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013    SWAIN FAMILY (Trails End SE Rd.)

Location - off Trails End Rd, SE near Hoffman Eco Works.

Coordinates: 33d 56m 45.9s N; 78d 02m 44.4s W Click here for Online Maps

Directions: from Southport Supply Rd and intersection with Trails End SE, take Trails End SE heading south for about 0.3 mile to Hoffman Eco Works Landscape Supply. The cemetery is on the south side of this Supply Company.

Cemetery reported by Greg Swain in February 2024.
Survey by Allen Dew and Greg Swain in 2024. Personal notes added by relative Greg Swain.
Photos by Greg Swain.

1. Brown, Samuel   (b. 1852 - d. 14 Dec 1924)
Husband of 1) Patty McRackan and 2) Galena Galloway. No evidence of grave.
2. Davis, John S.   (b. 11 Sep 1825 - d. 20 Mar 1853)
Masonic emblem.
3. Drew, Martha Caroline "Carrie" Swain   (b. 1846 - d. 1870)
Wife of Benjamin A. Drew. Daughter of George Washington Swain and Ann Eliza Norton Galloway Swain. No evidence of grave.
4. McKeithan, George T.   (b. 1829 - d. 27 Sep 1864)
Died in Hamilton Bermuda. Son of Mary R. Swain McKeithan. No evidence of grave.
5. McKeithan, James L.   (b. 1838 - d. 2 Sep 1864)
Son of Mary R. Swain McKeithan. No evidence of grave.
6. McKeithan, Mary R. Swain   (b. 1804 - d. 25 Sep 1864)
Wife of James G. McKeithan. Daughter of John C. Swain, Sr. and Amelia Galloway Swain.
7. Swain, Alexander Godwin "Alex"   (b. 17 Jan 1874 - d. 29 Dec 1939)
Son of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain. Buried here with no stone during depression. Died in tragic accident. NOTE: this is my great uncle.
8. Swain, Amelia F. Godwin   (b. 4 Dec 1840 - d. 3 Jan 1910)
Wife of John Rutland Swain. Note: this is my great great grandmother.
9. Swain, Ann Eliza Norton Galloway   (b. 6 Aug 1822 - d. 6 Dec 1902)
Wife of George Washington Swain.
10. Swain, Benjamin Franklin   (b. 20 Oct 1843 - d. 2 Jul 1927)
Husband of Margaret Josephine Drew Swain. Son of George Washington Swain and Ann Eliza Norton Galloway Swain.
11. Swain, Charlie B.   (b. 11 Jul 1880 - d. 2 Feb 1881)
Son of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain.
12. Swain, Christopher Columbus   (b. 15 Dec 1851 - d. 6 Nov 1929)
Husband of Florence Anna Galloway Swain. Son of George Washington Swain and Ann Eliza Norton Galloway Swain. Gravestone shows d. 5 Nov 1929.
13. Swain, David Lee   (b. 28 Oct 1868 - d. 17 Sep 1919)
Husband of Edna Lillian Price Swain. Son of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain. No evidence of grave.
14. Swain, Emma Gertrude   (b. 28 Aug 1861 - d. 3 Oct 1869)
Daughter of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain.
15. Swain, Evalina Brinkman   (b. 17 Jul 1870 - d. 7 Mar 1936)
Wife of George Frederick Swain. Daughter of Thomas W. Brinkman and Mary Ann Piver Brinkman. On headstone with husband George Frederick Swain.
16. Swain, George Frederick   (b. 7 Aug 1866 - d. 3 Jun 1947)
Husband of Evalina Brinkman Swain. Son of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain. Brother of William Herbert Swain. Death is not visible on headstone of he and wife Evalina Brinkman.
17. Swain, George Washington   (b. 26 Jan 1815 - d. 4 May 1890)
Husband of Ann Eliza Norton Galloway Swain. Son of John C. Swain and Amelia Galloway Swain. Brother of John C. Swain, Jr.
18. Swain, Infant Son   (b. 5 Jul 1919 - d. 6 Jul 1919)
Son of John Rutland Swain and Carrol A. Thompson Swain. No evidence of grave.
Not sure what this info is, John Rutland died 1883, was married to Amelia Godwin. No evidence of a grave.
19. Swain, John C., Sr.   (b. 1774 - d. 13 Apr 1849)
Husband of Amelia Galloway Swain. She buried at Galloway Cemetery, Bolivia, NC. Son of Capt. Luke Swain and Rebecca Peyton Swain. This is John Sr. No evidence of grave here. Interesting their son John C. Jr is not listed but also no evidence of a grave (father of John Rutland).
20. Swain, John Nathaniel   (b. 24 May 1861 - d. 2 Jul 1934)
Son of George Washington Swain and Ann Eliza Norton Galloway Swain. No evidence of grave.
21. Swain, John Rutland   (b. 11 Jul 1839 - d. 2 May 1883)
Husband of Amelia F. Godwin Swain. Son of Amelia Galloway. (This is my great great grandfather.)
22. Swain, William Herbert   (b. 25 Feb 1870 - d. 5 Oct 1934)
Husband of (1) Florence Catherine Price Swain (children Vira Swain Jacobs, Mary Julia Swain, Francis Herbert Swain, Sr.) and (2) Amelia Frances Smith Swain (children John Clifton Swain, Willaim Leon Swain, Charles Z. Swain). Son of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain. NOTE: no evidence of grave, but living uncle FH Swain, Jr showed me where he is buried, stated there was no money for a stone, it was depression!
23. Trout, George W.   (b. 18 Jun 1819 - d. 14 Mar 1860)
Husband of Margaret Jane Davis Trout. Son of Capt. William Trout and Ann D. Trout. I do not find a stone for him, but according to records, he is buried here.
24. Trout, John Davis   (b. 8 Sep 1845 - d. 11 Sep 1872)
Son of George W. Trout and Margaret Jane Davis Trout. On same headstone with mother Margaret. "Born Sept 8, 1845, Lost off ?? Island Lighthouse December 11, 1872".
25. Trout, Margaret Jane Davis   (b. 1824 - d. 11 Jan 1865)
Wife of George W. Trout. (headstone is on ground and now broken); combined with son John Davis Trout. I don't find any connection to Swain family, but I believe my uncle may have told me the family allowed them to be buried in the cemetery.
26. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
There are two large slabs horizontal on ground, unable to read the text, but uncle said he was told they were markers for sailors that died at sea (I believe he said Norwegian). Second large slab.
27. Waters, Lettie Augusta Swain   (b. 13 Apr 1875 - d. 16 Sep 1905)
Wife of Capt. John Vincent Waters. Daughter of John Rutland Swain and Amelia F. Godwin Swain. Sister of William Herbert Swain.