McCurtain County, OK, Parson Cemetery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ola Mae (Griffin) Trout otrout@sbcglobal.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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parson Cemetery 8/10 mile from main road on dirt. Turn in front of rock home before you get to the hog farm. Cemetery is fenced in the pasture. Go left to right, starting in the southwest to northwest: Row 1: 1. Oel Freeman Plemmons-b. Oct. 16, 1908; d. . Married Oct. 6, 1934. Vert gray gran, ped, double with: 2. Melba F. Plemmons-b. Sept. 27, 1915; d. Dec. 17, 1992. 3. Infant Son Baby Plemmons- Oct. 6, 1952, one date only. Flat gray gran. 4. Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. O. F. Plemons-b. March 10, 1936; d. March 15, 1936. Flat gray gran. (Last name was spelled different) 5. Ella R. Watson-b. May 25, 1884; d. April 16, 1942. Vert. gray gran, ped. Her Memory is Blessed. 6. M. E. Watson-b. Jan. 17, 1876; d. Dec. 18, 1927. Vert. white marble ped, base. Foot stone M. E. W. Gone but Not Forgotten. 7. Alma S. daughter of M. E. & Ella Watson-b. Dec. 18, 1914; d. June 22, 1916. Vert. gray gran, ped. 8. Samuel R. Parsons-b. Jan. 14, 1839; d. June 28, 1913. Vert. white ped, conc. base. 9. Mary Parsons-b. July 20, 1861; d. Nov. 28, 1912. Vert. conc. ped base. Row 2: 1. Peter B. Hogan-b. Feb. 14, 1855; d. Dec. 18, 1912. Vert. black white marble, ped, conc. base. Row 3: 1. R. Lee Watson-b. Feb. 19, 1890; d. Nov. 8, 1977. Married Oct. 7, 1937. Vert. gray gran, ped, double with: 2. Nannie Watson-b. Feb. 7, 1900; d. Dec. 5, 1988. Row 4: 1. Charlie Weeks-b. May 10, 1903; d. Nov. 8, 1919. Vert. gray gran, ped. 2. James E. Moore-b. Aug. 9, 1868; d. Dec. 16, 1918. Broken off ped, Vert. gray gran, ped, base. (This is where Grandpa Weeks is buried at. Look at row 5 # 2) 3. Joseph James Etheridge-b. April 1, 1830 June 5, 1915. Foot stone with PVT, Co. K, Regt. Ill Vols, Civil War. Bronze military plaque. Row 5: 1. Marriah Isabell Moore-b. Oct. 30, 1873; d. June 3, 1952. Vert. gray gran, ped. Double with: 2. James Elisha Moore-b. Aug. 9, 1868; d. Dec. 16, 1918. Vert. gray gran, ped. (When Jim Moore died in 1918, he was buried at the Parson Cemetery in Battiest. A small marker served as the headstone. When Mariah died, Wesley put a large headstone up- to mark both graves. The suggestion was made to place the old, small headstone on Grandpa Weeks' grave to mark it. Thus, there are now two headstones for Jim Moore in this cemetery. (Source: MyFamily.com - The Moore Family Page- John Madison Moore.)( Written by Bill Moore) Row 6: 1. Birdie Cstava Watson-b. Oct. 5, 1913; d. Nov. 28, 1915. Vert. conc., ped. 2. Walter Carl McCauley-b. May 31, 1901; d. May 13, 1913. Flat gray gran. Row 7: 1. Mary A. Hill-b. Jan. 31, 1846; d. Jan. 3, 1914. Vert. conc., ped, base. 2. Allie Barker- no date. On rock under a oak tree. 3. W. E. Barker- no date. On small rock. Row 8: 1. Thomas A. Harris-b. July 27, 1888; d. Aug. 14, 1966. Flat gray gran. 2. Samuel B. Harris-b. Dec. 3, 1891; d. May 12, 1920. Vert. white marble, ped, base. 3. Josephene E. wife of Thomas Harris, Jr.-b. Oct. 23, 1860; d. Jan. 1, 1914. Aged 56 yr's, 2 mo's, 8 da's. Vert. marble, ped, base. 4. Thomas Harris-b. Oct. 27, 1859; d. April 5, 1935. Vert. marble, ped, base. 5. Laura Harris-b. Oct. 23, 1877; d. Sept. 5, 1927. Vert. marble, ped, base.