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⚫ '''Perryman Cemetery''' is a cemetery in ], ] and considered Tulsa's oldest private cemetery. It is located on the 1849 cattle ranch of Lewis Perryman and his son, George Perryman. There are approximately fifty graves dating from 1879 to 1941.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery |url=https://www.tulsahistory.org/learn/perryman-cemetery/#flexible-content |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tulsa Historical Society & Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> It was deeded to the Tulsa Historical Society in 1987 by Mary and Newman Perryman.<ref name=MARKER>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=101674 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States {{!}} BillionGraves Cemetery and Images |url=https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Perryman-Cemetery/259569 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=BillionGraves |language=en}}</ref>
'''Perryman Cemetery''' is a cemetery in ], ]. Located at 32nd and Utica, it is Tulsa's oldest private cemetery, as well as Tulsa's oldest continuously occupied tract of land. Around fifty people are buried there, including some unmarked graves.

== History ==
In 1849, Lewis Perryman, a prominent rancher and trader in the Creek Nation, built a log ] in the southwestern corner of what is currently Zink Park (33rd and Rockford). He ran a cattle operation before the ]. Lewis fled to ] at the beginning of the war and died there in 1862. Afterwards, Lewis' son, George Perryman, returned to Tulsa to assume management of the family ranching operations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery |url=https://www.tulsahistory.org/learn/perryman-cemetery/#flexible-content |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tulsa Historical Society & Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>

⚫ The earliest identified burial in the cemetery took place in 1879, although there was most likely earlier, larger burial ground before then.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=101674 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> In 1879, the ranch became the first post office in the area to be officially designated as "Tulsa".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States {{!}} BillionGraves Cemetery and Images |url=https://billiongraves.com/cemetery/Perryman-Cemetery/259569 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=BillionGraves |language=en}}</ref>

It was deeded to the Tulsa Historical Society in 1971.


== References == == References ==

Latest revision as of 18:13, 13 January 2025

Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Perryman Cemetery is a cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma and considered Tulsa's oldest private cemetery. It is located on the 1849 cattle ranch of Lewis Perryman and his son, George Perryman. There are approximately fifty graves dating from 1879 to 1941. It was deeded to the Tulsa Historical Society in 1987 by Mary and Newman Perryman.

References

  1. "Perryman Cemetery". Tulsa Historical Society & Museum. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. "Perryman Cemetery Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. "Perryman Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | BillionGraves Cemetery and Images". BillionGraves. Retrieved 2024-12-16.

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