Self Guided Tour
(numbers inside parenthesis are the locations of the gravesite - Block, Lot, Space)

• Lizzie Nivens - the oldest grave in the cemetery. Lizzie died in 1867 and is believed to be a part of the Nivens family which ran the ferry boat across the Arkansas River from about where the City Water Plant is today, to a point between the Verdigris and the Grand River. (26-47-3)
  
  
• Charles Nathaniel Haskell - Oklahoma's first Governor, who served from 1907 - 1911 - (123-3-1
  
  
• Patrick Joseph Byrne - first and thrice mayor of Muskogee . He was born in Ireland in 1843. - (109-64-2)
  
  
• Alex Posey - outstanding newspaper man and poet laureate of the Creek Indians. - (72-1-2)
  
  
• Alice Mary Robertson - missionary teacher and the first U.S. Congresswoman from Oklahoma who began what is now known as Tulsa University. Also was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to serve as Postmaster. Founder of Sawokla, her home near Haskell, where she entertained dignitaries. Her home on Elgin Street in Muskogee has been undergoing restoration for several years. (114-10-12)
  
  
• Theodore Freylinghuysen Brewer - founding pastor of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, South (also known as "The Rock Church") built in 1878 as the first stone building in Muskogee and the center of community life in early-day Muskogee. Also founder of Harrell Institute, later known as Spaulding Institute and Spaulding College. - (112-6-4)
  
  
• Mary Elizabeth Webster Brewer - wife of Rev. Brewer, helped establish Harrell Institute, and as the Matron of Spaulding College, was known as "Mother Brewer" to the students. Hers was the first funeral ever held in Muskogee where only "motor vehicles" were used. (112-6-3)