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Swan Cemetery is located at the Otterbein Church, south of Ravanna, Missouri, in Ravanna Township. From Ravanna, go three miles south on Route C. The church and cemetery are on the right (west) side of the road.A sign at the church states: "Otterbein U. B. Church was organized at the Keith School and was later held in a new church that was built in 1892. It was located south of here on the J. M. Deyoe farm at the first crossroads on the northeast side. In the year 1898, the building was moved here on land given by Jessie Swan. The first Trustees were Mont Rowland, Hiram Hunter and General Widner. The carpenters were 41 days building the church. Mrs J. M. Deyoe boarded the carpenters and raised the money for the seating. Some of the early families were the Deyoes, Orndorffs, Wyatts, Gannons, Jones, Swans, Linns, Widners and Rowlands. Erected by the Mercer County Historical Society October 15, 1984.
This survey was conducted by Phil & Kathi Stewart on April 14, 2003.

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SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	BIRTH DATE	DEATH DATE	OTHER INSCRIPTION	EDITOR'S NOTES
ARBUCKLE	Wendell H.	June 26, 1920	April 15, 1989		Same stone with Wilma Arbuckle
ARBUCKLE	Wilma Ann	December 17, 1918	April 24, 1996	Married Sep 23, 1939	Same stone with Wendell Arbuckle
BLACK	Margaret H.	September 24, 1925			No Death Date Same stone with Ralph Black
BLACK	Ralph W.	November 05, 1923	October 06, 1999	Sgt US Army WWII	Same stone with Margaret Black
CALVERT	Maude	1889	1936		Maiden Name Hall
CAMPBELL	Asa	1849	1908		Same stone with Nancy Campbell
CAMPBELL	Nancy E.	1847	1930	Wife of Asa Campbell	Same stone with Asa Campbell
CAMPBELL	Oral Nolan	December 12, 1934	January 31, 1935
CHAMBERS			April 14, 1917		First name unreadable Homemade Marker
CHANDLER	Maud S.		June 09, 1904	Age 15y, 7m, 14d Dau of J. M. & E. R. Chandler	No Birth Date
COKER	Albert	Feb 14, 1858	February 26, 1923		Same stone with Hettie Coker
COKER	Albert L.	December 19, 1917	July 08, 1984	Cpl US Army WWII
COKER	Alma	1890	1940
COKER	Bertha Ruth	February 19, 1903	June 27, 1929		Same stone with Luther Coker
COKER	Herschel Leon	November 29, 1915	February 18, 2002		Same stone with Neva Coker
COKER	Hettie	Oct 16, 1862	May 06, 1926	Wife of Albert Coker	Same stone with Albert Coker
COKER	Iris Faye	1887	1968
COKER	Jeff				No Dates No other info on stone
COKER	Jeff	1892	1979
COKER	Luther	Aug 29, 1894	January 26, 1975		Same stone with Bertha Coker
COKER	Neva Evelyn	June 18, 1917		Married Jul 16, 1941	No Death Date Maiden Name Gibson Same stone with Herschel Coker
COKER	Pearl	1889	1922
COLE	Albert	Feb 14, 1899	June 30, 1957
COLE	Alice M.	Feb 18, 1871	November 03, 1952		Same stone with J. Frank Cole
COLE	Ivan J.	1901	1964		Same stone with Maggie Cole
COLE	J. Frank	Nov 16, 1871	May 23, 1905		Same stone with Alice Cole
COLE	Maggie E.	1903			No Death Date Same stone with Ivan Cole
COLE	Vernon Linn	1904	1953
COLLINGS	A. V.	1856	1935		Same stone with Dora Collings
COLLINGS	Cassie Belle	1888	1925		Same stone with Cliff Collings
