Wm. H. Johnson - Guild Cemetery - Lincoln Co., OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 31.222 W 096° 44.651
14S E 704552 N 3933092
This Modern Woodmen of America headstone has been vandalized.
Waymark Code: WMEMR5
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2012
Views: 10
Guild Cemetery is also known as Pleasant Valley Cemetery. It is well maintained, with approximately 150 burials. There were several headstones here that had been toppled by vandals.
To reach this cemetery, from Prague, drive west on Highway 62 (Main Street) 2.8 miles, then north on 3520 for 2.1 miles, then west on 1030 (Mule Drive) one-half mile. The cemetery is on the south side. This is a rectangular area with a few large trees, with the headstones arranged in low rows north to south.
This tree stump headstone was lying on the ground at the time of our visit. It had been mounted on a base of four horizontal logs which have lilies and leaf fronds engraved on the front. The round seal shows a large leaf with crossed implements and the letters M W A (Modern Woodmen of America). On the shield, the inscription reads
Wm. H.
Johnson
Oct. 22, 1861
Feb. 22, 1917The cross is
my anchor.