	19-Aug-1899	Photo S of G O & Nellie
ORSBORN	Infant Son		28-Jan-1905	Photo S of F R & A J
ORSBORN	Infant Son		23-Feb-1909	Photo S of F R & A J
OSBORN	Babe	24-Nov-1852	14-Feb-1902	W of T J
PARSONS	Unknown		30-Aug-1913	5 mon; funeral held same day at home
PATE	Cynthia	19-Mar-1828	02-Oct-1897	W of J E
PATTON	Lizzie	08-Mar-1875	15-May-1903	W of J M   Photo
PEARSON	Thomas Newton "Newt"	1866	Jun 18, 1909
PEIRCE	Martha	10-Sep-1883	07-Dec-1904	W of Imple
Peyton	Daughter	29-Oct-1873	05-Mar-1909
PITTS	Cynthia Sereptha Davis (Snelson)	Apr 17, 1841	Aug 5, 1907	Wed John Snelson 12/4/1860 Wed Lawrence Pitts  8/3/1865
PITTS	Infant		2/24/1909
PITTS	W N	07-Nov-1869	03-Oct-1908	WOW   Photo
PORTER	Mrs. J. F.	29 years
PRICE	Mary Opel	04-Aug-1898	07-Aug-1898
PRICE	Unknown		07-Jul-1914	67 yrs; next of kin listed as I.O.O.F. home
RANDALL	Ralph M	Feb 18, 1900	14y 6m 6d	Photo
Rankin	Harriett Delia Alexander	May 6, 1929	Jan 31, 1907
REED	Fay E			D of J. W. & R.; stone unreadable
REED	Johnnie Viola	Aug 25, 1893	Dec 21, 1896
REID	Alice	03-Mar-1881	01-Nov-1903	W of W A
REID	Infant Son		Nov 1, 1903	S of W A & Alice
Richardson	Charles A	Dec 11, 1874	Feb 5, 1907
RINNERT	Karl	02-May-1904	03-Jul-1904	Photo
RINNERT	Unknown	28-Oct-1813	24-Nov-1894
RUCKER	James Franklin "Jim"	10-Jan-1854	02-Mar-1895	Photo
SALTS	Joseph E	07-Jun-1872	27-Feb-1912	Photos
Sappington	Jessie	19-Mar-1901	05-Nov-1901	Photo
Sappington	Laura	30-Jun-1904	18-Mar-1906	Photo
Schellsmidt	Roxie Hicks	26-Oct-1897	30-Mar-1989	Photo
SEALE	Ivy	14-Oct-1908	17-Feb-1911	D of J. F. & M. L.
SHAMBLIN	Nathanel C	22-Jan-1848	07-Feb-1902	Photo
SHARP	N M	06-Apr-1878	18-Mar-1912
SHASTID	Sam	02-Dec-1905	19-Jul-1906
SHOEMAKE	Allie R Hill	27-Sep-1878	18-Mar-1901	W of Matthew; D of J A & L C Hill
SHOEMAKE	Unknown	14 yrs	1899	D of G. W. & Mary
Sledg??	Francis	1844	1913
STATHAM	Son	30-Sep-1891	22-Jul-1892	S of L F & Lena
STRANEY	Mattie E	Jul 12, 1860	Mar 21, 1909	W of J A
STRANEY	William F	16-Dec-1910	Age 18 yrs
TAYLOR	Blanche	Jul 10, 1888	Jun 21, 1899
TAYLOR	Justin H. "Guff"	10-Jul-1871	12-Feb-1908	Photo
THOMAS	D L	14-Dec-1878	20-Feb-1906	W of G W  Photo
THOMAS	George Washington	13-Nov-1853	16-May-1901	H of Sarah   Photo
THOMAS	James Lorenzo Dow "LD"	31-Dec-1858	23-Jan-1903
THOMAS	Mary C	26-Jan-1854	15-Feb-1908	W of G T   Photo
THOMAS	Sadie P		14-Dec-1913	D. L. Thomas listed as next of kin
THOMAS	Sarah J	09-Dec-1855	23-Dec-1890	W of George   Photo
THOMAS	Wesley Dow	20-Mar-1888	27-Dec-1902
Thompson	Edwin H	Dec 14, 1883	Aug 18, 1907
Thompson	Fieldon E	May 22, 1848	Apr 10, 1906
TORRANS	Perry L	04-May-1900	30-May-1905
TURNBOW	Alice	30-Oct-1879		W of J. A.; stone broken at DOD
Turner	Homer B	Sep 17, 1997	Sep 17, 1998
Unknown	Infant			Unreadable
Unknown	???erso		?? 13, 1900
VANDIVER	Leslie Lee	09-Aug-1903	13-Nov-1906	D of J. M. & Rosa
VANDIVER	Rob A	20-Feb-1899	21-Oct-1910	Photo
VAUGHN	Infant		06-Oct-1914	S of John F. funeral held at 2 pm next day at home
Vinson	Claudie Lee	Jun 27, 1902	Feb 10, 1903
Walden	John J "Johnnie"	Jun 30, 1887	Feb 6, 1902	Photo
WALLACE	Anne E.	28-Dec-1835	24-Feb-1896	Photo W of Robert
WALLACE	Nina V.	12-Jul-1884	30-Jun-1909	Photo W of Thomas W
WALTON	Lucy	26 yr old	30-Nov-1913	W of Sam Walton next of kin; funeral at church the same day at 2 pm; Rev. Woods presiding.
WASSON	Earnest Arlie	Sep 1, 1892	Sep 5, 1893	S of W E & L C
WASSON	Mammie	1879	1909	W of J. L.
WASSON	Maxine	Nov 16, 1870	Jan 2, 1899
WASSON	Nancy B	17-Aug-1882	07-Sep-1904	W of J. L.
WATSON	Clarence R	Aug 29, 1907	Sep 19, 1908	S of R L & Annie
WATSON	Claude	Aug 29, 1907	Aug 19, 1908	S of R L & Annie
WATSON	Dollie Turpin	Sep 1891	Dec 25,1908
WATSON	Ellen Pettit	Dec 1858	10-Jan-1905	W of Thomas
WATSON	Thomas L	15-Mar-1884	12-Sep-1907	H of Ellen
WELLS	Burford		16-Aug-1913	19 yr old farmer; funeral held the next day
WELLS	J H	1854	1909
WHALEY	Rufus Morgan Sr "Rufe"	16-Aug-1860	27-Jan-1901	Photo  WOW
WINFORD	Thomas	27-Jan-1909	29-Jun-1910	S of C C & Lucie
WOLFE	Georgia E	Age 7y 8m 16d	31-Aug-1906	D of G. B. & Elenora Photo
WOOD	Sapheoria Una	21-Mar-1904	28-Jun-1905	D of Mr. & Mrs. J. M.
WOODS	Mary	14-Aug-1872	31-Oct-1912	W of B F  Photo
WRIGHT	Alpheus	19-Feb-1826	24-Mar-1900	Photo
WRIGHT	John Garvie	24-Jul-1884	05-Feb-1903	Photo
YOEMANS	Shelton Curtis	21-Nov-1906	20-Dec-1908	S of Rev. W. & Viola
Yount	Jincey Lewallen	May 8, 1862	Dec 19, 1912	W of A C

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