Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Iona McSwain Orval Rowind No date in this index record Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Iona McSwain, Age 18 (born abt 1904) Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Orval Rownd, Age 23 (born abt 1899) Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 25 Mar 1922 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 24 Mar 1922 The 1930 census gives the age when the couple were married. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, Prairie Township, District 25, page 3B, Hse/Fam #61 Rownd, Henry O Brother M W 31 Married at age 23 AR KS AR Rownd, Alma D [Iona D] Sister [in-law] F W 26 Married at age 18 AR AR AR None Orval, born in March 1899, would have been 23 in March in 1922. This works out to the same as Iona, born in February 1904, married at 18. So it would seem to been after March in 1922. Gravestone Rownd Orval Mar 7, 1899 Sept 3, 1998 Iona Feb 13, 1904 Nov 25, 1993 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 13 May 2017
I found the child Isaac L listed in the censuses as a child of Benjamin F and Judith McSwain. I learned the middle name when I saw the listing of children of this family in the Hamrick Data Pages, with Lenard McSwain matching Isaac L. McSwain, Benjamin Franklin (1818 - 1900) spouse: Green, Judith (1837 - 1915) ----------child: McSwain, Lenard (*1862 - ) -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 26 June, PO White Planes, p 9, Hse #63, Fam #64 McSwain, B F 53 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate Value $280 Personal b NC [born abt 1817] McSwain, Judith 32 F W Keeping House b NC [born abt 1838] McSwain, Isaac L 9 F W At Home b NC [born abt 1861] 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 June, Township 2, District 66, page 22B, Hse #207, Fam #215 McSwain Benj F W M 61 Farmer NC NC NC McSwain, Judia W F 42 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC McSwain, Isaac L W M 19 Son Farm Laborer NC NC NC North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Issac Lenard McSwain White Male, Widowed, Age 82 Residence Rutherford, North Carolina Birth 26 Feb 1860 North Carolina Death 10 Jun 1942 Caroline, Rutherford County Cause of Death Carcinoma of Stomach Father's Name: Ben McSwain Mother's Name: Judia Green Informant Mrs Nancy Hamrick, Spindale, NC Burial 11 June 1942 High Shoals Cemetery, Henrietta, NC By H E Spratt Funeral Home Filed 2 July 1942
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, pages 71-72, Hse/Fam #577 W D McSwain 35 M Farmer $700 Real Estate $1368 Personal born North Carolina [b abt 1825] -- page 72 -- Arelia McSwain 30 M born North Carolina [b abt 1830] Issabella McSwain 14 F born North Carolina [b abt 1846] Thomas McSwain 12 M born North Carolina [b abt 1848] Vina C McSwain 10 F born North Carolina [b abt 1850] William H McSwain 8 M born North Carolina [b abt 1852] Anonymous McSwain 6 M born North Carolina [b abt 1856] Francis McSwain 3 F born North Carolina [b abt 1857] Salena McSwain 2 F born North Carolina [b abt 1858] "My father's grandmother was Josina A McSwain Bridges the youngest child of William D and Arrenia Mcswain. My dad has told me stories of talking to William Henry McSwain (Uncle Henry) and aunt Frank (Frances or Frankie McSwain) when he was a boy. He is now 87 and I have some 1st hand accounts and other info I have found." -- David Bridges, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 March 2017 The child reported as Isabella in teh census is called Isabell by the Hamrick pages. The daughter Frances (spelled Francis in the census) is reported in the Hamrick genealogy under her nickname of Frankie. McSwain, William (*1826 - ) father: McSwain, Thomas (1796 - 1872) mother: Bridges, Salena W "Frankie" (1793 - 1862) spouse: Gipson, Malissa (*1830 - ) spouse: Ledbetter, Arrienia (*1829 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Thomas (*1846 - ) ----------child: McSwain, William Anonymus (*1853 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Salena (*1860 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Vianna (*1860 