It is with sorrow for the family, relatives and friends that we chronicle the death, at the home of her brother, Mr. Mathias OWENS, in this town on Tuesday last of Mrs. Thos. SWAIN, of Tyrrell county. Accompanied by relatives and friends the remains were taken to Tyrrell county on the Str. Edith on Wednesday and laid to rest in the family burying ground.

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 31 August 1900.  Available online at digitalnc.org.