McSWAIN OLD CEMETERY

This cemetery is situated in No. 3 Township, Cleveland County, N.C.
about 1 ½ miles north of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in a grove of oaks and
pines, and being on a country road leading from the Rollins farm to the
Dr. D. M. Morrison farm, overlooking the Turner old bridge on First
Broad River.

Owner of Cemetery: Dr. D. M. Morrison

Approximate number of marked graves: 31
 Before 1914:                        31
 After 1914:                         None
 Unmarked graves:                    65
Earliest marked grave: David McSwain, d. 1770

General condition of cemetery: Covered with undergrowth, vines, small trees, etc.

Date of survey:  Oct. 12, 1938
Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:

McSwain, Thomas A.
D. Dec. 22, 1872
Aged: 76 years, 3 mos., 14 days
"He was a deacon of the Baptist Church."

McSwain, Francis A.
D. Jan. 8, 1962
Age: 68 years
[Recheck year of death as no one
  was buried in a marked grave
  after 1914.]

Ledbetter, Rebecca, consort of
 Vannings Ledbetter
D. June 25, 1854
Aged: 22 years

Hamrick, Rebecca Elizabeth, joined the
 Baptist Church in Aug. 1853
D. July 23, 1867
Hamrick Elijah
D. Jan. 18, 1863
Aged: 29 years

McSwain, Susan, wife of
 John McSwain
D. Mar. 1, 1871 in her 98th year

McSwain, William
D. Dec. 10, 1838
Aged: 75 years

McSwain, Wm. Brevard's Co.
 10th N.C. Inf. Rev. War.

McSwain, David, born in Scotland
  1700. Came to America 1731.
  Married Susanna Hamrick
D. 1770

McSwain, John, member of the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
D. Sept. 27, 1867
Aged: 73 years

McSwain, Judith
D. Oct. 15, 1824
Aged: 37 years

McSwain, Richard
B. July 9, 1848
Aged: 13 months

Bridges, Mary
D. Dec. 30, 1844
Aged: 2 years and 8 months

Roberts, Infant daughter of
 H. K. & E. Roberts
D. July 29, 1840
Age: 10 ds.

Moore, Mary E.
D. April 20, 1857
Aged: 15 years

McSwain, Bethel
D. Jan. 8, 1847
Aged: 20 years

McSwain, Mary, consort of
 Gideon McSwain
D. June 21, 1842
Aged: 16 years

McSwain, William
B. June 21st, 1845
Aged: 6 years and 9 months

Bridges, Mary F.
D. Dec. 30, 1844
Aged: 2 years and 8 months

Roberts, Infant daughter of
 H. R. & J. E. [Roberts]
D. July 29, 1810
Aged: 10 days

McSwain, Infant daughter of
 Lois Veary McSwain
D. April 23, 1840

McSwain, Juditha, consort of
 William Padgett
D. Sept. 8, 1838
Aged: 17 years

Padgett, Sarah, daughter of
 W. & L. Padgett
D. July 15, 1859
Aged: 7 years, 3 months and 26 days

McSwain, Thomas
D. Aug.18-17
Aged: 25 years
(Date incomplete-B. E. Weathers)

McSwain, Jane, consort of
 Thomas McSwain
D. Sept. 18th-17
Aged: 27 yrs.
(Date incomplete-B. E. Weathers)

McSwain, Nancy
D. Oct. 1849
Aged: 60 years

Roberts, J. M.
B. Oct. 22, 1829
D. Dec. 17, 1898
Aged: 69 years, 1 mo., 25 ds.

Roberts, Charlotte Lucretia, wife of  J. M. Roberts
B. 1829
D. Sept. 5, 1875

Roberts, Julies
B. Aug. 7, 1859
D. Mar. 4, 1864

McSwain, David
D. Jan. 12, 1819
Aged: 17 years

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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.
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For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm