Music Teacher - Albert R. Swaim - Marshall, IN - Occupational/Hobby Grave Stones on Waymarking.com

This is an unusual monument, in the shape of a musical organ. It is marking the grave of Albert R. Swaim. This can be found in the Bethany Cemetery, to the east of the town of Marshall, Indiana.

Memorial Text:
Albert R. Swaim,
Born Oct. 28, 1843,
Died Jan. 10, 1893.

According to the Find A Grave memorial page (visit link) "The 1870 and 1880 census shows him as a music teacher from a large farming family dating back to the 1840's in Indiana." I checked the 1880 census details on Ancestry.com (visit link) and found the following:

1880 United States Federal Census about Albert Swaim
Name: Albert Swaim
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Howard, Parke, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Music Teacher

Household Members:
Name Age
James C. Swaim 24
Nancy B. Swaim 21
Emma E. Swaim 19
Louettie Swaim 16
Thomas Banta 15
Albert Swaim 37

Bethany Cemetery, is a well tended cemetery located on the north side of Indiana State Road 236, approximately one mile east of the town of Marshall, Indiana.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are currently 711 interments.

Marshall is a town in Washington Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 324. (visit link)

Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation What is depicted occupation or hobby?: Music Teacher Date of birth: 10/28/1843 Date of death: 01/10/1893 Access hours and days: Daylight hours

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