11 May 2011

Kolb Cemetery, Oklahoma County OK

On a day off from work for my semi-annual dental visit, I stopped at a couple of cemeteries. Now I moved to OKC two years ago, but I still go to the dentist in Stillwater. So after my visit to el dentiste, I traveled east to Oilton (Creek Co.) and walked Highland Cemetery. I had visited there back in the 1980s to get information on possible Civil War veterans. This time I was looking for anyone who died before 1920. I came up with 24 new entries for the database.

Then I drove to the east side of OKC and checked a couple of cemeteries that I had not known of before. But, alas, they were all recently established, even the two that were pet cemeteries! But I did stop at Kolb Cemetery. I had visited this cemetery several years ago, again looking for Civil War veterans. Since tombstone listings are available for it on several internet sites, I walked the cemetery looking for for pre-1920 death dates on new tombstones or tombstones with newly cemented bases. My 30 minute walk netted me 10 corrections to previous entries and 5 new entries. So overall a successful trip!

I ended the visit to Kolb Cemetery with a talk with the man in the uniform and black and white car with flashing lights on top (Spencer Police Dept.). He wanted to make sure I wasn't vandalizing tombstones. He showed quite a bit of interest in the project once I explained what I was doing.

The day ended with 3 hours in the Oklahoma Historical Society Library adding info on Blaine County deaths, followed by the May meeting of the Oklahoma Genealogical Society.

You'd think that would be a big enough genealogy fix to last for a while, but....

...until next time....

2 comments:

  1. Question about a burial in Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, McClain county Oklahoma. My GG grandfather buried there, Harvey H Pickens. He is listed as a civil war veteran, but, I can not find a record for this. Any help. He was born in Alabama, 1845, died 1926.
    Patricia Pickens Black

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  2. Sorry...I didn't see you comment until this morning! From his Oklahoma Confederate Pension Index Card:

    Harvey H. Pickens deceased 1 Apr 1926 of Purcell, McClain Co. OK Appl#4509 filed 26 Apr 1921 served Pvt H 20 AR Inf CSA 1862-65 pension #3671 granted 6 Apr 1921. On back of card is a note that changed his address to 526 Miller Ave., Norman OK

    http://www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/pensioncard&CISOPTR=8116&REC=4

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