This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
Henry Starr
December 2, 1873 โ February 22, 1921Convicted 1893
Buried at:
Dewey Cemetery , Dewey, Oklahoma ยท Block 1 Lot 18 Space 06
Criminal History (Public Record)
Tried and convicted of the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Floyd Wilson (1893 case before Judge Parker; sentenced to hang, later reduced/commuted and pardoned). Participated in numerous armed robberies involving violence.
Background
Henry Starr was a notorious American outlaw and bank robber active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He claimed to have robbed more banks than the James-Younger or Dalton gangs. He stood trial for murder before Judge Isaac Parker, was sentenced to hang, received a reprieve, and was later pardoned by President Theodore Roosevelt (in part for bravery in disarming Cherokee Bill during a prison break attempt). He later became involved in silent films before being killed during a 1921 bank robbery shootout in Arkansas.
Contemporary court records and news from Fort Smith and Oklahoma Territory
"The Life of Henry Starr" (his own account)
Pardon records and Roosevelt correspondence references
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