SMITH - McELROY CEMETERY    DEKALB CO, GA

Submitted by Mary West  cemeterylady@msn.com

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	This cemetery is located in the backyard of a house at the corner 
of Hemingway Rd. and Martin’s Crossing Rd. (off Hairston Rd.). Hemingway 
crosses Martin’s Crossing twice -- it’s the first intersection if you are 
headed east.  The original Franklin Garrett records says it is in Land Lot 
3 or 4 , 16th District but it appears to be in Land Lot 1 instead.

	The cemetery is in bad shape. Of the original six graves Garrett 
recorded, only 2 remain.  James T. Smith’s grave is a box tomb with a huge 
tree growing right thru the middle of it. There are also two infant size 
box tombs with the tops missing altho Garrett doesn’t mention these in his 
transcript -- he listed the six inscribed and mentioned "numerous other 
no inscribed markers".  I counted about six sinkholes that appeared to be 
graves. There may have been other markers there under years accumulation of 
leaves that could not be seen.


Violet E McELROY					James T SMITH
Born							Born Dec 18, 18??
Nov 22, 1827					Died April 2nd A D 1842
Died
May 27, 1897
Rest mother rest in quiet sleep
While friends in sorrow o’er thee weep.

Transcribed by Dave & Mary West
February 2000