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B. Smith, 83, died May 25, 1952 in Gilmer County, East Ellijay, GA. Mr.
Smith spent practically his entire life in East Ellijay. He owned and
operated a farm on Turniptown but devoted most of his time up until the
county voted in stocklaw, to buying and shipping cattle. He was a strong
believer in the open range for cattle and made a hard fight for open range
each time the question of fences or no fences was brought up for vote.
When the county voted in stocklaw, Mr. Smith stated he was through with
the cattle business and as well as we recall made good his statement. He
understood and throughly enjoyed the business of buying and selling cattle
back in the early days when cattle were herded and often driven through
the county to Atlanta market instead of shipping by rail. He is survived
by wife, the former Miss Nora Johnson, daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs.
A. M. Johnson of East Ellijay; daughters, Mrs. Grover C. Ward and Mrs.
Claude Davenport; sons, Hoke and Glover Smith. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Walter Simmons on May 26, 1952 at the East Ellijay
Baptist Church. Interment was in the East Ellijay Cemetery with Logan
Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Submitted by Suzanne Forte. Back to: Gilmer County, Georgia Obituaries Back to: Gilmer County, Georgia Genealogy
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