Smith Cemetery: ----------------------------------- Transcribed by: Gaye Hill rjhistory@yahoo.com Date: Sept 2004 ----------------------------------- ************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legalrepresentative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWebarchivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ********************************************************************* The Smith Cemetery is a lovely country cemetery located on KY state road #728W from highway 31W and is 7.2 miles from Bonnieville, KY. At the Hart County courthouse in Munfordville, KY, county seat for Hart County, there are no land records before 1928, and no birth, death, marriage, court recordings or other miscellaneous records either. The task of tracing a Hart County genealogy is formidable. A devastating fire destroyed the records and the process of recreating land records occurs with every land sale and transaction even today. The closest community is Priceville, KY; and is a small crossroads community. The cemetery is 1.5 acres and kept in good order, there are patches of orange day lilies, peony bushes and a large rosebush marking some of the older stones. Scattered throughout this cemetery are markers of fieldstones, with neither names nor dates. This extraction for the Smith Cemetery began on Monday 16 June 2003 as a family project by Eugenia Johnson & family. Every effort has been made to be accurate. metal stake - reserved - Rex CHILDRESS Rev. J. Paul CHILDRESS - Dec 24, 1946 - Aug 19, 199 - Masonic symbol above name Linda W. CHILDRESS - Mar 18, 1949 - "Precious Lord Take My Hand" back of stone "Our Children - Robin, Renee, Jarrett" Arnold R. WILSON 1914-1976 Lavaughn D. WILSON 1927- Christopher James WILSON - Dec 26, 1986 - Dec 26, 1986 "I Pray The Lord To Keep" Delta A. Fields - Oct 25, 1936 - Jan 22, 1982 "May She Rest In Peace" David O. WILSON, Sr. - July 17, 1938 - Nov 26, 1979 back of stone "Husband, Father, Brother" Nellie WILSON SMITH - Oct 1, 1917 - July 19, 1973 Brother - James WILSON - 1942 - 1964 "Gone But Not Forgotten" LaVerne W. KESSINGER - Apr 9, 1920 - Apr 18, 2001 Herman H. KESSINGER - July 10, 1913 - Feb 9, 1971 Clifford C. WILSON - Sept 24, 1896 - Feb 22, 1981 Bertha G. WILSON - Apr 16, 1902 - Feb 7, 1933 footstones "Dad" & "Mother" metal stake - reserved - Marlene STURGEON metal stake - reserved - no name Benjiman F. KESSINGER - Dec 9, 1866 - Jan 22, 1953 Hettie E. KESSINGER - May 11, 1876 - Dec 26, 1944 metal stake - reserved - Clifford LOGSDON metal stake - reserved - Janie LOGSDON Carolyn Sue ANDERSON - Aug 29, 1942 - Feb 9, 1984 Charlie W. KESSINGER - Dec 9, 1893 - June 21, 1985 bronze marker - Charlie W. KESSINGER - US Army World War I 1894-1985 Ruby KESSINGER - Oct 18, 1904 - Aug 5, 1994 back of stone - "Parents of Wilbert H." Royce D. KESSINGER - Oct 29, 1920 - Aug 3, 1995 "Beloved Father" bronze marker - Royce D. KESSINGER - US Air Force Oct 29, 1920 - Aug 3, 1995 Henry S. HORN - May 13, 1896 - Feb 19, 1958 Mary FINCH HORN - Mar 28, 1917 - Virgie FINCH Ruth FINCH Harlan FINCH - June 19, 1913 - Mar 20, 1995 - Masonic symbol Kermit FINCH - Sept 16, 1910 - Feb 20, 1941 - Masonic symbol Henry M. FINCH - May 12, 1888 - July 21, 1961 Sarah S. FINCH - Nov 16, 1887 - Mar 16, 1971 Leo FINCH - Mar 27, 1924 - July 24, 1990 Genevieve FINCH - Aug 28, 1927 - Rita F. (FINCH) WEBB - DEC 25, 1947 - Nov 4, 2002 "I Love You" back of stone - "Mother of Sarah and Stephen" Adrian MILLER - April 29, 1917 - May 31, 1981 ***Footnotes: This cemetery was chosen due to the extended relationship to Eugenia Johnson & family. Thad Johnson, her youngest son, married Sarah Leticia WEBB, who has many relatives buried within these grounds. Sarah's mother is Rita Carol FINCH WEBB. Rita's parents are Leo & Genevieve LOGSDON FINCH. Leo's parents are Henry M. & Sarah SHARP FINCH. Leo FINCH has siblings Virgie & Ruth FINCH, both of whom died as infants just days old and are not twins, brothers Harlin FINCH, Kermit FINCH and sisters Mary FINCH HORN and Henrietta FINCH IRELAND. John G. WILSON 1889-1947 