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Henry (*1861 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Frankie (*1861 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Isabell (*1861 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Josina (*1861 - ) Note the unlikely approximate dates of birth, two childern born in 1860 and four in 1861! This source does not tell us which children were born to which wives. But from the death date of Frankie, they would all be hers. None of these six can be the children of Frankie, however, since in 1860, she would have been about 70 years old! But this is old even for Thomas to father children. I note additionally that the Hamrick information combines two children reported in the 1860 census, called William H and Anonymous. This odd name is a given name for several individuals in Cleveland County in the 1800s. Hamrick combines these two children in William Anonymus. Henry appeared to match the H of William H in the census, and Hamrick has combined the name William with Anonymous (Anonymus). David Bridges cited above also gives us WIlliam's full name as William Henry. The Hamrick listing adds one child not in the 1860 census, Josina. This name is reported also by David Bridges above, in an email to this genealogist in March 2017. He also refers to Josina as the youngest child. The child called Vianna by Hamrick matches the child reported in the census as Vina C. This name is probably short for Levina, or Lavinia. Many women with variations of this name were called Vina, Viney or other variations of this nickname. In 1900, Isabel and her husband Timmons McSwain were reproted in Shelby, with an adopted child and her unmarried sister Frankie in their household. Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 29 June, Shelby, District 55, Page 21B, Hse/Fam #388 McSwain, Timmons Head W M July 1842 57 Married 20 yrs NC NC NC Farm Laborer Rents McSwain, Isabel Wife W F Dec 1845 54 Married 20 yrs 0 children/0 living NC NC NC McSwain, Frankie Sis-in-law W M Jan 1864 36 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer Travice [Travis?], Evie Adopted W F Sept 1894 5 Single NC NC NC In 1910, the census reports Isabella as a widow living in her sister's household. Her last name is still McSwain. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 11 May, Sandy River, District 44, Page 19B, Hse #349, Fam #355 Seaton D Bridger Head M 54 Married 28 yrs North Carolina Farmer Josie A Bridger Wife F 45 Married 28 yrs 13 children/8 living NC NC NC Farm Laborer Clarence C Bridger Son M 24 NC NC NC Farmer Gerth J Bridger Daughter F 21 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Minnie L Bridger Daughter F 19 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Thomas A Bridger Son M 15 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Seaton A Bridger Son M 14 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Jasper N Bridger Son M 11 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Carver S Bridger Son M 8 NC NC NC No Occup Isabella McSwain Sister-in-law F 64 Widow 4 children/2 living NC NC NC No Occup 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 20 January, Shelby, District 60, Page 12A, Hse #207, Fam #210 Bridges, Seaton D Head Rents M W 64 Married NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1860] Bridges, Jocie Wife M W 58 Married NC NC NC [b abt 1861] Bridges, Minnie Dau M W 29 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] Bridges, Arthur T M W 25 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1894] Bridges, Newton J Son M W 20 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Bridges, spurgeon C Son M W 17 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1902] McSwain, Esabelle Sis-in-law F W 74 Widow NC NC NC [b abt 1845]
