SMITH Cemetery
(African American Side)
Marion County, S.C.

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Contributed by Sandra A. Roberts-Bigham, February 2000

                  SMITH CEMETERY - AFRICAN AMERICAN SIDE


The cemetery survey was conducted in 1999 by:
Sandra A. Roberts-Bigham


Located in Smithboro, Marion County
Hwy 41 A -> 917 East -> Pond Lane -> Randy Farm Lane.
Turn right to visit the 
African American Cemetery.


Enclosed together surrounded by about 2 levels of brick. Room for other 
children.
The Roberts Family (I've added female maiden names of those I know)


shared tombstone - husband & wife
Arthur "Cuff" Roberts ~ January 1881 - April 1960
Lola Lane-Roberts ~ June 13, 1896 - January 28, 1974


Their children
Thelma Roberts ~ February 29, 1908 - August 19, 1930
Arthur Roberts, Jr. ~ April 21, 1917 - July 21, 1947 (Death date wrong)
Hamilton Roberts ~ December 26, 1915 - June 3, 1942
Cora B. Roberts ~ March 10, 1930 - March 10, 1930
Janie M. Roberts ~ July 13, 1937 - July 13, 1937
Chester Roberts ~ August 14, 1928 - January 1989
Docia Roberts-Clarke ~ June 5, 1922 - 1976
Curly Sue Roberts-Reaves ~  July 12, 1920 - July 21, 1947 
  (Birth name was Mary Alma Roberts - nick name is on marker)
"her husband - Leon Reaves ~ September 5, 1917 - July 21, 1947
" their daughter - Carolyn Reaves ~ August 7, 1943 - July 21, 1947
***(This Roberts-Reaves family died in a car accident - which explains why 
they share the same death date)


Husband & Wife shared tombstone
Grady A Roberts ~ May 5, 1900 - January 13, 1980
Gracie A. Bethea-Roberts ~ April 11, 1903 - January 13, 1958


Robert Lee Roberts ~ May 18, 1913 - July 8, 1996 (US Navy WWII SSML3)


Husband & Wife - next to each other
Lila Mae Woodberry-Evans ~ April 15, 1918 - March 12, 1988
Jimmy Evans ~ June 5, 1916 - December 23, 1998


Sanford Abram ~ February 5, 1925 - January 18, 1958


Husband & Wife - shared tombstone
Lenora Roberts-Genwright ~ September 16, 1917 - December 13, 1995
Monroe Genwright ~ February 15, 1920 -
 (still living or buried elsewhere)


Willie Joe Leggett ~ June 27, 1953 - September 8, 1997
 (PFC US ARMY)


Easter M. Barr ~ 1940 - 1998


Elizabeth Swinton ~ 1938 - 1998


Amy Elaine Swinton ~ March 16, 1987 - March 13, 1995


Portor Swinton ~ October 19, 1919 - broken off


Maggie Mary Swinton ~ birth no date - 1980


Levi Edward ~ 1913 - 1988


Steve Smith ~ July 15, 1894 - January 31, 1963


Pete Smith ~ birth no date - January 2, 1933 (PVT)


Jamie Foxworth ~ broken


Fanny Vereen ~ October 17, 1892 - May 23, 1950


Elirula (Lula) B McClellan ~ April 24, 1902 - July 28, 1944


Lizzie Brigham ~ broken


Willie Lee Cribb ~~ son of Mack & Lila Cribb died March 13, 1943


Husband & Wife
Andrew Evans &  Eva Dora Evans - July 1913 - March 18, 1988


Husband & Wife 
Blanch Marcus-Grant ~ Aug 15, 1902 - December 1, 1988
Paul Grant ~ February 6, 1896 - February 10, 1972


Annie Roberts ~ (birth not noted) - May 21, 1967
 (however birthdate is October 1884)


Husband & Wife 
Gre McClellan ~ (birth not noted) - November 8, 1944
Ellen Roberts-McClellan ~ (birth not noted) - February 4, 1943
 (however birth year is 1866)

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