OKGenWeb Project

Quinlan Cemetery

1/4 miles north & east of Quinlan, Woodward Co., OK

Canvassed by Mrs. Nita Robertson, Manchester, IA

The cemetery was formed ca. 1900, was abandoned and used as a field for crops about 1905.

It is remembered that Mrs. Scott had a sister (name unknown) buried there. Also several infant's whose families were passing through the area. It's possible that several other graves were there, but there is no one at this time that can remember their names.

The cemetery was believed to have been abandoned for the reason being that it was bordered on the East side by the Santa Fe Railroad tracks and the peacefulness one relates to the death of a loved one could not be achieved by the jar and noise of the passing trains. The land was included by the owner to be a part of what would be useable for pasture or crops, so eventually every mark of the graves have been erased.

The following information was sent in 18 Dec 2011 by Louie Griffey:

William Jerome Griffey
b. 8 Dec 1917 Quinlan, Oklahoma
d. 15 Feb 1918 Quinlan, Oklahoma
Buried Quinlan Cemetery, Woodward Co., Oklahoma
Row 8 Section 4
Plot Purchased by M. J. Smith
His parents are Ralph Burrus and Verna Smith Griffey buried in Orlando, Oklahoma