Nancy Gourd Cemetery
Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Nancy Gourd Cemetery, North side of West 790 Rd., Cherokee Co., Tahlequah, Ok. 1 mile south and east of Miller Cemetery SW of town. This cemetery is in Section 11, Township 16 North, Range 21 East.
(Do not confuse it with the Gourd Cemetery off Highway 82 North of Tahlequah.)

There are 17 unknown graves we marked with PCV pipe. These were found by the Cherokee Nation. There are several unknown graves marked with rocks.

If you have family buried in the Nancy Gourd Cemetery or can take a gate photo that I can place on the website or have obits (with newspapers permission or an obit that you can write) or tombstone photos or individual portraits or can write a short bio or have a history of the cemetery and would like to add your information to this website, contact the area coordinator for more information. You can also check out our How to Submit page.

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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.

LAST NAME	FIRST MI	BORN	DIED	COMMENTS	LINK
BECKELHYMER	Andrew Newton	23 Dec 1842	19 Sep 1886	Born in Illinois Husband of Nancy J. Terrell
DOBSON	Baby Girl	13 Nov 1905	13 Nov 1905	Daughter of Harry & Lydia
DOBSON	James Arthur "Snooks"	Sep 1914	Sep 1915	Son of Harry & Lydia
DOBSON	Leonidas "Tag"	23 Mar 1926	29 Apr 1926	Son of Harry & Lydia
DOBSON	Rev. Leonidas	12 Dec 1834	28 Jun 1908	Born In North Carolina. Rev. Dobson's first wife was Annie Ross, daughter of Chief John Ross. She died at a young age.
DOBSON	Sarah (Lillard)	18 Sep 1864	31 Dec 1906	Born in Tennesee Daughter of Noah & Nancy J. Lillard Married Leonidas in 1880
GOURD	James R.	09 Oct 1896	30 Jun 1898	Son of Armanda Beckelhymer Rattling Gourd and Elias Rattling Gourd aka "Grass"
GOURD	Nancy (Kilpatrick)	01 Apr 1838	02 Jul 1894
STEELEY	Clos R. (Rattlingourd)	04 Jun 1895	02 Dec 1918	Husband of Cora Son of Major
STEELEY	Cora (Rutherford)	04 Apr 1897	03 Apr 1920	Daughter of M & E Rutherford Wife of Cos
STEELEY	Clue Dewey	31 Jul 1898	23 Sep 1899	Son of Major & Mary
STEELEY	John Jr.	08 Oct 1832	Feb 1910	Born in Kentucky Father of Major Son of John R. & Nancy (Crockett) Steeley
STEELEY	Rebecca Jane (Poindexter)	02 Jun 1834	30 Dec 1905	Wife of John

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