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Schmittou, Rudolph S.

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Rudolph S. SchmittouSCHMITTOU, Rudolph S., serial number 1,919,883W, 1st Corporal, Co. B, 307th Amm. Tr., was born 24 December 1892 at Louise, Montgomery County, TN. He died 11 May 1967 at Topsy, Wayne Co., TN and is buried in the Durham Cemetery. He enlisted on 13 November 1917 at Allens Creek, Wayne Co., TN as a private. He was honorably discharged on 24 May 1919 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA and given $89.22 for travel expenses home. He was a farmer and a railroad fireman.

He was the son of Francis SCHMITTOU and Newel GREEN, natives of Montgomery County, Tennessee.

During the war he served in the Marbache Sector, St. Miehel Sector and the Meuse Argonne Offensive from 25 June to 9 Nov 1918. He hauled ammunition to the front lines.

He came home on a furlough on 24 Feb 1918 and married Mae EDWARDS SCHMITTOU. He had one step-daughter, Juanita SCHMITTOU MEREDITH.

His siblings were Betty BAGGETT of Louise, TN; Aletha BAGGETT of Clarksville, TN; Richard SCHMITTOU, Alec SCHMITTOU, Albert SCHMITOU, Rayborn SCHMITTOU, Levi SCHMITTOU, Will SCHMITTOU and Marvin SCHMITTOU.

Schmittou, Albert Francis

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SCHMITTOU, Albert Francis, serial number 1,884,859, Corporal Battery D 317 Field Artillery, was bornAlbert Schmittou February 12th, 1889 at Louise in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He died March 25th, 1985 at Lewis County Nursing Home and is buried in the Dickson Cemetery. He enlisted April 27th, 1918 in Dickson County, Tennessee and served with the 156 Deport Brigade until May 25th, 1918. From May 26th, 1918 to June 15th, 1919 he served with the Battery D 317 Field Artillery. One position he was known to have held was that of Stable Sergeant. He was promoted to Private First Class on July 1st, 1918 and to Corporal on September 1st, 1918. He served in France from August 7th, 1918 to June 8th, 1919 with specific places unknown. He was honorably discharged June 15th, 1919. He re-enlisted October 8th, 1919 in Waynesboro, Tennessee and was honorably discharged October 7th, 1920. He was stationed in San Antonio, Texas during his second tour of duty. Some occupations he held were steam shovel operator, farmer, carpenter, law officer, railroad construction worker and powder man for the state of Tennessee highway department.

He was the son of Francis Schmittou and Newell Green, natives of Montgomery County, Tennessee.

His siblings were Betty Baggett of Louise, Tennessee, Aletha Baggett of Clarksville, Tennessee, Richard Schmittou, Alec Schmittou, Rudolph Schmittou, Rayborn Schmittou, Levi Schmittou, Will Schmittou and Marvin Schmittou.

He was married to Gladys Louise Whitson and had two sons, four daughters and many grandchildren. His children are Thomas W. Schmittou, Albert C. Schmittou, Ida N. Skelton, Betty Francis Daughtry, Celia Tidwell and Carolyn Sue Nixon.

Biography submitted by granddaughter, Lorna Schmittou Karr

Durham-Edwards Cemetery

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ENUMERATED BY: Betty and Don Meredith on 10 June 1999

LOCATION: In the Topsy community near the Bill Edwards farm. The cemetery is on a hill south of Edwards bend in the Buffalo River.

