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Independence Cemetery

aka Madge Cemetery

Harmon County, Oklahoma


Survey © by: Dorothy M. Ward Winters

Ms. Winters surveyed this cemetery in 2002.

Formerly called Madge Cemetery. Located SE 1/4 Section 16 Township 5 North Range 26 West of Indian Meridian. From Hollis, Oklahoma: 15 miles north on Highway 30, 2 miles west on Highway 9, 1 mile north. From Vinson, Oklahoma: 5 miles west, 1 mile north. This registry copied June 28 1979 by Mrs. B.B. Martin (Frances Jean Gear Martin), Mrs. Lucille "Pigg" Campbell Wilson and Mrs. Mary Ewing, Hollis, Oklahoma. Information listed here obtained in 1985. Harmon County, Oklahoma was formed in 1910 per Leon Nance. It was formed by taking parts of Jackson County which was taken from old Greer County. Pigg Wilson was given her nickname by her family when she was just a toddler. Addition and corrections welcome.

LAST NAME
FIRST MI
BORN
DIED
COMMENTS
ABERCOMBRE Jerry Don 1936 1953 (son)
ABERCOMBRE Marion 1908 1947 (father)
ABERCROMBIE Harriett 1869 1957  
ABERCROMBIE Seth B. 1862 1942  
ADKINS Christian 1868 1948  
ADKINS Eljah July 30 1896 May 10 1963  
ADKINS John W. 1858 1933  
ALLEN Birdine D. 1855 1943  
ALLEN C.H.     (No dates given)
ALLEN C.N.     (Son of C.N. & Nancy:
no other information)
ALLEN David J. Dec 29 1904 Mar 1 1947  
ALLEN Josephine L. 1861 1945  
ALLEN Mary Ann 1838 1921  
ALLEN Nancy ? 1925 (wife of C.N.)
ALLEN Oscar L. Jan 6 1900 Oct 1 1970  
ALLISON John Coy Mar 16 1923 Mar 27 1935  
ANDERSON L.P. 1861 1953  
ANDERSON Olan K. Aug 6 1895 Feb 11 1972 U.S. Army Private Oklahoma
World War I
ANDERSON W.T. 1849 1934  
BAILEY Claude 1865 1931  
BAILEY Jim 1875 1957  
BAILEY Nancy 1870 1917  
BEATY F. Mea Mar 17 1897 May 18 1927  
BEATY Harvey L. Nov 15 1922 July 10 1953 Co. I 357 Infantry
WorldWar II
BEATY Harvey L. Feb 9 1892 Nov 12 1968 (father)
BEATY J. P. May 6 1855 Sept 7 1925 (father)
BEATY May E. Apr 15 1862 Jan 5 1963 (mother)
BROWN Baby Boy   19____  
CARPENTER Cicero O. 1873 1956  
CARPENTER Ruth R. 1876 1959  
CLEMMER       Family of Essie & Parker Clemmer,
Mildred, Melvin, J. C., Ellen, Calvin,
Ernest, Ristora
CLEMMER Melvin Estel Mar 27 1924 Aug 26 1948 Oklahoma MOMM 2C U.S.N.R.
World War II
CONWAY Alex T. Jan 21 1883 Aug 21 1975  
CONWAY Elton E. July 7 1907 ____  
CONWAY Estell Oct 1 1886 Feb 4 1941  
CONWAY Lavenia Jan 13 1913   ____
COX Lula Bell Mar 4 1881 Nov 5 1927  
CROWLEY Fred Nov 5 1893 Mar 9 1974  
CROWLY Nora1866 1958    
CROWLY William A. 1854 1924  
CULVER Sarah E. Feb 10 1880 Feb 17 1957  
CULVER William N. Mar 10 1865 Mar 29 1929  
DANIEL Francis Amanda 1830 1916 (Wife of J.M.)
DARNELL Charles M. Mar 13 1872 Feb 14 1963  
DAWSON Johnny May 26 1910 Jan 2 1914 (son of N.C. & D.A.)
DOWNS Frank 1891 1955  
DOWNS John R. Apr 2 1907 Sept 12 1915 (son of J.R. & P.)
DOWNS John R. May 30 1858 Jan 4 1942  
DOWNS Johny D. Jan 3 1937 Jan 22 1956 (son of Mr. & Mrs.
J.B.Downs)
DOWNS Patsy Oct 15 1875 Feb 11 1969  
DOWNS Vivian 1899 1943  
EASTER Bertha Jewell May 25 1919 Jan 29 1933  
EASTER Viola 1900 1976  
ELLIS Hazel Ham Aug 6 1902 Apr 31 1954  
