Jerusalem Cemetery - McClain County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips <okarchives@comcast.net  6 Jul 2004
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Jerusalem Cemetery is located 2 miles east of May Ave on SH 74B. To get 
there from I-35 take exit 104 and go south through Goldsby for 3.5 miles.
Turn right on SH 74B and to 3.8 miles. The cemetery is behind the Jerusalem 
Church. You can see it from the road. 

A marker beside the gate read the following:
JERUSALEM CEMETERY
ESTABLISHED 1906 WASHINGTON OK
PRESENTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE JERUSALEM AND SURROUNDING COMMUNTIES IN 
 APPRECIATION OF YOUR LOVE, LOYALTY, DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE JERUSALEM 
 COMMUNITY.
CAMILLE HUDSON - BOARD CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBERS
DONATED BY CLINE MONUMENT CO IN PURCELL OK

These names are listed on a veteran's memorial beside the cemetery gate.
"JERUSALEM COMMUNITY"
"IN HONOR OF VETERANS WASHINGTON OK"
INMAN BRADFORD
JAMES BRADFORD
JOEL BRADFORD
ORVILLE BRADFORD
BENO DANIELS
HUBERT EASON
EARVEN EASON
HUBERT GENTRY
BENO GREEN
ESAU GREEN
LUSTER GREEN
MONROE GREEN
CALVIN REDD
T C GOLDSMITH
ED MONES
SAM WASHINGTON

This is a very old cemetery. A lot of the older stones were worn away and 
a new granite marker has been placed on the grave. Most only have the name 
of the person buried there. There was a listing of people buried on a bulletin 
board under a shelter area attached to the church. I took a picture of the 
pages and they are transcribed below. 

Plot                         Dates (burial dates are from listing)

Row 1
1. Garnetta Walker           b. May 21, 1902 d. October 13, 1910
2. E. D. Walker              b. 1886 d. Sept 21, 1913
3. Virginia Allen
4. Polly Finn
5. James Finn
6. Nick Fisher               d. March 16, 1927
7. Jessie Goldsmith

Row 2

1. George Harris             (tombstone sunk in ground couldn't read date 
2. The Harris's Baby
3. Nancy Hamilton            d. 1911
4. George Reynolds
5. Julie Reynolds

Row 3

1. Hattie Miles Baby
2. Nelse Etta Edwards
3. Jessie Walker
4. William Walker Sr.
5. Bessie Smith
6. William Walker Jr.        d. 1943
7. Nelson (Pet) Walker
8. Lizzie Walker             b. Nov 3, 1874 d. Oct 12, 1967
9. James Henry Smith

Row 4

1. Solomon Goff, Sr.
2. Solomon Goff, Jr.
3. Hortense Goff             d. Oct 15, 1948
4. Sam Goff                  b. Feb 11, 1869 d. Nov 29 ????
5. Porter Goff               d. Oct 18, 1949 
6. J. Rebecca Goff           b. 14 Feb 1878 d. Mar 21, 1962
7. Dora Goff                 d. 1976
8. Henry Goff                d. 1972
9. Alle Doretha Daughty      b Apr 5, 1939 d. Apr 27, 1966
10. Leonard Goff             b. Jun 23, 1904 d. Sep 30, 1993 bur. October 9, 1993

Row 5

1. Anie Eason
2. John Eason
3. John Eason's Sister, Larria
4. Jewldean Eason            b. Jun 22, 1926 d. Jul 6, 1926
5. Mandaline Eason           b. Jul 27, 1930 d. Dec 25, 19?2
6. James (Zeanus) Eason      b. Jan 21, 1914 d. Apr 19, 1944
7. Anna M (Bawcum) Eason     b. Feb 6, 1922 d. 1987 bur. September 22, 1987
8. Almeter Eason Hudson      b. Apr 18, 1924 d. Dec 17, 1992

Row 6

1. Getrude Daniels           d. Feb 13, 1916
2. Ruth Daniels              d. Mar 16, 1915
3. Jefferson Daniels         d. Feb 19, 1919
4. Osell Daniels
5. Adline Daniels            b. Jun 22, 1873 d. Oct 5, 1939
6. Benjamin Daniels          b. Jun 22, 1873 d. Nov 5, 1940
7. 
8. 
9. Serena Barnett            b. Aug 26, 1891 d. 1918
10. Ruth Barnett             d. Oct 1918
11. W.S. Bradford            b. Dec 1, 1855 d. Nov 1, 1939
12. Caroline Bradford        b. Jun 27, 1856 d. 20 May 1940
13. Daniel Bradford          d. Jan 1, 1952
Row 7

1. Clifford Bradford         b. Jun 22, 1921 d. at birth
2. Joe Bradford              b. 20 Jan 1882 d. Mar 9, 1955
3. James A Bradford          b. Jan 15, 1951 d. Feb 20, 1999 (Vet Marker)
4. Odessa M Bradford         b. Mar 3, 1918 d. Jul 13, 2001 bur. July 19, 2001

Row 8

1. Ora Gentry
2. Robert Gentry             b. Feb 14, 1914 d. Jan 01, 1926
3. Bob King Gentry           b. Nov 16, 1880 d. Feb 18, 1933
4. Marzina Gentry            b. Jan 1, 1878 d. Nov 3, 1936
5. Erma Jean Buckner         b. Jul 16, 1933 d. Oct 16, 1933

Row 9

1. Charlie Holloway          d. 1917
2. Ma-Die Holloway           d. 1917
3. Sam Holloway              d. 1917
4. Floyd Holloway            d. 1917
5. Bulah Holloway            d. 1917
6. Nettie Holloway           d. 1917           
7. Mattie Holloway           d. 1917
8. Jane Holloway             d. 1917

Row 10

1. Willie Toombs             d. 1924
2. Amanda Wright
3. Frankie Taylor            d. Dec 17, 1951
4. Nancy Jones' Baby
5. Sarah Fleeks              b. 1923 d. 2005 bur. October 17, 2005 (Temple & Sons FH Marker)

Row 11

Vacant

Row 12

1. (Unknown) Newt Gotward
2. (Unknown) Eddie Brown
3. Stranger From Washington, Oklahoma

Total 72