Smith Cemetery
Shelby Co TX
transcribed  by
Reba Jernigan Powers, Harry Powers, Liberty Powers, Lydia Powers
updated
27 April 2000

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SMITH CEMETERY HOMECOMING
APRIL 30, 2000

Smith Cemetery is located between Center and Joaquin TX. To get there from Center TX, go to the intersection of Hwy 7-E and Loop 500-S. Continue 5 miles. Take a left on CR 3153, where a sign ("Smith Cemetery") is posted. Continue for 2/10 mile on the dirt road and you will see the cemetery on your left, the picnic area on the right.

(photo courtesy of Yvonne Jones Peace) James Church of Christ         "Most of the people buried at Smith Cemetery had been members of this church or they had family there. I know my G'pa Andrew Burns was an elder. This building was constructed sometimes after 1927 from the old material used in the Antioch Church.   When the present building was completed, this one was sold to a Black Baptist congregation who moved it to Joaquin." (SM,YP, Apr 2000)

(photo courtesy of Yvonne Jones Peace) James Church of Christ Groundbreaking Ceremony Children on front row: Left corner - Brandi Ray, x, x; Right corner: Kristi Hammers, Deena Hammers, Ginger McDaniel {daughters of Sandy Hughes McDaniel); (2nd row) Bro. Hughes, I. Z. Hughes Jones, x w/shovel, x, Lorraine Jones Noble, Versie Smith Cox, Carrie Jones Anderson, Maude Clark Rushing (?), Virginia Lee Cooper Hughes, x, x, Beulah Garner Webster, C. D. Smith, X, Shane Ray; 3rd row Alan Ray (w/sunglasses), Bud Manning, Jr., Jesse Cox, John Walker (?), Pat Jones Peace (top of head), R. G. "Monk" Peace, Marvin Jones         Representatives of most of the early families were at this groundbreaking in the late 1980's. Two-termed pastor Eldon Hughes, who was still pastoring the church when he died at age 93, is seen in the dark suit with the red tie on the left. Almost all of these individuals pictured in the front row of this group are now interred at Smith Cemetery.

(photo courtesy of Yvonne Jones Peace) James Church of Christ         The modern new building features a beautiful baptistry scene painted by Beula Garner Webster and Yvonne Jones Peace. Beulah's daughter married Dave Jones, a grandson of Paralee Burns Jones and Sam Jones; Yvonne is the granddaughter of Mary Burns and John Wiley Jones. Paralee and Mary were sisters; Sam and John were brothers. Paralee and Mary had a sister named Martha who married William Wright Jones, who was a brother to Sam and John.

        The James Church was  started around the turn of the century. Records of the charter members have been lost, but it is known that many of these members came from Arkansas. Families included in the early membership were Burns, Jones, Powell, Clark, Cox, and Manning. Originally the church was called McKee's Chapel. A Mr. McKee gave a plot of land in the Antioch community to build on. Timber for the building was cut from the John Wiley Jones' (and wife  Mary Burns Jones') land, and Charlie Manning who married Julie Powell (daughter of Frank Powell and Jane Burns Powell) cut the boards at his sawmill.Years later they decided to move the church building to another location in the James community because a new highway (Hwy 7) was being built. Charlie Manning traded a plot of land off his land for the original plot in the Antioch community. He sold the original plot to Walter and Rosie Reynolds. She still owns this land. In later years people began to call it James Church of Christ. I remember that when I was a little girl when they served communion, they used two snuff glasses  to serve the wine.  Most of the early church members are buried at Smith Cemetery. Most of their services were held by Eldon Hughes, minister of the James Church of Christ.  He died in1999, at the age of 93.  His mother was baptised at this church when he was 11 months old. This is the story as I remember it from my grandmother, Mary Burns Jones.

