Served in Company B of the 520th Engineers Battalion, in World War I.
The medal in the flowers section is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal", it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia.
This burial place was started as a cemetery for Negro slaves when this area was part of the Creek Nation. Before slavery was abolished in the 1860's, at least 19 of those buried here were probably held in bondage.
Identified by Tyner and his team, in the American Indian Institute's "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner, Maxine Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, Volume 5, pp. 103-4. (Library of Congress No. A-304793) Plot numbers are a match to their plat map. [A public University that received taxpayer dollars for the program/product; thus it is presumed to be in the public domain]
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS) In August of 2021, I was informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books."~
The medal in the flowers section is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal", it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia.
This burial place was started as a cemetery for Negro slaves when this area was part of the Creek Nation. Before slavery was abolished in the 1860's, at least 19 of those buried here were probably held in bondage.
Identified by Tyner and his team, in the American Indian Institute's "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner, Maxine Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, Volume 5, pp. 103-4. (Library of Congress No. A-304793) Plot numbers are a match to their plat map. [A public University that received taxpayer dollars for the program/product; thus it is presumed to be in the public domain]
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS) In August of 2021, I was informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books."~
Served in Company B of the 520th Engineers Battalion, in World War I.
The medal in the flowers section is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal", it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia.
This burial place was started as a cemetery for Negro slaves when this area was part of the Creek Nation. Before slavery was abolished in the 1860's, at least 19 of those buried here were probably held in bondage.
Identified by Tyner and his team, in the American Indian Institute's "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner, Maxine Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, Volume 5, pp. 103-4. (Library of Congress No. A-304793) Plot numbers are a match to their plat map. [A public University that received taxpayer dollars for the program/product; thus it is presumed to be in the public domain]
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS) In August of 2021, I was informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books."~
The medal in the flowers section is the World War I Victory Medal. Known until 1947 simply as the "Victory Medal", it was awarded to any member of the U.S. military who had served in the armed forces between the following dates in the following locations: 6 April 1917 to 11 November 1918 for any military service; 12 November 1918, to 5 August 1919 for service in European Russia; 23 November 1918, to 1 April 1920 for service with the American Expeditionary Force Siberia.
This burial place was started as a cemetery for Negro slaves when this area was part of the Creek Nation. Before slavery was abolished in the 1860's, at least 19 of those buried here were probably held in bondage.
Identified by Tyner and his team, in the American Indian Institute's "Our People And Where They Rest," (OPAWTR) James W. Tyner, Maxine Tyner and Alice Tyner Timmons, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 1971, Volume 5, pp. 103-4. (Library of Congress No. A-304793) Plot numbers are a match to their plat map. [A public University that received taxpayer dollars for the program/product; thus it is presumed to be in the public domain]
Their information (including any diagrams or maps) is given here as a historical reference and is presented "as is." Their book, like many such cemetery listing compilations, may contain errors. As with any genealogical information, this is merely a "source" and should be considered as such. It falls upon the end-user to verify the accuracy. See their map for use as a quick locator tool for graves here. The set of books are available at many Oklahoma libraries. Once freely available for online viewing, the OPAWTR volumes can now be accessed only at a LDS Family History Library, a partner library, or a Family History Center. (LDS) In August of 2021, I was informed that the set is now available on the Family Search website, but you have to be a member, and be signed in, to access it under "Books."~
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