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Sarah <I>Powell</I> Smith

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Sarah Powell Smith

Birth
Death
27 Mar 1883 (aged 61)
Burial
Eagle Mills, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Nancy Wright and Elijah Powell.

Married Zimri E. Smith [1811–1865] 6 Nov 1838.
Children:
Elijah E Smith - 1843–
Zimri M Smith - 1846–
Alice L Smith - 1847 – 1850
John Smith - 1847 – 1847
Elias E Smith - 1850–
Wyatt P Smith - 1850–
George W Smith - 1852–
Louisiana 'Luzena' Smith - 1854–

Information [with proof] welcomed on children.

Sarah married husband #2, RH Parks, a physician considerably older than she was - before the 1870 census [they're already married]. According to cemetery headstone record, a Sarah Smith was b. 4 Mar 1821; d. 27 Mar 1883. It's believed this is Sarah Powell Smith, He died in 1877 and is buried in cem. by first wife.

Sarah resumed her SMITH name after death of 2nd husband. She's not found in 1880 Census as living in Iredell or [possibly] Davie County, NC. Sarah Powell Smith was buried as Sarah Smith in Powell Family Cemetery next to her husband Zimrie - as shown on the cemetery sheet..

Buried in Powell Family Cemetery
Location: -Off of 332 Hamlet Rd, Eagle Mills Township, Iredell County, NC
Coordinates: 35d 58m 32.3s N; 80d 42m 56.5s W

Cemetery information was obtain from a book written by Mildred J. Miller and Pat M. Crooks, Time Is, Time Was: Gravestone Art, Burial Customs and History: Iredell County, North Carolina (1990)." and indicate they did the original survey of this cemetery. Cemetery was termed about 2000 in Iredell County Cemetery Books as being 'Lost-Abandoned'. Thanks to Larry Campbell for cemetery for re-discovering in June 2014!

Many thanks to Jerry Swaim and buddy for clearing the cemetery and cleaning of headstones to readable condition!
Daughter of Nancy Wright and Elijah Powell.

Married Zimri E. Smith [1811–1865] 6 Nov 1838.
Children:
Elijah E Smith - 1843–
Zimri M Smith - 1846–
Alice L Smith - 1847 – 1850
John Smith - 1847 – 1847
Elias E Smith - 1850–
Wyatt P Smith - 1850–
George W Smith - 1852–
Louisiana 'Luzena' Smith - 1854–

Information [with proof] welcomed on children.

Sarah married husband #2, RH Parks, a physician considerably older than she was - before the 1870 census [they're already married]. According to cemetery headstone record, a Sarah Smith was b. 4 Mar 1821; d. 27 Mar 1883. It's believed this is Sarah Powell Smith, He died in 1877 and is buried in cem. by first wife.

Sarah resumed her SMITH name after death of 2nd husband. She's not found in 1880 Census as living in Iredell or [possibly] Davie County, NC. Sarah Powell Smith was buried as Sarah Smith in Powell Family Cemetery next to her husband Zimrie - as shown on the cemetery sheet..

Buried in Powell Family Cemetery
Location: -Off of 332 Hamlet Rd, Eagle Mills Township, Iredell County, NC
Coordinates: 35d 58m 32.3s N; 80d 42m 56.5s W

Cemetery information was obtain from a book written by Mildred J. Miller and Pat M. Crooks, Time Is, Time Was: Gravestone Art, Burial Customs and History: Iredell County, North Carolina (1990)." and indicate they did the original survey of this cemetery. Cemetery was termed about 2000 in Iredell County Cemetery Books as being 'Lost-Abandoned'. Thanks to Larry Campbell for cemetery for re-discovering in June 2014!

Many thanks to Jerry Swaim and buddy for clearing the cemetery and cleaning of headstones to readable condition!


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  • Created by: Shirley Gragg
  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112623558/sarah-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Powell Smith (Oct 1821–27 Mar 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112623558, citing Powell Family Cemetery, Eagle Mills, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Shirley Gragg (contributor 46979665).