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Swann (Hezekiah) Cemetery
SWANN CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia
(Hezekiah Swann)
Swann Detail List
Latitude: N 38° 20.956
Longitude: W 082° 13.084
Elevation: 639 feet
Accuracy: 25 feet
From Barboursville, WV take McComas Rd. toward Roach.
After you cross the second railroad
tracks go 02. mile to the last house on your Left (Red Brick). The cemetery
is up on the hill behind
the house and is in a field. It is very overgrown and some of the markers
are laying on the ground.
At one time it had a fence around it but not much left of it now.
The following list was compiled by actual reading of the
tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the
tombstone.
Submitted by Barry Huffstutler.
Read December 22, 2005.
Updated: February 15, 2008
Updated: February 19, 2008
New Info furnished by George Swann
Footstone: "MOTHER"
[ Headstone
]
| DAVIS |
| |
| D |
| |
| CLARK DAVIS |
| 1907 ——
1930 |
| Gone but not forgotten. |
[
Headstone ]
| GERALDINE |
| JOYCE |
| DAU OF |
| J. L. & AVIE |
| DAVIS |
| 1926 ——
1927 |
| A bud too soon faded. |
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Headstone ]
| CYNTHIA A. KEENAN |
| BORN |
| SEPT. 24, 1831 |
| DIED |
| MAY 25, 1902 |
| ———— |
| A
angle from our household is gone. |
| A
voice we loved is stilled. |
Cynthia Ann Keenan
d/o Patrick Henry & Rebecca Keenan
[
Headstone ]
| ANZANETTA |
| WIFE OF |
| W. B. SPURLOCK |
| BORN JUNE 11, 1865 |
| DIED FEB. 6, 1898 |
Anzanetta (Swann) Spurlock
d/o Ballard Smith & Nancy (Keenan) Swann
w/o William Burwell Spurlock - lived in Wayne Co., WV
[
Headstone ]
| INFANT |
| Dau. of |
| W. E. & F. E. |
| SWANN |
| BORN & DIED |
| NOV. 24, 1899 |
| ——— |
d/o Walter E. & Florence Emma (Gill) Swann
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| INFANT |
| Son of |
| W. E. & F. E. |
| SWANN |
| BORN & DIED |
| Oct. 2, 1898 |
| ——— |
s/o Walter E. & Florence Emma (Gill) Swann
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| INFANT |
| Son of |
| W. E. & F. E. |
| SWANN |
| BORN & DIED |
| OCT. 8, 1900 |
| ——— |
s/o Walter E. & Florence Emma (Gill) Swann
Note: the above 3 are on the same
marker.
[
Headstone ]
| B. S. SWANN |
| BORN OCT.
1, 1828 |
| DIED FEB.
2, 1908 |
| IN LOVING MEMORY |
Footstone: "FATHER"
Ballard Smith Swann
s/o Hezekiah & Catherine (Hatfield) Swann
(after losing 3 children, Walter & Florence
finally had Hezekiah in 1901.)
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Headstone ]
| "FAREWELL DEAR MOTHER" |
| CATHERINE (HATFIELD) SWANN |
| DIED DEC. 2, 1877 |
| AGED 74YRS. 9MO.
29DS. |
Note: Stone is broke in half and is leaning against
a fence post.
(Feb. 3, 1803 - Dec. 2, 1877)
d/o Adam & Mary (Williams) Hatfield
w/o Hezekiah Swann
| H. L. SWANN |
| SON OF |
| B. S. & N. SWANN |
| DIED |
| FEB. 28, 1881 |
| AGED |
| 19ys, 9ms, 10ds. |
| —————— |
| O' think that while
you're weeping here |
| His hand a golden harp
is stringing |
| And with a voice serene
and clear |
| His Saviour's praise id
singing |
Hezekiah L. Swann
s/o Ballard Smith & Nancy (Keenan) Swann
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Headstone ]
| FAREWELL |
| |
| HEZEKIAH SWANN |
| DIED |
| DEC. 28,
1871 |
| AGED |
| 74Ys. 16Ds. |
| |
| He is not dead but Sleepeth |
Born: Dec. 12, 1797 -- Died: Dec. 28,
1871
Age: 75ys & 16ds
s/o Leven C. Swann & Elizabeth Jenkins
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Headstone ]
| ISAIAH C. SWANN |
| DIED AUG. 26, 1856 |
| AGED 29YRS. 8MO. |
(Dec. 1826 - Aug. 26, 1856)
aged 29yr. 8ms
s/o Hezekiah & Catherine (Hatfield) Swann
Stone is broken and leaning against a fence post.
Part of it is missing
"A tree fell on him
while he out was chopping timber. When he was found, he
was
on the ground trying to reach his ax. He was unable to
talk and say
exactly what happened. He died the same night." -Taken
from
F.B. Lambert Collection in M.U. Murrow Library.
| NANCY WIFE OF |
| B. S. SWANN |
| BORN DEC. 23, 1833 |
| DIED AUG. 31, 1911 |
| MOTHER HAS GONE FROM OUR
HOME, |
| BUT NOT OUR HEARTS, SHE
IS |
| NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPETH. |
Nancy (Keenan) Swann
d/o Patrick Henry & Rebecca Keenan
w/o Ballard Smith Swann
[
Headstone ]
Note: There are 7 graves marked with field stones and at
least
15 unmarked (sunk
spot) graves.
Unmarked Burials: Source: George Swann
1. Elkins, Elizabeth French (Swann) Noel
Born: Apr. 9, 1863 - Died: July 2, 1938
d/o Henry Chilton & Mary Ann (Morrison) Swann
w/o Arthur Noel & William Hager Elkins
Obit in Herald Dispatch said she was buried in the Swann Cem.
2. Elkins, William Basil
Born: Feb. 1, 1897
Died: July 6, 1898
s/o William Hager & Elizabeth French (Swann) Noel Elkins
3. Noel, Arthur D.
Born: 1853 -- Amherst Co., VA
Died: 1890
His Will was recorded in Cabell Co. -- Nov. 1890
4. Swann, Benjamin Franklin
Born: 1793 - Died: July 2, 1870
Age: 76
s/o Leven C. & Elizabeth (Jenkins) Swann
He was living with Hezekiah in 1870 Census.
5. Swann, Florence Emma (Gill)
Born: June 4, 1874 - Died: Jan. 20, 1950
w/o Walter E. Swann
Her obit in Herald Dispatch shows her buried there.
6. Swann, Henley Chilton "Dick"
Born: Mar. 26, 1831 - Died: June 6, 1900
s/o Hezekiah & Catherine (Hatfield) Swann
7. Swann, Hezekiah Ballard Patrick "Hezzie"
Born: Sep. 10, 1901 - Died: July 23, 1969
s/o Walter E. & Florence Emma (Gill) Swann
His Obit said he was buried in the family cemetery.
Bernice (Davis) Johnson, who lives below the cemetery and was
a family friend, confirms he was buried there.
8. Swann, Infant
Born: Sep. 7, 1865 - Died: Sep. 22, 1856
Daughter of Henley C. & Mary A. Swann
9. Swann, John W.
Born: Jan. 25, 1877 - Died: Mar. 16, 1909
s/o Henley Chilton & Mary Ann (Morrison) Swann
Obit in Herald Advertiser said he was buried at Inez.
10. Swann, Mary Ann (Morrison)
Born: Oct. 10, 1840 - Died: June 26, 1924
d/o John Tyler, Jr. & Nancy B. (Peyton) Morrison
w/o Henley Chilton Swann
Death Records said he was buried at Roach.
11. Swann, Nancy C.
Born: May 11, 1859 - Died: bet. 1860 - 1870
d/o Henley Chilton & Mary Ann (Morrison) Swann
Not in any Census records after 1860
12. Swann, Walter E.
Born: July 30, 1869 - Died: Mar. 4, 1942
s/o Ballard Smith & Nancy (Keenan) Swann
His obit. in Herald Dispatch and the WV Vital records
website show
him buried there.
Other Possible Burials: Source: George Swann
1. Swann, Elizabeth "Betty" (Jarrett)
Born: abt. 1797 - Died: bet. 1861 - 1869
w/o Benjamin Franklin Swann
*** They were living in Mason Co., WV in 1860 Census.
Benjamin is living as a Widower with Hezekiah
in the 1870 Census.
She may be buried here or in Mason Co.
2. Infant Child of
Jesse Jr. & Rita Davis
(No dates)
3. Harrell & Darrell Murphy (Twins)
Born: Jan. 24, 1940
One was Stillborn and the other lived about 5 days.
Parents: James Ira Murphy & Anna Mildred Wilson
Source for Number 2 & 3 (Word of mouth from family
members)
Just some Notes:
Also, possible burials are Benjamin Franklin Swann (1793 - Jul. 2, 1870)
and Elizabeth (Jarrett) Swann (b.1797 - d.1861-69)
They are both living in Mason Co. in the 1860 census. The 1870
Cabell Co census lists Benjamin was a widower living with his
brother Hezekiah. But when he died July 2, 1870, his death was
reported by brother Josiah. Ben and Elizabeth are buried in either the
Leven Swann Cemetery at Ousley's Gap or the Hezekiah Swann
Family Cemetery at Roach.
Ballard & Isaiah had another brother Henley Chilton Swann (1831-1900).
He & his family lived up Cavill Creek, on the hill around Roach Auto Parts.
The location of where his family is buried is not known. It may be at the
Hezekiah cemetery, or one of the Morrison cemeteries around Roach
(he married a Morrison), or possibly the Fry cemetery (where the old rocks
& stones have all been removed).
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