The Eagle-August 10, 1951 SKAMOKAWA RESIDENT DIES AUGUST 7 Axel Swanson, 75, logger and farmer in the Skamokawa area for the past 45 years, died in a Longview hospital August 7th. He was born October 9, 1875, in Sweden. Only known survivor is a brother, Gust Swanson, of Vancouver. B. C. Graveside services were held Thursday morning at the Fern Hill cemetery in Skamokawa. Rev. Kenneth Cooper officiated. The Hatton Funeral Home was in charge. Fern Hill Cemetery-Skamokawa, Wa. 09 Oct 1875-07 Aug 1951 (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum)