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Your coordinator had a great time on the
weekend of Sep 20-21, 2003 with a couple of Woodsmall descendents -
David Dlouhy of Washington, D.C. & Oldham's own Becky Hicks. Elsie Roberts
and Dot Carrico from the Historical Society also
gave a hand in cleaning up this cemetery that rests on Gary Smith's
farm on Zhale Smith Road. We cleared the wild brush and
excavated the stones. We found the cemetery to have 15 gravesites
with 4 headstones unearthed and 7 rock markers found. The
tombstone photos are below with other pictures taken of the
cleanup........Donnie,
your coordinator. |
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John Mont (Mount)
b 10 Mar 1765
d 04 Feb 1843
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Lydia, wife of John Mont
b 20 Mar 1773
d 29 Jan 1849
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Inscription on top says "Our
Mother". Stone placed by Mount children in 1881.
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James Woodsmall
b Feb 1808 d
03 Sep 1838 |
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It was a thicket when we started.
Initially we drove right by the cemetery because it was not easily
visible...even after I had visited earlier in the spring. |
It was a hard couple of days work, but
it was quite rewarding to know that our efforts helped us learn a
little more about these families and their history. |
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Becky & David decided to get a photo
with their Woodsmall ancestor half way through the cleanup. |
The base for James Woodsmall's
tombstone had to be excavated from under major roots and about a
foot of soil. That was about a 3 and a half hour job
in itself. |
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Elsie proved to know what she was
doing with tombstone finding and cleaning. |
After it was all said and done, we
felt like true professionals at cemetery restoration.
This property originally belonged to James & Sarah Mount Woodsmall.
It transferred to the Dowdens and then to Zhale Smith.
Grandson, Gary Smith is the present-day landowner. |
James Woodsmall (married Sarah
Mount), in-laws John and Lydia Mount, sister, Charlotte
Woodsmall Mount Dowden married Amos Mount |
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