JIMTOWN (OLD JAMES TOWN) CEMETERY, Smith County, TX Made available to the USGenWeb Archives by the East Texas Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 CEMETERY RECORDS OF SMITH COUNTY TEXAS, Volume IV, Southeast Quarter, p. 251. Submitted 20 Feb 2000 by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net. ***************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** (Copied 15 February 1986) Also known as Kennedy graveyard, this cemetery was once used by citizens of the community but has long been abandoned. Located northwest of the cross­roads where the town of James Town once existed. Take Hwy 64 East to CR 246, just east of Arp. Turn left on CR 246 and stay on it until you get to inter­section of CR 246 & CR 26. Take CR 26 to right for short distance until you come to CR 244; turn left on CR 244 - 3/4 mile is old James Town. Cemetery is in a field and overgrowth on left, some 500 yards off road. STEWART, Samuel T. - 29 Apr 1838 - 17 Sept 1859 - son of G.A. & Mary Stewart. A member of the M.E. Church & Temple of Hn. J.B.S. - child STEWART, John N. Pit - d. June 1 ___ C.A.S. - d. 1867 W.C.(G?) - b. 1797(?) - d. M__ - (probably W. C. Gober) BROWN, Mary Eliza - 22 Feb 1847 - 25 Nov 1868 - dau of Rev. Neill Brown & Margaret Johnson Brown J.W.B. - (no dates) W.H.B. - (no dates) HIX, W. P. - b. 16 Sept 1858 - d. Apr 1 ____ W.L.B. - (no dates) HIX, Lee - Jan 1856 - Sept 1866 HIX, M. M. - 16 Apr 1835 - 29 Apr 1891 S.H.B. - cbild CURL, H. T. - d. 13 June 1852 BARROW, Wm. I. - 10 Feb 1818 - 15 Oct 1860 - son of J. & L.I. Barrow GRAY, Chappell - d. 20 July 1866 STEBER, Elizabeth - d. 1863 GRAY, Margaret J. I. F. - d. 13 Dec 1862 GRAY, Ann Elizabeth - 17 Mar 1833 - 10 Aug 1854 - wife of Chappell Gray, who was born in Dover, County of Kent, England - died in the 22nd year of her age GRAY, Sterling Price - d. 6 Oct 1862 KENNEDY, William - 20 June 1810 - 10 Oct 1860 KENNEDY, Butler - 2 Aug 1855 - 29 Sept 1881 - son of W.M. & C.N. Kennedy HEURST, Little Cora - 27 Aug 1880 - 23 Aug 1883 - 2 yrs 11 mos 27 days dau of James N. & W. A. Hurst KENNEDY, Catherine N. - 6 Sept 1830 - 6 Mar 1895 - wife of William Kennedy - Our Mother KENNEDY, Oscar - 6 Mar 1859 - 9 July 1898 DISMUKE, Robert - d. 13 Sept 1872 - age 52 yrs BUTTS, N. - d. 23 Oct 1898 HARLAN, William Jr. - 25 Dec 1866 - 28 May 1875 HARLAN, William Sr. - 1 July 1826 - 30 June 1869 - Mason *JOHNSON, Mollie & children - (no dates) - *(these not found in 1986, but were listed in a 1965 reading by James Wilkins) (Four corner markers: "These markers are to preserve the boundaries of James Town Cemetery. One at each corner. Placed here by Wm. F. Gilliam, October 5, 1981")