Dublin Core
Title
Rolston Memorial
Contributor
MatthewMason
Language
English
Type
Site
Identifier
2168
Date Issued
1999-01-01
Extent
m x m x m
Spatial Coverage
current,36.59588,-94.87462;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Rolston Memorial
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Rolston_Memorial
Monument Type
Plaque
Material
Stone
Inscription
"Rolston Memorial Louis Rolston Jr., the cemetery's namesake, a Cherokee Indian, was born in Georgia September 10, 1838. He enlisted in the Federal Army in 1862 and served under Col. John D. Allen in Company K. of the 16th Regiment. He participated in the Battles of Pine Ridge and Springfield.
Several years after the war he migrated to what is now Monkey Island, then Needmore, Indian Territory. He deeded 2 acres for a ""Grave Yard"" and 1 acre for a School from his Cherokee Land Allotment. Two graves were on the site at the time. He later died and was buried here on March 19, 1904.
Everett Lee, Grandson of Louis Rolston Jr., and numerous other members of the Rolston-Lee families also rest here.
The cemetery has been maintained since inception by volunteers."
Organisation
Rolston-Lee families
Affiliation
Union
Location Type
Cemetery