Find A Grave - Muskogee County

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
Boydston, Max Ray b. January 22, 1932 d. December 12, 1998
Professional Football Player. He was a 1954 All-America end at Oklahoma and one of the Muskogee, Oklahoma, gang that helped the Sooners to record-setting seasons under Bud Wilkinson. Boydston played on two state championship teams at Muskogee Central High School. During Boydston's Sooner days under Wilkinson, OU began a 47-game winning streak, an NCAA record that still stands. He was voted the nation's outstanding lineman by the Washington Touchdown Club in 1954. He was a first-round draft pick...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Muskogee, 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
Creager, Charles Edward b. April 28, 1873 d. January 11, 1964
US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma's 3rd District in the United States house of Representatives, serving from 1909 to 1911.
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Edmondson, Edmond Augustus b. April 7, 1919 d. December 8, 1990
US Congress Representative from Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1940 and was a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C., 1940 to 1943. During WW II he served in the United States Navy, 1943 to 1946 and remained in the US Naval Reserve from 1946 to 1970. Graduating from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. in 1947 and admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar, he became county attorney of Muskogee County, Oklahoma that same year. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Muskogee, 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)
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section OC, Grave 2233
Epps, Joseph L. b. May 16, 1870 d. June 20, 1952
Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Army during the war against Philippine rebels as a Private in Company B, 33rd United States Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Vigan Luzon, Philippine Islands, on December 4, 1899. His citation reads "Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender." His Medal was awarded...[Read More]
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Foreman, Grant b. June 3, 1869 d. April 21, 1953
Author. Was a student of Indian and western history and contributed to numerous magazines and articles on these subjects. Wrote 'Pioneer Days in the Early Southwest', and 'Fort Gibson-A Brief History'. (Bio by: Laurie)
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
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
Haskell, Charles Nathaniel b. March 13, 1860 d. July 5, 1933
Oklahoma Governor. He served as Governor of Oklahoma from 1907 to 1911.
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
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
Posey, Alexander Lawrence b. August 3, 1873 d. May 27, 1908
Creek Indian Author, Journalist, Teacher. One of the first Native American writers to achieve a national reputation. He grew up listening to Creek tales from his mother Pohas Harjo, a full blood Creek, whose white name was Nancy Phillips and who married a Scotch and Irish man named Lewis H. Posey. He developed an understanding of the human spirit and loved nature. He attended Bacone University, now Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he acted as a librarian on Sundays and set type...[Read More] (Bio by: Alice Huitt Preston)
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, 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
Reeves, Bass b. July, 1838 d. January 12, 1910
Western Lawman. Born as a slave, after the Civil War he went west to engage in farming. In 1875 he began a new career, receiving his commission as a U.S. Deputy Marshal, under the direction of Judge Isaac C. Parker in Ft. Smith. He was the first African American to receive a commission as a U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi. He acquired a reputation as one of the best deputy marshals to ever work out of the Fort Smith Federal Court. By 1901, he had arrested more than three thousand...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Agency Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
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
Robertson, Alice b. January 2, 1854 d. July 1, 1931
US Congresswoman.
Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
Starr (Shirley), Belle (Myra Belle) b. February 5, 1848 d. February 3, 1889
Folk Figure. She was born Myra Maybelle Shirley (parents called her Belle) on a farm near Carthage, Missouri one of six children but the only daughter of dirt farmer parents, John and Elizabeth (Hatfield) Shirley. Her parents moved into Carthage and her father became a prosperous innkeeper and slave holder. Frank and Jessie James and the Younger brothers were customers. Belle attended Carthage Female Academy then Cravens a private school and had a talent for music. At the start of the Civil...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Belle Star Cabin, Porum, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.3021011, -95.3379974 (hddd.dddd)
Stovall McIntosh, Jessie Mae b. April 13, 1909 d. January 21, 1974
Founder of McIntosh Nursing Home, Inc. Largest Africian-American employer in Muskogee, Oklahoma. (1957 to 1991) Soprano vocalist of the "Song Birds" along with sister, Myrtle Easter Adeline McInyre-Josey, they were known all over the state of Oklahoma and Kansas City, Ks area for their Gospel/Blues singing. Myrtle is listed in Who's Who's Kansas City Blues archives. (Bio by: M E Taylor)
Booker T. Washington Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA

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