Smith Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Pearl & Lillian Houston




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Smith Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Located on the east side of HWY NC 111, app. 0.3 miles from the road and about 0.6 miles north from the intersection of HWY NC 111 and SR 1701



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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.01500 N
    77.82217 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Lawrence Reginald Smith son of Troy & Clarabell Smith Sept. 18, 1935 Nov. 18, 1999 Eva S. Smith wife of Freely Smith Dec. 13, 1914 July 17, 2004 Freely Smith Feb. 8, 1900 April 30, 1953 Christopher Robin son of Robert & Linda Brinson Aug. 11, 1973 Jan. 3, 1976 Lewis Brown Dec. 27, 1914 April 29, 1992 WORLD WAR II & KOREA MOTHER Cordlia Smith July 24, 1874 June 28, 1950 Jacob Smith son of Mr. & Mrs. Freely Smith Nov. 2, 1946 no other dates Sadie Smith chitty June 20, 1921 May 21, 1979 CATHRON wife of James B. Rhodes Apr. 22, 1832 Apr. 18, 1898 James B. Rhodes May 18, 1828 Dec. 26, 1905 DeLeon "D. L." Smith, Jr. July 17, 1923 May 27, 2003 Jeanette Maready wife of D. L. Smith, Jr. July 17, 1934 no other dates DeLeon Smith, Sr. Dec. 27, 1868 Apr. 17, 1936 Bertha T. wife of D. L. Smith, Sr. July 17, 1887 Dec. 10, 1952 Infant son of D. L. & Bertha Smith Feb. 6, 1913 no other dates Joseph Ward Chitty July 3, 1933 May 13, 1995 Sadie Smith Chitty June 20, 1921 May 21, 1979 Thomas F. son of W. P. & Silvey Eakes Feb. 3, 1909 Aug. 7, 1916 William Preston Eakes Oct. 21, 1858 Feb. 10, 1910 Silvey Eakes Rhodes wife of W. P. Eakes wife of William Bryan Rhodes May 28, 1876 Mar. 23, 11928 William Bryan Rhodes Aug. 24, 1866 Oct. 29, 1946 James Archie Rhodes son of W. P & Silvey Eakes Apr. 12, 1915 Mar. 20, 1943 Ivey Wooden Eakes son of W. P. & Silvey Eakes Mar. 13, 1903 Aug. 16, 1958 Masonic Emblem Roy Leon Eakes son of W. P. & Silvey Eakes June 23, 1905 Nov. 18, 1973 foot of tomb Roy Leon Eakes: North Carolina PVT U S Army June 23, 1905--Nov. 181973 Hillie Loftin July 23, 1887 Dec. 31, 1955 Katie Rogers wife of Hillie Loftin Mar. 10, 1893 no other dates LAURA Daughter Of C. H. & Elizabeth Smith Oct. 22, 1898 July 21, 1908 Marjannah S. Smith wife of R. W. Smith Aug. 31, 1872 Nov. 28, 1942 R. W. Smith Dec. 22, 1868 June 21, 1936 Frederick Smith Oct. 22, 1886 July 2. 1952 Temperance C. Smith Nov. 4, 1874 Feb. 1, 1934 MOTHER CATHARINE C. wife of Ivey Smith Feb. 17, 1848 Feb. 17, 1925 IVEY son of Zacheus & Elizabeth Smith Oct. 15, 1818 Jan. 17, 1899 Infant Daughter of Joel & C. A. Smith Dec. 15, 1903 Jan. 10, 1904 FATHER Joel Smith Dec. 11, 1875 Mar. 12, 1929 MOTHER Clarissa Ann Smith June 30, 1878 Feb. 16, 1878 A. J. Baker May 4 1870 Jan. 20, 1944 Maud Baker wife of A, J. Baker Jan. 2, 1880 July 16, 1947 LORA dau of A. J & Maud Baker Dec. 24, 1901 Nov. 27, 1906 LOUIS dau. of A. J. & Maud Baker Dec. 2, 1899 Feb. 3, 1907 ELLA wife of A. J. Baker Sept. 15, 1879 June 22, 1897 Mary King Oct. 10, 1851 Mar. 7, 1939 Penelope wife of Wiley Smith June 12, 1827 May 15, 1874 Wiley Smith Jan. 10, 1820 July 15, 1881 Everette F. son of Wiley & Penelope Smith Oct. 19, 1863 Sept. 22, 1924 Mary Smith Sept. 22, 1864 Apr. 26, 1931 Zaccheus smith, Sr. Died Sept. 6, 1863 age 72 yrs. 9 mo. & 20 dys. Elizabeth Smith wife of Zaccheus Smith, Sr. July 10, 1778 Oct. 21, 1851 Charles H Smith Nov. 20, 1865 Oct. 21, 1944 Elizabeth S. wife of Charles H Smith Sept. 1, 1866 Mar. 29, 1942 Penelope daughter of Charles H. & Elizabeth H Smith Aug. 5, 1896 July 28, 1948 Adeline Smith July 7, 1869 June 8, 1937 FATHER Vance Smith Oct. 29, 1891 Jan. 9, 1946 MOTHER Flora Smith wife of Vance Smith Nov. 19, 1892 April 3, 1929 CLARISSA Daughter of Zaccheus & Elizabeth Smith Oct. 15, 1820 Oct. 1, 1889 Lucy J. Davis Daughter of Zaccheus & Elizabeth Smith Dec. 28, 1811 Nov. 26, 1869 Annie Catharine Rodes Daughter of William Bryant & Silvey Smith Eakes Rhodes July 3, 1919 no other dates Infant Dau. of Hillie & Katie Page Sept. 4, 1918 Sept. 4, 1918 John McCluse Page Oct. 13, 1921 Dec. 20, 1988 OUTSIDE SIDE OF FENCE Alex J. Miller Sept. 10, 1969 Oct. 5, 1991 James M Grady (Hamp) July 14, 1944 May 28, 1986 Leslie Boney June 5, 1911 Oct. 27, 1996 Several Mortuary Marker unreadable

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