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Can anyone tell me where CSA doctor Arthur Richardson Smith (1805-1866) is buried?
One of the heads of the Richmond Hospital came to Catonsville, MD, after the Civil War and died there in September 1866, In Richmond he'd been a member of the Old Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church -- in Catonsville, the equivalent church was St Timothy's P.E., but I can't find where exactly he's buried -- a descendent wants to know.
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The biographical info I have is from one source, an online version of The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, from 1915, and it gives his birthdate as November 8, 1805 in Suffolk, VA, and death date as September 16, 1866, Catonsville, MD. This is about all I've got on him.
Ted, the info you've found looks very promising. David, that's a different Arthur Richardson Smith buried there, from Find-a-Grave.com, but his dates were 1873-1949 and I don't think they're related. Maxi, thanks!
Expanding on what Ted has found, Dr Smith's second wife was (according to my sole source) Jane Ellen Herbert, born 1811, died Dec 1, 1892. So I believe we have a winner!
Just found Dr. Smith's obit in the Baltimore Sun. In its entirety:
The Sun, Sep 16, 1865, pg 2.
SMITH -- At Catonsville, Md., September 13th, in his 59th year, Dr. Arthur R. Smith, formerly of Portsmouth, Va. [Richmond and Norfolk papers copy.]
So the obit was published on September 16, andf they say his date of death is Sept 13 (though that's hard to read on the digitized microfilm -- but it could only be the 13th or 18th). A discrepancy with a tombstone is also no unheard of.
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- Anonymous10 years agoFavorite Answer
Find-a-Grave has
Doctor Arthur B Smith
Birth: 1805
Death: ???. 16, 1865
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
Plot: 2 139
Maintained by: Steve Poole
Originally Created by: Mike Cooper
Record added: May 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37652294
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I find a one-year discrepancy in one death record and another, or between a death record and a tombstone, about 10% of the time I find both.
"R" and "B" look alike after the granite has weathered.
They are both doctors.
So, this might be him.
Smith is an awfully common name.
So, this might not be him.
Let us see what else we can find.
There are 5 entries for him on
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
All have his death as 1865 in Catonsville, MD.
None cite reputable sources for anything.
Some of them have his wife as Jane E Herbert.
Find-a-Grave has
Jane E Smith
Birth: 1811
Death: ???. 1, 1892
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery Portsmouth Portsmouth City Virginia, USA
Plot: 2 139
Maintained by: Steve Poole
Originally Created by: Mike Cooper
Record added: May 28, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 37652312
You'll notice the plot is the same. Given her birth date, she isn't a child; chances are really good she's his wife. She could possibly be a sister, a really old (81 years) old maid, but I'd bet large sums at long odds that she is his wife, Jane E Herbert.
Mike Cooper and Steve Poole deserve a thank-you note from you and Dr. Smith's descendant.
- Anonymous10 years ago
Arthur Richardson Smith MD
Found DOD as Sep 16 1865
Buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA
Qualifying data: married twice, 7 kids - 5 boys, 2 girls
researcher names: Ralph J Ferraro, Jessica Cruey
If this fits, could be the one
Birth 8 Nov 1805 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Death 16 Sep 1866 in Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Source(s): ancestry.com - MaxiLv 710 years ago
http://familytimeline.webs.com/apps/links/ lots of links on here to grave websites...including some like findagrave which is very possibly where you will find the information IF someone has transcribed the stones in the graveyard he is buried in..........................................
Add: "The biographical info I have is from one source, an online version of The Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, from 1915" books are not a source they are only a clue and you use those clues to look for real records......once you find those real records then you have a primary source and you can cite
- Anonymous10 years ago
my understanding is its cedar grove cametery,norfolk.virginia