FRANCIS Alpha E. 1893 ____ (wife)
FRANCIS Elisha R. 1870 1931  
FUTRELL Bula 1895 1918  
GARTON Allie Reeves 1887 1979  
GEORGE Ennis 1921 1921 (infant)
GEORGE Eva E. 1881 1956  
GEORGE Henry 1898 1966  
GEORGE Modell 1920 1920 (infant)
GEORGE Tina 1899 1921  
GEORGE Tinnie     (no dates given)
GEORGE William J. 1871 1965  
HALL Carl R. 1884 1961  
HALL Infant of Leo & Mary     (no dates given)
HALL Louis K. July 12 1860 Aug 12 1910  
HALL Mary A. June 16 1866 Sept 23 1935  
HAM John 1864 19__  
HAM Kate 1873 1921  
HAMILTON Benjamin F. 1870 1933  
HAMILTON Lula T. 1877 1952 (mother)
HAMMONS Emma 1869 1957  
HAMMONS W.H. Oct 7 1864 July 9 1930  
HARPER Dave S. Sept 29 1909 ____  
HARPER Mary H. Jan 29 1919 Nov 17 1967  
HARPER Mary Allen 1877 1917  
HART Ellen E. Jan 29 1927 Sept 29 1942  
HARTWELL Nannie Estell 1886 1930  
HAVER Ulisses 1902 1964  
HAYES Doylene Filpott Apr 2 1925 July 12 1975  
HAYES Florence Grace Jan 4 1902 Jn 21 1979  
HAYES John Lura 1894 1964 William, John, Aaron,
Paul, Lelia
(no dates given)
HENRY James Hoyle ____ Jan 8 1926  
HIETT Bertha Waller Dec 15 1904 June 19 1956  
HIETT James Robert 1874 1906  
HIETT Jessie Mable 1876 1938  
HIETT Jimmye Wayne Oct 13 1932 Nov 28 1932  
HIETT Peggy Dec 10 1936 Jan 30 1937  
HIETT Robert Kinzie Dec 9 1900 Jun 24 1973  
HILE Emily 1848 1933  
HOBBS Harriet Ann McClure Feb 19 1852 Mar 20 1935  
HOBBS James Henry Apr 17 1848 Apr 15 1928  
HOLMES (3 infants)     unmarked
HOLMES Grandma     (no other information
unmarked)
HOOVER G.W. Feb 22 1863 Feb 22 1913 (Woodman of the World marker)
HOOVER Willie Apr 20 1895 Sept 1 1903 (Son of B. W. & Alive L.)
HUBANKS Nellie April 19 1881 Dec 30 1918  
HUGHES Rhoda 1884 1939  
HUGHES William 1880 1969  
HUNT Lizzie [Elizabeth] Dec 25 1887 Sept 8 1908  
HYATT Eloise 1886 1919 (mother of Claudie, Pauline,
Russell, Ernest)
HYATT Madeline ____ 1919  
HYATT Roy Ernest     (no dates given)
HYATT Tommy Joyce ____ 1957  
JESTER Annie 1834 1910  
JOHNSON Vesta Mar 8 1908 Sept 2 1915 (dau of B.L. & S.E.)
JONES Cloid H. Feb 28 1917 Feb 1 1974  
JONES S.C. Sept 11 1857 Dec 2 1917 (wife of B.R. Jones)
JONES Samuel Paul 1886 1948  
KEESEE Anna F. Stallings Apr 13 1866 Feb 7 1952  
KEESEE Burl May 31 1923 May 31 1923 (infant)
KEESEE Christopher M. ____ 1960  
KEESEE Cora Adkins Oct 20 1893 Apr 7 1967  
KEESEE Dewitt Talmage Jan 25 1899 May 27 1910  
KEESEE Earl July 22 1922 July 22 1922 (infant)
KEESEE Elbert R. 1881 1939  
KEESEE Eva Irene 1906 1960  
KEESEE Grady     unmarked
KEESEE Henry W. June 11 1889 Jan 24 1946  
KEESEE Infant dau     (no dates given)
of Dewitt & Ruby
KEESEE Jobe T. Jan 6 1859 Jan 21 1936  
KEESEE Joyce ____ Apr 23 1936  
KEESEE Louisa Ann Oct 12 1868 June 15 1942  
KEESEE Mary April 22 1870 Apr 23 1954  
KEESEE Myra June 13 1890 Jan 10 1977  
KEESEE Norma Sue 1947 1947 (infant)
KEESEE Oscar 1900 1977  
KEESEE Richard 1856 1917  
KEESEE Robbie Lou     unmarked
KEESEE Ronald Dean     unmarked
KEESEE Sallie A. 1884 1927  
KEESEE Vernon D. Jan 29 1918 Jan 24 1933  
KINCAID Walter 1928 1953  
KNOWLES Elmer ____ Dec 10 1910  
KNOWLES Mary ____ Dec 5 1930  