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967 George W McSwain 40 M Farmer $230 Real Estate $404 Personal born North Carolina Lucinda McSwain 42 F born North Carolina Cyntha A McSwain 8 F born North Carolina Her name Cynthia, as spelled by family sources, and on her grave, is entered in the census as Cyntha, which I find very commonly in that era. J Cinthia McSwain Birth 13 Mar 1856 in North Carolina Death 7 Mar 1915 Parents George Washington McSwain 1821 - 1909, Lucinda P Wright 1819 - 1897 -- Blanton Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9854432/person/-729178193 The Blanton Family genealogy seems to draw on family information, but no sources are given. The Hamrick Data Pages also have her birth year as 1856. This data set has no explanations or discussion. This discrepancy between the ages in the census and the genealogy make me question the genealogy. The age of 8 in 1860 would mean birth in about 1852. There is a great difference between an 8-year-old and a 4-year old. I don't think the parents would have been that much in error on such a young child. So it does not seem reasonable that she was born in 1856. One set of genealogies that appear to copy each other or the same source report this same birth date but in the year 1853! This matches the census age in 1860. These genealogies all have her name as J Cynthia A, but again with no documentation or notes. Cynthia's gravestone is posted on a Find a Grave memorial. Her name there is simjply J C Greene. This confirms her birth date as 13 May 1853. She is reported as the wife of John H Greene, and they are buried together in Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery, Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina. The gravestone notes that Cynthia was the first burial in this cemetery. Judging by this, I conclude that the middle initial A in the 1860 census was just an enumerator error. J. Cynthia McSwain Greene Birth: Mar. 13, 1853 Death: Mar. 7, 1915 Parents: George Washington McSwain (1821 - 1900) Lucinda Wright McSwain Spouse: John H. Greene (1857 - 1940) Children: Lillie Lucinda Green Harris (1884 - 1971) Burial: Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery, Mooresboro, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Jan 10, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 32811819, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32811819 The 1880 census reports her as age 25, which would have meant burth in about 1855. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 9 June, Township 2, page 13A (scan p 475), Hse #122, Fam #128 Green, John H W M 21 Farm Laborer NC NC NC [b abt 1859] Green, Cyntha W F 25 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1855] In 1900 her actual birth date is reproted as March 1856, matching the genealogies that reprot her birth as 13 March 1856. The ages in teh census more closely match the 1856 date, and the gravestone date is the one-off. But in this cse the garve nmatcehs the first census, which reported her as age 8 in 1860. Since the first census matches the gravestone, I tend to favor the date on the grave. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 June, Township 2, District 49, page 9B, Hse #160, Fam #161 Green, John H Head W M Dec 1857 42 Married 23 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Green, Cyntha H Wife W M March 1856 44 Married 23 years 11 children/6 living NC NC NC Green, Lillie L Dau W F Sept 1884 15 Single NC NC NC Green, William H Father W M June 1822 77 Widowed Married 54 years NC NC NC Farmer
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 June, Prairie township, page 16, Hse #110, Fam #113 J L McSwain Self W M 27 Farmer NC NC NC Viney McSwain Wife W F 25 Hsekpg NC NC NC J W McSwain Son W M 1 AR NC NC
I have not found much on Jacinth in records. A genealogy provides death information, though without any documentation. This info may be wrong. Jacinth C Susannah McSwain Birth 1837 in Cleveland, North Carolina Death 26 Apr 1896 in Boiling Springs, Cleveland, North Carolina Parents: David McSwain b 1811, Lucinda "Lucy" McSwain 1806 - 1856 Spouse William Thomas Green 1836 - 1865 Son William Toliver Davis Green 1861 - 1919 -- Cantrell, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/21777779/person/18690746975?ssrc=&ftm=1 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 295, Hse/Fam #455 David McSwain 40 M Farmer $100 Real Estate b NC [b abt 1810] Lucy McSwain 29 F NC [b abt 1821] Jacinth S McSwain 13 F NC [b abt 1837] "William Green was imprisoned at Elmyra, NY in 1864 and most likely died there since he never returned home. A relative has a letter he wrote from the prison in 1864 to his wife J C S (McSwain) Green. That letter is in the possession of Mrs. Donnis Martin of Lattimore, NC." -- Info on Lathan Family Tree, Ancestry.com In the 1880 census, Jacinth is reproted living as a widow in her parents' home, along with her son, reported by the initials W T D Green. