Cemeteries of Washington County Oklahoma and Surrounding Counties

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Gilstrap 1 & 2

Located on the Tyler-Irwin Farm about 6 miles south of Bartlesville on Silver Lake Road.  There are 3 different areas where there are noticeable traces of graves. Some sunken spots without stones or markers are in evidence.

Near the Irwin Ranch house and to the West are 4 graves.

In the SW corner near the stone fence are more graves.

Within the Tyler Mausoleum to the west of the Gilstrap Cemetery No. 1 are buried 3 members of the Tyler family.

Burial Data BaseID Last Name First Name Middle Name Maiden or Other Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes Inscription Cemetery Nearest Town Photo Military Service War
873 Brock Lona W Pore 1879 1901   believed to be daughter of Adam & Lucinda Pore Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
866 Carr Edward R   0 4151877   age 9y 8m 5d, son of Nelson F & Sarah A Carr Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
876 Choteau Louis Pharamond   2101838 12001872 Murdered by Sullivan son of Col. A.P. Choteau. Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
865 Elam Gracie Meade Carr 0 10281889   age 17y 11m 10d, daughter of Nelson F Carr, wife of Mathew E Elam Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
869 Gilstrap A J   0 11071869 A white man, oldest grave with an engraved marker in Washington County age 40y 7m 1d Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
871 Gilstrap Clem     0 5031877   age 8y 2m 2d, son of A.J. & S.J. Gilstrap Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
872 Gilstrap Robert     0 12241889 Killed by Frank Lenno in a shootout on main street of Bartlesville age 29y Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
870 Gilstrap Sarah "Jennie" Jane Blythe 0 11031877 additional and corrected information from Marjorie Johnson Lowe, 21 Oct 2001. Sarah is the daughter of Wm. & Nancy Fields Blythe and sister of James C. Blythe who is buried in the White Rose Cemetery. age 39y 2m 15d, wife of A.J. Gilstrap, a Cherokee of the Rogers line Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
877 Millus Edward     0 1131911 killed by nitro glycerine explosion age 10y,son of William Millus, Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
878 Millus Elmer     0 1131911 killed by nitro glycerine explosion age 6y,son of William Millus Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
879 Morris Edward G   0 2181899   age 37y 1m 29d Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
874 Pore Emma     1051884 12061889   daughter of Leander & Mary Pore Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
875 Pore Katie     1301881 5151900   daughter of L & Mary Pore Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
867 Rogers Hillard     0 9051870   age 51 y 5m 10d, son of John & Tiana (Foster) Rogers Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
868 Rogers Martha   Fields 0 1181870   age 44y 10m 12 d, wife of Hillard Rogers, daughter of John & Sara Fields. Corrected information from Marjorie Johnson Lowe, 21 Oct 2001, gives her parents as John & Elizabeth Fields. Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
889 Tyler Donald Marsh   11051888 7291964 Tyler Mausoleum   Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
890 Tyler Irma   Irwin 10051892 4261958 Tyler Mausoleum   Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    
888 Tyler John Waldo   12171917 1041968 Tyler Mausoleum   Gilstrap 1 Bartlesville No    

In the Gilstrap cemetery No. 2, which is in the SE corner of the Tyler-Irwin Farm, near a farm pond there appears to be five burials and possibly 3 others.

Gilstrap II Pond SE 111200.JPG (601151 bytes) Gilstrap II Looking N 111200.JPG (723836 bytes) Gilstrap II looking S 111200.JPG (720489 bytes)
Looking East across the farm pond toward the burial ground on the other side Looking North from the South edge of the probable burial ground Looking South from the North edge of the probable burial ground
Gilstrap II 4 headstones on dam 111200.JPG (349724 bytes)
Four Headstones on the side of a small dam near the probable burial ground. The land owner advised me that a man from the area came and placed these.
Gilstrap II Definite Headstone 111200.JPG (427409 bytes) Gilstrap II Headstone Base 111200 01.JPG (462233 bytes) Gilstrap II Probably Headstone 111200.JPG (475520 bytes)
You can see the remains of a headstone base and a probable footstone Here is the remains of a headstone base This is very possibly a part of a headstone

 

Burial Data BaseID Last Name First Name Middle Name Maiden or Other Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes Inscription Cemetery Nearest Town Photo Military Service War
880 Bell Samuel     0 1874   age 40y Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No    
886 Carr       0 7001897 possibly 6 members of the Carr family   Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No    
881 Marshall Elizabeth     0 10301875     Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No    
885 Maxey     Mrs 0 2001897     Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No    
882 Thomas J M   0 0     Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No Co D, 78th Pa Inf (GAR) no stone Civil War
887 Tush Luther Benton   1201882 9111897 Fairly new headstone on side of pond dam age 12y, son of Jack Tush Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville <a href="/images/Gilstrap/887.jpg">Yes</a>    
883 Welch James Henry   18440 2041897 buried 02041898 (fairly new headstone on side of pond dam)   Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville <a href="/images/Gilstrap/883.jpg">Yes</a> Co D, 6th Kan Cav (GAR) Civil War
884 Welch Nathan     0 0 no stone   Gilstrap 2 Bartlesville No Co G, 5th Kan Cav (GAR) Civil War

 

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