KNOWLES twins ____ June 22 1910 (Dau & son of Jim & Bessie)
KROMER Authur 1875 1941 (father)
KROMER Edith Skaggs ____ 1982  
KROMER Emmit C. Oct 19 1907 Apr 30 1960  
KROMER Gail Borden 1918 1928  
KROMER J.P. Sept 9 1845 Aug 7 1922  
KROMER James W.     (no dates given)
KROMER Mary July 31 1865 July 26 1922  
KROMER Susan 1885 1963 (mother)
KROMER Talulah 1870 1946 (mother)
KROMER William Sherman 1869 1935 (father)
KROMER William Shelton Sept 2 1899 July 31 1981  
LACASSE Andrew F. Sept 26 1879 Mar 25 1957  
LACASSE Julia Mar 27 1879 Feb 4 1931  
LAIN Forest Young Feb 11 1926 Feb 17 1926  
LAIN Merced M. 1900 ____  
LAIN William E. 1899 1973  
LAMBRETH James P. Jan 18 1910 Oct 19 1961  
LAMKIN ______     (no other information)
LAMKIN ______     (no other information)
LAMKIN C.M. Sept 18 1832 June 14 1905  
LAMKIN Charles Marion May 29 1908 June 5 1928  
LAMKIN Ina Margaret April 11 1921 June 14 1923  
LAMPKIN Harry ____ 1905  
LENTZ Naomy Jane 1871 1954  
LENZ Wm. H. Mar 22 1897 Oct 6 1921  
LEWIS Lena Mar 14 1895 Jan 7 1973  
LINDSEY Eunice M. 1864 1957  
LINDSEY John C. 1860 1944  
LONG Lena Mae June 22 1889 Jan 22 1930  
LOVELACE Rev. J.P. Nov 20 1886 _____  
LURG Sarah 1852 1927  
MANNEY Daisy May 23 1899 Sept 1 1969 (wife of W.F.)
MANNEY George Allen Mar 17 1877 Mar 14 1950  
MANNEY George Fisk Dec 11 1898 Feb 22 1935  
MANNEY Robert E. Oct 1 1907 Sept 3 1929  
MANNEY Wilber Fisk July 25 1877 Jan 21 1972  
MARTIN Clarende 1917 1919  
MARTIN Walter 1892 1918  
MATHESON Linda Kay 1947 1948  
MATHESON Mack 1870 1958  
MATHESON Virgie 1883 1949  
McLEOD C.G. Mar 24 1859 Jan 24 1917  
MERIDETH E.L. July 2 1898 Aug 16 1932  
MESSAMORE Zora Ejy July 12 1907 July 7 1909  
MITCHELL Carroll Neal ____ Jan 24 1946 (infant)
MITCHELL Peggy L. 1948 1953  
MONROE Quincy A. Oct 28 1841 Mar 28 1928  
MONROE Warren W. Nov 20 1872 Feb 15 1952  
NOLAN Susan M. 1847 1928  
OWENBY Ernest M. Feb 12 1892 Feb 11 1927  
OWENBY Mattie C. Nov 19 1893 ____ (wife)
OWNINGS       Dau of M.E. & Cora
3 years & 7 days
OXFORD Bessie 1900 1948 (wife)
OXFORD Robert 1887 1976 (husband)
PEEKS Bell T. 1906 1937  
PEEKS George A. 1902 1967  
PEEKS Mattie G. 1873 1933  
PEEKS Nellie Iris 1917 1946  
PEEKS William W. 1875 1971  
PETERS Birdie Sept 21 1877 May 24 1945  
PETERS Eula Lee Aug 16 1902 Feb 24 1966 (dau of G.K. & Birdie)
PETERS George K. Mar 14 1875 Apr 14 1931  
PETERS Henry K. Apr 17 1911 Jan 25 1936  
PETERS Infant dau   June 27 1953 of Vernon & Freda
PETERS Infant     of Birdie & G.K.
unmarked
PHILLY Heather L. ____ Nov 12 ____ (infant)
POPWELL Fulton F. 1893 1968  
POPWELL Lloyd M. ____ 1938 (Infant son of
Mr. & Mrs. F. F. Popwell)
RANDALL Cecil May 12 1918 Apr 1 1945 Oklahoma F.I. U.S.N.R.
World War II
RANDALL Effie 1878 1944 (wife)
RANDALL George W. 1873 1933  
REEVES Allie M. 1876 1950  
REEVES Benjamin Jan 27 1919 Feb 30 1970 T Sgt 1079 Base Unit AAF
World War II
A.M.P.H. Okla.
REEVES Bertie U. Essie Sept 13 1913 Mar 21 1916 Infant dau of Mr.& Mrs. G.B.
(No other information)
REEVES Daisy Bell May 13 1902 Apr 11 1936  
REEVES Edwain Sept 14 1877 Nov 21 1970  
REEVES George G. 1908 1969  
