Salem Cemetery

Sweetwater, Beckham Co., Cemeteries of OK.

Location: Three miles South of Sweetwater, Oklahoma on Hwy 30 and 1/2 mile East on a dirt road.

This cemetery recorded May 1978 by Roberta Hand and Juhree Carr. Thanks goes to Juhree for providing us with these transcriptions. Marker numbers listed to separate markers, not to actually indicate where a plot might be at the cemetery. Two lists are presented here, a Cemetery Order Listing as recorded on the original papers, and an Alphabetical Listing.

Cemetery Order Listing

Last Name, First Name, Birth, Death, Ephitat, Marker Number.
Kothe, Henry H. Jr., 1898, 1968, A0001
Kothe, Lottie, 1870, 1951, A0002
Kothe, Henry, 1860, 1938, A0003

Bomar, Dovie M., 1872, 1933, A0004
Bomar, Lorena, no date, no date, Wife of A. G. Kothe, A0005

Fletcher, Edna Loose, no date, Mar. 21, 1925, Baby, Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Fletcher, A0006

Topper, A. E., Nov. 27, 1845, Oct. 5, 1928, A0007
Topper, Mary, Oct. 11, 1863, Dec. 11, 1923, A0008

Ragsdale, Robert L., Jun. 25, 1895, Jan. 1, 1912, A0009
Ragsdale, John H., 1872, 1947, Mother, A0010
Ragsdale, Frank, 1862, 1950, Father, A0011

Myers, Henry M., 1886, 1934, A0012
Myers, John H., 1846, 1939, A0013
Myers, Nancy M., 1860, 1927, A0014

Stansell, Arzie Luke, Jun. 26, 1923, Jan. 6, 1930, Sons of Mr. & Mrs. Barney Stansell, A0015
Stansell, Glenn Ray, Oct. 11, 1933, Mar. 22, 1934, Sons of Mr. & Mrs. Barney Stansell, A0015
Stansell, Dora A., 1875, no date, A0016
Stansell, W. B., 1869, 1941, A0017

Watts, Mother & Baby, no date, no date, Cement stone no dates, A0018

Bradley, Farnk J., Jul. 17, 1896, Jul. 7, 1918, A0019
Bradley, J. F., 1866, 1941, A0020
Bradley, Mary K., Mar. 14, 1869, May 18, 1917, Wife of J. F. Bradley, A0021

Sutton, John W., Apr. 10, 1884, Oct. 29, 1925, A0022
Sutton, Lizzie Bell, Jul. 18, 1854, Mar. 25, 1951, A0023
Sutton, John W., Feb. 4, 1851, Dec. 26, 1948, A0024

Thompson, Edward E., 1?29, 1928, metal marker, A0025

Whipkey, Hubert Lee, Aug. 22, 1907, Aug. 1, 1922, A0026
Whipkey, Willie Wynona, Apr. 17, 1903, Apr. 9, 1916, A0027

Traudt, Eda E., Apr. 19, 1911, Sep. 1, 1911, Daughter of A. & Elizabeth Traudt, A0028

Bohnenblust, Lizzie, 1863, 1956, Wife, A0029
Bohnenblust, Frederick, 1862, 1927, Husband, A0030

Metzger, Mrs. J. U., May 9, 1836, Jul. 23, 1911, Our Mother, Wife of J. U. Metzger, born in Steinam Rhine Switzerland, A0031

Daeschner, M. E., 1880, 1906, A0032

Alphabetical Listing

Last Name, First Name, Birth, Death, Ephitat, Marker Number.
Bohnenblust, Frederick, 1862, 1927, Husband, A0030
Bohnenblust, Lizzie, 1863, 1956, Wife, A0029
Bomar, Dovie M., 1872, 1933, A0004
Bomar, Lorena, no date, no date, Wife of A. G. Kothe, A0005
Bradley, Farnk J., Jul. 17, 1896, Jul. 7, 1918, A0019
Bradley, J. F., 1866, 1941, A0020
Bradley, Mary K., Mar. 14, 1869, May 18, 1917, Wife of J. F. Bradley, A0021
Daeschner, M. E., 1880, 1906, A0032
Fletcher, Edna Loose, no date, Mar. 21, 1925, Baby, Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Fletcher, A0006
Kothe, Henry H. Jr., 1898, 1968, A0001
Kothe, Henry, 1860, 1938, A0003
Kothe, Lottie, 1870, 1951, A0002
Metzger, Mrs. J. U., May 9, 1836, Jul. 23, 1911, Our Mother, Wife of J. U. Metzger, born in Steinam Rhine Switzerland, A0031
Myers, Henry M., 1886, 1934, A0012
Myers, John H., 1846, 1939, A0013
Myers, Nancy M., 1860, 1927, A0014
Ragsdale, Frank, 1862, 1950, Father, A0011
Ragsdale, John H., 1872, 1947, Mother, A0010
Ragsdale, Robert L., Jun. 25, 1895, Jan. 1, 1912, A0009
Stansell, Arzie Luke, Jun. 26, 1923, Jan. 6, 1930, Sons of Mr. & Mrs. Barney Stansell, A0015
Stansell, Dora A., 1875, no date, A0016
Stansell, Glenn Ray, Oct. 11, 1933, Mar. 22, 1934, Sons of Mr. & Mrs. Barney Stansell, A0015
Stansell, W. B., 1869, 1941, A0017
Sutton, John W., Apr. 10, 1884, Oct. 29, 1925, A0022
Sutton, John W., Feb. 4, 1851, Dec. 26, 1948, A0024
Sutton, Lizzie Bell, Jul. 18, 1854, Mar. 25, 1951, A0023
Thompson, Edward E., 1?29, 1928, metal marker, A0025
Topper, A. E., Nov. 27, 1845, Oct. 5, 1928, A0007
Topper, Mary, Oct. 11, 1863, Dec. 11, 1923, A0008
Traudt, Eda E., Apr. 19, 1911, Sep. 1, 1911, Daughter of A. & Elizabeth Traudt, A0028
Watts, Mother & Baby, no date, no date, Cement stone no dates, A0018
Whipkey, Hubert Lee, Aug. 22, 1907, Aug. 1, 1922, A0026
Whipkey, Willie Wynona, Apr. 17, 1903, Apr. 9, 1916, A0027

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