Tammie and I want to thank publicly the many members and volunteers who have made our Website possible. Your names are to numerous to even try to list. If we tried, we would surely leave out some of you. Without the help and dedication of each of you, the Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer and Cemetery Inventory webpage would not be what it is today. I am in awe of those who so willing walk the cemeteries, both in the heat and in the cold, fighting chiggers, ticks and snakes, inventorying these sacred grounds of our ancestors and taking pictures of the stones so you and I can find the resting place of our ancestors and gaze upon their names from the comfort of our homes. When I think of the hundreds of e-mails with inventories that Tammie and I have received, the thousands of photos that we have received and continue to receive, those out there, even today, inventorying Oklahoma cemeteries, the willingness of volunteers to search the books and papers they have, to help strangers, I know without a doubt that those on our list and our fellow Oklahoma researchers are a special group of people and Tammie and I feel blessed to be a part of you. Kathleen Burnett List Mom http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm I just tried it again and it is working - Tammie might have been working on it when you tried. Kathleen rose haun wrote: > just tried the addy you sent, they said i t is not > avai;able. rose > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the Oklahoma > Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

There is another Cemetery page that is provided by this Mailing List and you can find it at http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm There has been hours and hours of work put into this page for the benifit of all those researching in Oklahoma. Kathleen Burnett List Mom

Bartlesville has them in their library. They might be able to help you with other things also. And , The Rudisil North Regional Library in Tulsa has lots of films.

I am trying to locate the grave of a Henry Ford b. 29 Oct 1898 and d. Aug 1967, Seminole Co., OK. and to find out if his wife, Mabel (Mable) Cynthia Ensley Ford is buried by him and what is the birth and death date of Mabel. She did remarry after Henry passed away to a man with the surname of Blake. I would appreciate any help in locating this information. Reeta Martin [email protected]

Louise, what you should really do first is verify that your grandparents lived there by checking a census record if you have not done so. This is the start of any good research. There are some records online, but you can rent them from the LDS Family History Centers, also. Penny

I would like to determine where Martha Rebecca Williams Brantley is buried. She moved from Mississippi to Ada (or near Ada), Ok abt 1920 after the death of her husband, Luther Taylor Brantley. I am not sure of her date of death, but she was a grandmother in 1920. Any help will be appreciated.

Louise: I also have the "Talking Tombstones" book, but my relatives were not listed there either. They are in the cemetery listed below! Hillside Cemetery is located 3 miles North on Highway 11 and 1 Mile east on Highway 186 of Skiatook. Maybe since Vera is right there.....they would be in this cemetery? [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Moberly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: RE: [OK-CEM] Vera Cemetery? > Louise > I don't find them listed in Ruby Cranor's Talking Tombstones about the > burials in Washington County. That doesn't mean they aren't here somewhere. > keep looking. > > rich & terri Moberly > Bartlesville, Oklahoma > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OK-CEM] Vera Cemetery? > > > My father lived in Vera when he was a small child (1912-1915). He had a > brother born about 1915. The baby was either stillborn or died a few days > later. I am just playing a hunch that the baby and possibly, my > grandfather, > were buried somewhere around there. The names would have been Calvin Fields > or William Jefferson Fields. Thanks for any help at all. I live within > easy > driving distance of Vera, but am totally unfamiliar with that area. > Louise Fields Cosar > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the > Oklahoma > Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the Oklahoma > Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Truthfully, I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I do know that my grandparents lived in Vera around 1910/1915. I just thought that if there was a Vera cemetery, I could look around, maybe find some leads. Louise

Please be patient as the Webhosting site my Washington County Cemetery website is located on made some changes last weekend and now my query pages will not function properly. They are working with me to resolve the issues. This is very frustrating for me. Please feel free to send queries directly to my email and I will do manual lookups from the book, Talking Tombstones, or post your quearies to this email list and there are many here that will help you, too. Best Regards Rich & Terri Moberly Bartlesville, Oklahoma Washington County Cemetery Web Site http://www.rmoberly.net

