Smith Collins Cemetery

Directions:
Located in woods south of Hwy. 166 in south Douglas County near the Chattahooche River. From the old town of Campbellton, cross the Chattahooche River on Hwy. 92 & 166 into Douglas Co. Turn left and follow Hwy. 166 west for about 2.5 miles. Turn left (south) on dirt road (Smith's Ferry Rd. - This road is very near the intersection of the dead-end of Chapel Hill Rd. into Hwy. 166). Follow dirt road and take right fork. Cemetery is in the woods behind an old home owned by a Mr. Moore. The graves are fenced and well tended.

Discussion:
This same cemetery is described in an article excerpted the "Old Campbell County Historical Society Newsletter", Vol. 17, Number 2, on page 15. They credit Joe Baggett who published the record in the "Douglas County., Ga. Genealogy" (1981) as their source. I have visited this cemetery several times in the past 10 years; initially with my aged father. My father located the cemetery about 20 years prior to this time in his quest to locate the graves of the sons of Abner Smith , his maternal great-great grandfather. Abner came from Ireland to SC where he fought and was wounded in the Rev. War. Later in life, because of his veteran status, Abner received two draws of 202.5 acre plots in the 1828 GA Land Lottery - one in Coweta and the other in Carroll Counties (now Douglas). In his will -- recorded in Newnan, GA -- Abner willed the 202.5 acres in Carroll county to his youngest son Moses Smith. Abner is buried in a small cemetery on the 202.5 acre plot in Coweta Co. that he willed to his older son, John B. Smith.

Moses M. SMITH b. October 12, 1815 d. January 20, 1872 (father):
Emma M. (Smith) COLLINS ** b. October 31, 1846 d. December 13, 1880 (daughter):
Francis M. COLLINS b. February 7, 1845 d. June 16, 1929 (husb. of Emma):
Emma COLLINS b. October 11, 1880 d. January 19, 1881 (dau. Emma M.):
Paul McKoy MORRIS * b. July 3, 1920 d. December 19, 1964:
William M. WADE b. October 25, 1893 d. January 18, 1974:

*Military marker:
"Paul McKoy MORRIS Georgia TEC5 Coast Arty Cords WW-II Jul 3, 1920 - Dec 19, 1964"

Mr.Baggett's notes indicate Moses M. SMITH's first wife was Margaret LONGINO (m.1835), and his second was Louisa McKOY (m. 1844). Mr. Baggett says that Moses M. SMITH's children were:
Moses McKoy SMITH (b. 1854 d. TX 1931) m. Johnnie R. SMITH in 1880.
John T. SMITH (b. 1849)
Mary SMITH (b.1838 d. 1910) m. Wilson L. CAMP (both bur. old Holly Springs Cem.)
Eugenia SMITH (b.1851) m. Olin Randolph LONGINO in 1873.
Robert M. SMITH (b.1845)
Martha Emma (or Emma Martha) SMITH ** was the first wife of Francis M. Collins.

Submitted by William R. (Bill) Burdette, Jr. [email protected] & [email protected] (Apr 26, 1999)