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THE PETTIT CEMETERY

COMPILED AND SUBMITTED BY BUFORD C WILSON
ALTHOUGH THIS CEMETERY IS NOW CALLED THE PETTIT CEMETERY, IT APPARENTLY IS THE OLD PARKER FAMILY CEMETERY. IT APPEARS TO BE BESIDE AN OLD PLANTATION ROAD ON LAND THAT ALLEN SMITH BOUGHT FROM THE HEIRS OF JOSHUA PARKER IN 1840.

THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED IN CARROLL COUNTY VA, ON A STEEP KNOB OFF CRANBERRY ROAD. THE CEMETERY IS ABANDONED AND DIFFICULT TO REACH.

THERE ARE THREE MARKED GRAVES AND EVIDENCE OF AS MANY AS 50 OR MORE UNMARKED GRAVES.


1   WILSON, CHARLES CLOYED        JUL 26 1885         AUG 12 1899
         FATHER: NATHANIEL GARDNER WILSON
         MOTHER: TENY ADALINE (SMITH) WILSON

2   SMITH, ALLEN JAMES             FEB 9 1814         AUG 12 1891*
         *ON STONE NOV 8 1891 IN CARROLL COUNTY VA DEATH RECORDS
         FATHER: WYATT SMITH
         MOTHER: ELIZABETH (?) SMITH

3   SMITH, LURANY (KESTER)        JUN 25 1819         NOV 7 1883
         FATHER: RICHARD KESTER
         MOTHER: PHOEBE (BROWN) KESTER
             WIFE OF ALLEN JAMES SMITH

BY TRADITION:
    CHILDREN OF ALLEN AND LURANY SMITH
    SMITH, ELIZABETH PHOEBE       JUL 22 1850         MAR 4 1875
                             SMITH, ELLEN                          1864                DIED YOUNG

    PARENTS OF ALLEN SMITH
    SMITH, WYATT
    SMITH, ELIZABETH
Although there are no records to prove it, one would have to assume that some members of the Joshua Parker Family are buried among the unmarked graves in the cemetery.



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