Louise I don't find them listed in Ruby Cranor's Talking Tombstones about the burials in Washington County. That doesn't mean they aren't here somewhere. keep looking. rich & terri Moberly Bartlesville, Oklahoma -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OK-CEM] Vera Cemetery? My father lived in Vera when he was a small child (1912-1915). He had a brother born about 1915. The baby was either stillborn or died a few days later. I am just playing a hunch that the baby and possibly, my grandfather, were buried somewhere around there. The names would have been Calvin Fields or William Jefferson Fields. Thanks for any help at all. I live within easy driving distance of Vera, but am totally unfamiliar with that area. Louise Fields Cosar ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the Oklahoma Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

there are some near there. What are you looking for? I have a book that lists the cemeteries of Washington county. Rich & Terri Moberly Bartlesville, Oklahoma -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OK-CEM] Vera Cemetery? I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not there is a cemetery in or near the old town of Vera, Washington County? If not, does anyone know what cemetery would be closest to Vera? Louise Fields Cosar ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, use [email protected] or [email protected] if you are on the Digest list. If your Ancestors migrated to or through Oklahoma - register them on the Oklahoma Migration Page http://oklahomamigration.homestead.com/OMIndex.html To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

I can ask my sister in law as she has lived there for years. They farmed and know the area. Not sure when I can catch her but won't forget. Raymonda

This is a very good story-poem. How true. Thank you for sharing. Barbara

My father lived in Vera when he was a small child (1912-1915). He had a brother born about 1915. The baby was either stillborn or died a few days later. I am just playing a hunch that the baby and possibly, my grandfather, were buried somewhere around there. The names would have been Calvin Fields or William Jefferson Fields. Thanks for any help at all. I live within easy driving distance of Vera, but am totally unfamiliar with that area. Louise Fields Cosar

Yes, I think there is a cemetery near Vera. I heard a long time ago there was. I will check on it as I am curious also. Are there any certain names you would be looking for there? Raymonda

I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not there is a cemetery in or near the old town of Vera, Washington County? If not, does anyone know what cemetery would be closest to Vera? Louise Fields Cosar

I know some folks on genealogy lists only want to see names, dates, and places. if you are that type of genealogist, punch your delete key now, because I can't believe you are a true genealogist if that is all the information you want. This story or poem was sent to me by another very good genealogist. Bud Caudle The Story Tellers..... We are the chosen. My feelings are in each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again, to tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. To me, doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called as it were by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. How many graves have I stood before now and cried? I have lost count. How many times have I told the ancestors you have a wonderful family you would be proud of us? How many times have I walked up to a grave and felt somehow there was love there for me? I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It goes to who am I and why do I do the things I do? It goes to seeing a cemetery about to be lost forever to weeds and indifference and saying I can't let this happen. The bones here are bones of my bone and flesh of my flesh. It goes to doing something about it. It goes to pride in what our ancestors were able to accomplish. How they contributed to what we are today. It goes to respecting their hardships and losses, their never giving in or giving up, their resoluteness to go on and build a life for their family. It goes to deep pride that they fought to make and keep us a Nation. It goes to a deep and immense understanding that they were doing it for us. That we might be born who we are. That we might remember them. So we do. With love and caring and scribing each fact of their existence, because we are them and they are us. So, as a scribe called, I tell the story of my family. It is up to that one called in the next generation to answer the call and take their place in the long line of family storytellers. That, is why I do my family genealogy, and that is what calls those young and old to step up and put flesh on the bones. ( Unknown Author )

Sherrel, I've copied two cemetery books regarding the burial sites of John and Eliza McGraiff. If you send me you home address off line I'll be happy to mail them to you. Fred Frederick Dittmar http://www.dittmar.net/fred Mail List Administrator: [email protected] [email protected] : [email protected] - County Coordinator - MAJOR County, Oklahoma - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmajor/major.htm - WASHITA County, Oklahoma - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okwashit/ Genealogical Assistant & Board Member Oklahoma Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs

Hello, I am seeking the cemetery where my ggrandparents STRONG were buried. They were living in the Oilton or Cushing area when they died. I am hoping someone has cemetery records of that general area. Ernest Noah STRONG, b. abt. 1862. Died after 1935. Florence (Young) STRONG, b. abt. 1864. Died after 1925. Thank you for any help and/or suggestions! Margaret Norlen