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Lewis Cemetery
a.k.a. Smith Cemetery
Fall Branch Road, Johnson County, Tennessee

Index of Surnames Included

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Location

Located off Fall Branch Road, Johnson County, Tennessee.
Fall Branch Road, located above curve at high point of the road. (Property records list this as the Lewis Cemetery 056-065.01. USGS topo has Smith Cemetery. Burials based upon the family of John C. Smith, although the earliest marked internment is of a Lewis.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at Lewis Cemetery off Fall Branch Road, Johnson County, Tennessee on 14 April 2003 by John B. Rochelle and he is the owner of all images unless otherwise noted.

Sources of Names Listed

The listing that follows is derived from the readings by and photographs taken by John B. Rochelle on 14 April 2003. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name. This is a complete listing as of that date.

Information in brackets [sample] was provided by John B. Rochelle unless indicated otherwise.

Lewis Cemetery Marker Photos

Some listings offer more than one picture. Most are marked with "alt view" as the link to the additional pictures.

Lewis, James Edward

Lewis, James Edward
1973-1973
[James Edward Lewis
Currently not identified]
Lewis, James F. & Blanche S.
Lewis, James F.
13 Sept 1924-
[James Fred Lewis 2
s/o Spencer R. Lewis & Zora Belle Smith
Married Blanche S. Williams] 2

(and
Lewis, Blanche S.
21 Jan 1929-26 Aug 1991
[Blanche S. Williams 2

w/o James Fred Lewis]
Lewis, Spencer R. & Zora B.
Lewis, Spencer R.
1903-1962
[Spencer R. Lewis
s/o William M. Lewis & Lillie Prather
Md. Zora Belle Smith]
(and
Lewis, Zora B.
1903-1965
[Zora Belle Smith
d/o John C. Smith & Leona “Oma” Potter
w/o Spencer R. Lewis]
Lewis, William C.
Lewis, William C.
1940-1940
[William C. Lewis
Not in Nikazy
Currently not identified]
Martin, Bessie
Martin, Bessie
1908-1981
[Bessie Smith
d/o John C. Smith & Leona “Oma” Potter
w/o Clayton Martin]
Martin, Clayton
Martin, Clayton
1904-1997
[Clayton Oda Martin
s/o George Washington Martin & Rebecca C. Smith
Md. Bessie Smith (his 1st cousin)]
Smith, J. T.
Smith, J. T.
14 Sep 1911-26 Apr 1962
[J. T. Smith
s/o John C. Smith & Leona “Oma” Potter]
Smith, John C.
Smith, John C.
16 Nov 1875-03 Oct 1957
footstone
[John C. Smith
Currently not identified
Md. Leona "Oma" Potter]
J. C. SMITH, 81, Shouns, Route 1, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday night, Oct. 3. He was a merchant and a native of Johnson county. He was a member of the Hammons Chapel Christian Church.
Survivors include one son, J. T. Smith of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Inez Lewis, Mrs. Belle Lewis, both of Shouns, and Mrs. Bessie Martin of Mountain City; three brothers, Kite and Clyde of Abingdon, Va. and Harrison of Damascus, Va.; four sisters, Rebecca Martin, Susan Howard and Polly Stout, all of Shouns, and Pearl Rutlidge of Damascus, Va.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. at Hammons Chapel Christian Church, Sunday with Don Forrester and Rev. A. E. Browne officiating. Burial was in Smith cemetery.
Hill Funeral Home in charge.
(The Tomahawk, Mountain City, TN, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1957, p. 1)
Smith, Oma Potter
Smith, Oma Potter
22 Feb 1881-01 Dec 1949
footstone
[Leona “Oma” Potter
d/o Enoch J. Potter & Sarah A. Dowell
w/o John C. Smith]

Sources

1. Photos taken, readings and genealogical research by
2. John O. Graybeal

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This page added 15 September 2003 and last updated 17 September 2003.

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