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Marker Text: Oral tradition says that when a Mr. Sanders is told a Mr. Leslie  he was moving to Oklahoma, but moved near here instead, the settlement was named "Oklahoma". George W. Snook  (1849-1939) and Bonnie Jerome Goodson Snook (1863 - 1939)  were the first to set aside an acre here for a burial ground when their young daughter Jesse Snook (1890–189), became ill and died. A tree uprooted by a storm was the last place she had visited so they buried her nearby. The girl's uncle,  John Henry Goodson (1867 - 1958), also donated an acre to this site in 1903. It has doubled in size since then, remaining a chronicle of the families of this area of Montgomery County. (2001) 

Marker No: 17449

Texas Historic Cemetery Marker

Geographic: 30.156982,-95.595802

Location: From Magnolia, Texas go east on FM 1488 12 miles to FM 2978. Turn right and go south on FM 2978 4.5 miles. Cemetery will be on your left.