Post Oak Cemetery

Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Cemeteries of  Oklahoma

This is a partial survey done on September 26, 2006 by Anthony Rockefeller
 

If you have loved ones interned here and they are not listed or do not have markers, please contact me by email: Gloria B. Mayfield

 

Location:  Indian cemetery named after the Taylor Postoak family of Creek Indians.  

Phoebe Postoak   April 30, 1871 - November 22, 1886 in Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma  Daughter of Taylor and Molea Postoak. She died at the age of 15 and was buried near their log house.

In 1889, five-year old Nettie Howard, daughter of John and Mary Howard died in a wagon while in route to the '89 Land Run. The parents went to Taylor Postoak's house to ask for help in finding a burial place. Mr. Postoak told them they might bury the child beside his fifteen year old Phoebe - Tulsa Annuals - January 1973. Volume 1, Page 4.

Thus began the Postoak Cemetery

Frank Adams
November 26, 1869 November 15, 1954

Martha R. Adams
April 7, 1896 April 21, 1968

Emmett A. Anderson, Jr.
March 14, 1924 June 24, 1985 – son of Emmett A. Anderson and Bessie Sorethumb  2nd photo

Walter Anderson
birth date unknown January 18, 1927

William Anderson
June 11, 1858 December 9, 1915

Anna E. Ballard
March 15, 1889 August 6, 1914

Willie Blair
1901 1935

Sarah A. Bolding
November 15, 1876 January 4, 1929

William C. Bolding
March 15, 1869 November 20, 1949

Edith H. Bradfield
August 23, 1908 June 1, 1998
Death noticed published 3 June 1998 in the Tulsa World: Sand Springs -- Edith H. Bradfield, 89, homemaker, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, Limestone Baptist Church. Mobley-Dodson.

William H. "Bill" Bradfield
November 6, 1906 January, 1973

Patty B. Bridges
June 16, 1888 May 24, 1962

Joe Brown
1879 1921

Arlinger Bruner
August 17, 1885 Red Fork, Tulsa County, Oklahoma April 21, 1957 Oklahoma

Austin J. Bruner
May 8, 1918 January 24, 1975

Eli Bruner
May 3, 1858 February 17, 1897

Megually Bruner
birth date unknown January 15, 1917 Age: 38 years

Salina Postoak Bruner
1855, Oklahoma February 12, 1892, Oklahoma

Virgin Bruner
October 2, 1895 January 30, 1970

J. C. "Jim" Butcher
February 24, 1880 February 22, 1938

Jean Carr
June 20, 1929 June 28, 1994

John Carr
December 13, 1931 April 30, 1979

Angel Castillo
May 30, 1902 November 23, 1972

Louisa Castillo
July 25, 1903 January 24, 1994 – Death notice published 25 January 1994 in the Tulsa World:  SALINA - Louisa Island Castillo , 90, homemaker, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mobley-Dodson Funeral Chapel.

Kenneth Chalk
August 27, 1927 August 30, 1937

Infant Chambers
November 4, 1955 November 4, 1955 – daughter of W. B. and H. E. Chambers

Baby Clark
no dates

William Johnny Davison
October 17, 1908 August 15, 1944

Clara Duckworth
August 22, 1952 July 9, 1970

James F. English
1880 1967

Lena May English
1903 1932

James Harvey Evans
May 6, 1910 June 28, 1910 – son of C. O. and M. E. Evans

Sodom Fife
1875 1907

Tomasa R. Fife
1878 1897

Sarah Postoak Figart
1907 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1934 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Avanell Bernice Fisher
March 20, 1924 February 16, 1986

Cheparney Fisher
May 2, 1887 October 16, 1956   2nd

Eunice May Fisher
June 30, 1888 November 21, 1973    2nd

Elijah Mancy Gant
1904 1939

Jake Gibson
1880 1934

Lehman H. Grayson
1885 1941

Amanda Haney
January 18, 1885 November 12, 1968   2nd

Claud James Haney
October 6, 1910 March 26, 1986

Grace Haney
August 11, 1893 February 23, 1913 – daughter of O. C. and A. L. Haney

