Sidney Blankenship - Union Cemetery - Earlsboro, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 35° 13.885 W 096° 47.951
14S E 700277 N 3900926
A single Woodmen of the World tree stump stands in this very old cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMNYAD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Union Cemetery, located on County Road 1230, two miles south of Earlsboro, is an old cemetery, not currently being maintained. The most recent burial noted was in the late 1940's.

This WOW marker is a traditional tree stump standing on four horizontal logs. The inscription is engraved on a scroll and reads:

Sidney
Blankenship
Born
Feb. 6, 1866
Linn Creek, MO
Died
Jan. 27, 1913
Shawnee, OK

A truer nobler
heart never beat
within a human
breast

Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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