Smyrna Churchyard
N 33° 42.893 W 082° 39.271
17S E 346692 N 3731772
This marker is across the drive way from the Smyrna Church marker.
Waymark Code: WM3MMH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2008
Views: 10
This burying ground was laid out in 1788 when Sir John Talbot gave two acres of his vast estate for use as a Presbyterian Church and churchyard. Sir John was descended from the Earl of Shrewbury. His own son, Matthew Talbot, served as a Superior Court judge, President of the Georgia Senate in 1811, 1817 - 22, and as Governor of Georgia from Oct. 24 to Nov. 5, 1819. Both are buried here.
W.H.T. Walker, Confederate General killed in the Battle of Atlanta, was a descendant of Sir John Talbot.
The Presbyterians moved to a new building in Washington in 1825.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 157-7
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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