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Bozarth-Smith Chapel
Black & White Cemetery
Take US Hwy 77 north from Giddings for 2.9 miles and
turn right on County Road 114 (Loebau Rd) for 2 miles then turn right on County
Road 134 for 1.6 miles. The Smith Chapel Church and school was on the left
near a bent tree, now a pasture. The cemetery is on private property.
These directions and history information was taken in
1979 by Jan Conn, Mrs. E. E. Smith and Mr. Jarvis Smith so directions may
be completely different as of today.
This is a very old cemetery on land first owned by
Stephen Bozarth. Later a Mr. Joe Seale gave permission for the black
people of Smith Chapel Church to bury, therefore, both black and white are
buried here.
James Smith was owned in slavery by a Smith family in
Virginia and brought to Tennessee near Nashville and sold to a Stockton family.
There he married Millie and was brought to Lee County Texas by the Stockton
family. Sometime just before or just after the slaves were freed, James
and Millie would give suppers on Saturday nights and Mr. Stockton would let him
keep his money. He saved his money and purchased almost a section of land
in this area. James and Millie had 7 children all born on this land.
James Smith was the found of the Smith Chapel Church and School, giving land for
same.
| Last |
First/Maiden |
DOB |
DOD |
Notes |
| Alcorn |
Thomas |
4-Aug-1870 |
38-Mar-1923 |
death
certificate |
| Daniel |
Edward |
9-Jun-1914 |
-- |
Days Phillips and Luckey
Funeral Home |
| Davis |
R. D.
|
15-May-1871 |
15-Jun-1965 |
Moses Funeral Home Marker |
| Filmore |
Augusta |
26-Feb-1851 |
25-Nov-1925 |
death
certificate |
|
Filmore |
Mayne |
1870 |
19-Mar-1952 |
|
|
Filmore |
Jake |
2-Feb-1882 |
24-Jul-1956 |
|
|
Fillmore |
James |
22-Sep-1879 |
21-Dec-1963 |
Moses Funeral Home Marker |
|
Fillmore |
James |
10-Feb-1920 |
28-Feb-1964 |
|
|
Green |
Wardell |
26-Mar-1892 |
20-Aug-1959 |
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|
Hill |
Miss Eva |
|
11-Feb-1960 |
Moses Funeral Home Marker |
|
Hill |
Garfield |
Nov 1883 |
1954 |
|
|
Holloway |
James Edward |
|
10-Apr-1967 |
Jackson Funeral Home
|
| Langston |
Mrs. Beatrice |
7-Jan-1911 |
21-Sep-1957 |
Moses Funeral Home Marker |
| Smith |
Mattie J. |
24-Sep-1881 |
13-Jul-1953 |
|
| White |
Rosetta Hodge |
1894 |
1959 |
|
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