FIRST Settler in Fleetwood, OK - Near Terral, OK
N 33° 53.656 W 097° 50.347
14S E 607340 N 3751039
A historical marker at the pasture gate at the Fleetwood Cemetery indicates that Houston F. Fleetwood was the first settlers in this area, founding what was to become Fleetwood, OK back in 1878.
Waymark Code: WMQZ55
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2016
Views: 2
This cemetery is one of three sites that make up the remains of Fleetwood, OK. Please be considerate of the rights of the property owners when visiting, and note that the cemetery, protected by a fence, is out in the middle of a pasture in a grove of trees. Don't bother the cattle -- visit the cemetery on a day when they're not hanging around by the fence -- although they might be happy to see you while you stand by the fence and look out towards where the cattle used to cross the Red River southeast of here at Red River Station during the days of the Chisholm Trail.
Mr. Fleetwood is buried here with his wife and daughter, with several other burials whose link to the Fleetwoods is unknown. The historical marker provides some background:
Founded about 1880 by Houston F. Fleetwood. The first settler who came here from Wynnewood, Oklahoma in 1878 as a Chickasaw Indian, he took up his Indian rights to a large area from the river east and west that included the town site.
This cemetary [sic] was in the backyard of the spacious home Fleetwood built here. He also built a trading post south of this site right in the middle of the Chisholm Trail. Later this store was moved to the present site west of here.
Fleetwood was waylaid in the river bottom in 1888 and died a few days later in his home.
Historical Society of Fleetwood
Terral Indian Territory, Okla.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1878
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