CEMETERIES: SMITH-HARDIN CEMETERY, ORVILLE, HENRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Submitted by: Ramona9141@aol.com (Ramona McDowell Kelley) [Noted as Cemetery #164 in the book Henry County KY Cemeteries by Price Meek.] Located on what was at this time called The Bondurant Farm in LeCompte's bottom, a road leading to the Kentucky River, a turn off of Highway #561 just below Orville Baptist Church. Most data was gathered in the spring of 1981. Readings were taken from stones and also data was gathered from persons knowing who had been buried. Notes are added to help those researching family roots and connections to family members here. If it says there is a stone, what is not in [ ] is just as it is written on the stone. Walter Fergerson D: 1919 [stone][died in flu epidemic, never married, brother to Minor Fergerson) John W. Smith 5 Apr 1837-26 Jun 1873 [stone][wounded on the 1st day of The Battle at Shiloh in the Civil War] Elizabeth Hardin Smith 23 Dec. 1838-22 June 1911 [stone] (wife of John W. Smith, and next to him) Bertie Beatrice McDowell 10 Nov. 1883-6 May 1952 (stone) (grandson of Elizabeth Hardin and John Smith) Elizabeth Elmer Johnson Ellis McDowell 25 April 1887-27 Aug. 1960 (stone) (wife of Bert McDowell) [Birth name Johnson, adoptive name Ellis] Harold Nathaniel McDowell 22 Feb. 1919-24 Oct. 1970 (stone) [son of Bert and Elizabeth McDowell] Bertie McDowell Jr. 1924-Mar. 1986 (stone) [son of Bert and Elizabeth ] Daniel Howitt McDowell 8 July 1914-15 Jan. 1993 (no stone, cremated remains at head of Elizabeth, his mother's grave)[son of Bert and Elizabeth McDowell] [1st husband of Dorothy Gulley] Dorothy Gulley McDowell Crady 31 Oct. 1914-19 March 1975 (cremated, remains above her first husband Daniel McDowell, A small metal cross once belonging to grandson Gerald Kelley marks her grave) [died Tucson, AZ] John Edward Crady (2nd husband of Dorothy Gulley. Cremated, no stone)[died Tucson, AZ] Bobby Jean Demaree (no stone, infant son of Miles and Maxine McDowell Demaree. At foot of large oak tree, no marker) E. M. Cox 60 years -5 1881 [stone] Mark Hardin 12 Dec 1802-29 Sept. 1877 [stone] [father of Elizabeth Hardin Smith] Lucinda wife of Mark Hardin 29 Aug 1805-21 Nov 1834 [stone] Nathaniel Hardin 22 Feb 1831-11 Mar. 1901 [stone] Elizabeth wife of Nathaniel Hardin 27 Jun 1841-22 Sept 1915 [stone] Rolin Hardin 25 Ju 1865-25 Mar. 1866 son of N. and E.E. Hardin [stone] Susanna wife of Silas D. Hardin -died 31 Sept 1856 aged 19 yrs 20 days [stone] B. F. Hardin 10 Apr 1833-13 Jul 1873 [stone] Mary A. wife of B. F. H. 22 Dec 1834-16 Jul 1873 [stone] Lewis Spalding died 16 June 1874 age 3 years 10 months [stone] Electra dau of S.C. Hackett 22 Apr 1869-12 Jan 1871 [stone] Katherine wife of S. Hackett 14 July 1841-18 Nov 1902 [stone] Palina dau of M.H. and L. Hardin 15 Sept 1836-3 Mar 1871 [stone] Nora dau of Silas and Miranda Hardin 31 Mar 1877-29 Apr 1878 [stone] Katie Sam dau of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hardin 1 Jan 1875-22 Nov 1908 [stone] Linzy 23 May 1888-4 Jan 1889 [stone] Infant son of J.A. and N.J. Hardin born and died 9 Apr 1889 [stone] Nannie J. wife of Alfred Hardin 28 Sept 1870-5 Aug 1898 [stone] Garvie son of Wm and A.P. Poole 1 May 1998-1 Nov 1899 [stone] Compiled by Ramona McDowell Kelley [daughter of Daniel Howitt McDowell and Dorothy May Gulley ] ************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.