Swift Creek Methodist Church Cemetery Page 1
White Springs, Florida
Swift Creek Methodist Church and Cemetery is located at 9728 - 142nd Blvd. SE, White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida. Hamilton County Property Appraiser Parcel 1662-000 in Section 27 Twp 1 S Range 15 E.
From I-75 at Jasper, take Exit 451 onto US 129 North and travel 2.5 miles to Junction US 129/US 41. Take US 41 South and travel 11.7 miles, turn left onto CR 137. Travel 1/10 mile and turn left onto SE 142 Blvd and travel 6/10 of a mile the major portion of the cemetery is on the left, across the street from the church.
Swift Creek Methodist Church was organized in the 1820's; it is situated across the street from the cemetery. There are also a few burials in a fenced area behind the church.
Swift Creek Methodist Church Cemetery was first published by Winnie Smith Hodges in "Cemeteries of Hamilton County in 1991. The cemetery was re-surveyed and photographed by Lesleigh Laite Butts November 29, 2007.
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| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
Behind the Church |
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| CHANNELL, Inez T. | Nov 30, 1909 | Jun 27, 1992 | |
| GINN, Mellie J. | Sept 27, 1912 | Jun 19, 2007 | s/s Melvin Ginn |
| GINN, Melvin | Apr 11, 1903 | Sep 7, 1990 | s/s Mellie J. Ginn |
| McKINNEY, Mrs. Carolyn F. (Flannery) | Oct 28, 1945 | Jun 19, 1985 | Mama (old stone also read full maiden name, [Born] California; [Died] Florida) |
| WILLIAMS, Elias | May 16, 1864 | Feb 4, 1917 | (Woodman of the World momument) |
| WILLIAMS, Laura Owens | Apr 30, 1866 | Jan 5, 1946 | |
Across The Street From Church |
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| ADAMS, John Watkins | Dec 2, 1884 | Nov 17, 1885 | s/o F. & A.V. Adams |
| BAILEY, Irene H. | Sep 13, 1918 | Mar 28, 1995 | |
| BROWARD, Francis | Feb 22, 1810 | Nov 9, 1883 | Aged 73 Yrs 17 Days |
| BROWARD, Mary (Miss) | Nov 1, 1815 | Jan 9, 1847 | |
| BROWARD, Mary (Mrs) | Feb 7, 1822 | Nov 7, 1876 | |
| BROWARD, Melinda (Mrs) | Nov 4, 1819 | Dec 15, 1856 | |
| BROWARD, Susan (Miss) | Apr 8, 1851 | Aug 6, 1856 | |
| BROWN, Ann | Aug 11, 1817 | Aug 7, 1848 | Born Camden Co., Ga, Died White Springs, Fla - Eldest d/o David & Elizabeth Brown |
| BROWN, Annie E. | Mar 6, 1867 | Dec 17, 1892 | d/o Dr W. W. & Florida Hodges; Married Aug 18, 1891 |
| BROWN, Lula | Apr 2, 1911 | Feb 4, 1931 | Resting In Peace In Remembrance of Her Two Sons |
| BRYAN, Baby Boy | Oct 26, 1930 | Nov 6, 1930 | |
| BRYAN, Joseph | Feb 24, 1790 | Apr 20, 1848 | |
| BRYAN, Matilda D. | Oct 4, 1818 | Oct 14, 1881 | s/s Thomas S. Bryan |
| BRYAN, Sophia (Mrs) | Feb 26, 1794 | Dec 11, 1862 | |
| BRYAN, Thomas S. | Dec 8, 1815 | Sep 26, 1857 | s/s Matilda D. Bryan |
| BRYANT, Jeff | Nov 6, 1902 | Aug 1, 1928 | |
| [BRYANT] Jeff's Twins | Jul 19, 1915 | Jul 19, 1915 | [surname not inscribed] |
| BUCKLES, Richard | Nov 10, 1831 | Mar 12, 1888 | (Per Veteran's Grave Registration Project 1940-41 served Pvt Co F 2nd Fla Cav CSA) |
| BUCKLES, Thuzzy Todd | Mar 25, 1835 | Apr 13, 1927 | |