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) William Bennett Johnson h/o Mary Elmira Foster Johnson (14 Mar. 1847-10 Jan. 1909)

 
 
 
 
 

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Sam Burns 6/24/1861 - 2/13/1936 Samuel Reuben Burns s/o Henry Haynes Burns & Frances Elizabeth Penelope Harris Burns

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Dora Johnson Burns Aug, 4, 1866 - Dec 31, 1941 Jenny Medora Theodocia Nanna Pharasee Savannah Johnson Burns d/o William Bennett Johnson & Mary Elmira Foster Johnson

(Document courtesy of Sue Moore) "This is a recipe  for the flux that I got from Sam's old trunk. It is in his or Jenny Medora's handwriting. My gpa Andrew had the trunk in the goatshed."  -SM

(document courtesy of Sue Moore)         "This one is probably for some sort of congestion because of the camphor in it. At any rate, the laudanum would put you out of your misery, since it was liquid morphine, and "the yelar of two eggs" must have kept it from exploding. I tend to prefer Aunt Paralee's jellyroll recipe."  SM, Apr 2000

(Document courtesy of Sue Moore) "This is a poll tax receipt of Sam's from Hempstead Co. AR." -SM

(document courtesy of Sue Moore) Map of Sam Burns' Land in Shelby Co TX  (a tract which was a part of the Sam Strickland headright)

(document courtesy of Sue Moore) Sam's Tax Receipt on the Shelby Co Land  in 1895

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Settlers' Journal "This notebook was kept by Sam on the trek to Shelby Co. from Hempstead Co. He and William Franklin "Frank" Powell (husband of Lorraine Jane Burns, Sam's sister) brought their families by wagons to the land already purchased in TX .  Notice the entries for Walnut Hills, PlainDealing,LA, and Shreveport, LA where they crossed the Red River on a ferry. My grandfather Andrew remembered the trip well." SM, Apr 2000

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Corris David Burns, Tech Sgt Germany WWII

(photo courtesy of Yvonne Peace) Mary & John Jones Mary Elizabeth Burns 6/10/1873 - 4/14/1952 d/o Henry Haynes Burns & Frances Elizabeth Penelope Harris Burns John Wiley Jones 2/11/1868 - 2/6/1946 s/o Wrightman Jones & Mary "Polly" Grindle Girl standing- Leona Jones (m. Frank Anderson, their dau: Kathryn Braxton, all buried at Smith) Girl seated: Thannie P. Jones (m. Joe Anderson, both buried at Smith) Boy standing: Elmer Jones Baby: Charlie A. Jones (buried at Smith)

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Leona Jones Anderson 29 Sept. 1893- 5 June 1956 Leona is one of three daughters of Mary Burns Jones & John Jones who married Anderson brothers.

(photo courtesy of Lorraine Noble) Sam & Paralee Jones Samuel Calvin Jones 8/29/1873 - 7/7/1960 s/o Wrightman Jones & Mary "Polly" Grindle Paralee Burns 8/16/1878 - 6/19/1961 d/o Henry Haynes Burns & Frances Elizabeth Penelope Harris Burns Sam & Paralee were married December 12, 1894, in Hope AR. Their children were all born in TX: Oma Oletha, Minnie Arzula, Bessie, Bertha Jane, Lela Francis, Marvin Allen, Oscar Alton, Orva Olivia, Lorraine, James Eldon, Margie Lee

To beaten egg yolks, add sugar, water, flour, baking powder, salt, and flavoring. Fold in whites. Pour into large cookie sheet. Bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Turn onto damp kitchen towel. Spread jelly on. Take towel and gently roll up. Then place on foil with seam side down. Let cool, then wrap foil tightly sealed. (It is better when frozen and thawed up. Keeps well in freezer.)

    Little Mama's recipes were "in her head." She used a pinch of this and a pinch of that. Uncle Marvin once got his wife to ask his mother how to make teacakes. When Aunt I. Z. made the batch of teacakes, Uncle Marvin told her that she must have left a pinch of something out; they didn't taste "like Mama's."

