A. W. Smith Cemetery is located in Brighton, Tennessee, on E. Kenwood Avenue. This cemetery was named after Augustus Washington Smith, Sr. The oldest headstone in the cemetery is that of Susannah Holmes Smith and is dated 1844. Susannah was the wife of Leonard Smith. They are the parents of Augustus Washington.
There are 17 headstones in the cemetery. The cemetery is in very good condition.
Headstone
Name
DOB
DOD
Comments
Earlie McClerkin, 4 years old, Dau of J. K. and B. J. McClerkin, Died May 5, 1877, Aged 4 yrs & 2 days.
McClerkin, Earlie
3 May 1873
5 May 1877
Dau of J. K. and B. J. McClerkin, Died May 5, 1877, Aged 4 yrs & 2 days.
Henrietta Jane “Betta” Smith McClerkin 1847-1874
Henrietta Jane Smith McClerkin
19 Jun 1847
4 Aug 1874
Wife of J. K. McClerkin, died Aug 4, 1874, Aged 28 yrs 5 days.; March 19, 1870 she married John Knox McClerkin. Miss Betta J. Smith was born in Tipton County, July 19, 1847, and they had two children, but both died. Mrs. McClerkin died August 4, 1874.
Infant Son McClerkin 1872
McClerkin, Infant Son
22 Jun 1872
INFANT
Son of J.K. & R. J. McCLERKIN
Suffer little children to come unto me.
Melton, Williams Benton
21 Nov 1874
3 Jan 1959
Son of L. A. & C. B. Smith; Father: Leonard Anderson "Buck" Smith; Mother:Claudia Bell Smith; Sibling: Daisy S Smith DeWese
Smith, Athel
29 May 1908
25 Oct 1908
Smith, Augustus Washington Sr.
17 Nov 1824
1 Jun 1908
Smith, Augustus Washington "Tude" Jr.
22 Feb 1856
12 Jul 1933
Son of Augustus Washington Smith Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough Smith.
Smith, Bruce
28 Dec 1899
27 Nov 1906
Son of R. L. & Fannie I. Smith
Gone but not forgotten.
Smith, Elizabeth Almeda Vashti "Lizzie" McLister
19 May 1860
30 Dec 1932
Daughter of John C. McLister
Smith, Fitz James
23 Mar 1903
27 Dec 1922
AT REST
Son of A. W. & L. A. V. Smith
Age 19 Yrs. 9 Mos. 4 Days
Smith, Infant
8 Jan 1901
8 Jan 1901
Son of W. A. and M. Smith
Smith, Lelia E
28 Aug 1880
23 May 1964
Daughter of Augustus Washington Smith Jr. and Elizabeth Almeda Vashti McLister Smith
Smith, Leonard
11 Jul 1781
18 Jun 1847
Husband of Susannah Holmes
Smith, Mary E Yarbro (Yarbrough)
22 Sep 1829
23 Oct 1902
Our dearly beloved mother has gone before, to greet us on the blissful shore.
He took her from a world of care, an everlasting bliss to share.
Father: Edward Yarbrough; Mother: Jane Kulbreth Yarbrough
Smith, Stanard E
24 Aug 1885
30 Apr 1904
Son of Augustus Washington "Tude" Smith Jr. and Elizabeth Almeda Vashti McLister Smith
Smith, Susannah Holmes
16 Oct 1788
6 May 1844
Wife of Leonard Smith (Married March 9, 1805 in Rowan County, NC) Daughter of Reuben & M Holmes of NC
Smith, William Alton
23 Apr 1876
5 Jul 1947
Son of Winfield Edgar Smith and Frances M. Kinney Smith; There is some question about the year of birth and death on the headstone.