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 10 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 71, page 15 (576), Hse #143, Fam #144 David McSwain W M 69 Farmer NC NC NC Lucy McSwain W F 62 Wife Keeping House Cannot Write NC NC NC J C S Green W F 43 Dau Widow NC NC NC W T D Green W F 18 Granson [sic] Laborer NC NC NC
Lola Mae Childers Fisher, 80, of 109 Lamplighter Cove, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at her residence. Surviving in addition to her husband are four sons, Jack Edward McSwain, Earnest Paul McSwain, Thomas Rudolph Fortner and Larry Dean McSwain, all of Hickory, N.C.; a stepson, Johnny Evoid Fisher of Fallston, N.C.; a sister, Thelma Hodge of Gaffney; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. -- The Gaffney Ledger, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2005-02-09/Obits/049.html North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004 Jack Edward McSwain Age 32, Birth abt 1945 Spouse Peggy Ann Phillips Spouse Age 34 Marriage 2 Jul 1977 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina ----------------- Jack Edwards McSwain Birth Oct 18, 1944 Death Jun 25, 2008 Jack Edward McSwain Conover, N.C. - Jack Edward McSwain, 63, of Conover, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born Oct. 18, 1944, in Cherokee County, S.C., he was the son of the late Jack Osborne McSwain and the late Lola Mae Childers McSwain. Mr. McSwain was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in Vietnam. In addition to his parents, a son, Jay Lenker, preceded him in death. He is survived by wife, Peggy Philips McSwain of the home; two sons, Arthur Lenker of Kingsport, Tenn., and Joseph Edward McSwain of Lincolnton; daughter, Jacqueline Childers of Claremont; three brothers, Ernest McSwain, Larry McSwain and Thomas Fortner; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at noon Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Newton, with Pastor Tim Shook officiating. Burial will follow in Conover City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Burke Mortuary in Newton, prior to the service. Burial Conover City Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina Created by Autumn Jun 26, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #27856387, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27856387&ref=acom&ftm=1 ----------------- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Jack E McSwain Born 18 Oct 1944 Died 25 Jun 2008 Last Residence Conover, Catawba, North Carolina 28613 SSN issued South Carolina (1958)
---------------------- My father was Jack Osborne McSwain, he died in Pembroke Pines, Florida, his father was William Boyd McSwain, who was married to Bonnie Mitchell, had 3 boys, she died and he remarried Mary Kiser, they had 2 girls. Next comes Osborne Benjamin McSwain, he was married to Amanda Childers, they were from down about Cherokee County S.C., Osborne's father was Thomas Asbury McSwain, mother Alice (Aly Ann) Carpenter, then comes Charles McSwain who was married to Luraner Washburn McSwain, he and she had abt 16 children together, she died, I should have her death date somewhere in my records, probably in the 1840s, he then married my g.g.g.grandmother Sarah L. Throckmorton. Charles's father was David McSwain, I think his mother was Catherine Robertson. -- Larry McSwain, personal Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 December 2014 ---------------------- In the 1930 census, the widow Amanda (Mandy) is reported as the head of the hosuehold. Her son William Boyd, already widowed, and his son, also named William Boyd, are in the household, along with William's other sons Robert O and Jack Osborne. 