Obituary Sunday: Jesse Caswell Smith

Jesse C. Smith -  May 3, 1917, page 1, col. 6: Mr. Jesse C. Smith, one of Chesterfield county's best known and most respected farmers, died at his home in the Pine Grove community at 2:17 o'clock Wednesday morning. Death was not unexpected, as Mr. Smith had suffered for a long time from paralysis and lately had grown steadily worse. He was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church and a Mason. He was 72 years of age. The funeral services will be conducted at the Pine Grove cemetery by the Rev. B.S. Funderburg <sic> for the church and Mr. B.F. Teal, W.M., for the Masons. Mr. Smith is survived by two daughters, Miss Lilon Smith and Mrs. Linnie Allen; one son, Mr. Henry C. Smith; three brothers, Andrew, Albert and Elisha; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Brock and Mrs. Rusha Horn, of Rockingham. The death of Mr. Smith will be mourned by a host of friends in the county.¹ [The Chesterfield Advertiser, May 3, 1917, page 1, col. 6:]

Jesse C. Smith, born 13 Oct 1844 and died 2 May 1917, He was the first born child of Elisha Brown Smith and Delilah M. Wallace. 

Jesse C. Smith and his wife Sarah Smith are buried at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery,² Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. His parents are buried in the old Smith Cemetery.
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[1] James C. Pigg, Obituaries from the Chesterfield Advertiser 1892-1926; Self-Published, 2001, Page 22. Obituary of Jesse C. Smith;The Chesterfield Advertiser, 3 May 1917, page 1, col. 6:, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Jesse Caswell Smith; (13 October 1844–2 May 1917); Memorial # 18959615; Record of the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery; Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 2 January 2010.