Wilkinson-Twiggs County GaArchives Obituaries.....Smith, Elder David July 12, 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: M Sgt Robert K. Nobles., Jr. http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001076 September 26, 2009, 1:35 pm Union and Recorder., Milledgeville., Georgia Union and Recorder Milledgeville., Georgia 24 July 1883 Front Page., Last Column on Right Wilkinson From the Southerner Davy Smith, Age 90, oldest man in county died July 12. From My Family Tree: Elder David Smith was a prominent Primitive Baptist Preacher. He help Constitute Cool Spring Church of Christ on 11 June 1809 in Laurens County. Today it is called Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church and it is located in Twiggs County., Georgia. It was stated it was Sunday and he preached on the day it was constituted. Elder David Smith was born: 13 May 1794 in North Carolina and as stated above he died: 12 July 1883 in Wilkinson County., Georgia. It is not stated above but members of this family stated he was buried on his plantation which was located on Hatsfield Hill some say that Allentown., Ga. today. Most of my information is from Robert Smith in South Carolina who has supplied most of the information. In addition: Elder David Smith has a son Elder James "Jim" Henry Smith (1861 -1940) buried at Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Elder David Smith was married several times. Elder James "Jim" Henry Smith's mother maiden name was Martha Jane Weeks born abt 1838 in Wilkinson County., Georgia she Married David Smith on 24 Oct 1856 in Twiggs County., Georgia. Ceremony was performed Eli Sears Esquire. Eli was the 2nd Clerk of Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church. And Records show he was a Justice of Peace in Wilinson County., Georgia for several years. M Sgt Robert K. {Bob] Nobles Jr. USAF (Retired) bnobles@windstream.net File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkinson/obits/s/smith12611ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb