Osage County, Oklahoma, Cemeteries: Boston Pool Cemetery Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Emma Pitts repeater99@yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Boston Pool Cemetery Boston Pool Cemetery is located 9 miles off Hwy 99 across the Arkansas Bridge north of Cleveland Ok on County Roads 5455 & 5150 at R10-T21-S7. It is maintained by the county and has a sign. It was dedicated as a cemetery by a landowner, Luther Harris in (What year). The last burial was in 1997. The earliest MARKED grave is dated 1904. There are some sandstone markers without inscriptions and some unmarked graves. There are nineteen rows we designated and the center of the cemetery has no marked graves. There are three large trees in the cemetery. Many graves have headstones as well as foot stones. The cemetery lies facing the east and we began our survey on that side of the cemetery. Legend: Unknown denotes native stone or headstones without inscriptions. "Z" designates the stone is carved with that letter which should be "S". "S" designates the stone has carved with that letter which should be "Z". D means double headstone T means triple headstone V means Veteran headstone Row 1 1 Unmarked sandstone Row 2 2 MYATT Infant Daughter of Tom & Myrtle Mar - Oct 1912 3 HENDERSON etched on sand stone Row 3 4 Unmarked sandstone 5 BURROW Julie Gracie, the daughter of J. B. BURROW Born Sept the 9, 1904 Died Zept the 21, 190- A tree is carved on the top left. Hand made headstone of sandstone There is more inscription that needs to be rubbed. Row 4 6 McNAIR Minnie Ann 1891 - 1952 John F. 1869 - 1950 (D) 7 McNAIR John Lewis Feb. 3, 1919 - Feb 3, 1982 Brother/Come Home to Rest 8 McNAIR James C. ARKANSAS PVT US Army Feb. 29, 1933 (V) 9 SMITH Sarah Ann 1857 - 1932 10 McNAIR Zelma Luella Dau of Clabe & Affie McNair Oct. 19, 1919 - Sept 26, 1922 Asleep In Jesus. Stone lying on side-might be a foot stone 11 CORT SMITH Lester E. July 7, 1918 - Apr 20, 1920 * Edith Feb 17, 1915 - Feb 22, 1915 The two last names were just a space apart so Lester E.’s last name may be Cort and Edith’s may be Smith (D) Row 5 12 SUTTON Wanda Apr 1, 1934 - Apr 30, 1934 Granddaughter(T) 13 BRYANT Elias Mar 4, 1862 - Feb 6, 1930 (T) 14 BRYANT Mollie Nov 18, 1866 - May 28, 1937 (T) 15 Unknown Row 6 16 Unknown Row 7 17 CASEY Carl E. Died Mar 4, 1975 Aged 54 Yrs 8 Mos 24 Days (Funeral Marker) 18 Unknown 19 Unknown Row 8 20 Unknown Row 10 21 GASAWAY Nellie July 22, 1927 - Aug 27, 1929 Row 12 22 Unknown 23 SHIPMAN Ethel PORTER 1909 - 1939 24 Unmarked Cross headstone Row 13 25 PORTER Nora 1890 - 1929r 26 HARRIS W. T. Born Nov 4, 1874 - Died May 15, 1936 Beloved Husband & Father 27 HARRIS Sarah E. Feb 27, 1879 - June 23, 1962 Beloved Wife & Mother 28 SHIPMAN Willie Feb 12, 1923 - Daughter of Alf & Bertha 29 SHIPMAN Bobbie May 27, 1934 Son of Jack & Tennie Row 14 30 Zelma Witt 1916 - 1926 31 HARRIS Bert L. Son of J. L. & B. F. Harris July 8, 1923 - Aug 15, 1924 Asleep in Jesus Row 15 32 HARRIS Doyle F. Son of J. L. & Bertha Sept 4, 1926 - Sept 10, 1926 Asleep in Jesus 33 Unknown 34 THOMPSON Betty A. Dec 22, 1869 - Jan 9, 1950 35 THOMPSON J. T. July 22, 1855 - May 1, 1955 (The 8 on 1855 was miscarved) 36 HOLT Tiny R. Nov 25, 1937 - Dec 7, 1937 37 THOMPSON Norman (baby) 1928 38 McNAIR Pearl 1924 - 1925 * Muriel 1924 - 1925 Our Darlings (D) Row 16 39 SHIPMAN Thomas M. Aug 22, 1864 - Jan 18, 1958 * Martha Ann Jan 22, 1869 - April 14, 1943 (D) 40 Unknown Broken stone 41 GRANTHAM Ben F. Apr 17, 1892 - Jan 11, 1973 Father 42 GRANTHAM Sallie P. Mar 18, 1892 - Feb 15, 1968 Mother 43 GRANTHAM Mattie Anna Sept 2, 1923 - June 23, 1925 Baby 44 GRANTHAM Alex 1860 - 1937 Handcarved sandstone Row 17 45 SPEARS Vilas E. Jan 6, 1927 - June 5, 1944 46 MORRIS Dellis Kendrick CALIFORNIA SGT Air Corps WWII May 12, 1909 - Feb 23, 1948 (V) 47 SPEARS Arthur OKLAHOMA PVT 328 Aux Rmt Depot March 20, 1940 (V) 48 SPEARS Neler Dec 27, 1893 - May 5, 1958 Mother 49 SPEARS Virgie Jan 1, 1930 - Jan 14, 1930 * Virgil Jan 1, 1930 - Jan 8, 1930 (D) 50 Unknown 51 Unknown 52 MORRIS Parlee Lucendy Dec. 17, 1870 - Aug 29, 1927 Mother/Gone But Not Forgotten 53 Unknown 54 MORRIS John William July 12, 1868 - Jan 16, 1938 Father/Gone But Not Forgotten/Masonic emblem on stone 55 Unknown Row 18 56 SWITZNER In Memory of Son Bone (sic) 1914 Died 1936 (Z is S) 57 SWITZNER In Memory of Hazel (Z is S) Borne (sic) 1912 - Died 1936 58 SWITZNER Vallie G. Jan 30, 1885 - July 22, 1973 Rest In Peace 59 PARKINSON Bobby Born July 3, 1913 - Died Nov 1, 1925 At Rest Row 19 60 SWITZNER John G. Dec 16, 1918 - May 3, 1963 61 SWITZNER Thomas Edison SGT US Army WWII April 10, 1921 - July 15, 1997 (V)