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Obituary:

Funeral for Mrs. C. J. Swain Held Here On Sunday

Burial Services for Aged Citizen Held At Memorial Park Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs. C. J. Swain of this city were held from the Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. Robert Holmes, pastor of the church, had charge of the services with Rev. T. A. Conway assisting.

A quartette consisting of Mrs. M. B. Smith, Miss Mattie Griffis, R. Nelson and Chas. Holcomb sang during the services, and the local temple of Pythian Sisters had charge of the services at the grave.

Mrs. Swain passed away last Thursday night at Tallahassee where she had been visiting at the home of her son, J. W. Swain for some time. She passed here ninetieth year on the 25th of last January, having been born in 1843 in Tipton county, Tenn.

The deceased came to Florida in 1885 and first settled at Lakeland. Later the family moved to Titusville, where Mr. Swain died in 1916.

Six children survive the departed mother. They were Mrs. Hester Walker of Miami, Mrs. A. M. Wright of Tallahassee, J. W. Swain of Tallahassee, C. H. Swain of Lakeland, L. O. Swain of Atlanta, W. H. Swain of Jacksonville. One brother E. H. Crowe is living at Holcomb, Mo.

Mrs. Swain was an active member of several organizations during her lifetime, among them being the Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters and Baptist Church.

Pallbearers at the Funeral Sunday were E. B. Wager, D. B. Pritchard, R. L. Baldwein, T. A. Conway, Wade Manous of Atlanta and Dr. J. C. Spell.

(Published in The Titusville Star Advocate on August 1, 1933)

Obituary:

MRS. M. J. Swain, 91, DIES AT SON'S HOME

Mrs. M. J. Swain, 91, died at the home of her son, at 450 St. Francis street at 11:40 last night after an illness of two weeks.

The body will be sent to Titusville, Florida, where the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. She will be buried by the side of her husband, C. J. Swain.

She is survived by four sons: L. O. Swain, of Atlanta; W. H. Swain of Jacksonville; C. H. Swain, of Orlando; and J. W. Swain of Tallahassee.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Al Wright of Tallahassee and Mrs. John R. Walker, of Miami.

(Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on July 28, 1933)

Mary — Charles Jahue Swain. Charles was born Sep 1835, Kentucky, USA; died 13 Oct 1916, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA; was buried 15 Oct 1916, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Hester Elizabeth Swain was born 26 Nov 1862, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, USA; died 15 Oct 1933, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; was buried 16 Oct 1933, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA.
2. James William Swain was born 12 Oct 1865, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA; died 4 Dec 1940, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; was buried 6 Dec 1940, Oakland Cemetery - Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
3. Charles Henry Swain was born 14 Mar 1869, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 24 Jan 1944, Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 26 Jan 1944, New Smyrna Cemetery - Smyrna, Georgia, USA.
4. Thomas M. Swain was born abt. 1870, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died Between 1880-1900.
5. Lee Oliver Swain was born 1 Mar 1873, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 2 Nov 1967, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 4 Nov 1967, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
6. Mary Theodosia Swain was born 23 Aug 1880, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 10 Nov 1969, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; was buried 12 Nov 1969, Myrtle Hill Memorial Park - Tampa, Florida, USA.
7. Willis Hill Swain was born 22 Feb 1882, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 6 Sep 1978, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried 9 Sep 1978, Riverside Memorial Park - Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

James — Hester Elizabeth James. Hester (daughter of Isaac James and Mary Ramsey) was born abt. 1818, Holly Shelter, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; died bet. 1880-1900. [Group Sheet]

Isaac — Mary Ramsey. Mary (daughter of Thomas Greenberry Ramsey and Sarah Worthington Harvey) was born abt. 1789, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; died bet. 1850-1860, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet]

Isaac — Priscilla Padgett. Priscilla was born 1751, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA; died 1823, Holly Shelter, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; was buried , Isaac James Cemetery - Maple Hill, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Will

Will of Thomas Ramsey - 1815 - New Hanover County NC - Wills

State of North Carolina, New Hanover County, Office of the Clerk of Superior Court

In the name of God amen. I Thomas Ramsey of the county of New Hanover and State of North Carolina, being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same, but calling to mind the mortality of my body; and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, ond make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it to me at first and my body I recommend to earth to be buried in a decent and Christian burial at the discretion of my executors and survivors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the Almighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me within this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Item: My desire is that my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid.

