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Rogers County
Oklahoma

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rogers County

Index to Locations Chelsea Chelsea Cemetery Claremore Woodlawn Cemetery Chelsea Cemetery Chelsea, Rogers County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   Franklin Elmore Kennamer (1879-1960) — also known as Franklin E. Kennamer — of Madill, Marshall County, Okla. Born in Kennamer Cove, Marshall County, Ala., January 12, 1879. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912 (alternate), 1920; mayor of Madill, Okla., 1919-20; justice of Oklahoma state supreme court, 1920-24; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1924-25; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 1925-40; took senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-60. Died May 1, 1960 (age 81 years, 110 days). Interment at Chelsea Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Seaborn F. Kennamer and Nancy Elizabeth (Mitchell) Kennamer; brother of Thomas Jacob Kennamer and Charles Brents Kennamer (who married Birdie Hooper); father of Phil Kennamer; uncle of Charles B. Kennamer Jr. and Ralph Kennamer; first cousin once removed of Walter Judson Kennamer; third cousin once removed of Clarence Elliott Kennemer Jr..   Political family: Kennamer family of Kennamer Cove and Montgomery, Alabama.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Woodlawn Cemetery Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma Politicians buried here:   Wayne Winton Bayless (1895-1975) — also known as Wayne W. Bayless — of Claremore, Rogers County, Okla. Born in Cassville, Barry County, Mo., August 27, 1895. Democrat. School teacher; automobile dealer; lawyer; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1st District, 1924; district judge in Oklahoma, 1926-29; director, National Bank of Claremore. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died December 17, 1975 (age 80 years, 112 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Melville Bayless and Mary (Stubblefield) Bayless; married, December 28, 1915, to Blanche Dirickson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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