Smith Family Cemetery
and
"Monuments from Benson Burial Ground"
Located in Smith Township
11160 Watertank Road
Cynthiana, Indiana
(Cemetery is located 550 feet north of the road, behind a private residence. )

(38.162896, -87.704133)
(Private property.)



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"Benson Burial Ground"
Original location in Smith Township
10550 Indiana Highway 68
Cynthiana, Indiana
The original location of these burials was described as being about 20 feet south of SR 68 across from the old Cynthiana School.
(approximately, 38.18649, -87.71527)

The school now has been demolished and the stones moved.
Sometime after 2011 the stones were moved and are now found at the southeast corner of the Smith Family Cemetery. -- See below.



SurnameGiven NameBirth DeathNotes VeteranPhoto


 BensonDaniel9 Nov 1836
15 Jun 1852
Son of David & Elizabeth (Breedlove) Benson.


Benson
 David
 -
 3 Mar 1839
 Husband of Elizabeth "Polly" (Pruette) Benson, 1st, married about 1790 in South Carolina; and Elizabeth (Breedlove) Benson, 2nd, married 31 Jan 1826 in Gibson County, Indiana.

Aged:  67 Yr's.

"Father"






BensonElizabeth11 Nov 1802
8 Mar 1879
nee Breedlove.  Second wife of David Benson.  Married 31 Jan 1826 in Gibson County, Indiana.

Daughter of James & Nancy (Davis) Breedlove.

Aged:  76 Y. 9 M. & 23 D.

"Mother"


Smith Family Cemetery

Located in Smith Township
11160 Watertank Road
Cynthiana, Indiana
 (Cemetery is located 550 feet north of the road, behind a private residence. )

(38.162896, -87.704133)
(Private property.)
SurnameGiven NameBirth DeathNotes VeteranPhoto
Blackwell
 William Marshall
 -
 29 Jan 1887
 Husband of Martha Elizabeth "Betsy" (Strader) Blackwell.  Married 25 Aug 1818 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

Son of Levi & Martha (Smith) Blackwell.

Age:  85 y. 7 m. 21 d.

Calvert
Lydia "Liddy"
6 Jan 1807
22 Jun 1840
nee Smith.  Wife of Robert Calvert.  Married 3 May 1827.

Daughter of George Rudolphus & Lydia (Tate) Smith.

No headstone found, November 2014.
Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Collins
Mildred Lee
10 Sep 1888
3 Mar 1928
nee Smith.  Second wife of George Franklin Jones, 1st, married 17 Dec 1912; and ? Collins, 2nd.

Daughter of James Rice & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Haines) Smith.

No headstone found, November 2014.
Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.  Reported as "Jones, Mildred" - no dates.
Culley
Andrew J
-
11 Dec 1883
Son of Spencer Culley & Margaret Ann (Stevens) Culley Marquis.

Aged:  10 Y. 4 M. 4 D.


Culley
Aurora E
26 Sep 1874
20 Jul 1875
Daughter of Joseph & Evaline (McNeeley) Culley.


Culley
Spencer
1 Apr 1843
6 Oct 1873
First husband of Margaret Ann (Steverns) Culley Marquis.  Married 11 Nov 1869.

Son of Samuel & Sarah (Rowe) Culley.

Aged:  30 Y's. 6 M's. 5 D's.

Pvt., Co. F, 80th Regiment Indiana Infantry,
Civil War.
Enlisted on 14 Aug 1862.  Mustered out on 19 Sep 1863.  (Discharged for disability.)
Lawson
Elizabeth
15 Oct 1814
30 Aug 1879
Daughter of William Cater Lawson.

Sister to Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Marquis
Margaret Culley
1 Jan 1846
20 Jun 1928
nee Stevens.  Wife of Spencer Culley, 1st, married 11 Nov 1869; & William Marquis, 2nd, married 10 Apr 1882..

Daughter of James Joseph & Jeanette (Lee) Stevens.