| BURNHAM, Bertha Irine | Feb 22, 1909 | Nov 27, 2002 | s/s James Monroe Burnham; Mama, Married May 25, 1936 |
| BURNHAM, James Monroe | Oct 12, 1916 | Dec 26, 1982 | Daddy; s/s Bertha Irine Burnham; Govm't marker: Pvt US Army WWII |
| J. M. C. [CHESHIRE] | n/a | n/a | (Initials only inscription) |
| L. C. | n/a | n/a | (Initials only inscription) |
| L. I. C. [CHESHIRE] | n/a | n/a | (Initials only inscription) |
| E.V.C. [CHESHIRE] | n/a | n/a | (Initials only inscription) |
| W. W. C. [CHESHIRE] | n/a | n/a | (Initials only inscription) |
| CARMICHAEL, John W. | [1840] | [1910] | Co K 26 Ga Inf CSA (dates extracted from Veteran's Grave Registration Project 1940-41) |
| CARMICHAEL, Penninah Corbitt | Jan 9, 1843 | Jul 26, 1913 | |
| CASON, James I. | Mar 6, 1888 | Jul 28, 1889 | |
| CASON, W. E. | n/a | May 4, 1932 | [headstone replaced] |
| CHESHIRE, Amos | Mar 12, 1822 | Dec 10, 1907 | |
| CHESHIRE, Elizabeth | n/a | n/a | w/o Amos Cheshire Aged 74 years |
| CHESHIRE, John F. | Jun 11, 1892 | Sep 15, 1892, s/o E. S. & Susan L. Cheshire | |
| CHESHIRE, Mattie E. | Nov 4, 1904 | Dec 22, 1907 | d/o E. S. & Susan L. Cheshire |
| CHESHIRE, O. [Orin Hightower] | [1895] | May [1926] | [Unreadable, hand chisled on triangular shaped rock] Dates and full name extracted from Veteran's Grave Registration Project (1940-41) Served WWI Co A 318th Inf. |
| CHESHIRE, Unknown | n/a | n/a | Rock below O. Cheshire; shaped like possible woman, smaller shaped rock placed next to it. |
| CONE, Sallie C. | Mar 19, 1857 | May 21, 1898 | w/o C. W. Cone |
| CONNER, Myrtie L. | 1917 | 1938 | |
| COOPER, Maggie B. (Little) | Apr 15, 1902 | Mar 10, 1904 | |
| COUNCIL, Beny R. | Jan 22, 1906 | Jun 4, 1906 | |
| COUNCIL, Fred H. | Feb 6, 1904 | Oct 11, 1904 | |
| COUNCIL, Oneida V. | Aug 29, 1901 | Jun 25, 1902 | |
| COX, J. C. | 1854 | 1925 | s/s Ola V. Cox Father |
| COX, Ola V. | 1873 | 1924 | s/s J. C. Cox Mother |
| COX, Wm Grady | Jan 28, 1898 | Jan 10, 1929 | (Per Veteran's Grave Registration Project 1940-41 served WWI 58th Regt FA Brig |
| CREWS, Allie | Feb 7, 1895 | Jun 22, 1898 | d/o Lawton J. & Janie Crews |
| CREWS, C. N. | Aug 31, 1846 | Jan 3, 1922 | |
| CREWS, C. N. (Mrs.) | Mar 12, 1852 | Jul 24, 1923 | |
| CREWS, Ola | May 17, 1897 | Sep 24, 1900 | d/o Lawton J. & Janie Crews |
| DEAN, Annie F. | 1862 | 1905 | w/o L. E. Dean |
| DEESE, Catherine Ann | Mar 1, 1960 | n/a | s/s James Edmund Deese m. June 26,1980 |
| DEESE, James Edmund | Sep 18, 1953 | Mar 13, 1989 | s/s Catherine Ann Deese |
| DEMERE, Jessie S. | Dec 1, 1861 | Dec 12, 1886 | |
| DUNCAN, Alice | Jul 3, 1885 | Sep 16, 1886 | Infant of H. A. & M. I. Duncan which died 1887 |
| DUNCAN, Horace Albert | Aug 23, 1866 | Jan 4, 1908 | |
| DUNCAN, Infant | n/a | Nov 4, 1887 | child of H. A. & M. I Duncan s/s Alice Duncan |
| DUNCAN, Mos. L., Sr. | Aug 7, 1839 | Oct 21, 1873 | Military headstone: Capt Co I 2nd Fla Inf Confederate States Army; Hamilton Blues |
| DUNCAN, Mos. L., Jr. | Oct 26, 1873 | Jan 8, 1875 | |
| DUNCAN, Nina | Oct 17, 1898 | Mar 18, 1901 | d/o H.A. & M.I. Duncan, Age 2 yrs 5 mos |
| DUNCAN, Roy | Mar 8, 1894 | Apr 27, 1896 | s/o H. A. & M. I. Duncan |
