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FIRST MARKED BURIAL Elijah H. Fleming Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848 There may have been burials in this cemetery prior to 1848, however, this grave is the earliest one with an engraved headstone...

FIRST MARKED BURIAL
Elijah H. Fleming
Sept. 25, 1802 - April 8, 1848

There may have been burials in this cemetery prior to 1848, however, this grave is the earliest one with an engraved headstone which shows a date. His daughter Mary, who died at approximately 17 years of age on March 14, 1858, is the second earliest grave with a marked headstone. Unfortunately many graves are marked with only field stones, and some are not marked at all.

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THE SMYRNA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.

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