SWAN CREEK CHURCH CEMETERY,  Hopper Rd., LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE

Southern section of the cemetery
Mapping the Location

Area views of the Cemetery: 8947/8971/8972/8973/8974/9046/9047/9048/9049
 

ARNEY, Carlton Aster, Son of H.A. Arney, died Aug 11, 1902, age: 14 years.*
ARNEY, Jacob A., Oct 15, 1882 - Apr 19, 1902. The best the dearest favorite of the sky Must taste that cup; for man is born to die. 8944C/8944/footstone J.A.A.:8940/8945C/8945/8946
ARNEY, Zoray M., wife of D. W. Arney, Sep 7, 1852 - Jun 31, 1891. 8941C/8941/8939/8942/8943/8947
BEARDEN, E.S., July 22, 1828 - Mar 1, 1899, Age 71 years.. A Christian Gentleman. 8960C/8960/footstone E.S.B.:8961
BEARDEN, Mary E., Dec 18, 1842 - Jul 28, 1895. 8955C/8955
BEARDEN, N.J., Dec 12, 1847 - Feb 9, 1920. 8964/footstone N.J.B.:8963
BEARDEN, R.W., Feb 14, 1838 - Nov 23, 1907. 8964/footstone R.W.B.:8962
BEARDEN, R.W., Feb 9, 1877 - Sep 27, 1941.[Son of Robert W. and Nancy Josephine (Watts) Bearden. Huband of Marie Carolyn (Lineberger) Bearden.]
BEARDEN, J.A., Sep 4, 1869 - Dec 4, 1923. 8966/footstone J.A.B.:8965
CAMPBELL, Infant of J.M. & S.A. Campbell, died Sep 3, 1898 (no age given).*
CUNNINGHAM, Bedford Forest, Jul 9, 1902 - Nov 15, 1922 Erected by Ship-mates of U.S.S. Tennessee 9050/9051/9052
CUNNINGHAM, Cecil Thorne, US Navy, Kansas, Engineman, 2/CL, Sep 19, 1927 8983C/8983/8984
CUNNINGHAM, Charles H., May 12, 1832 - Feb 14, 1909. 9026C/9026
CUNNINGHAM, Eliza, Jun 12, 1808 - Jan 17, 1898. (Stone not found, photo on Findagrave)9053
CUNNINGHAM, J.W., Jul 3, 1805 - Apr 14, 1889. (Stone not found)
CUNNINGHAM, James H., Son of W.A. & M. Cunningham, Mar 18, 1880 - Jun 7, 1904. 9037C/9037/footstone J.H.C.:9034
CUNNINGHAM, John Randall, Son of G.E. & J.I. Cunningham, died Sep 29, 1901, age: 13 months & 16 days. 8985C/8985
CUNNINGHAM, Mary B., Dau of S.M. & M.L. Cunningham, Nov 11, 1900 - Sep 21, 1901. 9042/9043/footstone M.B.C.:9044
CUNNINGHAM, Miss _ _ _ _, Dau of Charles Cunningham, died Apr 14, 1891 - age: 23 years.*
CUNNINGHAM, Miss. Jessie, died Jun 7, 1904, age 24 years.*.
CUNNINGHAM, Nancy E., Jun 16, 1841 - Jun 16, 1911. 9025C/9025
CUNNINGHAM, Sarah Nana, wife of G.H. Cunningham, Mar 26, 1833 - Apr 28, 1874. 9031/9032
CUNNINGHAM, Thomas, died Jul 9, 1916, Age about 46 years.*
CUNNINGHAM, W.A., Oct 11, 1842 - Nov 27, 1913. 9036
CUNNINGHAM, Edgar, Son of T.P. Cunningham, died Sep 24, 1899 - age: 2 years..*
DAVIS, Lutie, Feb 13, 1849 - Apr 22, 1912.
DENHAM, Esther,(Mary Esther Steel) Jun 3, 1806 - Oct 5, 1889. 9027/9028/footstone E.D.:9029
DENHAM, James Leroy, (b. cir 1795) - died Jul 16, 1870, age: about 75 years. "Served in the War of 1812.".9030
DENHAM, J.W., Oct 22, 1861 - Sep 12, 1862. (Stack Stone Monument) 9007/9008/9009
GUY, Infant Son of Joe Guy, died-Jul 19, 1890 - age: 2 years.*
HAMILTON, H.R., Jan 26, 1810 - Jun 28, 1854. Mason 8978/8979/footstone H.R.H.:8982
HAMILTON, Hugh Reed, Son of H.R. & M.C. Hamilton, Jun 15, 1854 - Oct 24, 1854.
HAMILTON, John Thomas, Son of H.R. & M.C. Hamilton, Jun 14, 1853 - Jul 7, 1853. 8977
HOPPER, Mrs. Addie,*wife of C.I. Hopper, married 1875 - died Nov 7, 1897, age 45 years & 6 Mos.
JONES, Maggie A., wife of T.B. Jones, Mar 15, 1866 - Oct 25, 1896, Age 30 years, (Dau of S.N. Cunningham). 9040C/9040/9041/footstone M.A.J.:9045
KILMARTIN, Roger, died Feb 20, 1875 - age: abt 45 years..*
McDANIEL, Adrain N., Mar 25, 1844 -  Nov 3, 1919. PVT 4th TENN Calvary, Confederate States Army. 9023/9024
SORROW, J.P., Apr 5, 1850 - Apr 30, 1898.
SORROW, Lizzie, Dau of J.P. & L.P. Sorrow, died-Apr 14, 1890 - age: 13y & 6m..
STOREY, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth, wife of Moses Calvin Storey; Dau of Lewis & Mary Shipp, born in Lincoln Co., Nov 23, 1832, married Dec 23, 1856, died Jan 13, 1916, age 83 years, l month & 26 days. (Gravestone not found)
STORY, Celia, Jun 22, 1820 - Feb 4, 1895. 9035
STORY, Mrs. L.C. Story, widow of M.M. Story, died Oct 10, 1898, Age 61 years.*
STORY, Matthew Mays, Sep 12, 1827 - Jan 4, 1887. 9039/9038
THORLEY, Mrs. Elizabeth, died Oct 13, 1897, Age 92 years.*
TWEED, W.H., Age 3 Y & 8 Mo (no date) (surname may be Eweed, Weed. or Fweed?)  9010C/9010
WATT, S.L., Feb 2, 1861 - Oct 27, 1862. 8997/8998/8999
WATT, Nancy, Oct 13, 1811 - Oct 28, 1865. 9000/9001/9002