Ida May Haney
1878 1938

Mose P. Haney
October 24, 1883 August 19, 1967   2nd

Pearcey U. Haney
1918 1918

Ralph A. Haney
1908 1927

Wallace U. Haney
1869 1940

William F. Haney
1905 1965

Bertha Garoutte Harmon
February 22, 1909 August 7, 1975

Michael W. Hawkins
November 4, 1956 May 12, 1958

Grace Postoak Hayes
February 28, 1896 October 18, 1974

Edward Frank Henkel
February 14, 1968 December 31, 1947

Jackie M. Horton
December 12, 1937 March 7, 1974

Leona Francis Horton
August 7, 1872 November 17, 1970

Glenn Howard
1918 1931

James R. Howard
1857 1943

John "Ike" Howard
1888 1940

Nettie Howard
birth date unknown - 1889

Sarah J. Howard
1855 1952

Dorthy J. Howe
May 17, 1933 May 31, 1933

Callie Island
1881 1931

George Island
1869 1934

Stephen Paul Johnson
February 1, 1983 February 2, 1983

Monte Ray Jones
June 3, 1952 June 3, 1952

Ricky Lynn Jones
November 18, 1957 November 20, 1957

Cleo B. Kelly
December 1, 1901 November 29, 1958

Claude W. McCord
1886 1935

Francis A. McCowan
1867 1916

Albert A. Means
December 7, 1917 December 15, 1965

Flora C. Miller
1882 1968

Francis E. Miller
1852 1947

Jay D. Miller
1880 1862

Sylvester Miller
1849 1927

Tom Miller
no dates

Ollie Monroe
May 17, 1892 April 14, 1926

Osborn Monroe
May 7, 1884 June 3, 1966

Dora L. Moore
May 24, 1885 July 18, 1954

Dollie E. Morris
birth date unknown 1955

Emmett C. Morris
1862 1945

Hirram Morris
February 20, 1910 July 20, 1928

Howard L. Morris
1912 1968

Ennis Morrison
October 6, 1877 December 10, 1899

John Morrison
June 28, 1881 February 21, 1899

Oda B. Nevitt
June 14, 1918 June 15, 1936

Walter L. Norfleet
October 10, 1888 December 4, 1964

Dessie Palmer
May 23, 1901 August 4, 1911 – daughter of R. L. and N. O. Palmer

Henry Clay Palmer
November 16, 1873 September 14, 1921

Virginia Agnes Palmer
July 25, 1874 October, 1922

Edward L. Peeples
January 12, 1900 March 19, 1911

Lillie B. Pope
June 3, 1880 April 5, 1962

Alice Postoak
 unable to read month 1, 1912, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma December 26, 1913 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Infant Postoak
dates unreadable

John T. Postoak
July 24, 1900 December 29, 1900

Lillie May Postoak
June 10, 1870 January 22, 1940

Lincoln Postoak
May 27, 1868 August 21, 1948

Mariah “Molea” Fisher Postoak
1835 January 10, 1907 Oklahoma

Phoebe Postoak
November 19, 1909 February 5, 1942

Ramona Postoak
birth date unknown September 7, 1934

Taylor Postoak
1812 October 21, 1891

Tecumseh Postoak
June 29, 1891 May 2, 1909

Wallace S. Reasor
October 18, 1879 July 10, 1912

John Wesley Reed
January 15, 1903 March 1, 1974

Mary Viola Reed
July 11, 1904 November 14, 1983

Charlie D. Rice
December 27, 1896 July 25, 1943   2nd

Rosa P. Rice
July 11, 1895 February 22, 1976   2nd

Bart Lee Shadrick
January 24, 1888 March 5, 1971  2nd

Matilda Shadrick
October 24, 1891 June 10, 1949

Guy D. Shook
birth date unknown November 24, 1940

Edward M. Simpkins
1886 1940

George E. Simpkins
October 5, 1926 September 15, 1950

Lucy Simpkins
1889 1937

Harvey A. Smithee
June 20, 1886 January 17, 1938

Lena R. Smithee
December 18, 1886 – death date unknown

Bessie Fife Sorethumb
January 1, 1897 May 9, 1987

Kendall Sorethumb
April 9, 1902 March 26, 1958

Hattie L. Spears
October 7, 1903 September, 1991

Thomas W. Spears
June 24, 1909 January 25, 1970

Cleo Stokes
November 15, 1914 February 28, 1977

Marie O. Stokes
August 17, 1903 August 2, 1950

Mary M. Stokes
September 27, 1879 July 15, 1976

William S. Stokes
February 9, 1877 March 21, 1933

John D. Tapp
May 15, 1902 April 2, 1935

Fred Taylor
1909 1941

Hattie Downs Taylor
June 24, 1888 November 13, 1971

Ardith L. Thompson
May 5, 1920 – death date unknown    2nd

James C. Thompson
October 23, 1918 June 17, 1972  2nd

Artt Varner
March 4, 1918 June 9, 1930

Dora Varner
1866 1925

Iva Isabelle Varner
1884 1940

James M. Varner
1885 1953

Mary Davis Varner
1920 – death date unknown

Nettie M. Varner
1880 1960

Samuel A. Varner
1856 1946

Stella A. Varner
February 27, 1894 November 17, 1941

William R. Varner
1881 1966

Delores Ruth Walker
May 16, 1931 November 13, 1932

Flora Ann Smith Walker
September 28, 1883 November 19, 1941 at Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  Flora Ann Smith is the daughter of William Frances Smith & America Melinda Hinson. She married James William Walker December 17, 1899. They had 8 children.

James William Walker
February 6, 1871 Arkansas February 7, 1948 Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma.  James W. Walker is the son of James Walker & Martha --?—

E. Ann Woodward
1855 1934

Luta York
birth date unknown April 22, 1931