Cherokee County, Oklahoma - Ballew Cemetery Submitted by: Brenda Ballew Griffin gbgriff@gte.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Ballew Cemetery This cemetery was located in the SW1/4 NE1/4 of Sec 10, T14N, R22E, it was fenced and well-kept. Initially, the cemetery was used as the burial ground for the Ballew family, but gradually members of the community started using it also. In or around 1948 Tenkiller Lake was being built. The location of the cemetery is now under water. Reinterment was to be made in a cemetery approximately 1.7 direct miles north-northeast of Old Cookson, Cherokee county, Oklahoma, in the southeast corner of Sec 2, T14N,R23E. Which is known as the Cookson-Proctor Cemetery today. In Alphabetical order Name birth death A.R. (intials only on stone ___ ____ Adams, Bobbie Joe Arnett, Rosa Baker, infant ___ _____ Baker, Josie Ballard, Allice 1844 1914 Ballard, JW 1858 19 Feb 1926 Ballew, Ada Belle 2yrs,5mos,13days 24 May 1900 06 Nov 1902 (daughter of Marion & Josie Ballew) Ballew, Clarence Marion 4yrs,1mo,24days 12 Feb 1897 05 Apr 1901 (son of Marion & Josie Ballew) Ballew, Ellen Josephine 19 Nov 1870 19 Jun 1947 (Granny Josie) Ballew, Florence 20 yrs, 3 mos, 3 days 27 Jan 1903 30 Apr 1923 (daughter of Jack & Amanda Ballew) Ballew, Henry Jackson 17 Dec 1898 20 Jan 1899 (son of Marion & Josie Ballew) Ballew, infant age 0.0.1day Sept 1922 Sept 1922 (son of Fred & Jewel Ballew) Ballew, infant 1942 Ballew, Jackson Lafaton age 44.11.22 days 27 Apr 1871 05 Apr 1916 (twin to Marion Ballew) Ballew Johnie age 15.4.7 25 Nov 1901 3 Mar 1917 (son of Jack & Amanda Ballew) Ballew, Joseph Holmes age 2 yrs. 27days 08 Sept 1891 05 Oct 1893 ( son of MM & EJ Ballew) Ballew Lizzie Mae age 1 yr 9.mos1day 01 Jan 1895 02 Oct 1896 (daughter of Marion M & Josie Ballew) Ballew, Mack Ray 11 Aug 1937 12 Aug 1937 son of Soad & Madge Ballew Ballew, Marion Milton 27 Apr 1871 26 Jun 1917 Ballew, Rosalee died at birth 16 Dec 1909 16 Dec 1909 ( dau of Marion & Josie Ballew) Ballew, Woodrow Wilson age 1 01 Jun 1914 01 Jun 1915 Brown, Minnie ______ ______ Chisholm, Martha 1852 1859 daughter of M Chisholm Couch, Dora R died at birth Jan 1931 Jan 1931 Couch, John 1873 07 Oct 1946 US Army Kentucky RCT Couch, Laura 1889 1925 couch, Robert Ernest ______ 1922 Davenport, Jennie 1907 1932 Davenport, infant 1929 Dixon, Bertha 1892 1945 Dixon, Myrtle 1911 1930 Fountain, Lula Golden, infant Griggs, Alice 04Jan 1902 17Sept1932 Griggs, Effie 1901 Griggs, Lucresa 1873 1904 Harden, Jim Harden, Minnie 30Jun1875 24Mar1915 Hendrix,Eunice Jewel 19Feb1930 07Mar1930 Hendrix,FredJ 27May1923 04Jun1923 Henson,Infant ----- Henson, Rose Ellen ------ ------- Henson, Tuck Mrs. Holeman, infant ------- -------- Holeman, Nancy C 05Apr1869 22 Feb 1916 Jackson, Ice, Mrs. ----- ------- Jackson, Mary E 1869 1900 Keys, Lillian twin to Vivian 5 Jun 1934 15 Dec 1934 Keys, Vivian twin to Lillian 25 Jun 1934 14 Dec 1934 Lambert Mary E age 83.3.0 27 Oct 1835 27 Jan 1919 Lambert. W F 1859 1928 Mathis, Sarah Jane 1852 09 Mar 1928 McClearly, Susan wife of TA McClearly 1891 1912 Mull, infant ----- ------ Palmer, Bill 1860 1936 Randall, Ernest Mrs. Randall, infant Robbins, Doc Ross, Dugie 24 Apr 1906 09 Jan 1924 Ross, Raymon 1924 1924 Ross, Tom 1916 Sevier, Tom 1855 1893 Sevier, Tommie 1893 1894 Sims, Maria 1842 1904 Smith, Jerry 1853 1937 Smith LeRoy ( LeRoy Smith Scott) Smith, Lorene 1937 Switcher, Alda Lee (Switzer) Jan - Feb 1925 Tiffany, Billy Vann, Ellen ? 1920 Watts, Elsie J 13 Sep 1913 15 Aug 1917 Wright, H H 1823 1912