Craig, James B., 28 August 1875 -- 10 August 1878, son of S.E. & M.A.
Craig, Thomas D., 16 October 1881 -- 7 February 1882, son of S.E. & M.A.
Dabbs, Jossie, 7 August 1866 -- 23 January 1924, wife of S.T. Dabbs.
Dabbs, Knox, 30 December 1883 -- 18 November 1920, son of S.T. & Jossie Dabbs.
Dabbs, Seth Thomas, 7 November 1855 -- 27 August 1939.
Dabbs, Velt, 12 October 1892 -- 27 December 1912, son of Tom and Jossie Dabbs.
Dawson, Justina F., 20 September 1846 -- 4 November 1846, daughter of B.F. &           E.J. Dawson.
Edwards, A. E., 29 June 1868 -- 28 February 1917, wife of L.D. Edwards.
Edwards, Charles Kindrick, 18 October 1892 -- 17 December 1920.
Edwards, Elizabeth, 16 March 1788 -- 10 January 1852, wife of Mark F. Edwards.
Edwards, Elizabeth Bell, 28 January 1861 -- 17 November 1922.   }
Edwards,  William T., 22 March 1860 -- 5 April 1935             }
Edwards, Elizabeth C. (Bet), 21 January 1834 -- 3 July 1919. 
Edwards, Eula F., 28 June 1900 -- 8 July 1901.
Edwards, H. Cleantha, 25 January 1916 -- 8 September 1936.
Edwards, Infant, 1913, son of Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Edwards.
Edwards, Infant, 1914, son of Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Edwards.
Edwards, J. F. (Rid), 26 November 1861 -- 6 September 1904.
Edwards, Jack M., 5 April 1878 -- 16 February 1902, husband of Ruth A. Edwards.
Edwards, John F., Sr., 19 December 1889 -- 18 January 1958.   }
Edwards, Nora I., 27 August 1892 -- 4 February 1938.         }
Edwards, Johnny, 1887, infant son of Chas. & Nancy Edwards.
Edwards, M. C., 9 May 1832 -- 13 November 1909.     }
Edwards, N. M., 12 July 1838 -- 20 October 1885.   }
Edwards, Martha E., 11 April 1868 -- 10 July 1888, daughter of M.C. & N.M.
Edwards, Milous Culwell, 13 January 1894 -- 16 February 1906, son of Mr. & Mrs.
           M.P. Edwards.
Edwards, Molisie Ann, 12 September 1889 -- 31 March 1896.
Edwards, Nancy J., 13 February 1862 -- 31 May 1891.
Edwards, Rachel F., 22 August 1870 -- 5 November 1879, daughter of M.C. & N.M.
           Edwards.
Inman, Infant, 27 June 1927, son of Mr. & Mrs. L.A. Inman.
Johns, Mary Annie, 17 February 1876 -- 11 June 1901.
Johns, Myrtle, 22 February 1899 -- 7 April 1900.
Lafferty, D. B., January 1874 -- 8 July 1902.
Lafferty, Gladys, 10 December 1899 -- 1 November 1901.
Lafferty, John F., 2 January 1870 -- 30 August 1888.
Lafferty, Maggie, 11 August 1869 -- 25 March 1906, wife of D.B. Lafferty.
Lafferty, 3 August  1891, twin children of D.B. & Maggie Lafferty.
Meredith, James T. (Jim Tom), 1889 -- 1964.  }
Meredith, Juanita, 1911 -- 1998.             }
Nixon, Elizabeth J., 27 September 1828 -- 11 October 1846, daughter of C. & M.
           Nixon.
Schmittou, Charles R., 22 August 1894 -- 30 July 1971.   }
Schmittou, Naomi M., 2 December 1897 -- 8 August 1999.  }
Schmittou, Francis Agathal, 29 August 1918 -- 30 September 1918, daughter of
           Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Schmittou.
Schmittou, Marvin H., 14 October 1883 -- 21 January 1911, husband of May.   }
Schmittou, May, 14 October 1887 -- 12 June 1963.                            }
Schmittou, Rudolph S., 24 December 1892 -- 11 May 1967.                     }
       [NOTE:  May Schmittou, actually spelled Mae, married Rudolph Schmittou
           following the death of his brother Marvin. They all share the same
           marker.]

REMARKS:

1.  Previous enumerators have listed the following information:

    Durham, Mr., no dates, the individual for which the cemetery is named.
    Durham, Mrs. Mattie, no dates.
    Edwards, Lon, non-readable.
    Edwards, Puss, non-readable.
    Lafferty, Myra, April 1927.

    Enumerated by Rita Edwards Duncan, 1971 and by Jeanette Bell, 1981.

2.  There are many additional graves marked only with field stones.

3.  LEGEND:   }  This symbol designates a double stone marker.
              }