In 1895 Ed Reed killed the Crittenden brothers according to the The San Fransisco Call newspaper dated December 16,1896.
Ironically the Crittendens had been Lawmen and had posed with picture of Cherokee Bill Goldsby.
In March 1896 as a Deputy Marshal, arrested an escaped convict and cattle rustler named Matt Wafford, according to the newspaper, Indian chieftain, dated March 19, 1896.
Killed in a saloon by either a Deputy Sheriff or a barkeeper, accounts differ, according to newspapers, The San Fransisco Call, dated December 16, 1896 and Kansas City Daily Journal, dated December 16, 1896.
NOTE: The Cochran Cemetery where Ed is said to be buried, was moved by the Army Corps of Engineers to its present location when Lake Oologah was built. Eds wife Jennie was a Cochran and she lost her lawman husband and outlaw brother Jessie, within a year. Jessie is also buried in Cochran Cemetery.
Ironically the Crittendens had been Lawmen and had posed with picture of Cherokee Bill Goldsby.
In March 1896 as a Deputy Marshal, arrested an escaped convict and cattle rustler named Matt Wafford, according to the newspaper, Indian chieftain, dated March 19, 1896.
Killed in a saloon by either a Deputy Sheriff or a barkeeper, accounts differ, according to newspapers, The San Fransisco Call, dated December 16, 1896 and Kansas City Daily Journal, dated December 16, 1896.
NOTE: The Cochran Cemetery where Ed is said to be buried, was moved by the Army Corps of Engineers to its present location when Lake Oologah was built. Eds wife Jennie was a Cochran and she lost her lawman husband and outlaw brother Jessie, within a year. Jessie is also buried in Cochran Cemetery.
In 1895 Ed Reed killed the Crittenden brothers according to the The San Fransisco Call newspaper dated December 16,1896.
Ironically the Crittendens had been Lawmen and had posed with picture of Cherokee Bill Goldsby.
In March 1896 as a Deputy Marshal, arrested an escaped convict and cattle rustler named Matt Wafford, according to the newspaper, Indian chieftain, dated March 19, 1896.
Killed in a saloon by either a Deputy Sheriff or a barkeeper, accounts differ, according to newspapers, The San Fransisco Call, dated December 16, 1896 and Kansas City Daily Journal, dated December 16, 1896.
NOTE: The Cochran Cemetery where Ed is said to be buried, was moved by the Army Corps of Engineers to its present location when Lake Oologah was built. Eds wife Jennie was a Cochran and she lost her lawman husband and outlaw brother Jessie, within a year. Jessie is also buried in Cochran Cemetery.
Ironically the Crittendens had been Lawmen and had posed with picture of Cherokee Bill Goldsby.
In March 1896 as a Deputy Marshal, arrested an escaped convict and cattle rustler named Matt Wafford, according to the newspaper, Indian chieftain, dated March 19, 1896.
Killed in a saloon by either a Deputy Sheriff or a barkeeper, accounts differ, according to newspapers, The San Fransisco Call, dated December 16, 1896 and Kansas City Daily Journal, dated December 16, 1896.
NOTE: The Cochran Cemetery where Ed is said to be buried, was moved by the Army Corps of Engineers to its present location when Lake Oologah was built. Eds wife Jennie was a Cochran and she lost her lawman husband and outlaw brother Jessie, within a year. Jessie is also buried in Cochran Cemetery.
Gravesite Details
Exact burial location is unknown, but reportedly buried in Cochran Cemetery according to map posted here. This has not been verified. Anyone who can photograph this cemetery, it would be great to see the photos from this small cemetery. Thank you!