footstone "Father" Shirley J. WILSON 1893-1961 Inf. Dau. of G.T. & Nellie M. WILSON - B&D July 31, 1930 Audie WILSON BEARDEN 1910-1980 "Daughter" George T. WILSON Dec 4, 1884 - Feb 3, 1972 "A Devoted Father" Birdie Q. WILSON July 4, 1886 - Nov 18, 1918 Wife of G.T.WILSON "Mother" "At Rest With Jesus" "God Is My Refuge And Strength" Clarence AVERY July 22, 1898 - Aug 16, 1971 Rachel W. AVERY Feb 15, 1898 - Apr 9, 1987 footstone "Mother" Francis M. WILSON Jan 24, 1861 - Nov 26, 1936 foostone "Father" Mary B. WILSON Mar 3, 1864 - Feb 17, 1933 footstone "Mother" Mary E. SMITH Dec 22, 1871 - Dec 20, 1954 footstone "Mother" John M. SMITH May 22, 1867 - Aug 31, 1924 footstone "Father" Thomas Milton SMITH 1843 - c1920 "Father of 16 Children" "To Honor My Greatgrandfather" Nancy J. SMITH Jan 22, 1844 - Nov 6, 1911 Wife of T. M. SMITH George W. SMITH, M.D. 1864 - 1960 W. T. Sherman BURNS Apr 16, 1866 - Oct 26, 1946 Nicy A. BURNS Jan 14, 1867 - July 11, 1903 "His Wife" footstone "Mother" K. Dellar JAGGERS May 9, 1877 - Dec 9, 1966 Laura BURNS JAGGERS July 12, 1887 - Feb 22, 1989 Samuel W. MARR - marble military marker Kentucky PVT. 1 Pioneer Inf. June 19, 1889 - Jan 26, 1944 Elizabeth MEREDITH 1878 - 1903 Victor BUTLER June 4, 1908 - July 5, 1993 "Father" Deva BUTLER Sept 22, 1911 - May 15, 1941 "Mother" "Heaven Is My Home" Cleve MILLER Apr 10, 1885 - Sept 20, 1946 Lizzie MILLER Sept 1, 1889 - June 11, 1977 Ralph SMITH Oct 30, 1915 - Feb 26, 1990 Leda SMITH Feb 10, 1921 - Jan 16, 1993 Baby Carie 1933 Essie WILSON Aug 10, 1925 - "Father" Ora Waddell WILSON July 14, 1930 - Mar 3, 2003 "Mother" Essie Dwight WILSON Mar 23, 1949 - June 29, 1949 "Son" "Our Darling Is Sleeping" footstone "EDW" Tammy Dawn BUNNELL Sept 27, 1967 - Dec 11, 1967 footstone "TDB" Jessie Lee SMITH Nov 9, 1927 Infant Son of Buby & Oris Delmar SMITH 1929 - 1930 Infant Son of Buby & Oris Randolph KILLMAN Jan 3, 1927 - May 20, 1975 Bronze marker as footstone James R. KILLMAN Pvt US Army Jan 3, 1927 - May 20, 1975 Dora CASWELL July 11, 1889 - Feb 11, 1965 "At Rest" Mable SULLIVAN 1912 - 1936 "Wife of Fred" "Mother of Leo, Marie, Chester & Faye" Joseph RIGGS June 21, 1866 - Feb 11, 1937 "He Is At Rest In Heaven" Mattie RIGGS April 5, 1870 - May 10, 1944 "She Was The Sunshine of Our Home" Jane RIGGS Mar 20, 18__(either 1833 or 1883) my personal best guess is 1833 Jan 15, 1913 Jonathan J. RIGGS May 25, 1812 - Feb 26, 1903 "Blessed Are The Dead Who Die In The Lord" "An aimiable father h____ lies at rest. As our_____ will His image _________ The friend of __________ friend of truth _________ The friend of age the _________ of youth " Birdie M. RIGGS Wife of W.T. FRY Dec 14, 1888 - May 16, 1908 J. W. MARR 1842 - 1919 Lucy A. MARR His Wife 1849 - 1927 Riley MARR 1870 - 1900 "At Rest" Sarah MARR 1878 - 1903 "At Rest" Thee CLUFF 1881 - 1908 "At Rest" Eller ASH Nov 3, 1892 - Dec 15, 1916 W. T. McCORKLE Mar 24, 1849 - Mar 12, 1920 Eliza Bell McCORKLE Oct 22, 1853 - Dec 11, 1936 "In Memory of Eliza Bell wife of W.T. McCORKLE, Mar. Jan 25, 1877" "Gone But Not Forgotten" Royce SMITH Mar 15, 1926 - Aug 23, 1981 Marcella SMITH Sept 16, 1928 - "Married April 26, 1947" Charles M. GIBSON Dec 22, 1934 - Jan 27, 1936 Bobbye C. SMITH Jan 22, 1936 - Jan 22, 1936 Authur HUDSON 1891 - 1936 "Father" Audrey WHEELER THOMAS Oct 14, 1890 - Feb 3, 1983 "Mother" W. Granville THOMAS Oct 29, 1887 - Nov 11, 1974 "Father" Laura D. KILLMAN Feb 29, 1952 - Oct 19, 1952 "Daughter of Randolph & Jeanetta KILLMAN" footstone "Daughter" Lizzie A. THOMAS Apr 1, 1892 - July 10, 1966 James L. Thomas Oct 19, 1894 - June 13, 1981 Flossie L. THOMAS June 13, 1898 - Oct 10, 1965 Maggie THOMAS June 16, 1862 - Jan 2, 1950 James S. THOMAS Aug 25, 1850 - Oct 5, 1920 "Husband of Maggie THOMAS" Rubic WHEELER June 18, 1909 - Aug 13, 1909 Son of A.C. & H.M. WHEELER "Our Darling Baby" G.B. THOMAS 1832 - 1905 Sallie THOMAS 1832 - 1905 "His Wife" Marie MILLER BEELER June 23, 1908 - Sept 4, 1999 back of stone "Mother of Carl Jr., Eugene, Pauline & Beatrice" William J. MILLER 1863 - 1932 Lillian A. MILLER 1874 - 1945