Swann (Leven) Cemetery

LEVEN SWANN CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia

Swann Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 21.760
Longitude: W 082° 14.940
Elevation: 695 feet
Accuracy: 30 feet

From Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia take US Route 60 East to Cyrus Creek Road.   Turn Right and go 3.3 miles to McComas Road and turn Left. Then go about 1 mile or till you come to Malcolm Rd. on your Right.  Turn onto this road and go about 0.1 miles and you will come to a grass and gravel road on your Right.  Turn onto this road and the cemetery is at the end of the road.  The cemetery is fenced and maintained.

The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone.

The annotation are from  George Swann.

Submitted by Barry Huffstutler.
Read November 26, 2006
Updated September 24, 2007
Updated October 26, 2007
Updated November 1, 2007

Note:  Howard birth date should be Aug. 25, 1908
His middle name was "Taft"
[ Obituary] -- [ Obituary ]

Mary Middle name was "Lee"
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Note:  This stone is broken across the middle.

Footstone:  "O.I.A."

Note: The "L" in Naomi name stands for "Lusher"

Note: 3rd. wife of John Wesley Barbour.

Rebecca maiden name was "Harrison".
Birth was April 24, 1855
First marriage was to George Washington Topping.
Parents: Guy Thomas Harrison & Nancy Jane Brewster.

Note: This is a Military Marker and it has no dates.
This would be a Civil War marker.

John middle name was "Wesley".
His dates were -- Aug. 18, 1839 - May 18, 1918
Source:  Wanda Collins Sprinkle

[ Obituary ]

Note: Frank middle name was "Nelson"
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Parents: Francis A Blain (II) & Lorenia Malone "Lona" Coleman.
Wife: Maud Ethel Topping

Footstone:  "DADDY"

Note: CABELL CO. 1900 CENSUS- "CROCKETT S. BROWN BORN 1865"
D. Sep. 8, 1903 -Age 38yrs.
(Cabell Co. Courthouse Records.)

No dates with this marker.
  B. Aug. 22, 1901
D. bef.1910. Not in 1910 census.
(Cabell Birth Records on the WV archives)

No dates with this marker.
Born:  Jan. 6, 1900  --  Died:  Oct. 4, 1900
(Cabell Co. Courthouse Records.)

Footstone:  "C.M.D."

Charlotte Maiden name was "Topping" also she was called "May".
Parents: George Washington Topping & Eliza Rebecca Harrison.

[ Picture ]

Note:  This Baby was a Dillon.
No date with the marker.
 Also has a Rock Marker.

Located next to the marker for "James Dillon".

Note:  This Baby was a Dillon.
No date with the marker.
 Also has a Rock Marker.

Located next to the marker for "James Dillon"
and the other "Baby" marker.

Footstones:  "J.E.D." and "M.D."

Terry Middle name was "Arland".
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Josie middle name was "Bryant".
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THIS IS A STILLBORN CHILD FROM PAULINE PAPAS SECOND MARRIAGE

FATHER OF LULA BROWN GOTHARD
ANDREW FURROW  B. MAY 1834  -1900 RALEIGH CO.  W.VA. CENSUS

Footstone:  "N.G."

Nancy middle name was "Jane".
Her maiden name was "Brewster".
Parents: Archibald T. Brewster & Elizabeth Lockhart.
First Marriage: Guy Thomas Harrison
Second Marriage: Morris Gilkerson

(WRONG DATE)  W.VA. VITAL RECORDS WEBSITE- 
"CHARLES WILLIAM GOTHARD  B. NOV. 24, 1863  -  D. JAN 16, 1929"

No Dates with this marker.

Footstone:  "J.L.G."

