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Smith Cemetery, 72-2 Summary Report, page 8
arsenal cemetery project was undertaken because Peter Lemley of South Carolina is his ancestor, whose son Ephraim Lemley moved to Madison County in 1812, near New Hope. However, there were several “Hugh Smith” heads of households in the 1790, 1800, and 1810 censuses of South Carolina, so it is certainly not completely established that the one of York County was the same as the one who came to Madison County, Alabama by 1818.
One consideration that makes the match-up likely is the consistent use of particular given names within the family of the Madison County Hughy
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