The following is an updated (4 July 1999) detailed listings of individuals buried in the
(Old) Smyrna Cemetery, Toombs County, Georgia
UPDATED 5 November 2006 by Earl S. Chambers, earlscott3@comcast.net
Located on Old River Road from Hwy 221, between Hazlehurst and Uvalda,Ga.
Curtis White b.4 Feb 1911 - d.21 Sep 1942
(tallest headstone only, marked "Curtis White 4 Feb 1911 - 21 Sep
1942 Farewell Until We Meet Again")
(relationship unknown)
Ruby L. White b. 1932 - d. 1934
(small rectangular marker only, marked "Ruby L. White 1932 -
1934")
(relationship unknown)
Effie V. White b. 1905 - d. 1918
(small rectangular marker only, marked "Effie V. White 1905 -
1918")
(relationship unknown)
Algie Ophelia Chambers Livingston b.17 Jan 1945 - d.27 Aug 1990
(slab with no headstone, stand is marked Algie Livingston 1945 -
1990")(daughter of Jessie and Ella Horne Chambers)
William Warren Chambers b.10 Mar 1948 - d.14 Nov 1984
(headstone only, marked "William Warren Chambers PC 1 US Navy 10
Mar 1948 - 14 Nov 1984")(son of Jessie and Ella Horne Chambers)
Jessie Robert Chambers b.22 Mar 1907 - d.29 Jan 1991
(slab only, stand marked "Jessie R. Chambers 1907 - 1991";
someone scrapped in foot of slab,"Grandpa by J.A.C.")
(son of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
Ella Horne Chambers b.10 Jan 1907 - d.19 May 1962
(slab marked "Ella H.C.",stand marked "Ella 1962",first name and
birth missing!)(wife of Jessie Robert Chambers, daughter of James William Horne)
"J.R.C." b.18 Mar 1934 - d.2 May 1934
(slab with headmarker, slab marked "J.R.C.")
(infant son of Jessie Robert and Ella Horne Chambers)
"LUCY" b.10 Apr 1933 - d.10 Apr 1933
(slab with headmarker, headmarker marked "LUCY")
(infant daughter of Jessie Robert and Ella Horne Chambers)
"J.C." b. - d. 1931
(slab with headmarker, slab marked "J.C.")
(infant first child of Hiram Morgan and Lucile White Chambers)
Hiram Morgan Chambers b.27 Oct 1899 - d.4 Dec 1956
(slab only, stand marked "Hiram Morgan Chambers 1899 - 1956")
(third son of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Lousia McCorkle Chambers)
Rufus Henry Chambers b.17 Jan 1934 - d.21 Mar 1957
(slab only, stand marked "Rufus H. Chambers 1933 - 1957")
(son of Hiram Morgan and Lucile White Chambers)
William L. Chambers b.12 Jun 1932 - d.11 Jan 1978
(slab with headstone, headstone marked,"William L. Chambers, US
Army Korea, 12 Jun 1932 - 11 Jan 1978"; also has a stand marked
"William L. Chambers 1932 - 1978")
(son of Hiram Morgan and Lucile White Chambers)
Ida O'Neal b. 23 Apr 1878 - d. 1947
(slab with headstone, headstone marked "Ida O'Neal born 1878 died
1947")(wife of Will Oneal, dau of John and Mary F. Chambers Carroll)
Will O'Neal b. Mar 1878 - d. 1938
(slab with headstone, headstone marked "Will O'Neal born 1878
died 1938")(son of Charles and Zilpha Pringle Carroll)
Bell Carroll b.12 Jul 1888 - d. 1927
(slab with headstone, headstone marked "Bell Carroll born 1888,
died 1927")(son of John and Mary Frances Chambers Carroll)
(Mary Frances Chambers is a daughter of William and Isabell Jane
Garrett Chambers)
Martha Banks Chambers b. 1912 - d.10 Nov 1932
(slab marked"M.B.C.", small head marker gone)
(third wife of Lewis Morgan Chambers, daughter of Henry and
Angeline Sneed Banks)
(headstone placed Oct 1998, marked Martha B. Chambers 1912-1930)
RH Chambers b.25 Dec 1912 - d.13 Apr 1929
(slab marked "R.H.C.", has a small "T" shaped head marker)
(son of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
(headstoen placed Oct 1998, marked R.H. Chambers 1912-1929)
Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers b. 4 Jul 1875 - d. 2 Oct 1922
(slab marked "L.L.C.", small head marker gone)
(first wife of Lewis Morgan Chambers, daughter of Charlie T. and
Anne Eliza Rigdon McCorkle)
(headstone placed Oct 1998, marked Lillie L.M. Chambers 1875-1922)
Lewis Morgan Chambers b. 6 Dec 1873 - d.14 May 1931
(slab marked "L.M.C.", slab cracked in half in middle, small head
marker gone)(son of William and Isabell Jane Garrett Chambers)
(headstone placed Oct 1998, marked Lewis M. Chambers 1873-1931)
Isabell Jane Garrett Chambers b. May 1830 - d.27 Jul 1909
(bordered slab marked "Lilly Chambers was born July the 4 1875
died Oct 9th 1922"!)