Item: I give to my beloved sons Thomas Ramsey and Moses Ramsey three hundred and fifty acres of land situate in the Cane Spring Branch on the north side of Holly Shelter to be equally divided between both containing two patents.

Item: I give and bequeath unto Thomas Ramsey, Moses Ramsey another parcel of land on Yellow Run containing three hundred acres to be equally divided between them both.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son James Harvey Ramsey ninety six acres of land adjoining the other three hundred acres on Yellow Run I gave to Thomas and Moses Ramsey.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Moses Ramsey another parcel of land a part of which I bought from Mikel J Kinon contain { sic} one hundred and three acres called Swanns Quarter whereon he now lives.

Item: I give to my son Moses Ramsey ten acres of land out of my own patent beginning at a pine a corner of my own land and running my line to a water oak John E Hussey's corner and to be laid in a square the width of the line from the pine to this water oak.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my three sons Thomas Ramsey, Moses Ramsey, and James Harvey Ramsey another parcel of land containing three hundred acres in a patent granted to me, to be divided equal and to begin opposite to Thomas Ramsey's Jr. line and at Moses Ramsey's line or where their corners are joining the said three hundred acres.

Item: I give one acre of land for the use of divine worship whereon the meeting house now stands and square on the same side of the meeting house stands over the branch.

Item: I lend to my beloved wife the whole of my plantation and lands whereon I now live.

Item: I give and bequeath ninety acres of land whereon I now live to my beloved son Nathan Ramsey after my wife's decease.

Item: I give and bequeath one hundred acres of land in the upper end of the tract whereon I now live to all my daughters, to Elizabeth Stuckey, Sarah Evans, Mary James and Nancy Ramsey which land is to be run and laid off out of my home survey and next to Jacob Shepherd and James Sims and to be equally divided between each of my daughters.

Item: My desire is that my wife shall have the use of my plantation tools and household furniture.

Item: My desire is that my wife shall have two cows and calves and all the hogs fed at a pen near the meeting house.

Item: I give to my daughter Nancy Ramsey fifteen dollars in money to be raised out of the remaining part of my estate.

Item: I give to my two youngest daughters Mary James and Nancy Ramsey one cow and calf each of them one a piece.

Item: I give to my grand daughter Peurneale Meeks fifteen dollars in money to be raised out of the remaining part of my estate.

Item: My desire is that the whole of and the rest of my whole estate be equally divided between each of my daughters and what I have lent to my wife my desire is that after her decease shall be equally divided between each of my daughters.

Item: My desire is that if my son Nathan Ramsey shall refuse to obey his mother and be obedient to her that he shall be bound out. I do appoint my son Moses Ramsey and my son James Harvey Ramsey and my friends {sic} Moses Manning and constitute them my sole executors. I do constitute and ordain this my last will and testament. I do by these presents discover diannul and disallow all other wills or forms of wills heretofore mode by me and do constitute this my last will and testament.

I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal and fixed my seal this 15th day of March 1813.

Thomas Ramsey {seal}
{test}
Wright Manning
Lewis Evings
(his mark)

New Hanover County County Court
May Term 1815
The within will of Thomas Ramsey was exhibited to Court and proved by Lewis Evans subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded and at the same time Moses Manning qualified as executor thereto.
{witness}
Thos. F. Davis Clerk

(Contributed and Transcribed by Angela Wilburn)

Thomas — Sarah Worthington Harvey. Sarah was born abt. 1760, North Carolina, USA; died aft. 1851. [Group Sheet]