COLLINGS	Clara M.	1884	1918	Wife of Frank Collings
COLLINGS	Clara M.	1876	1951		Same stone with Halley Collings
COLLINGS	Cliff	1884	1950		Same stone with Cassie Collings
COLLINGS	Dora Ann	1855	1934		Same stone with A. V. Collings
COLLINGS	Halley B.	1875	1925		Same stone with Clara Collings
COLLINGS	Harry Allen	November 21, 1903	April 22, 1904	Son of C. H. & Virgie Collings
COLLINGS	L. D.	Apr 15, 1835	October 03, 1908	Age 73y, 5m, 18d	Name Lorenzo Dow Collings Same stone with S. C. Collings
COLLINGS	Lawrence E.		July 13, 1909	Son of Cliff & Cassie Collings	No Birth Date
COLLINGS	Mildred Grant		February 10, 1900		No Birth Date
COLLINGS	S. C.	Mar 3, 1834	August 04, 1918	Age 84y, 5m, 1d	Name Sophia Catherine (Weesner) Collings Same stone with L. D. Collings
COOKSEY	Ollie May	1883	1960		Same stone with William Cooksey
COOKSEY	William L.	1877	1961		Same stone with Ollie Cooksey
CORDLE	Richard Clay		March 10, 1915	Age 18y, 2m, 13d Son of W. C. & Sarah Cordle	No Birth Date
CROY	Forest	November 15, 1926	November 15, 1926
CROY	Wanda	July 28, 1940	July 28, 1940
DAVIS	Carrie	1888	1969		Maiden Name Dodson
DAVIS	Frank	1877	1943
DEXTER	Joseph H.		June 05, 1905	Age 85y, 5m, 2d	No Birth Date Same stone with Velmina Dexter
DEXTER	Vilmena		June 07, 1915	Age 72y, 6m, 27d	No Birth Date Same stone with Joseph Dexter
DEYOE	Emma F.	Jun 1, 1849	March 23, 1916		Same stone with John Deyoe
DEYOE	John H.	Jan 28, 1838	July 13, 1917		Same stone with Emma Deyoe
DODSON	Lester	1913	1917
ELLIOTT	Charles C.	1913			No Death Date Same stone with Wilma Elliott
ELLIOTT	Wilma F.	1928			No Death Date Same stone with Charles Elliott
ELLIS	Anis	Apr 28, 1828	June 26, 1919	Wife of William Ellis	Same stone with William Ellis
ELLIS	William	Oct 19, 1825	August 07, 1919		Same stone with Anis Ellis
EVANS	Eldon	Aug 30, 1898	November 19, 1913	Son of R. L. & S. E. Evans
EVANS	Frances E.	1879	1959
EVANS	Victor	December 18, 1901	February 27, 1907	Son of R. L. & F. E. Evans
FULMER	P. D.		1934		One date on stone
GANNON	Ada J.	1869	1942		Same stone with William H. Gannon
GANNON	Alby D. D.	1917	1926		Inset Funeral Home Marker
GANNON	Alva V.	1896	1983	Pvt US Army WWI	Same stone with Emma Gannon
GANNON	Benjamin		November 06, 1902	Age 38y, 6m, 20d	No Birth Date
GANNON	Daisy Florence	1886	1944		Same stone with Oral Gannon
GANNON	Derald D.	1931	1939		No Stone Funeral Home Marker
GANNON	Dulcene	Jul 3, 1840	June 04, 1911		Wife of Lorenzo Gannon Maiden Name Pickett
GANNON	Edith	1887	1975
GANNON	Emma I.	1903	1963		Same stone with Alva Gannon
GANNON	George W.	1870	1934
GANNON	Lonnie L.	1882	1943		Same stone with Myrtle Gannon
GANNON	Lorenzo	Feb 18, 1838	October 01, 1908	Co D 44 MO INF Civil W Son of Henry & Elizabeth Gannon
GANNON	Lydia H.		November 06, 1907	Age 58y, 8m, 12d Same stone with Lyman Gannon	No Birth Date
GANNON	Lyman		Aug 27, 1893	Age 52y, 4m, 18d	No Birth Date Same stone with Lydia Gannon
GANNON	Maud M.	1885	1941
GANNON	Maysell	September 11, 1915	May 26, 1959
GANNON	Myrtle D.	1883			No Death Date Same stone with Lonnie Gannon
GANNON	Nica		Nov 9, 1896		No Birth Date Age and other info unreadable Stone worn
GANNON	Oral Alba	1879	1940		Same stone with Daisy Gannon
GANNON	Orty A. "Tye"	1904	1961
GANNON	Roy	1884	1948
GANNON	William H.	1863	1944		Same stone with Ada Gannon
GEORGE	Ida	1865	1949		Maiden Name Spencer
GEORGE	Joseph V.	Oct 1, 1860	January 03, 1934
GIRDNER	Alvin	1893	1915	Son of Ella Girdner	Same stone with Ella Girdner
GIRDNER	Ella	1868	1894		Same stone with Alvin Girdner
HALL	James William	1865	1953		Same stone with Sarah Hall
HALL	Sarah Eliza	1866	1949		Same stone with James Hall
HAVERFIELD	Lisle E.	1894	1964
HENDRICKSON	Kitty Lee	1890	1919
HOBBS	Audra Virginia	1917	1923	Dau of Nova & Ida Hobbs
HOBBS	Ida Marie	Jul 25, 1898	November 25, 1972		Same stone with Nova Hobbs
HOBBS	Mildred Catherine	1919	1958	Dau of Nova & Ida Hobbs
HOBBS	Nova	Nov 7, 1892	May 16, 1976		Same stone with Ida Hobbs
HOOVER	Vance Ray	November 26, 1903	April 20, 1904	Son of L. W. & Lola Hoover
HOOVER	Vesta May	November 26, 1903	April 30, 1904	Dau of L. W. & Lola Hoover
HULSE	Catharin	1848	1927		Same stone with Parry Hulse
HULSE	Clida		Mar 8, 1882	Age 11y, 11m, 8d Son of P. B. & C. Hulse	No Birth Date
HULSE	Parry B.	1845	1906		Same stone with Catherin Hulse
HUNTER	Minerva	1877	1949		Same stone with William Hunter
HUNTER	William	1876	1963		Same stone with Minerva Hunter
JOBE	Carroll Clifton	1927	1979	US Navy WWII
JOBE	Harley C.	1903	1938
JOBE	Phelena Alice	March 24, 1925	March 24, 1925	Dau of Harley & Eva Jobe
JONES	Dolly & Eugene			Dau and son of Terry & Kathryn Jones	No Birth or Death Date
KELLY	Mark D.	Oct 3, 1867	Oct 4, 1867		Homemade Marker
KOKER	Isaac	1829	1910
KOOKSEY	Alice	1890	1958
LAWS	Ethelsie	1872	1939		Same stone with Stephen Laws
LAWS	Joe	Feb 13, 1897	February 23, 1907	Son of S. A. & E. Laws
LAWS	Stephen A.	1867	1940		Same stone with Ethelsie Laws
LIEUALLEN	J. W.	Apr 4, 1828	June 25, 1910		Same stone with Juriah Lieuallen
LIEUALLEN	Juriah A.	Oct 4, 1842	November 22, 1921		Same stone with J. W. Lieuallen
LINDSEY	Clara E.		Sep 9, 1896	Age 11y, 1m, 12d Dau of J. R. & M.	No Birth Date
LINDSEY	Maud M.		Sep 20, 1898	Age 16y, 4d Dau of J. R. & M. Lindsey	No Birth Date
LINN	Bertha M.	1878	1927		Same stone with T. E. Linn
LINN	Dale E.	1902	1948		Same stone with Icle Linn
LINN	Eliza Ann	1884	1962		Maiden Name Owens
LINN	Icle I.	1902	1984		Same stone with Dale Linn
LINN	T. E.	1877	1971		Same stone with Bertha Linn
LINN	William Eldon	Oct 15, 1899	January 24, 1901	Son of T. E. & Bertha Linn
McCLARAN	Cora	1877	1960		Same stone with Elson McClaran
McCLARAN	David Elson	May 08, 1912	July 26, 1914	Son of Elson & Cora McClaran
McCLARAN	Elson	1878	1960		Same stone with Cora McClaran
McCLARAN	Oval	July 25, 1908	November 08, 1908	Son of Elson & Cora McClaran
McCLARAN	Virgil Lee	1915	1927
McCLAREN	Patricia Ann	December 12, 1951	February 11, 1952
McDONALD	Arthur G.	1875	1958
McDONALD	L. Belle	1877	1964
MURDOCK	Fleeta M.	1895	1982		Same stone with George Murdock
MURDOCK	George W.	1894	1970		Same stone with Fleeta Murdock
MURDOCK	S. Hedley	1916	1918	Son of G. W. & Fleeta Murdock
ORNDORFF	Bessie E.	1908	1975		Same stone with Thorest Orndorff
ORNDORFF	Chester Lynn	July 30, 1910	November 26, 1920	Son of Mr & Mrs L. B. Orndorff
ORNDORFF	Emery O.	Jul 26, 1871	February 04, 1914
ORNDORFF	Fred E.	1903	1970		No Stone Funeral Home Marker
ORNDORFF	Leander B.	1867	1929		Same stone with Margaret Orndorff
ORNDORFF	LeRoy	1941	1994		No Stone Funeral Home Marker
ORNDORFF	Margaret S.	1868	1948		Same stone with Leander Orndorff
ORNDORFF	Peggy Ann	January 21, 1932	August 21, 1932
ORNDORFF	Ruth M.	1909	1956		No Stone Funeral Home Marker
ORNDORFF	Thorest N.	1908	1975		Same stone with Bessie Orndorff
OWEN	Albert May	Feb 28, 1872	February 24, 1957		Same stone with Estella Owen
OWEN	Alfred P.	1916	1932
OWEN	Estella	Jul 9, 1876	November 01, 1959		Same stone with Albert Owen
OWEN	Etta Inola	1901	1935
OWEN	Lonnye Belle	May 20, 1925	May 21, 1925	Dau of Ollen & Etta Owen
OWEN	Ollen Craig	May 18, 1926	August 21, 1926	Son of Ollen & Etta Owen
OWEN	Ollen E.	1899	1984
OWEN	Orvell E.	1897	1918
PICKETT	Lola C.	Aug 18, 1881	May 31, 1948
RAINS	Billie J.	1932			No Death Date Same stone with Ralph Rains
RAINS	James H.	1892	1946		Same stone with Leila Rains
RAINS	James Robert	1924	1936
RAINS	John	1857	1944		Same stone with Sarah Rains
RAINS	Leila	1895	1968		Same stone with James H. Rains
RAINS	Marsha Ann	1955	1955	Dau of Billie & Ralph Rains
RAINS	Noel Winton	1917	1933
RAINS	Ralph J.	1926	1993		Same stone with Billie Rains
RAINS	Rose Ann		May 04, 1930		No Birth Date No other info on stone
RAINS	Sarah	1856	1904		Same stone with John Rains
ROBINSON	Chloe	Jul 2, 1883	October 26, 1909
ROWLAND	Alta May	December 14, 1905	November 15, 1913	Dau of Willie & Cora Rowland
ROWLAND	Freemont	May 24, 1856	June 09, 1923		Same stone with Rachel Rowland
ROWLAND	Rachel J.	Jul 9, 1856	May 16, 1936		Same stone with Freemont Rowland
RUSHTON	Edgar E.	1887	1962		Same stone with Viola Rushton
RUSHTON	Pauline M.	June 09, 1916	December 04, 1929	Dau of E. E. & Viola J. Rushton
RUSHTON	Viola J.	1890	1967		Same stone with Edgar Rushton
SHILT	Chester R.	Oct 2, 1895	January 17, 1978		Same stone with Mauda Shilt
SHILT	Chester Wayne	February 28, 1925	April 26, 1940
SHILT	Mauda M.	Jul 1, 1894	January 04, 1974		Same stone with Chester R. Shilt
SHOOK	John Samuel	Feb 28, 1858	February 21, 1941
SHOOK	Roda Ann	Mar 12, 1859	July 23, 1934
SMITH	Anna M.	May 10, 1923	May 10, 1923
SMITH	Cassie	1891	1923
SMITH	Flossie	Jun 24, 1889	April 18, 1908	Dau of W. & M. M. Smith
SMITH	G. Otto	Jul 1892	April 1960
SMITH	G. W.	1843	1917		Same stone with Mary Smith
SMITH	Glenn		Oct 25, 1895	Son of W. & M. M. Smith	No Birth Date
SMITH	Infant Dau	1911	1911	Dau of C. O. & L. L. Smith
SMITH	Mary I.	1856	1944		Same stone with G. W. Smith
SMITH	Mary M.	1861	1928		Same stone with Walter Smith
SMITH	Roy	February 18, 1912	March 05, 1912	Son of B. L. & Mary Smith
SMITH	Sharon K.	April 06, 1943	April 07, 1943
SMITH	Stephen	July 23, 1951	July 23, 1951
SMITH	Walter	1863	1942		Same stone with Mary Smith
SPENCER	Jennie L.		November 17, 1937	Age 87y, 9m, 27d	No Birth Date Same stone with Joseph Spencer
SPENCER	Joseph I.		November 11, 1906	Age 43y, 8m, 27d	No Birth Date Same stone with Jennie Spencer
SPENCER	William W.	Mar 29, 1808	Oct 11, 1892	Co D Mormon Btn US Army
STOTTLEMIRE	Eugene V.		May 16, 1915	Age 6 Weeks	No Birth Date Son of J. E. & Essie Stottlemire
SWAN	Benjamin	Apr 9, 1868	March 18, 1913		Same stone with Ida Swan
SWAN	Caroline	Mar 16, 1851	May 04, 1924	Wife of William Swan	Same stone with William P. Swan
SWAN	Catharine		Jan 8, 1891	Age 80 Years	No Birth Date Same stone with John Swan
SWAN	Charles A.		Feb 5, 1890	Age 1m Son of J. D. & R. Swan	No Birth Date
SWAN	Ellen B.	1866	1958		Same stone with George W. Swan
SWAN	Elma S.	October 26, 1900	May 14, 1984		Same stone with Harry Swan
SWAN	Frances M.	1912	2001		Same stone with Paul Swan
SWAN	George W.	1862	1948		Same stone with Ellen Swan
SWAN	Harry	Oct 18, 1896	July 26, 1947		Same stone with Elma Swan
SWAN	Ida	Apr 4, 1875			No Death Date Same stone with Benjamin Swan
SWAN	James W.	Jun 4, 1894	April 19, 1973
SWAN	Jesse	Feb 28, 1830	Sep 12, 191		Same stone with Mary Swan
SWAN	John		May 30, 1863	Age 54 Years	No Birth Date Same stone with Catharine Swan
SWAN	John D.		Jul 29, 1898	Age 38y, 3m, 20d
SWAN	John W.	1882	1955
SWAN	Lee O.		August 31, 1918	Age 20y, 7m, 10d Son of George W. & Ellen Swan	No Birth Date
SWAN	Maggie		Mar 21, 1895	Age 1y, 3m, 16d Dau of B. S. & Ida Swan	No Birth Date
SWAN	Mary	Jun 1834	March 20, 1921		Same stone with Jesse Swan
SWAN	Mary J.	1930			No Death Date
SWAN	Paul W.	1909	1980		Same stone with Frances Swan
SWAN	Ula Marie	August 24, 1919	May 03, 1920	Son of J. W. & Zelma Swan
SWAN	William P.	Feb 24, 1858	August 24, 1923		Same stone with Caroline Swan
SWAN	William Vergil	April 11, 1914	April 11, 1914	Son of J. W. & Zelma Swan
SWAN	Zelma G.	Jun 3, 1897	February 20, 1988
SWIFT	Dicy E.	1891	1965
SWIFT	Edward H.	1886	1961
TILLOU	Sarah A.		Jan 9, 1894	Age 31y, 1m, 2d Wife of G. B. Tillou	No Birth Date
WELLS	Charles E.	1882	1957		Same stone with M. Elizabeth Wells
WELLS	M. Elizabeth	1885	1929		Same stone with Charles Wells
WIDNER	Earl	1916	1918	Son of T. H. & Mary Widner
WIDNER	Earldean	November 28, 1929	November 29, 1929	Son of Loren & Audra Widner
WIDNER	Golda M.	November 05, 1919			No Death Date Same stone with Lee Widner
WIDNER	Lee L.	February 28, 1901	February 15, 1983		Same stone with Golda Widner
WIDNER	Lorene and Alene	January 24, 1931	Feb 3 & 4, 1931	Twins of Loren & Audra Widner
WIDNER	Mary J.	1887	1918	Wife of T. H. Widner
WIDNER	Newton J.	1856	1941		No Stone Funeral Home Marker
WIDNER	Raymon	1909	1910	Son of T. H. & Mary Widner
WILSON	Stella K.	1900	1962
WINGER	Nancy A.		Mar 23, 1888	Age 20y, 9d Wife of O. Z. Winger	No Birth Date
WOOD	Mary L.	1856	1921	Wife of William Wood	Same stone with William Wood
WOOD	William W.	1854	1927		Same stone with Mary Wood
WYATT	Clifford J.	1893	1979
WYATT	Edwone	1904	1990		Same stone with Golda Wyatt
WYATT	Estella	1873	1955		Same stone with Jeff Wyatt
WYATT	Golda	1907	1987		Same stone with Edwone Wyatt
WYATT	James	1862	1897		Same stone with Polly Wyatt
WYATT	Jeff W.	1869	1935		Same stone with Estella Wyatt
WYATT	Polly Ann	1865	1947		Same stone with James Wyatt

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