Tomahawk Cemetery, Overland Park, Johnson Co, KS Transcribed and contributed by Linda Lewis, 29 Jul 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tomahawk Cemetery, est. 1870 133rd and Metcalf Ave Overland Park, Oxford Twp, Johnson, KS Cemetery Contact: City of Overland Park Dan Miller 8500 Santa Fe Dr Overland Park, KS 66212 913.895.6032 Cemetery Ownership: The land where Tomahawk cemetery lies was first owned by the Shawnee tribes in 1853 as part of the settlement for Ohio and Missouri. In the late 1860s, the tribes moved to Oklahoma and this land was opened up to settlers. In 1870, Daniel and Agnes Murdock donated this ¸ acre of land to the Public, to establish Tomahawk Cemetery on September 22 1870. In 1991 it was ruled that because the land was unincorporated at the time, it belonged to Johnson Co, however now it was part of the class 1 incorporated city of Overland Park, and thereby belonged to Overland Park. At that time the City declared the cemetery closed for new burials. Transcriber's Note: This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones. The City of Overland Park provided additional information, including a transcription by Connie Foster, Kansas Historical Society, commissioned by the City. Cemetery Condition: This cemetery is mowed and cared for. There are many missing stones, and several illegible or broken stones, as well as many new Unknown markers. About the Cemetery: This cemetery is located on top of a hill on Old Metcalf Ave and has a beautiful view. Entrance to the cemetery is off of 133rd Street, and an on the front side facing Old Metcalf it is fronted by a high rock retaining wall. During a street widening project in the early 1990s, The City identified 30 obvious graves that would have to be relocated. At this time, many graves were obviously missing headstones and many stones were illegible. The Johnson County Historical Society provided an earlier reading of the cemetery, and the City placed notices in newspapers and tried to find descendents. The City had a service with minister at the cemetery before any graves were moved. Some of the graves identified had headstones that would be moved, and for those missing headstones, new Unknown flat granite markers would be placed. While moving the graves, another 35 unmarked graves were uncovered, moved, and also marked for a total of 65 Unknown markers. ^ = Grave moved in 1991, # = Supplemented from City,* = No stone, from City ??, ??;, N F, Footstone placed with ruined headstone next to Fletchers ??, ??;, Footstone N M Y, Footstone placed as grave marker ??, ??;, Footstone A E P, Footstone placed as grave marker ??, ??;, Footstone H E P used as grave marker ??, ??;, H A N footstone used as grave marker Arrasmith, Elizabeth; b. 10 Apr 1814, d. 31 Jan 1868, Wife of Abner Arrasmith, Stone broken at name. # Blythe, Mary M; d. 18 Oct 1877, 25 y 9 m 27 d, Dau of R and J Greenwell Bower, Infant; b. 10 Mar 1824, * Buchanan, John O; d. 17 Aug 1875, 63 y 10 m 14 d, ^# Buchanan, Ulysses; b. 11 Apr 1864, d. 06 Nov 1864, Son of S B and Ollie Buchanan, ^ Coburn, Bertha F; d. 05 Mar 1883, Child of W A and F F Coburn - Gone to Mama, s/w Fennie F Coburn Coburn, Fennie F; d. 11 Feb 1883, 24 y 1 m 24 d, Wife of W A Coburn, s/w Bertha F Coburn Davidson, Baby; b. 08 Oct 1895, d. 09 Oct 1895, Son of Will and Bessie Davidson, ^ Davidson, Wm N; d. 05 Apr 1900, 33 yrs, ^ Fita, Nancy; b. 19 Mar 1794, Beverly, Mass, Wife of A J Fita, * Fletcher, Edmond C; b. 1868, d. 1959, Son Fletcher, Emily J; b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 27 Mar 1871, Wife of Irvin Fletcher Footstone Emily J Fletcher Fletcher, Irvin; b. 04 Mar 1836, d. 30 Sep 1878, 86th Reg't Ill Vol Inf Footstone Irvin Fletcher Franklin, John Tyler; b. 17 Aug 1840, d. 08 Dec 1903, ^ Greenwell, James; d. 28 Feb 1878, 16 y 7 m 22 d, Son of R and J Greenwell Greenwell, Joel T; d. 02 Dec 1877, 24 y 6 m 2 d, Son of R and J Greenwell, ^ Greenwell, Josephine; b. 1870, d. 1919, * Hancock, Elizabeth J; d. 01 Dec 1876, 22 y 6 m 27 d, Daughter of Wm and E Hancock Johnson, Lymon Stoart; d. 20 Sep 1891, Son of H H and E M Johnson Kearney, Berdie L; d. 16 Mar 1888, 5 y 8 m 9 d, Daugh of J A and Lora M Kearney, s/w Lora M Kearney Kearney, Lora M; d. 05 Aug 1891, 34 y 10 m 1 d, Wife of J A Kearney, s/w Berdie Kearney Kellogg, Lydia M; b. 13 Feb 1841, d. 06 Jan 1871, Wife of Sherman Kellogg Kershner, Maria M; b. 20 Sep 1796, d. 22 Oct 1877, 81 y 1 m 2 d, Wife of Michael Kershner Lindsey, Christiana; b. 1825, d. 1876, Mother, ^ McClure, Nathaniel; d. 21 Oct 1881, 5 y 6 m 12 d Newton, Harriet A; d. 03 Oct 1869, 44 y 10 m 22 d, Wife of A G Newton, ^ Nuckols, Ida I; d. 17 Feb 1877, 4 y 7 m 11 d, Dau of J M and M Nuckols * Nuckols, James M; d. 23 Sep 1874, 48 y 7 m 12 d, * Pettit, S J; d. 08 Apr 1873, 17 y 7 m 8 d, ? and J Pettit, Top of headstone gone ^# Porter, Little Eunice;, * Rogers, David; b. 02 Aug 1834, d. 20 May 1896, s/w Sarah Rogers ^ Rogers, Ivrin D; b. 1861, d. 1944, Father, s/w Mary Anna Rogers ^ Rogers, Mary Anna; b. 1861, d. 1942, Mother, s/w Irvin D Rogers ^ Rogers, Sarah; b. 27 Jun 1834, d. ?? Jan 1904, His Wife, s/w David Rogers ^ Scott, Josephine Greenwell; b. 1870, d. ????, Wife of W W Scott, ^ Scott, Wm W Jr; b. 1899, d. 1928, ^ Smith, Bonnie J; b. 28 Apr 1889, d. 06 Aug 1889, ^ Thompson, Charles L; d. 01 Sep 1869, 1 y 7 m 10 d, Son of A and N Thompson, # Thompson, Cyrus;, ^ Wesley, John; d. 01 Feb 1870, 31 yrs 27 d Zimmerman, Emmau.; d. 29 Oct 1870, 2 y 5 m 26 d, Dau of W H and S J Zimmerman *