Find A Grave - Fort Gibson

Bowlegs, Billy
Seminole Chief. He was probably born in 1812 on the Alachua Savannah in Florida. He was the head chief of the Florida branch of the Seminole Tribe and led his people in two wars against the whites. During and after 1839 he became known as Holata Micco, or chief governor. In 1839 his group defeated Colonel William Selby Harney on the Caloosahatchee River. Haney retaliated in 1840 by attacking again and hanging six prisoners and exacerbating the situation. By 1842 the Billy Bowlegs people were...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Brogdon ., . Fines D ' ' b. September 11, 1931 d. August 15, 1995

Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: 16, 0, 2375
Burris, Paul 'Buddy' b. January 20, 1923 d. November 26, 2007
Professional Football Player. Born in Rogers County, Oklahoma, he played at the guard and linebacker positions for three seasons (1949 to 1951) in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers. During his collegiate years at the University of Tulsa and University of Oklahoma, Burris was a standout player achieving All-American honors three times while with the Sooners. During World War II, Burris served in the United States Army earning numerous medals. He was selected by the Packers...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Elliott, Joel Haworth b. October 27, 1840 d. November 28, 1868
Civil War Union Army Officer. He entered the Civil War as a Private in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, and was commissioned in the 7th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry in 1863. He commanded his regiment in Grierson's Mississippi Raid in 1864. After the Civil War, he received a commission as Major, 7th United States Cavalry, whose field commander was Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer. He participated in the 1868 Washita campaign, where he led a detachment that was cut off and killed to the last...[Read More] (Bio by: CK (inactive))
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section OC, Grave 2233
Goldsby, Crawford 'Cherokee Bill' b. February 8, 1876 d. March 17, 1896
Western Outlaw. Born part Sioux and Cherokee Indian, he was one of the most notorious and feared renegades on the Frontier. He began his life of crime in petty thievery and killed his first man at age twelve. By 1894, he was a wanted man belonging to the infamous Cook Brothers' gang that robbed banks and trains across the Oklahoma Territory. He later formed his own gang that included such outlaws as Henry Starr and Billy the Kid. In July 1894, he robbed the railroad depot at Nowata and killed...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Haddoo, John [cenotaph] b. August 13, 1851 d. September 30, 1877
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was killed in action. His true name was John Haddo, Jr. He has an "In memory of" marker at Ft Gibson National Cemetery. He died at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana and was buried in a mass grave at Custer Battlefield National Cemetery in Crow Agency,Montana. He served as a Corporal in the United States Army in Company B, 5th US Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Cedar Creek, etc., Montana during October 1876 and January 8...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: MA-17
Montgomery, Jack C. b. July 23, 1917 d. June 11, 2002
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a 1st Lieutenant in the 45th Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Padiglione, Italy, on February 22, 1944. His citation reads "Two hours before daybreak a strong force of enemy infantry established themselves in 3 echelons at 50 yards, 100 yards, and 300 yards, respectively, in front of the rifle platoons commanded by 1st Lt. Montgomery. The closest position...[Read More]
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Reese Jr., John Noah b. June 13, 1923 d. February 9, 1945
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Army during World War II as a Private First Class in Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Paco Railroad Station, Manila, Philippine Islands on February 9, 1945. His citation reads "He was engaged in the attack on the Paco Railroad Station, which was strongly defended by 300 determined enemy soldiers with machineguns and rifles, supported by several pillboxes...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section 2, Grave 1259-E
Risenhoover, Theodore Marshall "Ted" b. November 3, 1934 d. September 10, 2006
US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1975 to 1979. He was also once employed at the Pentagon, where he worked to preserve historical House legislation from the 1800s. (Bio by: K)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Wiley, Lee b. October 9, 1908 d. December 11, 1975
Jazz Singer. She was born in Fort Gibson (Oklahoma) and died in New York. She came to New York in the early '30s and at age 17 was singing and recording with Leo Reisman's orchestra. She spent most of the that decade singing with commercial radio orchestras (including Victor Young and Johnny Green) and with small jazz groups. Starting in 1939 Lee Wiley became the first singer to devote an entire album to the music of one composer; her George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen and Rodgers &...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Citizens Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA

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