Wilkes County GaArchives Photo place.....Smyrna Churchyard July 1986
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Smyrna Churchyard
This burying ground was laid out in 1788 when sir John Talbot gave two acres 
of his vast estate for use as a Presbyterian Church and churchyard.  Sir John 
was descended from the Earl of Shrewsbury.  His own son, Matthew Talbot, 
served as a Superior Court judge.  President of the Georgia Senate in 1811. 
1817-1822, and as Governor of Georgia from Oct. 24 to Nov. 5, 1819.  Both are 
buried here.
W. H. T. Walker, Confederate General killed in the Battle of Atlanta, was a 
descendant of Sir John Talbot.
The Presbyterians moved to a new building in Washington in 1825. 
157-7 Georgia Historical Commission         1953

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