Not much is known about Norwood. His grave has been in the old cemetery since long before I was born. When I was about 6 yrs old I would go to cemetry to visit my Grandmas grave an would always stop by what we always called The Old Cowboys grave. It had a cup an plate inside the rocks which covers his grave.The old ceder tree is about got the grave covered.When I first found it back about 1943 the rocks were very visible.It keeps anyone from seeing how really unique it is . Think it needs listed in the cemetery listings. The last name Norwood is barely visible on the rock now an by looking very closely you can see the date 1817 or 1827 on it.
Thanks to Ted Bishop for added information:
Norwood, was a lawman in Wilbarger County. He was chased into Oklahoma and killed by posse of Waggoner cowboys. Norwood and another man had robbed a general store on Waggoner property, south of Vernon. They kidnapped the store owner. The owner's son rode to the cattle pens located where Electra is now located. The cowboys loading cattle followed the robbers, caught and killed the Vernon Marshal. He was brought back to the Electra pens for burial. He was buried with horse and tack. The cowboy posse were in Oklahoma illegally. Only Federal law enforcement could make arrests there until after statehood. When I was a kid in the mid '40s, you could see a canteen under the rock pile. This is all written down in the Waggoner Museum in Vernon, in a lot more detail.
It appears to me that the Vernon Marshal had a crooked streak. He may have done such acts before and got away with it. It has been over 100 years ago. Interesting local history tidbit now.
Thanks to Ted Bishop for added information:
Norwood, was a lawman in Wilbarger County. He was chased into Oklahoma and killed by posse of Waggoner cowboys. Norwood and another man had robbed a general store on Waggoner property, south of Vernon. They kidnapped the store owner. The owner's son rode to the cattle pens located where Electra is now located. The cowboys loading cattle followed the robbers, caught and killed the Vernon Marshal. He was brought back to the Electra pens for burial. He was buried with horse and tack. The cowboy posse were in Oklahoma illegally. Only Federal law enforcement could make arrests there until after statehood. When I was a kid in the mid '40s, you could see a canteen under the rock pile. This is all written down in the Waggoner Museum in Vernon, in a lot more detail.
It appears to me that the Vernon Marshal had a crooked streak. He may have done such acts before and got away with it. It has been over 100 years ago. Interesting local history tidbit now.
Not much is known about Norwood. His grave has been in the old cemetery since long before I was born. When I was about 6 yrs old I would go to cemetry to visit my Grandmas grave an would always stop by what we always called The Old Cowboys grave. It had a cup an plate inside the rocks which covers his grave.The old ceder tree is about got the grave covered.When I first found it back about 1943 the rocks were very visible.It keeps anyone from seeing how really unique it is . Think it needs listed in the cemetery listings. The last name Norwood is barely visible on the rock now an by looking very closely you can see the date 1817 or 1827 on it.
Thanks to Ted Bishop for added information:
Norwood, was a lawman in Wilbarger County. He was chased into Oklahoma and killed by posse of Waggoner cowboys. Norwood and another man had robbed a general store on Waggoner property, south of Vernon. They kidnapped the store owner. The owner's son rode to the cattle pens located where Electra is now located. The cowboys loading cattle followed the robbers, caught and killed the Vernon Marshal. He was brought back to the Electra pens for burial. He was buried with horse and tack. The cowboy posse were in Oklahoma illegally. Only Federal law enforcement could make arrests there until after statehood. When I was a kid in the mid '40s, you could see a canteen under the rock pile. This is all written down in the Waggoner Museum in Vernon, in a lot more detail.
It appears to me that the Vernon Marshal had a crooked streak. He may have done such acts before and got away with it. It has been over 100 years ago. Interesting local history tidbit now.
Thanks to Ted Bishop for added information:
Norwood, was a lawman in Wilbarger County. He was chased into Oklahoma and killed by posse of Waggoner cowboys. Norwood and another man had robbed a general store on Waggoner property, south of Vernon. They kidnapped the store owner. The owner's son rode to the cattle pens located where Electra is now located. The cowboys loading cattle followed the robbers, caught and killed the Vernon Marshal. He was brought back to the Electra pens for burial. He was buried with horse and tack. The cowboy posse were in Oklahoma illegally. Only Federal law enforcement could make arrests there until after statehood. When I was a kid in the mid '40s, you could see a canteen under the rock pile. This is all written down in the Waggoner Museum in Vernon, in a lot more detail.
It appears to me that the Vernon Marshal had a crooked streak. He may have done such acts before and got away with it. It has been over 100 years ago. Interesting local history tidbit now.
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