May 30, 2024

The Grand Masters of Oklahoma Territory: Their Final Resting Places

 
Past Grand Master Jewel of Earl Beebe, c. 1907.
(From the collections of the Oklahoma Grand Lodge Museum and Library)

A total of sixteen men led the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Territory during its existence from 1892 to 1909. The final resting places of thirteen of those men have been identified in this "Virtual Cemetery."

To visit the virtual cemetery, please click the link below.

Grand Masters of Oklahoma Territory: Virtual Cemetery

Unfortunately, the final resting places of three Oklahoma Territory Grand Masters have been lost to time.

Those missing graves belong to: Charles A. Newman, Henry Rucker, and J. Frank Matthews.

 
Charles A. Newman
Grand Master of Masons, 1895
 
Henry Rucker
Grand Masters of Masons, 1896
 
 
J. Frank Matthews
Grand Master of Masons, 1904