LULA BELL [FURROW] BROWN GOTHARD
W/O CROCKETT BROWN AND CHARLES GOTHARD
JAN. 6, 1869  -  JAN. 1, 1944

HENRY HERBERT HINCHMAN  SEP. 10, 1890 - JULY 27, 1939

JOHN WILLIAM HINCHMAN  SEP. 26, 1869 - FEB. 10, 1937

Cabell Co. death records gives her birth date as Apr. 7, 1850 &
death date as Jan. 14, 1893.
Her husband Wesley records her death date
as Feb. 11, 1893 in his diary.

MINNIE BLANCHE HINCHMAN  OCT. 8, 1871 - NOV. 3, 1877

1874  -  1903  (1ST WIFE OF JOHN W. HINCHMAN)
ORA [HENSLEY] HINCHMAN  OCT. 1874 - 1903

ROBERT HINCHMAN, SR.  MAR. 22, 1881 - FEB 15, 1937

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[ Obituary ]

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Note:  This marker has 2 flower vases.
On 1 of them is "DADDY" and the other is "MOM".
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[ Obituary ]

WESLEY ALFRED HINCHMAN  MAY 29, 1845 - NOV. 23, 1936

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[ Obituary ]

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Footstone:  "MOTHER"

ANNA VIOLET [SWANN] JOHNSON- D/O JOHN T. SWANN, SR. &
WIFE OF GUY JOHNSON

Footstone:  "DADDY"

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Footstone:  'STEPMOTHER"

Parents: Charlotte Mabel "May" Topping

HENSON FUNERAL HOME

Parents: Frank Nelson Blain & Maud Ether Topping
She married and divorced Elbert Franklin Legge.

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JOHN TYLER MORRISON

Footstone:  "N.A.M."

NANCY ANN THOMPSON W/O JOHN TYLER MORRISON

Note:  This stone is broken across the middle.

[ Obituary ]

Gertie name was "Gertrude H. Topping".
Parents: George Washington Topping & Eliza Rebecca Harrison

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Footstone:  "O.N."

Note:  There is a verse on the Left side of the marker --

Note:  James middle name is "Quinlan".
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Footstone:  'JIM"

REGAL FUNERAL HOME  (Robert)

[ Obituary ]

Robert Parents: William Pitt Staten & Margaret Elizabeth Topping
Evelyn middle name was "Frances"
and mother of Ode Keyser.

Note:  This grave is marked with a Metal Marker only.
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Location:  To the Left of the marker for "Velva & Lear Ross".

Note:  This grave is marked with a Metal Marker only.
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Location:  To the Right of the marker for "Velva & Lear Ross".

Velva middle name was "Etta".

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MAIDEN NAME WAS TOPPENS.
SHE WAS 1ST MARRIED TO WILLIAM PITT STATEN
 BUR. IN PEYTON CEM. AT TOM'S CREEK
2ND MARRIAGE WAS TO A MR. SCOTT

[ Obituary ]

Margaret middle name was "Elizabeth"
Parents: George Washington Topping & Eliza Rebecca Harrison
Second Marriage was to C. B. Scott

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WALLACE FUNERAL HOME  (Dorothy)

Footstone:  "M.S."

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Footstone:  "DENNY"
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Footstone:  "I.S."

JOSIAH G. SWANN  BORN FEB. 10, 1861  DIED FEB. 18, 1861

Footstone:  "INFANT"

LEONA SWANN D/O DANIEL W. & EMILY C. SWANN
STILLBORN TWIN TO LILLIAN JACKSON SWANN 
MAY 24, 1880 - AUG. 18, 1929)

Note:  Stone is broken across the middle.

Footstone:  "I"

D/O BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SWANN & LOUISA JANE HATFIELD 
B. FEB. 25, 1871  D. MAR. 7, 1871

Note:  Stone is broken across the bottom
and the bottom part is gone.

STILLBORN DAU. OF JOHN T. SWANN, SR.
CABELL CO. DEATH RECORDS GIVE DATE AS MAR. 30, 1905

HE WAS BORN OCT. 26, 1842

Footstone:  "A.D.S."

Note:  This stone is broken from top to bottom.

