ASA LOVELACE CEMETERY This cemetery is located in No. 2, Township, Cleveland County, N.C. about 100 yards west of country dirt road leading from Boiling Springs, N.C. to Mooresboro, N.C. by way of Sandy Run Baptist Church, about 2 ½ miles northwest of Boiling Springs, N.C. on lands of E. G. Whitaker. Owner of Cemetery: E. G. Whitaker Approximate number of marked graves: 10 Before 1914: 10 After 1914: None Unmarked graves: 20 Earliest marked grave: Samuel McSwain, d. May 22, 1838 General condition of cemetery: Poorly kept Date of survey: Nov. 23, 1938 Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton Inscriptions: Lovelace, Asa D. Dec. 12, 1846 Aged: 61 years, 4 mos., 11 days. McDaniel, Bryson L., Son of W. & A. J. C. McDaniel B. Aug. 9, 1843 D. Aug. 16, 1862 Aged: 19 years and 7 days "He was a confederate soldier." McDaniel, Anna J. C., Wife of Wm. McDaniel B. May 2, 1822 D. Mar. 19, 1876 McDaniel, William B. May 25, 1819 D. Mar. 8, 1906 Aged: 85 years McSwain, Samuel D. May 22, 1838 Aged: 34 years, 4 mos., 15 days Mintz, Mary, Wife of Samuel McSwain B. June 26, 1813 D. June 22, 1886 Married first Samuel McSwain 1830- Second to Robt. Mintz-1864. "She was a consistent member of Sandy Run Baptist Church 50 years." Lovelace, Perry G., Son of Thomas & Judith Lovelace D. Jan. 10, 1846 in the 16th year of his age Lovelace, Nathan D. Oct. 20, 1853 Aged: 71 years and 2 months. Lovelace, R. _____ ? D. Oct. 14, 1848 Aged: 64 years McSwain, S. O. D. Mar. 7, 1865 Aged: 26 years, 5 mos., 13 days "He was a soldier in the War and died at home on sick furlough." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This cemetery is among the many Cleveland cemeteries included on the Cleveland Count WPA Cemeteries CD, copyrighted 2008, by Ann K. Propst and Derick S. Hartshorn. All listings and cemeteries listings were made prior to 1940 and represent the contions of that time. All information has been donated to the NCGenWeb Project but retains copyright protection by the authors. It may be referenced and briefly exerpted under the universal fair use doctrine. For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm