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Ruthie added this picture here so everyone can see what has happened to this cemetery since the land was recently purchased. Cattle have knocked over the head stones, and it is in very bad condition.

Armstrong Cemetery
Atoka County, Oklahoma

© Ruth Atteberry Adams
Used on this Website with Permission from Ruthie.

Ruthie does not allow her information to be duplicated in any manner.



This cemetery, established in 1904 by a Mr. Pomroy, is located about nine miles east of Stringtown on property now owned by Clyde Williams. It is rather difficult to get to, and it would be best to stop at Fugate Lumber Company about a mile west of the Williams home and ask directions. Mrs. Viva Fugate whose father, Mr. Armstrong helped establish the community and for whom it is named, accompanied us to the site and named each grave including those which have no identification and has written records to support her. The cemetery is no longer used and was in need of cleaning, but was well fenced. It was canvassed November 24, 1981, by Gwen Lowry Walker, ad Ruth Ishmael. On that date it contained 13 stones, and at least 19 unidentified graves.


If you have family buried in the Armstrong Cemetery and would like to add your information to this website, contact area coordinator.
LAST NAME
FIRST MI
BORN
DIED
COMMENTS
ARMSTRONG Fletcher Wade     Son
ARMSTRONG Lula A.     Mother - No Stone
ARMSTRONG Walter Eugene     Son of Otah & Willie Armstrong
BAKER Daniel     No Stone
BAKER John Wesley     No Stone
BECK Lona     Wife of Bill Beck
COOK Fannie & Annie     Twin Babies - Handmade Stone
DUNCAN Mrs.     No Stone
DUNCAN Infant   1914 Daughter of Mrs. Duncan, Aged 3 weeks - No Stone
FINCHER Jessie     Double Stone with Paul
FINCHER Paul     Double Stone with Jessie
FINCHER Raymond      
FISHER Infant     Daughter of Ed & Mae Fisher - Handmade Stone
FISHER Charles Edward     Son of Ed & Mae Fisher - No Stone
FISHER Vieginia Violet     15 Years Old-Daughter of Ed & Mae Fisher - No Stone
HENDERSHOTT Jessie   1920 Age 8 months - No Stone
INGRAM Bradley     No Stone
INGRAM Infant     Infant of Bradley & Thelma Ingram
INGRAM Nancy Jane     Wife of Richard Ingram
INGRAM Richard     Age 81 Yrs., 1 Mo., 21 Days
INGRAM Thelma (Wade)      
JACK J. P.     Handmade Stone
LEEPER Infant     Daughter of Olivia Leeper
POMROY Baby Girl     1904 - Handmade Stone - This was the first burial here
SMITH Ava Murl (Armstrong) (Wasson)      
TEDFORD Mack     Infant Son of Tom & Lizzie Tedford - No Stone
TEDFORD Tommy     Infant Son of Tom & Lizzie Tedford - No Stone
TEDFORD Telia     Wife of Jep Tedford
TISDELL Baby Girl   1926 According to Mrs. Fugate, the Tisdale family lived on Hiawanna Prairie. The father brought this child's body across the mountains by horseback, for burial in Armstrong cemetery
WADE Infant     Son of Henry Wade
No Stone
WASSON James Corbet      
WASSON Norma Wesley      
WILSON Marjee     A Funeral Home Marker
at this grave reads:
Margaret Alice Wilson
        Other NO STONE, Mrs. Fugate referred to this grave as that of "The Stranger." She said a man rode into the area about 1905, and apparently died of natural causes while camped near the old Beetie Tedford spring. Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Beck, and some others found the body which carried no identification, brought it to the cemetery and buried it.


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