J ; Form B-(S-1497

BURIAL GJROUND FORM ' •' WOIKS PROGHESS AmHiISTRA3?I0N " / ,. *), - ^ >̂

Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma c3 " '"«J(iO

id worker's name . S .

Ls report made on (date) May 24th y 1-95 -7

Nam?, (if any) of bui'ial ground

Founded (date) About T840 '

SamaelB

By Mose Perryman

Abandoned (date) Not abandoned Why abandoned^r

Present ov/ners of premises Public property

• Address of present owners V •

Answer fully," if possible, questions 5 to 13 inclusive, here or onsheets firmly attached to this form.

Original owners of premises. - * . , / •-Give n£mes of other persons who at one tins owned the premises.Approximate number of graves, ,.\*QQAppro.xifcate number of marked graves._ 250. •

I General condition of headstones, including inscriptions. (JoojlNumber:jo,f inscriptions^c*opied a'nd attached. i£ J (Place

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each inscription on a separate sheet and attach a l l to this form). ^Any other information you wvre able to gather about the burial groundincluding i t s history. See-Sfeeet two " { "Condition of the premises i iggleoted '

Detailed location of burial ground. S ix mi les south of RecLbircL

Legal location of burial ground, County SW SW SW ,

Section 1 Township iiange

(north)

plat on this form jrepres"ents 6403s, one square mile, and is sub-Lded into 40 acre tracts". Thefeer of the section,, &nd burialnd should be located accordingly.)ssiblc, make additional sub-sionson plat to- give more accurate

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?er of ^heets .attached .

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, JAMBS S . • CEKSTEBISS--OREEK.

HJhis old burial' ground, in the early days, was,.- . , • •

known as the Mose Perryman grave yard as Mose Perry-

man was an extensive land holder and., slave owner in

the immediate vicinity, and it is claimed that he

established the burial ground aoout 1840*

Jim Samuels -waa, a slave of Mose Perryman prev-

ious to the civil war, and after the war and the

slaves were made free, Jim Samuels resided in the

^immediate vicinity and when th% allotments were-

eventually made to the freedmen, -che land upon p

which the cemetery is situated, and part of the \

old Mose Perryman claim nappened to be Jim Samuels

allotment* Since that time it has been known as

the Samuels grave yard. It is a beautiful plot,' • - "' a

'consisting of about six acres' situated on high

slope,-several large-oaks and cedars shade the

?—grounds• She older graves hayja.no markers or i n -i ~ ' • '

| scriptions.

,JAMES 3 \ CEMETERIES—CREEK.

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PERKXMM, the original owner or claimant

of the land on which this cemetery is located, and

one of the first settlers of this part of the ter-

ritory and operated a plantation with slaves is

buried in this plot among the plder graves^ lout

has no marker, so I was informed by Philip A. Lewis,

a Creek freedman born near the vicinity in 1870 •

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-BUGHANAS, JMS3 S . . CJMETKRI3S--CREEK.

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SAUOCTHLS CEME5JERT

Daniel Perryman, Bora 1 6 ^ . Died 1878.

&A2KJELS CEMDBIEHT

JACOB P E E R X M M . B o r n . A a g u s t 1 1 , 1 8 2 7• >

Diea. February 1903.

BUCHANiiN/ JAMES S . 0E14ET2RIES—OHESK.

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J. B. PERRBOH. Born Hovember Uf. 1873

Died June 5,

', JAMES. S. CM3T2RI&3-*0&EEK.

CEMETERY

DOHJE MARSHALL. Born April 16, 1852

Died January 7,

Hote- Ihe name "Dollie" was a family nick

name given ner when a baby. Her real name

as it appears on the Creek roll is Mary

Ann Ohieker. M s information was given

me by Philip A. Lewis, the only son of

Dollie Marshall, b o m in 1676,.

Eoata s, •OEMEtffcRIfiS-t-CREEK.

SAMUELS GEMETEEI

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H . Born January 1 1 , . 1 8 6 5

Died. August 4, 18?6

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BCJG5ANANr-JAMES ;&

BURIAL GKHJND'B0RMl i$lQGj&i$S AJKBSISTJ

Indian-Pioneer His tory Project for Oklahoma

Form B-tS-149)

Id worker's name Jas. S. Buchanan -Carl R» Sherwood

rei'Ort made on (date) __ April 2? 193 7

Name (if *ny) of burial ground Fountain Ohoreh cemetery f a l s oImown as the Jamisott cemetery

bate) About 1850 By Ihe fj.rst Creek se t t l ers

Abandoned (date)Hot abandoned Why abandoned^

Present owners of premises P u b l i c property

Address or present owners

5: Answer fully, if 'possible, questions 5 to 13 inclusive, here or onsheets firmly attached to this form.