Martin
Elizabeth Frances
20 Sep 1830
23 Apr 1877
nee Smith.  Wife of William Milas Rosborough, 1st, married 27 Dec 1849; and second wife of Michael Dean Martin, 2nd, married 21 Nov 1861.

Daughter of Zacharius Tate "Zach" & Frances B  "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.


Martin
 Infant
 -
 20 Dec 1863
 Infant daughter of Michael Dean & Elizabeth Frances (Smith) Martin.
No headstone found, November 2014.
Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Martin
Infant
19 Aug 1910
19 Aug 1910
Infant daughter of Dexter D & Cora L (Smith) Martin

Martin
Infant
30 Mar 1918
30 Mar 1918
Infant daughter of Dexter D & Cora L (Smith) Martin

Martin
Irena
27 Oct 1870
21 Oct 1887
Daughter of Michael Dean & Elizabeth Frances (Smith) Martin.


Martin
James T
1865
1923
Son of Michael Dean & Elizabeth Frances (Smith) Martin.


Neal
George Eddie
18 Oct 1860
27 Jan 1867
Son of George Thomas & Mary Anne Elizabeth (Lee) Neal.

Aged:  6 y's 3 m's 11 d's.


Rogers
Julia Ann
22 Dec 1843
29 Aug 1891
nee Smith.  Wife of William Mitchell "Pad" Rogers.  Married 31 Jan 1868.

Daughter of Zacharius Tate "Zach" & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.

No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Rogers
William Mitchell "Pad"
abt 1847
Apr 1916
Husband of Julia Ann (Smith) Rogers.  Married 31 Jan 1868.

Son of Preston C & Emelia "Amelia" (Calvert) Rogers.

Pvt., Co. A, 10th Cavlary.  Enlisted 17 Jan 1863.  Discharged 26 Jun 1865.
 No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.  No dates.  Burial also reported in W.P.A. Posey County Veterans Grave Registration.
Rosborough
Elvira Frances
1852
1936
Daughter of William Milas & Elizabeth (Smith) Rosborough.


Rosborough
William Milas
29 Nov 1821
29 Oct 1855
Frist husband of Elizabeth Frances (Smith) Rosborough Martin.  Married 27 Dec 1849.

No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Sands
Mary Jane Smith
-
29 Jan 1877
nee Smith.  First wife of William R Sands.  Married 11 Oct 1868.

Daughter of William Bailey & Jemima (Smith) Smith.

Aged:  30 Y'rs. 9 Mo's. 24 da's.


Smith
Albert Elsberry
7 Jun 1854
14 Jul 1920
Son of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.


Smith
Anna Grace
5 Sep 1867
27 Nov 1930
nee Wiltshire.  Wife of Ira Bradford Smith.  Married 25 Dec 1888 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Daughter of Pembroke Somerset & Josephine Bonapart (Connett) Wiltshire.


Smith
Charles W
23 Jul 1863
4 Jan 1879
Son of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Smith
Della M
29 Jan 1878
27 Apr 1891
Daughter of James R & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Haines)   Smith.

Aged:  13 Yr's 3 Mo's.


Smith
Edgar L
27 Oct 1881
30 Oct 1885
Son of George B & Louella E "Ella" (Ireland) Smith.


Smith
Elizabeth
-
8 May 1859
nee Anthony.  Wife of John Bailey Smith.  Married Dec 1799 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.

Age:  90 yrs.


Smith
 Elizabeth
 6 Feb 1839
 15 May 1918
 nee Benson.  Wife of William Caldwell Smith.  Married 24 Dec 1857.

Daughter of David & Elizabeth (Breedlove) Benson.

Smith
 Elizabeth C
 -
 11 Jan 1850
 Daughter of William Bailey & Jane (Smith) Smith.

Aged; 12 Yrs 7 mo. 20 days.

Smith
 Elsberry
"Elesberry"
 18 Jan 1818
 29 Nov 1886
 Husband of Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.  Married 6 Aug 1845.

Son of George R & Sarah (Armstrong) Smith.

Note:  Given name is carved as "Elesberry" not Elsberry.