ANNA AUGUSTA [WATTERS] SWANN WIFE OF JOHN T. SWANN, SR.
BORN AUG. 26, 1865  DIED MAR. 4, 1917

Footstone:  "A.O.S."

ARNOLD ODELL SWANN SON OF ROBERT AMBROSE SWANN &
MARY INEZ 'MAYME' HATFIELD.
BORN JAN. 4, 1914 DIED JAN. 24, 1917
SCALDED TO DEATH WHEN HE FELL INTO A TUB OF WASH WATER
THE SAME DAY HIS TWIN BRO. & SIS. WERE BORN [FRED & FREDA]

BORN DEC. 7, 1892  DIED AUG. 26, 1895 S/O J. T. SWANN, SR.

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[ Obituary ]

Footstone:  "B.S."

[ Picture ]

BEVERLY R. SWANN S/O JOSIAH & RACHEL [MORRISON] SWANN
FEB. 10, 1839 - JUN. 6, 1877  1ST HUSBAND OF EMILY C. HATFIELD

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

CALVARY MORRIS SWANN WAS A SON OF JOSIAH SWANN &
HIS 1ST WIFE EDITH MAAB.
CALVARY'S WIFE EMILY JACKSON MORRISON WAS A SISTER
TO JOSIAH'S 2ND WIFE RACHEL

BORN JAN. 13, 1888  DIED AUG. 19, 1919  S/O J. T. SWANN, SR.

Footstones:  "D.W.S." and "E.C.S."

[ Picture ]  [ Picture ]

[ Obituary ]

DANIEL WEBSTER SWANN  OCT. 12, 1856 - JULY 20, 1946
 S/O CALVARY & EMILY SWANN.2ND
HUSBAND OF EMILY CYNTHIA HATFIELD 
OCT. 27, 1849  -  APR. 26, 1933)

Footstone:  "E.S."

ELIZABETH JENKINS OF AMHERST CO. VA.

Footstone:  "H.C.S."

JOHN TYLER SWANN, JR.  BORN OCT. 10, 1895  DIED MAY 31, 1916

[ Obituary ]

S/O CALVARY & EMILY SWANN. 
B. AUG. 11, 1851  D. AUG. 30, 1926
WAYNE CO. W.VA. OBIT ALSO IN HERALD DISPATCH 1926

JOSIAH WAS SON OF CALVARY & EMILY SWANN

Footstone:  "J.S."

This is a picture of Josiah Swann & his second wife
Rachel (Morrison) Swann

[ Picture ] -- [ Obituary ]

JOSIAH SWANN WAS SON OF LEVEN C. & ELIZABETH [JENKINS] SWANN

Note:  This stone is broken across the middle.

Footstone:  "L.C.S."

LEVEN C. SWANN H/O ELIZABETH JENKINS
AND FATHER OF JOSIAH, BENJAMIN, THOMAS, HEZEKIAH,
ELIZABETH [THARP], AND JANE [HATFIELD].

Note:  This stone is broken Across the middle
and part of it is missing.

Footstone:  "M.M.S."

MARY MINNA SWANN D/O BENJAMIN F. & LOUISA [HATFIELD] SWANN

[ Obituary ]

Footstone:  "W.C.S."

WILLIAM CULLEN SWANN S/O BEVERLY R. & EMILY [HATFIELD] SWANN

[ Obituary ]

WOODROW LEON SWANN S/O HENRY C. & MAUDE [HASH] SWANN
B. OCT. 30, 1923  D. NOV. 19, 1962  

OPAL PAULINE DAILEY  JULY 27, 1924  -  APR. 30, 1995

 [ Obituary ] -- [ Obituary ]

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Note:  There are no dates with this marker.

