8/20/2004
This stone has recently been placed in Swift Creek Cemetary. Brenda Jones of Tampa was there in July, and sent me this picture. I hope that someone with knowledge of this will contact me.

"One thing I thought I would let you know is that there is a new marker at Swift Creek Methodist Church Cemetery for John Lee. Someone must have some info on where he was buried in order to place this marker there. I was at Swift Creek last week and took a photo of this marker. If I can get my scanner working, I can send it to you. Since he died in 1880, it is obvious this is a new marker. It actually looks like it has only been there a very very short time. I was reading your web site and you had checked into it as far as not knowing where he was buried and they were saying that they didn't have any records. I would think someone would have to know where to put that marker and not just put it down randomly. But that is just my thought."

I asked her where the marker was placed.....according to the above picture:

"The tall marker to the very left of your picture. I believe behind that slightly and to the left of it. Very near the trees on that side. If my recollection is correct. I know it's near the trees on the left side of the cemetery. There was a long row of Lee's with flat stones. Lee's that just had initials. I think A.C, N. C., W.H. etc. Anyway I think those were to the left of the tall marker and John Lee marker was right behind them. It definitely is not hard to find. Since it's so new, it kind of stood out."