J. R. Lamar and Elizabeth

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Husband J. R. Lamar ¹

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           Born: 13 Oct 1829
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1897
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cem., Delaware Co., Oklahoma

       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Benjamin Franklin Lamar ¹

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           Born: 18 Aug 1851
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1897 2
         Buried:  - Hickory Grove Cem., Delaware Co., Oklahoma

         Spouse: Mary A. Sansberry (1855-1904) 1

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2 M Ewing Lamar ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1 Sep 1902
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah J. Collins (1858-1949)
           Marr: 9 Nov 1881 4

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3 M Jesse S. Lamar

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           Born: Oct 1865 - Indian Territory
     Christened: 
           Died: 1927 5
         Buried:  - Mt. Hope Cem., Afton, Ottawa Co., Oklahoma

         Spouse: Emma Sims (1864-      )

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General Notes: Husband - J. R. Lamar

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J. R. Lamar is buried next to Benjamin F. Lamar in the Hickory Grove Cemetery in Delaware Co., Oklahoma. It seems likely that J. R. is the father of Benjamin F.

The tombstone reads "J. R. Lamar" and has a Masonic symbol. The entry in Find A Grave is for "James R. Lamar" and says

He married Elizabeth Paden, and they were the parents of Mary Elmira, Benjamin Franklin, William J., Sarah Caroline, Ewing Taylor, Martha Elizabeth, and Jesse S. Lamar.

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General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth

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According to the tribal census for her son Jesse S. Lamar, Elizabeth Lamar was 1/8 Cherokee and her husband Jas. R. Lamar was white.

1 Cemeteries and Burial Places of Delaware County, Oklahoma, Vol II, pg 10. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 5488804.

3 Sarah Lamar, Interview with Sarah Lamar, Fairland, Oklahoma, about 1927, pg 14.

4 Sarah Lamar, Interview with Sarah Lamar, Fairland, Oklahoma, about 1927, pg 13.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 61761395.