-Original owners of premises. Hot toioimGive names of other persons who at one tiira owned the premises. ^Approximate number of graves. gj>0•Approximate number of marked graves 75•General condition of headstones, including inscriptions. Good .;.Number of inscriptions copied ind attached. 13 (Placeeach inscription on a separate sheet and attach a l l to this form).Any other information you were able to gather-about the. burial groundincluding i t s history. See sheet two and three

;Condition of the premise's;Detailed location of ourial ground. SW SW HW

jLegal location of burial ground, County Wagoner

^Section <>5 Township %i6iK flange

(north)

[plat on this form represents 640one square mile, and is sub-

pled into 40 acre t rac ts . Theber of the section, and burialad should be located accordingly.jssiblc', wake additional sub-

jjtsions on plat to give more accurateation.i

jer of sheets attachedi -fhis foim. 1^

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.' HJCHAMBB-" XAMES S . C E M E T E H I E S - " - C 5 R E E E .

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CHURCH CMETBRY

. Che *£puntain Churcfe cemetery, a l s o known as t he

Jamison cemetery i s one of t he o l d e s t biaxial grounds

in the Creek nation. Itvwas established just after ^ ^

the Fountain Baptist Church was built on the hi l l• ft

just south of where the cemetery is located. It is

difficult to estimate the number of graves in this

bufial ground as there were so many of the early

settlers buried there with no permfrnesirk markers at/

the graves and many have became totally lost . In

observing the general situation of this burial ground

a visitor could,easily imagine the place divinely •

aestined -and the most appropriate as the^ast resting

place of the old1 pioneers that .were first placed there,

hidden'away in a beautiful l i t t l e valley behind the

hills from the beat^en t ra i ls of today and near the

bank of the Verdigris. When approaching the place

there is no indication of a burial ground until you

emerge from the dense gro^bhof the forest'and find

yourself confronted with the' white granite slabs that

stand at some of fche later graves. Within the plot

there are five or six old cedar trees and several

'). JAI1ES S» J3E2451EERIESi

CHDECH CEMETERY

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large native oalcs that were left standing when the

site was cleared, in the dense forest that completely

* surrounds the place and hides it all from -the outside

world as though to guard their peaceful rest. Purple,

iris is planned in profusion throughout the plot and

here and there a brida&eath and were all in, bloom

when I visited the place, though sadly neglected "by

man, it was "beautified by the Qreator of all beauty,

In the early days Indians and Colored people,

people both used this burial ground, but in later

years it was only used by the Colored,

]&CHANAN,'j;AlffiSS( S . QQa33TERlES--CREEI •

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/"FQUSTABr CHtJRCH CEMETERY ''

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The following sheet contains a sketch of the

tomb of Emma Ponds, the wife of Sandy Ponds, a

Creek freedman. Died October 4, 1924. there

is no inscription-in,;or about the tomb, but this,

information was furnisned by Charles Ponds, brother.

6f SanSy Ponds. The first object that attracts the

attention of a visitor 'when entering the tomb is an *'

enlarged photograph of the occupant 12X14 inches

•framed and under.glass hanging on the opposite wall

facing the door. Under the picture is-an ,old fashion-

ed center table upon which sits a vase and two other

pieces of colored glassware, then to the right of the •

table stands a small white -cross about two feet high.

. There were no shrubbery about -the tomb but a bed

of purple iris were in bloom in front of /the door. *

. _„> /,. JAMES S . CEMETERIES—-CREEK

FOOTAIH CHURCH

Inscription:-

Harriet Colbert. Born January 16, 1879.

"April 20, '

BUCHANAN, JAMBS S . CEMETERIES—CREEK

MUSS CHJJECH 0MEI3

379

Inscription:

Calvin Jimmason. Bora

Died October 19, 1905

ti» 1836.

BUCHANAN, JAMBS S . CEMETERIES—CREEK

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FOOTAIN OHJRGH OBMBTEHY

Inscription:

Hose Jimerson, Died March £9> 1908.

Aged 6^ years.

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F0U33IAIU CHURCH

Inscription:

Gabriel Jamison. Born 1836. Died

October 10, 1910.

* Greater love hath no man than this

that a aan lay down life for-his

friend.

Note: The old home plape .of Gabriel Jamisonis one fourth of a mile west of the .site of the old Fountain Ghurch andthe second house that he built on theplace was constructed, of the logsfrom the church when it was torn downafter the present church was built.(See interview of Charles

BUCHANAN, JAMES S.^EMTOIES--CREEK

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FOOTAIN CHURCH CEMETERY

Inscription: ,r

JeffrMarshal, Born 1842. Died May

13, 19"t4. He died as he lived, a

Christian.(Masonic emblem above inscription).

JAKES S . CEMETERIES--CREEK

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FOUITAIN CHURCH CEMETER5T b - .

