Fort Supply Cemetery - Fort Supply, OK
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YoSam.
N 36° 34.297 W 099° 33.744
14S E 449680 N 4047499
Three periods of burials, each historic; also called Fort Supply Hospital Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMNAHZ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2015
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County of cemetery: Woodward County
Location of cemetery: US 412, E. of Fort Supply
Number of graves: 1,177
The colors below can be used on the photo map for location of each period of burials
Marker Text:
HISTORIC FORT SUPPLY CEMETERY
Fort Supply Period - 1873 to 1895This site was chosen as the second cemetery for Fort Supply. While many soldiers and civilians were buried here, the soldiers were moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1895 after the post was abandoned. Some civilian graves are unmarked, headstones remain for the following individuals:
Toch-e-me-ha, Cheyenne wife of Ben Clark (Scout) died October 6th, 1875. Age 22 years.
Alex Mitchell, died June 17, 1877. Age 22 years.
James Quinlan, died July 12, 1877. Age 32 years 6 months.
Pat McLoughlin, born in County Roscommon, Ireland, died March 17, 1878. Age 36 years.
Pvt. Bad Face (Indian Scout) died November 7, 1885 of chronic dysentery.
Squatters Period - 1895 to 1908
After the military moved its operations at Fort Supply to Fort Sill, Civilians moved to the post and occupied the dwellings and grounds. Many of these individuals had participated in the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run. The earliest burial for this period was 1901.
Western Oklahoma Hospital Period - 1908 to 1982
The Fort Supply Cemetery became the burial place for many mentally ill patients when the property was acquired by the state of Oklahoma in 1908. In 1982, Dr. William Blythe, M.D., former hospital superintendent, was the last person buried in the cemetery.