(photo courtesy of Sue Moore) Elisha Burns Mar.3/29/1881- 3/3/1955 s/o Henry Haynes Burns & Frances Elizabeth Penelope Harris Burns

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Camfield, C. W. "Billie"	27 Aug 1917	21 Oct 1989	-	-
Camfield, Mildred E.	13 Oct 1924	-	-	-
Campbell, Harold E.	16 Sep 1921	2 Aug 1994	h/o Kathryn R. Campbell  m 17 Sep 1970	US MARINE CORPS WWII
Campbell, Kathryn R.	26 Jun 1926	19 Feb 1998	w/o Harold E. Campbell m 17 Sep 1970	-
Chambliss, Harley Blake	b/d 11 May 1994	-	-	-
Clark, Danny Joe	7 Mar 1954	9 Mar 1954	-	-
Cox, Baby Brother	-	-	-	-
Cox, Amy P.	17 Dec 1870	6 Jun 1944	-	-
Cox, Benjamin E.	28 Feb 1880	21 Jan 1985	h/o Corry Belle Cox	-
Cox, Brookie Nell	27 Aug 1928	8 Dec 1934	-	-
Cox, Charlie	8 Dec 1932	-	h/o Lois A. Cox  m 7 Mar 1957	-
Cox, Corry Belle	26 Nov 1886	12 Jul 1968	w/o Benjamin E. Cox	-
Cox, Cynthia D.	9 Aug 1958	14 Oct 1995	w/o James E. Cox m 14 Mar 1976	-
Cox, Eldredge	1899	1917	-	-
Cox, Frances E.	4 July 1911	2 Feb 1994	w/o James "Abner" Cox	-
Cox, James "Abner"	29 Sep 1906	16 June 1987	h/o Frances E. Cox	-
Cox, James E.	12 Dec 1959	-	h/o Cynthia D. Cox  m 14 Mar 1976	-
Cox, James W.	20 Dec 1866	15 Apr 1942	h/o Amy P. Cox	Mason
Cox, Jessie E.	28 Dec 1905	-	h/o Seldon Cox  m 19 Feb 1927	-
Cox, Jo Anna	24 Feb 1959	6 Oct 1962	-	-
Cox, John H.	1867	1957	h/o Victoria Burns Cox	-
Cox, Katie	20 Mar 1877	4 Jul 1951	-	-
Cox, Katie	11 May 1888	31 Dec 1916	-	-
Cox, Little Charley	26 Mar 1903	15 Oct 1906	s/o J. W. & A. P. Cox	-
Cox, Lois A.	12 Jun 1939	-	w/o Charlie Cox  m 7 Mar 1957	-
Cox, Luther	6 Sep 1893	20 Oct 1972	-	-
Cox, Martha E.	19 Jun 1847	15 Apr 1941	-	-
Cox, Seldon	4 Sep 1907	27 Jun 1986	w/o Jessie E. Cox m 19 Feb 1927	-
Cox, Thomas Edgar	8 July 1896	7 Sep 1979	-	-
Cox, Tom Edward	15 Nov 1890	dec'd.	never married	-
Cox, Versie	15 Jan 1903	2 Dec 1995	w/o Luther Cox	-
Cox, Victoria Burns	1876	1911	w/o John H. Cox died in childbirth	-
Cox, William P.	1872	1912	-	-
Cox, W. P.	24 Jul 1836	10 Aug 1903	-	-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Eaves, Addie	4 Dec 1903	11 Mar 1975	w/o Noey Eaves	-
Eaves, Noey	4 Mar 1890	29 Oct 1959	h/o Addie Eaves	-
Etheredge, Clyde Earning	7 Aug 1942	8 Dec 1942	-	-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Gastaro, Kevin Brian	28 Aug 1987	198?	-	-
Goff, John W.	15 Sep 1921	14 Dec 1975	-	-
Goff, Sibbie L. Eaves	21 Nov 1921	5 May 1970	w/o John W. Goff	-