Smith
Emma
8 Dec 1882
24 Dec 1882
Daughter of James R & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Haines)   Smith.


Smith
Fannie E
-
3 Sep 1863
Child of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell). Smith.

Aged:  2 yrs. 6 mos. 21 ds.

Note:  "Aged" information is now buried in concrete used to reset the stone.  Given name is almost completely gone."


Smith
 Frances B "Frankey"
 10 May 1807
 23 Nov 1882
 nee Lawson.  Wife of Zachariah Tate Smith.  Married 2 Mar 1826 in Gibson County, Indiana.

Daughter of William Cater Lawson.

Smith
 George B
 8 Jan 1845
 6 Feb 1879
 Husband of Louella E "Ella" (Ireland) Smith.  Married 1 Sep 1878.

Son of Zacharius Tate "Zach" & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 George C
 6 Sep 1822
 6 Oct 1850
 Son of George Rudolphus & Sarah (Armstrong) Smith.

Note:  Top of stone is now missing.  Only a portion of the date of death remains.  It can be read as "Oct. 6, 1850."

On p. 18 of Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana by Robert E Turman (1946) is found an entry for George C Smith with a matching date.  Also found in Cox's (1979) work.

Smith
 George Dallas
 13 Dec 1847
 26 Dec 1904
 Husband of Martha Elizabeth (Stevens) Smith.  Married 10 Apr 1873.

Son of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.

"Father"



Smith
 George Rudolphus
 10 Apr 1772
 23 Jun 1840
 Husband of Lydia (Tate) Smith, 1st, married 20 Dec 1800 in Caswell County, North Carolina; and Sarah (Armstrong) Smith, 2nd, married 14 May 1810 in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Territory.

Son of Peter & Jemima Kincheloe (Simpson) Smith.

4th Indiana Mounted Militia,
War of 1812.

Æ.  68 y's 2 m's 13 d's.

Note:  Birth date on military plaque does not agree with "age" carved on headstone.



Smith
Infant
3 Jun 1900
3 Jun 1900
Infant son of Ira Bradford & Anna "Annia" Grace (Wiltshire) Smith.


Smith
 Ira Bradford
 5 May 1852
 10 Jan 1939
 Husband of Anna Grace (Wiltshire) Smith.  Married 25 Dec 1888 in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Son of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.

Smith
 James Rice
 1 Sep 1851
 3 Aug 1922
 Husband of Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Haines) Smith.

Son of William Bailey & Jemima (Smith) Smith.

Smith
 Jane
 -
 31 Jan 1842
 nee Smith.  Wife of William Bailey Smith.  Married 31 Jul 1836.

Daughter of John Bailey & Elizabeth (Anthony) Smith.

Aged:  30 yrs. 4 ms. 21 ds.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 Jemima
 -
 9 Apr 1889
 nee Smith.  Second wife of William Bailey Smith.  Married 5 Jan 1845.

Daughter of John Bailey & Elizabeth (Anthony) Smith.

Aged:  79 y's 7 m's 19 D's

Smith
 Jemima
 8 Dec 1882
 24 Dec 1882
 Daughter of James Rice & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" (Haines) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Smith
 John F
 3 Dec 1839
 13 Mar 1859
 Son of Zacharius Tate & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Smith
 Joseph B
 -
 3 Sep 1861
 Son of Elsberry & Susannah Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.

Aged:  4 y's. 3 m's. 4 d's.

Smith
 Mandy
 22 Aug 1860
 16 Feb 1881
 Daughter of William Caldwell & Elizabeth (Benson) Smith.

Smith
 Martha Elizabeth
 27 Jan 1850
 9 Jun 1931
 nee Stevens.  Wife of George Dallas Smith.  Married 10 Apr 1873.

Daughter of James Jones & Jennett (Lee) Stevens.

"Mother"



Smith
 Mary E
 1 Oct 1875
 20 Jul 1877
 Daughter of William Caldwell & Elizabeth (Benson) Smith.

Note:  Stone is now buried and damaged.