1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 2 April, Gaffney Ward 1, District 11-19, page 1A, 305 E Robinson St, Hse/Fam #3 McSwain, Mandy Head Rents $15 No Radio F W 49 Widow First married at age 18 SC SC SC Cotton Mill Weaver [b abt 1881] McSwain, William B Son M W 29 Widowed Married at age 20 SC SC SC Cotton Mill Spinning [b abt 1901] McSwain, William B Son [of Wm B above, grandson of Mandy] M W 7 Single SC SC SC [b abt 1923] McSwain, Robert O Son M W 5 Single SC SC SC [b abt 1925] McSwain, Jack O Son M W 3yrs6mos Single SC SC SC [b abt Sept 1926] Jack is reported as 13 years old in the 1940 census, with his father, enumerated as Boyd, and his stepmother Mary Kiser. 1940 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 16 April, Hamrick Mill, District 11-19 Page 15A, Hse #267 rents $4 McSwain, Boyd Head M W 39 Married Grade C4 b SC same place in 1935 Cotton Mill Spinner [b abt 1901] McSwain, Mary F W 26 Wife Married Grade H4 b SC same place in 1935 Cotton Mill Battery Filler [b abt 1914] McSwain, Boyd Son M W 18 Single Grade 7 b SC same place in 1935 Cotton Mill Doffer [b abt 1922] McSwain, Bobby Son M W 16 Single Grade H1 b SC same place in 1935 [b abt 1924] McSwain, Jack Son M W 13 Single Grade 6 b SC same place in 1935 [b abt 1927] McSwain, Betty F W 6 Dau Grade 0 b SC same place in 1935 [b abt 1934] - page 15B - McSwain, Carolyn F W 2 Dau Grade 0 b SC [b abt 1938] McSwain, Amanda F W 61 Mother Widow Grade 3 b SC same place in 1935 [b abt 1879] Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 Name Jack Osborne McSwain Spouse Alma F Boyington Marriage Feb 1965 Dade County Volume 2295, Certificate #7039 North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004 Primary Name Jack McSwain Spouse's Name Lola McSwain Divorce 4 Sep 1975 Catawba County Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 Name Jack O Mcswain Death 4 Apr 1990 Broward County, Florida Age at Death 63 Birth Date 9 Oct 1926
"Mary McSwain was born march 16th Day of 1782 / Hannah McSwain was born may 11 Day of 1785 / Sarah McSwain was born the 17th Day of september 1786 / James McSwain was Born September 17 Day 1787 / Rebeccah McSwain was Born may the 20 Day of 1789" / Elizabeth McSwain was Born may the 21 Day 1791" -- Moore Family Bible, courtesy of Virginia Owens Long, accessed 1 Feb 2016 on the Owens-Burns genealogy, Ancestry.com Note that the birth date in the family Bible is in the year 1787, but on his grave the year is 1789. His age in the 1850 census matches the year 1787. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 148 (scan 296), Hse/Fam #470 James McSwain 63 M Farmer $400 Real Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1787] Sarah McSwain 63 F born North Carolina [b abt 1787] Susan McSwain 12 F born North Carolina [b abt 1838] Thomas Green 16 M Farmer [No real estate value] born North Carolina [b abt 1834] Thomas Green is James McSwain's nephew, the son of his sister Judith Moore McSwain and John Elias Green.
---------------- James "Jimmy" McSwain Birth Feb 25, 1842 Death Mar 7, 1907 Parents: James McSwain (1789 - 1851) Susannah Hopper McSwain (1805 - 1847) Spouse Pamela Elizabeth Wylie McSwain (1852 - 1920) Children: Junius Clifton McSwain (1877 - 1954) Nina Leola McSwain Blanton (1881 - 1964) Mary McSwain Gaffney (1883 - 1960) Marion Seth McSwain (1886 - 1961) Bertha Rae McSwain Putnam (1889 - 1946) Effie E. McSwain (1894 - 1894) Siblings: Hugh Kerr McSwain (1817 - 1899) Half-sibling Berry Hicks McSwain (1828 - 1864) Half-sibling Burial New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Earl, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Apr 09, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35679635, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35679635 ----------------
Details are uncertain for this lineage in this era. Birth date is an estimate form sources. The date of birth given in many sources in 1776, which would be in the mother's 51st year. We usually use 50 years as the cutoff date for child bearing, though there are some documented cases of later births.
