This cemetery is located on the old Turner Ranch six miles east of Sulphur, Murray, OK. This very large ranch was home to many resident workers who eventually had to create a cemetery for the family members that died on the ranch. There are seven to ten unmarked graves just west of the main ranch house. It is marked by bois d' arc post at the foot of each grave with climbing yellow roses. The only known person whose name is know is Melvina Sparks who was burned to death in a house fire shortly after mid-wiving the birth of twins. The twins also died shortly thereafter and were also buried in this cemetery. I have searched many times for more info on this ranch but as it has sold several times in the recent years, the current owners know nothing of those interred here. There are no county records as the burials were before statehood in 1907.
If you have family buried in the Turner Ranch Cemetery or can take a gate photo or have obits (with newspapers permission or an obit that you can write) or tombstone photos or individual portraits or can write a short bio and would like to add your information to this website, contact the area coordinator for more information. You can also check out our How to Submit page.
NOTICE. If you submit information to this website and change your e-mail address please notify the area coordinator with the county/cemetery and new e-mail address so we can keep our pages as up to date as possible.
NOTE Every effort has been made to transcribe this information accurately. These records MAY CONTAIN ERRORS. Any corrections and/or additions greatly appreciated. As with any genealogy information, this is a source and should be considered as such. It is up to the researcher to verify the accuracy.
|
SURNAME |
FIRST MI Maiden |
BORN |
DIED |
COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aday | Mattie Martin (Deel) | 4/20/1869 | 2/19/1962 | W of William Deel W of John Aday (m 1909) Burial unknown |
| Deel | William Lacy | 1867 | 9/29/1903 | H of Mattie Martin |
| Sparks | Melvina McAnally | 1851 | 1895 |
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