Clay County Alabama Cemeteries Smith Jones Family Cemetery ************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************** This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Linda S.Ayres Surveyed Jan 2003 Updated Aug 2006 The Smith Jones Family Cemetery Turn in Front of Wellborn Cabinets Company County Rd 71 On to Old Mill Road Cemetery is about 1 mile. Iron fence around these 5 graves: Gaither, Mary A. [Cook] May 1, 1826 Jan 28, 1898 (Inscription "In Memory of") [Third wife of James Ellington Gaither] Gaither, James E [llington] Feb 27, 1822 Jun 19, 1885 (Born Campbell County, Georgia) (Inscription "In Memory of") [Son of Shadrick Gaither and Lucy Jeter?] There appears to be an unmarked grave here. Jones, W[ilson] Smith Oct 14, 1845 Dec 15, 1930 [Member of the Talladega Camp of Instruction] Jones, M [ahalia Armstrong] May 28, 1851 Jul 27, 1932 Gaither, Frances L Oct 13, 1882 Oct 11, 1883 (Inscription "Daughter of S.S & P Gaither) [Daughter of Shadrack S. Gaither b: b 7 Sep 1846, d: 3 Aug 1909 (Shadrack is the son of James Ellington Gaither) and Prudence Kinney Gaither b. 6 Jul 1850, Georgia, d. 10 Jan 1928, Simms, Bowie, Texas] There are about 4 to 6 unmarked graves Cameron, Donald (Sacred to the memory of Donald Cameron died Aug 22, 1850, age 74years) (Inscription: "Native of Inverness-Shire Scotland who departed his life") Broken marker unreadable It is possible Donald's wife Mary Cameron is buried here Thomas, Maryann M. Jul 22, 1855 Jul 7, 1919, Thomas, Samuel A. G. Jan 25, 1852 Sep 25, 1900 A marker beneath this marker reads: Children of S. A G. & Mary Thomas near-by Samuel F. M. 1874 - 1900 Unnamed Infant 1876 John W. 1880 - 1899 Daniel C. 1885 - 1900 Dorothy L. 1888 - 1899 Emery F. 1890 - 1899 Coleman, Nancy C. [Pullen] wife of Benjamin May 11, 1833 Jan 23, 1880 (Inscription "Our Mother") [Benjamin Coleman was killed in the Civil War] Coleman, Nancy B Aug 5, 1881 Dec 27, 1881 (Inscription on back of grave "My daughter is waiting for me") Coleman, Henry Mar 11, 1884 Aug 5, 1885 (Inscription on back of grave "We shall miss him where he plays") Coleman, Charles M. Jan 8, 1899 Jan 8, 1900 (Inscription on back of grave "Like a flower he passed away" Two small graves close to these [It is possible Eunice and Samuel Coleman are buried here] There are about 10 unmarked graves in this area Hurst, Arthur Augustus. No Dates [8 Aug, 1891 d. 1925] [Son of William C. and Sarah M Hurst] Hurst, Annie A. Hunter No Dates [b. 1889 d. 5 Oct 1955 Ala Deaths 1908-1959 Vol 39 Roll 6, pg 19180] Hunter, Sarah Hannah No Dates [1889 d. Dec 1931, Tallapoosa Ala Deaths 1908-1959 Vol 56 Roll 3, pg 27917] Wesley Hunter married Sara 31 May 1897, Clay, MG W. T. Davis Hurst, Stella D. No Dates [d: 13 July 1907] Hurst, J.T No Dates Hurst, Louie No Dates Hurst, Beulah No Dates Hunter, Jimmy No Dates [??? Married J. W. and Mary A Black????] There are 2 unmarked graves in this row Smith, Julia N. wife of E. Stewart Sep 7, 1897 Oct 20, 1918 Inscription: "Kind Angels watch over her while asleep) Smith, Henry. W. Aug 12, 1843 Jul 12, 1914 [Son of Logan S. and Elizabeth Morgan Smith] Smith, Martha. Susan [Gaither] Mar 22, 1847, Sep 24, 1923 It is possible 3 unnamed infants of Martha and Henry's children are buried close by. Royster, Nancy Mitchell b. Jan 16, 1830 d. Nov 11, 1914 Royster, Banister b: 1817 d: d. Nov 10, 1888 (Inscription: "Beloved one farewell") Royster, Lillie b. Jun 12, 1889 d. Apr 25, 1890 [Daughter of Banister "Bannie" Royster and Emily Ann Gaither Royster] There are about 3 or 4 unmarked graves in this area. END _____________________________ Research by: Bernice Sue Smith Ferranti, (Emmitt Lee, William Thomas, Doc, Logan S., Peter Smith) Bernice Sue Smith Ferranti and spouse Jerry W. Ferranti with photos of all apparent gravesites completed this Cemetery Survey on 5/24/2006. Most of these photos have been placed at findagrave Those graves with fieldstones or no marker were not uploaded. My research in the Smith-Jones Cemetery was to prove/disprove the burial of Logan S Smith, his wife Elizabeth Morgan Smith and Peter Smith and his wife Kissiah. I have not reached a decisive conclusion. Further research to find a family bible, personal history or authentic oral history to support this theory will continue.