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My dad, Jessie Vernon Smyers was born in Powderly, TX in 1913 and had three brothers (Earl, Ernest & Louis) and one sister Callie who died as an infant. Their parents were Pleas & Leona (Maggard) Smyers. My great grandparents (William & Malinda (Mullens) Smyers and my great great grandparents Eli & Mary (Stephens) Smyers are also buried in Powderly. Eli came from Newton, NC for the land grants and settled in Powderly, Texas. Mary Stephens' parents, my third great grandparents (Edward & Julia Smyers) are also buried in Long Cemetery in Powderly, Texas. The Smyers family came to Powderly when Texas was still a Republic. This summer, I plan to go to Newton, North Carolina to visit my nephew and see the Smyer homestead. There is actually a road called Smyre Farm Road. Land was also donated to the church by the Smyer family. There is a book entitled "John Smyer Plain Deutsch Pioneer" by Ianne Smyer. (No, I have not left the S off of the name. John Smyer was actually Johannes Schmierer.) The book tells it all ... I would like to add that on page 105 of the book, it mentions old cedars were used to mark graves ... in Long Cemetery near my great great grandparents graves there are several old cedar trees. I used to walk through the cemetery when I was with a child with my dad with the wind gently blowing through the cedar. There is no sound like it ... I wish I had listen closer to all the family stories.... Still brings me sort of peace to walk through that cemetery and remember all those who came before and all those who will follow after me ...