REEVES Jennie C. 1862 1941  
REEVES John E. 1879 1958  
REEVES Lee Allen June 3 1906 Apr 28 1947  
REEVES Mary Ann Sept 24 1878 Nov 23 1969  
REEVES Thomas W. 1855 1935  
REEVES Worth 1904 1921 (son of Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Reeves)
RENO Freedie F. 1885 1953  
RENO William D. 1882 1905  
ROACH Eleanor   Apr 13, 1937 age 87 yrs 11 mos
ROACH William Henry   Feb 9 1965 age 91 yrs 4 mos.
SCRUGGS Permalie V. Nov 23 1853 Feb 28 1912  
SHAVER Dorothy Dec 20 1909 ____  
SHAVER Julius Jr. Dec 20 1931 July 2 1938  
SHAVER Julius Sr. May 2 1902 Dec 26 1964  
SHEART Elizabeth 1972 1974  
SHERRIELL Winfred Keith Sept 9 1959 May 2 1978 (son of Ralph & Pauline)
SIMONTON ______     (no other information)
SINCLAIR Betty Evender May 24 1912 Oct 12 1927  
SMITH Melvin 1883 1972  
SMITH Melvin F. 1883 1972  
SMITH Royal 1890 1970  
SMITH Royal 1890 1970  
SNYDER Albert 1875 1946 (father)
SNYDER Jewell Sept 15 1904 ____ (dau of Wm. & Mattie Peeks)
SNYDER Raymond Apr 27 1908 July 25 1974 (son of Albert & Viola)
SNYDER Viola Mae 1882 1938 (mother)
SPURLIN Cordie Oct 13 1887 May 4 1974  
SPURLIN G.A. Apr 12 1882 May 11 1971  
SPURLIN Gary Lynn Sept 17 1947 Oct 3 1977  
SPURLIN George 1904 1921 (son of G.A. & C.)
SPURLIN       Infant son of Lynn Spurlin
(no dates given)
SPURLIN John Calvin 1890 1975  
STANBURY B.F. Aug 15 1865 ____  
STANBURY Betty June 11 1872 Mar 19 1946  
STENSON Oed. C. Mar 2 1900 Feb 10 1956  
STILWELL Alemeda 1879 1930  
STINSON Zula E. May 1 1899 Nov 14 1972  
STUART Lewis D. 1864 1929  
THOMPSON J. E. Oct 6 1860 Apr 13 1937 (father)
THOMPSON Thursia Oct 8 1860 Jan 24 1923 (mother)
TILLMAN Camella 1874 1970  
TILLMAN L.B. Dec 21 1866 1927  
TILLMAN Little Julius Mar 12 1907 Apr 5 1971  
TREADWELL Vashti May 5 1842 Apr 3 1909  
TRENCH ______     (no other information unmarked)
TRENCH Callie May 28 1876 Apr 18 1952  
TRENCH Daniel M. Jan 29 1867 Oct 9 1964  
TRENCH Don June 3 1912 Sept 27 1970  
TRENCH Harold Gene Dec 2 1954 Jan 14 1939  
TRENCH       The Family of Jesse & Lola Trench
Pauline, Harold, Lena Mae , Marie, Lester,
Merla Gay , Versa Jean Brenda , Barbara
(no dates given)
The following info
provided by:
Brenda & Gene Wright
Jesse M Trench died in September 1968. Lola Trench died November 19, 2000. Their children are: Pauline, Harold Gene, Lena Mae, Annie Marie, Lester Narva, twins - Merla Gay and Verla Jean, Brenda, Barbara.
WHITE Bobby July 17 1927 Mar 12 1967 S/Sgt. Oklahoma U.S. Army
World War II
WHITE Josephine 1854 1939  
WHITE Richard 1849 1923  
WHITE Robert A. 1896 1976  
WHITE Willie A. 1910 Aug 3 1944 (Son of W.A. & M.E.)
WILKERSON Armelda 1864 1932 (mother)
WILKERSON Effie Sept 6 1892 Mar 7 1927  
WILKERSON Gertie Jan 11 1894 Aug 3 1978  
WILKERSON Jack Sept 26 1892 Feb 19 1956  
WILKERSON Jerry Theo May 22 1941 July 17 1941 (son of T.L. & Geneva)
WILKERSON John T. 1860 1957 (fahter)
WILKERSON Laverdia 1919 1946  
WILKS Elwin N. Oct 16 1902 Jan 21 1945  
WYLIE Anna E. 1886 1968 (wife)
WYLIE Henry 1886 1966 (husband)
WYLIE Lawrence 1915 1971  
WYLIE Scott     (no dates given)
WYLIE Vida Allen 1891 1968  

