Cemetery | Smith Family Cemetery |
Location | Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, take Rt 42 south, through Bridgewater. Turn right onto 727 (Spring Creek Road). Go 4.4 miles and take a left onto Route 613 (Sangersville Road). Go 1.5 miles and headstones are on the right side, near the road. Just before the Augusta County line. |
Notes | Not well maintained or protected. The Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society has lots of materials on this Smith family. Abstract taken from Oct 14, 1998, Daily News Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia: "Abraham Smith appears on the Augusta County Militia records as a Captain in 1755. He served in the French-and-Indian War in 1956 to 1760. He continued serving in the Augusta County Milita & in 1958 was appointed the colonel of the county militia. He was the first county Lieutenant of Rockingham County and a justice of the County Court. He was the second sheriff of Rockingham County |
Survey Date and Recorder | 12 Apr 2005 Bob & Lois Emswiler |
Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown
Section | Row | Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
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Smith | Abraham | 1722 | 1783 | Col. Augusta Co Mil; Rockingham Mil; Rev. War | New grave marker placed at Egypt Cemetery in honor of Col. Smith by the Ft. Harrison Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, 10 Oct 1998 | ||
Smith | Juliet Ann | 6 Oct 1820 | Aged 20y 6m 0d; His Wife | Partially illegible in 2005; Recorded in 1998 by Cecil B. Smyth Jr. | |||
Smith | Abraham | 8 Jan 1781 | 23 Feb 1852 | s/John & Mary Jane Smith | Partially illegible in 2005; Recorded in 1998 by Cecil B. Smyth Jr. | ||
Smith | Joseph | 18 Jun 1854 | Aged 37 yrs; s/A. & J. A. Smith | Partially illegible in 2005; Recorded in 1998 by Cecil B. Smyth Jr. |