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Goodwater Cemetery
Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Location: Approximately 3 miles northeast of Shoals Cemetery and Church, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma, contributed by Mrs. J. F. Taylor, Rt. 1, Grant, Oklahoma, who with a friend walked this cemetery in May 1966.

Notice all burials are before statehood and two are of Missionaries who died one month apart in 1848.

Were these Presbyterian Missionaries? and Mr. Downer a replacement for Mr. Belden? Who knows?

There are 3 graves enclosed by a fence. Two are in poor condition; and one, apparently a child's in good condition. There are several unmarked graves surrounding this area.

  Belden        C. M                          Nov 05, 1848     He sleeps a missionary
  Downer                                      Dec 15, 1848     He sleeps a missionary


  Anderson      W. H.        Mar 13, 1870     Dec 20, 1903     born in Clebran parish, LA
  Cawley        W. R.        Sep 30, 1883     Mar 06, 1904     son J. M. &  N. A. Cawley
  Collins       M. J.                         Dec 23, 1888
  Hays          Betsey                        Oct 15, 1889
  Roberts       Kelly        Jan 23, 1883     Oct 04, 1900
  Roberts       Mary         May 15, 1845     Jan 23, 1887
  Torrence      L. A.        Dec 14, 1888     Oct 04, 1889
  Torrence      A. L.        Aug 27, 1957     Sep 27, 1889
  Wood          George W.    Aug 07, 1874     Sep 24, 1889     son W. J. & N. A. Wood
  Wood          Laura A.     Sep 01, 1881     Dec 06, 1896     dau W. J. & N. A. Wood
  Wood          Mabel        May 31, 1900     Mar 16, 1901     dau T. P. & G. M. Wood
  NOTE: Aug 2003 we received an email as follows:
  
"My Grandfather George W. WOOD and his Sister Laura A. WOOD, are buried in
  Goodwater Cemetery. On his tombstone is inscribed death date of 1898."

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