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Johnson, Irene	4 Apr 1925	22 Oct 1945	-	-
Johnson, Mary E.	14 Mar 1847	10 Jan 1909	w/o W. B. Johnson	-
Jones, Baby	-	-	d/o M/M J. O. Jones	-
Jones, Baby	-	-	d/o M/M J. O. Jones	-
Jones, Baby Wm.	14 Oct 1918	5 Dec 1918	-	-
Jones, Bernard W.	18 May 1921	16 Jan 1962	-	TEXAS PVT ARMY AIR FORCES WWII
Jones, Bertha Jane	6 Mar 1907	19 Oct 1910	-	-
Jones, Charles "Pete"	25 Nov 1929	12 Jun 1984	-	-
Jones, Charlie A.	2 Dec 1900	7 Mar 1984	h/o Janie Rebecca Jones	-
Jones, Cora Ann Gibbs	5 Jan 1886	31 Oct 1940	d/o Rodie Kenyard Gibbs & Mary Ann Pharm; w/o James Oliver "Tobe"  Jones	-
Jones, Effie Estell	4 Jul 1887	27 Mar 1964	w/o William Henry Jones;  their children: Everett, Foye, Neoma, Jesse	-
Jones, Etta	"date unknown"	-	d/o Polly & Wright H. Jones	-
Jones, Everett	3 Jan 1917	3 Apr 1971	-	TEXAS PFC 432 AAA AW BN CAC WWII
Jones, James Oliver "Tobe"	22 Apr 1877	16 Jan 1960	s/o Wrightman Jones & Mary Grindle; h/o Cora Ann Gibbs Jones	only Jones boy NOT to marry a Burns
Jones, Janie Rebecca	19 Feb 1903	5 Oct 1995	w/o Charlie A. Jones	-
Jones, John W.	11 Feb 1879	6 Feb 1946	h/o Mary E. Burns Jones;  s/o Wrightman Jones & Polly Grennell Jones	-
Jones, Julian Foye	23 Sep 1922	31 Aug 1980	never married;  no children	S1 US NAVY WWII
Jones, Leorey	8 Jan 1924	1 Mar 1924	s/o Charlie & Janie Jones	-
Jones, Mary E. Burns	10 Jun 1873	5 Apr 1952	w/o John W. Jones  d/o H. H. & Francis E. Harris Jones	-
Jones, Mary G. V.	11 Aug 1890	12 Feb 1898	-	-
Jones, Minnie Arzula	14 Oct 1895	26 Jun 1896	-	-
Jones, Oliver R.	3 Jul 1917	16 Oct 1987	-	SGT US ARMY WWII
Jones, Paralee Burns	16 Aug 1878	19 Jun 1961	w/o Sam C. Jones  m 12 Dec 1894  d/o H. H. Burns & Francis Harris Burns	"Little Mama" Lee Powers Harry Powers
Jones, Polly Grinnell	"dates unknown"	-	w/o Wright H. Jones  m/o Sam C. Jones	Lee Powers Harry Powers
Jones, Rosa J.	25 Jul 1892	27 Nov 1900	d/o William  W. Jones & Martha Burns	-
Jones, Sam C.	29 Aug 1873	7 Jul 1960	h/o Paralee Burns Jones  m 12 Dec 1894	"Pa" Lee Powers Harry Powers
Jones, Sandra Kay	16 Jun 1967	9 Mar 1992	-	"May the Lord watch between you and me when we are apart one from another." Gen. 31:49
Jones, Wayne	14 Jan 1943	13 Sep 1957	-	-
Jones, William Henry	14 Sep 1886	12 Jul 1960	h/o Effie Estell Jones  their children: Everett, Foye, Neoma, Jesse	-
Jones, Wrightman H.	"dates unknown"	-	s/o Wiley Jones & Martha Powell: {Wiley s/o James Jones & Martha Powell; Martha d/o Jacob Powell & Latha Miles} h/o Polly Jones  f/o Sam C. Jones  s/o Wiley Jones	Lee Powers Harry Powers

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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