1959-1973 Guest Register – Decoration Day Guests at Smith Cemetery

Circa 1959-1973


THE ITEM

Board-bound book, approx. 9.25 inches wide by 6.75 inches tall, containing a guest register for attendees at Smith Cemetery Decoration Day from 1959 through 1973.

THE HISTORY

Smith Cemetery was established in 1881 on 2.5 acres of land sold by the Thomas Morgan Smith family to the Lewisville Masonic Lodge. The land had been used as a burial ground since 1862. Many notable pioneer Denton County families are buried at Smith Cemetery. Smith Cemetery Association was organized in 1950 to maintain the historic graveyard and purchased the cemetery from the Masonic Lodge in 1972. There is a Texas Historical Marker at the site.

Donated by Richard and Linda Smith, Smith Cemetery Association, in August 2021.