Inscription:

Amy Carter, Born 1829. Died July 15',,

' BUCHANAN, JAMES S . CBMEBEfllES--CREEK

FOIMIDAIN CJffitCH /1

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/Cudgo Ponds, Born 1848, Died November

24, 1904. ' . ' •

, jmss s. CEMETERIES—CHEEK

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CHURCH CEMEiPERY

Inscription:

* Jacob V/atkins, Born January 26,/1838,

Died May 26,

•385

BUCHANAN, JAMES'S. CEMETEB1E2C6-CKEEK

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CHDRCH CEMETERY

Inscription: * f •

Dellila Bruner, Born (804, Died ,

September 23, 1899. ̂ e d 95

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8 . G&$ETERIES—.CREEK

Foxintain Church Cemetery

A twin, "or aroutle slab of native sand stone

with the two following'inscriptions:s r r-

Samson ponds, Died January $\ 1876. Aged 6j> y r s . >s f

Gilbert Lewis, Died February y, 1876. Aged 70 yrs .

S. 'CELBTERIBS—CHEKK.

Lo ..t oi" . urrell

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' BtJRIAL GROUND K)RMWORKS PROGRESS iUMISTRATION

3Misn"-Eioneer His tory Project f o r Oklahoma

Form B-(.S-149) ' ' .

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elct Worker's name Jas / S. Buchanan-Carl • R. Sherwood \

is report made on (date) April 29tti 193 7

r (if any) of burial ground Marshall Cemetery

(date) Before -6h& c i v i l war By The Marshall settlement

Abaudoned (date) ffot abandoned Vfoy abandoned^

Present owners of premis.es

Address oil ^resent ov/ners

IE: Answer fully, if possible, questions 5'to'13 inclusive, here or onsheets finaly attacted to this, form*

Original owners of premises. jfcJoti laiown! Give names af other persons who at one ttims owned the premises.

Approximate niucoer of graves. ^00^ ^ ^ ^.- Approximate number of marked graves 150 .

General condition,of headstones, including inscriptions, Good,. Ntimber of inscriptions copied °«nd attached. (Place

each i.riseriptio,n on a separate sheet and attashr a l l to this form).. Any other information you wore ^ble to gather about the burial .ground

including i t s history. See sheet tv/O. Condition of the premises Well, cared f o r . -_, Detailed location of burial ground. OW S\V SW -

. Legal Io3?tion of burial ground, County wagoner

"Section" 30 Jtenge

(north)

e plat oil this form represents 640res, one square mile, and is sub-prided into 40 acre tracts* Thenter of the section, and burialound should be located accordingly.;(Possible, i-jake additional sub-psions^on plat to give more accurate"ation.

of sheets attached

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Ihe Itoshallt-eemetery was founded lay the old

Marshaltom settleme&t before the civil war* She

majority of the older graves were unmarked

all records of the first buried in-^his plot

been lost, but legendery information establishes

it as one 4f the oddest burial grounds in the

Creet nation. /

/ On several o:f the grave mar&er^ we find names

that are prominent in pioneer history.

NAH, JAMES S . / C1MTERIES-45HBEK;

391

Sacred to tiie memory Of Elizabeth Marshal},

XX consort of B, Marshall who departed th i s l i f e

October 21, 1857. Aged % years. <Bora in 1801).

Aoove the insoriptioa on this- stone there i s

engraved the emblem of the Mosiac Semplers of America,

a very«̂ tSES 5̂T* order, with, the colored

people at that time and is- i?ound on several grave

stones in the old cemeteries.

B0CHMM.fr, JAMES S . CEMETERIES--0HEEKiv31i-

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MARSHAJ. >

Paulina, wife of R» Marshall. Died Jxuae 29,

31 years.

fSOCHAHAN, JAMESS. C M T E R I E S . - -

Hose Allen,-Born Fabroary 2?# 1857. Died April

n\ 1897. * /

-Masonio emblem engraved in stone above inscription.

BUCHANAN, J&MES S .

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Rev. GranviHe Ryles. December 25, 1831, Seoember f

7» 1508. % years, 11 months and 13 days.

-Masonic emblem engraved in stotte above inscription.

- HJGHANAN, JAMES S . CEMETERIES—CREEK

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Aaron Slaughter, Born Deoember dp, "1851• Died

February 28, 1928. • '

BUCHANAN, JAlviES Sfc CEMiffpiES—

CMEIEK3T.

W. tt. 2 e r r w l l . Bora 1825...Jled. 1899

• BUCHANAN, JAMES S . CEMETERIES—CREEK

MARSHAH,

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Jacob l i e g r a n d , Born Deoember 4 , 1 8 7 3 .

May 11 , 1 9 0 5 ;

JAMES S . CEMETESIES-CE1EK ?

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CMIE2EEY

toe A. Westv Bom October 26 , 1885 Died July 1901