1860 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 18 July, PO Albemarle, page 129 (scan 65), Hse #936, Fam #940 Martin M McSwain 30 M Farmer $100 Real Estate $100 Personal born NC [b abt 1830] Sarah A McSwain 27 F born NC [b abt 1833] John McSwain 9 M born NC [b abt 1851] James E McSwain 6 M born NC [b abt 1854] Williamette [sic] McSwain 1 M born NC [b abt 1859] Albert Murrey 21 M Day Laborer born NC [b abt 1839] 1870 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 19 August, Center, PO Albemarle, page 8, Hse/Fam #54 McSwain, M 41 M W Farmer $200 Real Estate $200 Personal born South Carolina [b abt 1829] McSwain, Sarah A 35 F W Keeping House b NC [b abt 1835] McSwain, Charles J 19 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1851] McSwain, James E 16 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1854] McSwain, William 12 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1858] McSwain, Nicey E 8 F W At Home b NC [b abt 1862] McSwain, Eldridge T 5 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1865] McSwain, George D 1 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1869] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 J E McSwain Age 23 (born abt 1853) Father M M McSwain, Mother Sarah A McSwain, both living Katherine Howell Age 25 (born abt 1851) Father Reed Howell, Mother Martha Howell License issued 18 Nov 1876 Marriage 23 Nov 1876 Anson County, North Carolina, USA Ceremony performed by John L Kendall, minister of the Methodist denomination At the home of R P Simmons in Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 295, Hse/Fam #455 David McSwain 40 M Farmer $100 Real Estate b NC [b abt 1810] Lucy McSwain 29 F NC [b abt 1821] James McSwain 11 M NC [b abt 1839] By 1860, James has recently married a woman names Eunice, enumerated as Unicy (Eunicy), a common nickname. James' age varies a couple of years. Some genealogies connect this to Eunice Jane McSwain, daughter of Thomas McSwain. But Thomas' daughter is enumerated in Thomas' household, reported as 13 years old. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967 David McSwain 49 M Farmer $850 Real Estate $1805 Personal born North Carolina [b abt 1811] Lucy McSwain 54 F born North Carolina Cannot read or write James McSwain 19 M Farmer born North Carolina Married within the year [b abt 1841] Unicy J McSwain 15 F born North Carolina Married within the year One genealogy reports a birth date for James that is highly variant from the ages reported in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. No source is given for this information, so it is not fully reliable and not at all verifiable. This genealogy reports no wife for James for a cross-check on the identity. In general the Hamricks of Ireland genealogy seems credible. Another James may be involved. On the outside it is possible the censuses have gotten so far off. The difference in ages between 1944 and 1939 in 1850 would mean mistaking a 6-year-old for an 11-year-old! Not a mistake most parents would make! So the middle name here may be an error for this James McSwain. James Elbert McSwain Birth 12 Nov 1844 in NC, Death 3 Mar 1862 Parents David McSwain 1813 - 1886 Lucindy A "Lucy" McSwain b 1818 -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728295958?ssrc=&ftm=1
The Social Security Death Index reports the following details on Howard McSwain: Howard McSwain Born 30 Oct 1913, Died Apr 1987; Last Residence 72042 De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas; SSN 429-72-6080 issued Arkansas 1956 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 February, District 16, page 6B, Prairie Township, Ethel & St Charles Rd, Hse #116, Fam #120 McSwain, Joseph E Head M W 40 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Allie Wife F W 33 AR USA USA McSwain, Howard Son M W 6 AR AR AR Note that in 1920 son John is listed as John K, while we know his middle name was Kiner. He was listed in 1910 only as Kiner. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, District 25, page 6B, Prairie Township, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #114, Fam #115 McSwain, Joseph E Head M W 50 Married at age 21 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Allie Wife F W 44 Married at age 17 AR USA USA McSwain, Howard Son M W 16 AR AR AR 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 3B, Belleview Rd, Hse #44, Owns Farm, $1000 value McSwain, Joe Head M W 60 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Cotton McSwain, Allie Wife F W 54 Grade 7 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper McSwain, Howard Son M W 25 Single Grade 9 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Howard McSwain Birth Date 30 Oct 1913 Address: 404 N Jefferson St, DeWitt AR 72042-1526 Address: 