* Sourced not from the graveyard, but from the Marsh's book of this cemetery (see below) for unmarked graves and perhaps graves that are not here.

Fieldstones marking graves of unknown souls:
8948/8949/8950/8951/8952/8953/8954/8956/8957/8958/8959/8967/8968/8969/8970/8975/8986/8987/8988/9003/
9011/9012/9013/9014/9015/9016/9017/9018/9019/9020/9021/9022/9033
Grave Slab cover - perhaps a child's grave, no inscription found: 8976/2nd Stack Stone Grave Cover - no inscription found:8989/3rd one 8990/4th one:8991/5th one:8992/6th one:8993/7th Stack Stone - child's - has a  very faint unreadable inscription:8994/8th one: 8995/9th one:8996/10th one:9004/9005/9006
Footstone in Hamilton area - no inscription: 8980

I was told there was a church in this vicinity at one time. This cemetery is shown as the Cunningham Cemetery on Maps.

Photographed on Saturday 5 Nov 2016. The inscriptions were updated with exceptions found or known by C. Wayne Austin. This publication is from various sources, but mostly from the graveyard. Listed on page 47-48 of the book Lincoln County County Cemeteries by Tim & Helen Marsh, abt 1978. Added here 3 Jan 2017. Twelve of the above listings as of this date are on Findagrave.com