Tomahawk Cemetery, est. 1870
This is an archived index from the Digital Cemetery.
Address
133rd and Metcalf Ave
Overland Park, KS
GPS Location
38° 53' 13" N, 94° 54' 33" W
38.887, -94.6674
GoogleMaps
Legal Location
Section 29, Township 13S, Range 25E
About the Cemetery
This cemetery is located on top of a hill on Old Metcalf Ave and has a beautiful view. Entrance to the cemetery is off of 133rd Street, and an on the front side facing Old Metcalf it is fronted by a high rock retaining wall.
During a street widening project in the early 1990s, the City of Overland Park identified 30 obvious graves that would have to be relocated to another area of the cemetery to accommodate utilities. Some graves were missing headstones and many stones were illegible. The Johnson County Historical Society provided an earlier reading of the cemetery, and the City placed notices in newspapers to notify descendents.
Prior to relocation, the City had a service at the cemetery that was attended by a few descendents. Some of the graves identified had headstones that were moved, and for those missing headstones, new granite markers were be placed. While moving the graves, a large number of unmarked graves were uncovered, moved, and also marked. There are a total of 65 marked unknown graves.
Tanner Lapine headed up a clean-up project at Tomahawk Cemetery on 28 Oct 2006 for his Eagle Scout project. Tanner was assisted by his family, scouts, and supporters and in short order they trimmed up the trees, cleaned the stones, planted roses, painted the sign, and cleaned up all the debris. Kudos to Tanner and friends for a job well done!
Index
Photographed and transcribed by Linda K. Lewis, 29 Jul 2005. This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones. The City of Overland Park provided additional information, including a transcription by Connie Foster, Kansas Historical Society, commissioned by the City.
Keys: s/w = same stone with, ^ = Grave moved in 1991, # = Supplemented from City,* = No stone-from City, ~ = no stone-from obit, + = Known Veteran
??, ??; N F; Footstone placed with ruined headstone next to Fletchers; Photo
??, ??; Footstone N M Y; Footstone placed as grave marker; Photo
??, ??; Footstone A E P; Footstone placed as grave marker; Photo
??, ??; Footstone H E P used as grave marker; Photo
??, ??; H A N footstone used as grave marker; Photo
Arrasmith, Elizabeth; b. 10 Apr 1814; d. 31 Jan 1868; Wife of Abner Arrasmith; Stone broken at name. #; Photo Photo
Blythe, Mary M; d. 18 Oct 1877; Dau of R and J Greenwell; Photo
Bower, Infant; b. 10 Mar 1824; *;
Buchanan, John O; d. 17 Aug 1875; ^#; Photo
Buchanan, Ulysses; b. 11 Apr 1864; d. 06 Nov 1864; Son of S B and Ollie Buchanan; ^; Photo Photo
Coburn, Bertha F; d. 05 Mar 1883; Child of W A and F F Coburn - Gone to Mama; s/w Fennie F Coburn; Photo
Coburn, Fennie F; d. 11 Feb 1883; Wife of W A Coburn; s/w Bertha F Coburn; Photo
Davidson, Baby; b. 08 Oct 1895; d. 09 Oct 1895; Son of Will and Bessie Davidson; ^; Photo
Davidson, Wm N; d. 05 Apr 1900; ^; Photo Photo
Fita, Nancy; b. 19 Mar 1794Beverly, Mass; Wife of A J Fita; *;
Fletcher, Edmond C; b. 1868; d. 1959; Son; Photo
Fletcher, Emily J; b. 25 Feb 1842; d. 27 Mar 1871; Wife of Irvin Fletcher Footstone Emily J Fletcher; Photo Photo
+ Fletcher, Irvin; b. 04 Mar 1836; d. 30 Sep 1878; 86th Reg't Ill Vol Inf Footstone Irvin Fletcher; Photo Photo
Franklin, John Tyler; b. 17 Aug 1840; d. 08 Dec 1903; ^; Photo
Greenwell, James; d. 28 Feb 1878; Son of R and J Greenwell; Photo
Greenwell, Joel T; d. 02 Dec 1877; Son of R and J Greenwell; ^; Photo
Greenwell, Josephine; b. 1870; d. 1919; ^*;
Hancock, Elizabeth J; d. 01 Dec 1876; Daughter of Wm and E Hancock; Photo
Johnson, Lymon Stoart; d. 20 Sep 1891; Son of H H and E M Johnson; Photo Photo
Kearney, Berdie L; d. 16 Mar 1888; Daugh of J A and Lora M Kearney; s/w Lora M Kearney; Photo Photo Photo
Kearney, Lora M; d. 05 Aug 1891; Wife of J A Kearney; s/w Berdie Kearney; Photo Photo
Kellogg, Lydia M; b. 13 Feb 1841; d. 06 Jan 1871; Wife of Sherman Kellogg; Photo Photo
Kershner, Maria M; b. 20 Sep 1796; d. 22 Oct 1877; Wife of Michael Kershner; Photo
Lindsey, Christiana; b. 1825; d. 1876; Mother; ^; Photo
McClure, Nathaniel; d. 21 Oct 1881; Photo
Newton, Harriet A; d. 03 Oct 1869; Wife of A G Newton; ^; Photo
Nuckols, Ida I; d. 17 Feb 1877; Dau of J M and M Nuckols *;
Nuckols, James M; d. 23 Sep 1874; *;
Pettit, S J; d. 08 Apr 1873; ? and J Pettit; Top of headstone gone ^#; Photo
Porter, Little Eunice; *;
Rogers, David; b. 02 Aug 1834; d. 20 May 1896; s/w Sarah Rogers ^; Photo
Rogers, Ivrin D; b. 1861; d. 1944; Father; s/w Mary Anna Rogers ^; Photo
Rogers, Mary Anna; b. 1861; d. 1942; Mother; s/w Irvin D Rogers ^; Photo
Rogers, Sarah; b. 27 Jun 1834; d. ?? Jan 1904; His Wife; s/w David Rogers ^; Photo
Scott, Josephine Greenwell; b. 1870; d. ????; Wife of W W Scott; ^; Photo
Scott, Wm W Jr; b. 1899; d. 1928; ^; Photo
Smith, Bonnie J; b. 28 Apr 1889; d. 06 Aug 1889; ^; Photo
Thompson, Charles L; d. 01 Sep 1869; Son of A and N Thompson; #; Photo
Thompson, Cyrus; ^; Photo
Wesley, John; d. 01 Feb 1870; ^; Photo
Zimmerman, Emmau.; d. 29 Oct 1870; Dau of W H and S J Zimmerman *;
