Alonzo Walter Lon Holden

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 7, 1909, a dedicated White male lawman named Alonzo Walter "Lon" Holden tragically lost his life. Holden, a Deputy U.S. Marshal, was part of a large posse that had gathered in a concerted effort to uphold the law. The group, which included the sheriffs of McCurtain, Pushmataha, and Choctaw counties along with their deputies, had a clear objective: to serve arrest warrants on two local men, J.W. Myers and an individual known as “Dad” Lee. The warrants ...

Special Deputy Marshal Alonzo Walter

Alonzo Walter “Lon” Holden (1875-1909) - Find a Grave Memorial