Show D A R IS SP SEEKING EAL r TING THE BURIAL L LOCATIONS f A OF HEROES OF 76 campaign to mark mar graves leads to search of cemeteries in all parts part of country metropolis the daughters of tb jhb american It revolution evolution have be beun begun un lit k campaign to determine the location of graces braes of ns els of the american revolution in cemeteries and rural graveyards all over the country the D A it R Is asking that all graves gravel be ba reported that they may be properly barked nar ked it Is believed that more than veterans of the american kmer ican revolution are re buried in graves in southern ills bourl and that ranny many could be to 1 eted la in southern illinois and other sections of fill tills state should the nee dec i s ary vigilance and attention ile be fiven bvm in ili searching tor or theta following a line of careful inquiry and investigation here tile the fact stands bland Mt uirl oil thai till ob county Mabs maestle tle la Is on the lionor honor roll as a place that lias has two veterans of n the Xin american erlean R revolution devol u burled buried within its boundaries one of these beta being q john smith the other ned henderson both these men dieu served in the revolutionary war la in north carolina and in virginia Virgini fit and following its close emigrated to 1111 dols cola and with their wives and children settled tn in this county 15 25 miles north it if here near what Is now all alic town of new columbia henderrson lies hog burled buried to ID the old Hende lenderson raon graveyard two miles west of new columbia Coluni lilu the cemetery taking its name front roni lite hrnderson henderson family and 1 li 14 4 tile the oldest graveyard in this nee fec uon klon henderson enderson ll has great gran grandsons dons now living here other relatives died long ago smith lies burled buried in what Is known as aa the old wilson graveyard one and it n half miles east of the present littie town of new columbia 13 15 miles north of here A lone cedar la Is all that marks the spot postmaster Cost master U E X smith of metropolis Metro polli ill III Is a great great grandson of john smith american I 1 revolution veteran of this county mack nod and calvin smith of ty ly are also grea graut t grea breut greut t gran del ildren and one grent great great granddaughter sirs mrs J IL cagle Is a resident of taij place |