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Rocktown History Cemetery Report For
Joseph Smith
Birth Date:
Age:
Death Date:
18 Jun 1854
Cemetery Name:
Smith Family Cemetery
Grave Location:
4
Section Plot Row Grave
Cemetery Type:
Private
Tombstone Note:
Aged 37 yrs; s/A. & J. A. Smith
Tombstone
Remarks:
Partially illegible in 2005; Recorded in 1998 by Cecil B. Smyth Jr.
Cemetery Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Source Date Remarks :
12-Apr-05
Smith Family Cemetery. Not previously recorded.
Cemetery 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
2023 Rocktown History. For personal use only.
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.
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