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Carter County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Carter County

Index to Locations Ardmore Rose Hill Cemetery Rose Hill Cemetery Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   Charles David Carter (1868-1929) — also known as Charles D. Carter — of Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. Born in Boggy Depot, Atoka County, Okla., August 16, 1868. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1907-27 (4th District 1907-15, 3rd District 1915-27). Choctaw Indian ancestry. Died in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., April 9, 1929 (age 60 years, 236 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Wirt Franklin (1883-1962) — of Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. Born in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., March 22, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; oil producer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1932, 1936; candidate for U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died September 24, 1962 (age 79 years, 186 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John H. Franklin and Irene (Hudgins) Franklin; married, August 5, 1902, to Mary Cecile Collyer; married, June 29, 1923, to Virginia Doss. Jake Louis Hamon (1873-1920) — also known as Jake L. Hamon — of Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. Born in Grenola, Elk County, Kan., June 5, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; oil business; member of Republican National Committee from North Dakota, 1920. Shot and killed by Clara Smith Hamon, his secretary, mistress, and the wife of his nephew, in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., November 26, 1920 (age 47 years, 174 days). The scandal received national publicity. She was tried and found not guilty of murder, on grounds of self-defense. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nancy (Tuggle) Hamon and Franklin Hamon; married 1898 to Georgia Worth Perkins.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.), November 29, 1920 Pearl Sayre (1872-1969) — also known as Helen Pearl Mitchell; Mrs. Horace H. Sayre — of Ardmore, Carter County, Okla. Born in Plainsville, Luzerne County, Pa., August 8, 1872. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Oklahoma, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1960; member, Arrangements Committee, 1940. Female. Died in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., May 11, 1969 (age 96 years, 276 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Robert Charles Mitchell and Celia R. (Alexander) Mitchell; married, January 2, 1895, to Horace Hendel Sayre.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)

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