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| Swain Cemetery Contributed by Cindy Hardy Sellers January 2008 Brunswick County, North Carolina  |
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| Dutchman Creek - Swain Family
Cemetery on private property - Trail's End Road; off of Hwy 211 just south of the Long Beach Rd intersection, Southport NC click on photos for larger images thanks to Cindy Hardy Sellers for the photographs. |
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| John Julius Swain is the grandson of George Frederick Swain who was the former owner of the cemetery and surrounding farm. His home stood on a hill overlooking the farm. George's father, George W Swain, also buried here, owned the land when the cemetery was begun. John Julius was my guide and took me along the winding wooded trail to the small graveyard. There was originally a fence. These old wood (probably cedar) posts are all that remain of the gate. |  |
| George Frederick Swain August 7, 1866 death date not inscribed Evalina Brinkman Swain July 17, 1870 March 7, 1936 |
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| Lettie A Swain wife of J V Waters born April 13, 1875 died Sept 16, 1905 |
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| C C Swain born Dec 15, 1851 died Nov 5, 1929 |
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| Benjamin F Swain born Oct 20, 1843 died July 2, 1927 |
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| George W Swain born Jan 26, 1815 died May 4, 1890 |
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| Ann Eliza Swain born August 6, 1822 died December 6 1902 |
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| sunken ground, unmarked | |
| John R Swain born July 11, 1839 died May 2, 1883 |
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| Amelia G wife of John R Swain born Dec 4, 1840 died Jan 3, 1910 |
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| Charlie B son of J R and A G Swain born July 11, 1880 died Feb 2, 1881 |
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| Emma G daughter of J R and A G Swain born Aug 28, 1861 died Oct 3, 1869 |
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| George T McKeithan died in Hamilton, Bermuda Sep 27th, 1864 age 35 Years James L McKeithan died in Halifax, Nova Scotia Sep 2nd 1864 age 25 Years |
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| In Memory of Mary R wife of James G McKeithan died Sep 25th 1864 aged 60 Years |
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| J B M G T ? (small stone in front of Mary, partially buried) |
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| Sacred to the Memory of Margaret Jane wife of George W Trout who departed this life at Smithville NC January 11th 1865 aged 41 Years, 9 Months, 26 Days and of their son John Davis Trout who was born Sep 8th 1845 lost off Smith's Island Lighthouse December 11th 1872 (stone broken, lying on ground intact) |
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| Sacred to the Memory of George W Trout a native of Smithville born June 18th, 1819 died Mar 14th, 1860 aged 40 Years and 9 Months |
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| John S Davis born Sep 11th 1825 died Mar 20th 1853 (Masonic Emblem) |
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| John Julius Swain standing approximately where he remembers the grave location of his uncle, Alexander Swain, who was killed while trying to cut down a dead pine tree. This grave was not visible or mentioned in the 1983 book or the 1959 book. |  |
| *John N Swain May 24, 1861 Aug 2, 1934 (1983 book has this grave next to John R Swain, placing it at or near the location of the sunken unmarked grave noted above) |
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| *George S Davis Sept 11, 1825 Mar 20, 1853 (Contributor's Note: There is no stone for George. The dates from the 1983 book are the same as the stone for John S Davis, whose dates are incorrect in the 1983 Book. I believe these graves are one and the same.) |
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