[John Wesley Adkins m. 1892 to Christian Wise Adkins. Their daughter Cora was the wife of Henry Wilson Keesee.]

[Elbert Ruben Keesee was the son of Jobe and Ann Watts Keesee. He died Dec. 16, 1881.]

[Richard Keesee was the son of Payton Jr. and Hila Duggins Keesee. George Keesee is his brother.]

[Henry W. Keesee was the son of Jobe and Louisa Randall Hunt Keesee.]

[Myra Keesee never married. She was partially blind caused by a childhood illness.]

[Ellen E. Hart was the daughter of Halver and Agnes Hart. Halver was the son of Sterling and Elizabeth Hunt Hart. [Elizabeth (Lizzie) was the daughter of Jim and Louisa Randall Hunt and the mother of Halver.]

[Anna F. Stallings was the second wife of William M. Keesee, Jr.]

[William M. Keesee, Jr. was the son of William and Elvira (Dovey) Copelin Keesee Yocham.]

[Information has been received that Elvira (Dovey) Copelin Keesee Yocham is buried at Independence although her name isn't on this list.]

[Dewitt Talmage Keesee was the son of Richard.]

[Concerning the HYATT family: Bonnie Hyatt of Palacios, Texas has furnished the information about Floise (Floyce) Hyatt and Roy Earnest Hyatt. Bonnie is the daughter of Madeline (Weaver) Hyatt (15 July 1922 - 14 April 1997 Madeline is buried in Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas.]

[E-mail from Eddie Malley on Feb. 28, 2001 to Dorothy M. Winters states that he believes the C.M. Lamkin listed here is actually his great great grandfather whose name was George Marion Lamkin, born September 18, 1832, died in Independence, Oklahoma on July 14, 1905. After researching, information from Myrtle Long Lamkin agrees that the man is George Marion Lamkin but the date of death was July 6 1905. George Marion Lamkin was the grandfather of Harry Lamkin, husband of Myrtle.]

[Myrtle Long Lamkin also send information about George Marion Lamkin being the first person to be buried in the cemeter which was built on land donated by Mildred Lamkin Lindsey and John C. Lindsey. The donated land was part of the Lindsey property and was opened June 14, 1905.]

[More information from Myrtle: Ina Margaret Lamkin was the sister of Harry Lamkin (Myrtle's husband). Adam Lamkin, infant, was Harry's brother.]

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