Smith
 Mary Elizabeth
27 Nov 1857
 3 Sep 1946
 nee Haines.  Wife of James Rice Smith.

Daughter of Charles & Jane (Culley) Haines.
Smith
 Nancy C
 25 Jan 1832
 6 Sep 1842
 Daughter of Zacharius Tate "Zach" & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 Rachel
 23 Sep 1850
 8 Jun 1877
 Daughter of Zacharius Tate & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 Rebecca E
 11 Apr 1852
 24 Jun 1920
 nee McPherson.  Wife of William Marshall Smith.  Married 11 Jan 1898.

Daughter of David & Zelporah (Blackwell) McPhearson.
Smith
 Sarah
 17 Dec 1784
 24 Jun 1854
 nee Armstrong.  Second wife of George Rudolphus Smith.  Married 14 May 1810 in Knox County, Indiana Territory.

Daughter of John Harden & Mary (Swain) Armstrong.

Smith
 Sarah E
 -
 12 Mar 1862
 Daughter of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.

Aged:  9 yrs. 1 mo. 26 ds.
No headstone found, November 2014.
Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 58.
Smith
 Susanna Mary Ann
 6 Oct 1821
 11 Nov 1893
 nee Blackwell.  Wife of Elsberry Smith.  Married 6 Aug 1845.

Daughter of William Marshall & Elizabeth (Strader) Blackwell.

Smith
 William Bailey
 -
 15 Apr 1878
 Husband of  Jane Smith, 1st, married 31 Jul 1836; & Jemima Smith.  Married 5 Jan 1845.

Son of George Rudolphus & Sarah (Armstrong) Smith.

Age:  67 yr. 1 m.

Note:  Wives were sisters.  Daughters of John Bailey & Elizabeth (Anthony) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 William Caldwell
 30 Sep 1835
 28 May 1882
 Husband of Elizabeth (Benson) Smith.  Married 24 Dec 1857.

Son of Zacharius Tate "Zack" & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.

Smith
 William Marshall
 25 Sep 1849
 23 Dec 1925
 Husband of Rebecca E (McPherson) Smith.  Married 11 Jan 1898.

Son of Elsberry & Susanna Mary Ann (Blackwell) Smith.

Smith
 Zacharius Tate "Zack"
 -
 1875
 Husband of Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.  Married 2 Mar 1826 in Gibson County, Indiana.

Son of George R & Lydia "Jenny" (Tate) Smith.

Aged:  70 yrs. 6 mos. & 28 ds.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Smith
 Serelda
"Zerelda"
"Cerelda"
 1 Jul 1837
 24 Oct 1867
 Daughter of Zacharius Tate "Zach" & Frances B "Frankey" (Lawson) Smith.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Stevens
 Daniel Frederick
 21 Dec 1837
 16 Apr 1905
 Husband of Elzina (Smith) Stevens.  Married 25 Sep 1862.

Son of James Jones & Jennett (Lee) Stevens.

"Father"



Stevens
 Elzina
 1840
 1880
 nee Smith.  Wife of Daniel Frederick Stevens.

Daughter of Zacharius Tate "Zack" & Frances B (Lawson) Smith.

"Mother"



Stevens
 Lewis
 9 May 1850
 12 Jul 1864
 Son of James Joseph & Jeanette (Lee) Stevens.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.
Walker
 Milton Edward
 23 Aug 1900
 1937
 Son of James Albert & Vesta I (Stevens) Walker.

Grandson of Daniel Frederick & Elzina (Smith) Stevens.

"Father"

Wright
 Mary
 -
 22 Aug 1888
 nee Smith.  Wife of Stephen Wright.  Married 23 Sep 1850.

Daughter of John Bailey & Elizabeth (Anthony) Smith.

Aged:  80 yrs. 8 ms. 26 ds.
No headstone found, November 2014.

Burial reported in Cemetery Records of Southern Indiana (1946) by Robert E Turman, and Posey County Cemetery Records by Carroll O Cox (1979) p. 57.




View from the entrance gate at the southeast corner of the cemetery.

 View from the southwest corner of the cemetery.