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OKLAHOMA COUNTY OK

The widow Genzer came to America from Moravia, Czechoslavakia with eight children, ages 7 to 19. They settled in Ammansville, Texas in 1899. Her son, Fred Genzer, left Texas in 1890 and settled on a farm in the Mishak Community which is now part of Tinker Air Force Base. Fred's brother, Martin also settled in the same community on a farm at SE 74th and Douglas.

Oklahoma County record Book 98, p. 144 shows that Martin Genzer and Mary Genzer, his wife, conveyed two acres to the Right Rev. Theophile Meerschaert of Oklahoma County May 10, 1909 for the sum of $1.00. {Theophile Meerschaert, a Belgian, was sent to Indian and Oklahoma Territories September 18, 1891 to serve as Bishop over the Catholic population of the Territories. He served for 32 years until 1924.}

This land was for a church and cemetery. The church was completed in 1906. It was vandalized and burned in 1950. Many of the original settlers and family members are buried in this cemetery. There are six unnamed baby graves marked with iron rod crosses.

The cemetery belongs to the Catholic Diocese of Oklahoma. St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Midwest City, Oklahoma oversees and maintains the cemetery.

{Information obtained from OK County Cemetery Index - compiled by OK County HCE Genealogy Group, page 101.}