(her slab was repaired by her grandsons and was marked
incorrectly, the dates belong to Lillie L. McCorkle Chambers)
(wife of William Chambers, daughter of William and ? Kittles
Garrett)
(headstone placed Oct 1998, marked Isabell Jane G. Chambers)
William Chambers b.22 Feb 1829 - d.21 Apr 1917
(bordered slab marked "W.C." the rest is unreadable)
(he was a Confederate Soldier from Wilkinson County,Ga Company
"K", 57th Ga Reg)(son of William Chambers and Rebecca Stuckey
Chambers)
(On 1 Jun 1996 a CSA headstone was put at the head)
Mary Frances Chambers Carroll b.16 May 1859 - d. 4 Apr 1903
(slab with headstone marked "Mary Carroll born 1863 died 1903")
(wife of John Carroll, daughter of William and Isabell Jane
Garrett Chambers)
Columbus Carroll b. 7 Feb 1893 - d. 1917
(slab with headstone marked "Lumb Carroll born 1891 died 1917")
(son of John and Mary Frances Chambers Carroll)
John Carroll b. Oct 1856 - d. 1927
(slab with headstone marked "John Carroll born 1861 died 1927")
(son of William W. and Loveday Mosley Carroll)
Infant b. - d.
(slab with headstone marked "Gone but not forgotten", slab marked
"At rest remember me" )(infant of John and Mary Frances Chambers Carroll)
Cyler Ciscero Chambers b. 7 May 1894 - d.26 Jan 1964
(unmarked slab only)
(oldest son of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
(headstone placed Oct 1998, marked Cuyler C. Chambers 1894-1964)
Lula Belle Chambers b. 4 Feb 1904 - d.18 Oct 1905
(headstone w/small marker at the foot w/initials "L.B.C.";
headstone marked "Lula B. Chambers born Feb 4 1904 died Oct 18
1905, Aged 1 year 8 months and ... not father and not for me, for
I am waiting in Glory for Thee"; headstone cracked in half)
(daughter of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
Louisa Mary Chambers b. 6 Oct 1896 - d. 3 Aug 1899
(headstone w/small marker at the foot w/initials
"L.M.C.";headstone marked "Louisa M. Chambers born Oct 6 1861
died Aug 3 1899, aged 2 years, 10months and 8 days Our
darling.....")
(daughter of Lewis Morgan and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
Hiram N. Chambers b.18 Apr 1865 - d.29 Sep 1884
(heastone broken in six pieces, small marker at the foot
w/initials "H.N.C."; headstone marked "To the memory of ....
Chambers....")(son of William and Isabell Jane Garrett Chambers)
James Duggan Chambers b.25 Jun 1869 - d.30 Nov 1882
(hollow bell shaped headstone marked "James D. Chambers son of W.
& I.J. Chambers born June 25 1869, died Nov 30 1882, aged 13
years, 5 months, 5 days, Gone Home")
(son of William and Isabell Jane Garrett Chambers)
Ascenath M. Chambers Carroll b.18 Mar 1862 - d.17 Sep 1884
(headstone marked "To the Memory of A.M. Carrel born ??62, Twas
hard to give thee up, but thy will O God be done";headstone
broken into three pieces)
(wife of Winnfield F. Carroll;daughter of William and Isabell
Jane Garrett Chambers)
The broken headstone was put together and was thought to read,
born 181?, but after closer looking, it was seen to read, born
??62, matching the actual birth and death of Ascenath M. Chambers!
A. L. Carroll b. Sep 1884 - d.23 Oct 1886
(hollow bell shaped headstone, headstone back marked" Where
immortal spirits reign, there we shall meet again" front of
headstone marked "A.L., son of W.F. & A.M. Carroll died Oct 23
1886, aged 2 yrs, 1 month, 26 days, Gone Home")
(son of Winnfield F. and Ascenath Mary Chambers Carroll)
Willie F. Carroll b. Jun 1891 - d.14 May 1892
(headstone w/small marker at foot w/initials "W.F.C."; headstone
marked "Willie F. son of V.D. & M. Carroll died May 14 1892, aged
11 months, 12 days, sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest and
call thee home..... best")
(son of Vandose D. and Mary Mosley Carroll)
Robert Wesley White b. 14 Aug 1879 - d. 19 Jul 1925
(unmarked slab only; slab cracked upper right top)
(hushband of Viola Elizabeth Chambers, daughter of Lewis Morgan
and Lillie Louisa McCorkle Chambers)
* There are reportedly two infants buried at the head of Hiram
Morgan Chambers' grave and to the left.
* There are reportedly three infants between the graves of A.L.
Carroll and Willie Carroll.
The fenced in "McNatt Cemetery" portion of Old Smyrna Cemetery
has reportedly only one person(The gate of this area is marked
"McNatt Cemetery"):
John McNatt b. 1854 - d.19 Jan 1878
(headstone with small marker at foot w/initials "J.Mc.N."; head
stone cracked in half; headstone marked "in Living remembrance
John McNatt died Jan 12 1878, aged 23 years, 8 months, 1 day, A
light from our household is gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a
place is vacant in our hearts, that never can be filled")
(also marked 23yrs, 8 months and 1 day old at death)
There is another headstone that was reportedly placed in the
"McNatt Cemetery" that of a Revolutionary Lieuteanant from NC
headstone only,marked "Lieut. Lewis Hall N.C. Mil., Rev. War". As of 4 July 1999, this headstone has been removed from this cemetery and placed who knows where, by who knows who.
Lois S. Chambers 1931 - 1999(funeral marker only w/slab) daughter of John and Belinda Soles; wife of Robert L. Chambers