Details for Oklahoma Cemetery
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507017450
Data
| Marker Number | 17450 |
| Atlas Number | 5507017450 |
| Marker Title | Oklahoma Cemetery |
| Index Entry | Oklahoma Cemetery |
| Address | |
| City | Conroe |
| County | Montgomery |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | cemetery |
| Marker Year | 2001 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | From Conroe take I45 S; L on FM 2978; go approx 5 mi to Oklahoma Cemetery sign, turn left onto Conroe-Hufsmith Road; it is about 1/3 mi to the cemetery entrance. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | HTC medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | Oral tradition says that when a Mr. Sanders told a Mr. Leslie he was moving to Oklahoma, bu he moved near here instead, the settlement was named "Oklahoma." George W. Snook (1849-1939) and Bonnie Jerome Goodson Snook (1863-1939) were the first to set aside an acre here for a burial ground when their young daughter, Jessie Snook (1890-1894), became ill and died. A tree uprooted by a storm was the last place she had visited so they buried her nearby. The girl's uncle, John Henry Goodson (1867-1958), also donated an acre to this site in 1903. It doubled in size since then, remaining a chronicle of the families of this area of Montgomery County. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001 |