THIS MAY BE INFANT BRO. OR SIS. TO ANNA [WATTERS] SWANN

Footstones:  "FATHER" and "MOTHER"

Note:  The next 4 people have Rock Markers.
  (Information furnished by George Swann)

G. R.
(Inscribed Rock Marker - Very Faint)
George Rogers
Oct. 22, 1840 -- Aug. 24, 1912
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I -- SWANN
1904
(Inscribed Rock Marker - Very Faint)
Infant Son of Edgar & Lizzie Swann
Born Dead June 12, 1904
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J. T.  SWANN
Apr. 18, 1929
(Inscribed Rock Marker - Very Faint)
Jerome Garrett Tessan "Romey" Swann
1858 -- Apr. 18, 1929
S/O Calvary & Emily (Morrison) Swann
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R. S.
1897
(Inscribed Rock Marker - Very Faint)
Rachel (Morrison) Swann
ca 1813 -- Nov. 16, 1897
2nd. Wife of Josiah Swann
D/O John T. & Nancy (Thompson) Morrison

THERE ARE AT LEAST 32 NOTICEABLE SPOTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE BURIED

(SUNKEN SPOT OR ROCK MARKED). PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT.

HERE ARE 16 UNMARKED & ROCK MARKED BURIALS

RESEARCHED FROM CABELL CO. DEATH RECORDS, HERALD DISPATCH OBITS,

           LAMBERT COLLECTION AT M.U., AND STATEMENTS OF RELATIVES.

** INFORMATION FURNISHED BY GEORGE SWANN  **

1.  INF. SON OF HOWARD & MARY (WROTEN) ALGEO
     FEB. 19, 1941  -  MAR. 4, 1941

2.  INF. SON OF HOWARD & MARY (WROTEN) ALGEO
     AUG. 18, 1942  -  SEP. 21, 1942

3.  MARY ALGEO -- JAN. 24, 1936  -  JAN. 25, 1936

4.  GEORGE DEAN  --  1830  -  1904
     CABELL CO. DEATH RECORDS STATE "BURIED AT NIGGER HILL."

5.  CATHERINE DEAN (WIFE OF GEORGE)  -- D. Bef. 1900
     SHE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE BURIED BY HER HUSBAND.

6.  INFANT MORGAN
     GRANDCHILD OF WINNIE [SWANN] MORGAN HENSLEY
     (NO DATES)

7.  "MRS. PATTERSON"  --  (NO DATES)
     "I WAS TOLD SHE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY
     AND HAD NO FAMILY" -JEWELL [JOHNSON] SULLIVAN.

8.  MARY ANN (SWANN) ROGERS
     OCT. 1846  -  DEC. 25, 1903
     D/O CALVARY & EMILY [MORRISON] SWANN

9.    INFANT SON OF JOSIAH & RACHEL (MORRISON) SWANN  --  (NO DATES)
       WAS A TWIN TO ONE OF THEIR OTHER CHILDREN ACCORDING
       TO DANIEL W. SWANN

10.  EDITH (MAAB) SWANN [1ST WIFE OF JOSIAH SWANN]  --  (ca1795 - ca1829)

11.  INFANT DAU. OF THOMAS J. & BETTY (ANDERSON) SWANN
       DEC. 8, 1872  -  DEC. 9, 1872

12.  EDDIE SWANN  --  OCT. 4, 1901 - FEB. 18, 1904
       S/O EDGAR & LIZZIE (HINCHMAN) SWANN
       CABELL CO. DEATH RECORDS STATE "BURIED AT NIGGER HILL."

13.  WILLIE SWANN WOODYARD
       APR. 29, 1894  -  JAN. 10, 1897
       S/O WM. WOODYARD & NETTIE SWANN
       NETTIE WOODYARD WAS D/O BENJAMIN F. & LOUISA [HATFIELD] SWANN

14.  THERE IS ALSO A ROCK BY ITSELF NEAR THE BACK FENCE OF THE CEMETERY.
       IT IS SUPPOSEDLY THE GRAVE OF AN UNKNOWN BLACK MAN WHO WAS
       HUNG, PROBABLY BEFORE 1900, AT OUSLEY'S GAP (NIGGER HILL).