Swann Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted Jane Parker McManus

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Directions:  Go north on LA Hwy. 112 between Melder and Elmer to the small cemetery on 
the left, two miles from Melder Post Office.  The property is privately owned, and the 
cemetery can be seen from the road.  The property is in a separate fenced area, about 
12' by 10' in size, and located in the right corner of a barnyard.  Nothing remains 
except a few concrete slabs almost hidden under the brush and briars.

According to the local residents, the tombstones were moved from the area to another 
cemetery, but there was no mention made of moving the actual grave.  As the concrete 
slabs still remain on this property, there is a strong possibility that the graves are 
still here.

Several people told me that a child was buried here who died after eating green pears.  
No mention was made of the other family members, just that the child and his father, a 
minister, were buried here.  Information supplied by Mary Parker Partain, 1992, and 
submitted by Jane P. McManus.

In "LA Cemetery Inscriptions," Vol. XVIII 1965-66, pg. 181, the DAR recorded the 
following burials.  

Swann, Rev. P.A. - 31 Jan 1855 / 6 Apr 1916   [Masonic Emblem]
Swann, Pinckney, son of P.A. & G. Swann - 15 Sep 1896 / 8 Sep 1901

[unmarked burial - no information]