316 S Jackson St, DE Witt, AR, 72042-2420 (1987) Howard married Mary Frances Criswell. Howard's daughter Judy Kay McSwain Scroggins reports that her parents married 5 July 1952. "Happy Anniversary to my mom and dad in heaven. They married on July 5, 1952" -- Judy Kay McSwain Scroggins, Facebook anniversary tribute, 5 July 2014 Most records have his name only as Howard. On his gravestone his name is Howard J McSwain. I never documented what the J stood for. In posting one photo, Judy Kay identifies him as James Howard, the reverse of the name order indicated on his grave. "Thinking of my daddy, James Howard McSwain, on this Father's Day weekend." -- Judy Kay McSwain Scroggins, Facebook anniversary tribute, 13 June 2014 Judy and some of her cousins have posted reminiscences about her father Howard. "I remember Uncle Howard telling me about being in the Army. They sent him to Alaska. He tried to snow ski and broke both legs." -- Floyd Rush, Facebook comment, 13 June 2014 Judy Kay commented on a photo of her father with his mother, Alice Cook McSwain. "This is my dad, James Howard McSwain, with my Grandmother, Allie McSwain. He served in the military during World War II. His brother and my uncle, J.E. McSwain was killed in the war and his family was given the Purple Heart award in his honor." -- Judy Kay McSwain Scroggins, Facebook comments on a photo, 24 May 2014 U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Howard McSwain Birth Date 30 Oct 1913 Death Date 21 Apr 1987 ARMY Enlistment Date 23 Jan 1941 Release Date 16 Jul 1945 SSN #429-72-6080 Jerry Grisham posted a memorial for Howard on Fi d a Grave with a phot of his grave in Cedarcrest Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas. In May 2015 Jerry added details I submitted from this genealogy to clarify Howars's name and link family members to Howarrd's memorial. On his gravestone, Howard's name was shown as Howard J McSwain. ---------------- James Howard McSwain Birth Oct. 30, 1913 Arkansas County Arkansas Death Apr. 21, 1967 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Howard's given name sequence was James Howard, which is documented by various records including his military records and his Essex Funeral Home burial information. He always went by Howard. Parents: Joseph E. McSwain (1879 - 1964) Alice A. Cook McSwain (1885 - 1964) Siblings: Ollie V. McSwain (1902 - 1927) Nettie M. McSwain Tucker (1907 - 1996) John Kiner McSwain (1909 - 1951) Velma Josephine McSwain Girerd (1911 - 1987) Joseph E. McSwain (1919 - 1945) Burial Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens, De Witt, Arkansas Countym, Arkansas Created by Jerry Grisham Mar 01, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #86054485, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86054485 ----------------
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 August 1860, p 54, Hse/Fam #385 George McSwain Sr 61 M Farmer $100 Personal Estate b NC Catherine McSwain 40 F b NC James L McSwain 1 M b NC In 1870, James was with his mother and siblings in Giles County, Tennessee. His older brother Phillip (reported here as Phelp) is listed as head of hosuehold. 1870 Federal Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 15 August, Pulaski, Civil District 4, Enumeration District page 41, Hse/Fam #306 McSwain, Phelp 21 M W Farmer NC McSwain, Catheron 52 F W Keep House NC McSwain, James 10 M W Farm Labor NC James appears among the first McSwains in Arkansas County in the 1880 census. He is apparently still unmarried, as the only two persons reported in that one household are James, age 21, and head of household Katy, age 60. Originally based on the 1880 census alone, I concluded that Katy is the mother of James. This was confirmed when I found earlier records of the family in North Carolina. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 June, Prairie Township, page 16, Hse 108, Fam #111 James McSwain W M 21 Son On Farm NC NC NC [b abt 1859] in household of widowed mother Katy McSwain W F 60 Housekeeper NC NC NC James L was 1 year old in the 1860 census of Cleveland County, North Carolina. In Prairie Township, Arkansas, in the 1880 census, next door to Katy and her son James L, in house #109 lives William McSwain and family, with J L and family next door to him in house #110. Phillip McSwain and family live nearby in house #105. This family group also includes George, living in house #52 in this census. James does not appear in the 1900 census for Prairie Township or otherwise in Arkansas County.
1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 September, Township 2, PO Mooresboro, page 5 (scan 132), Hse/Fam #35 McSwain Thomas 49 M W Farmer 600 400 NC McSwain Hannah 44 F W Keeping House NC McSwain James 6 M W Attending School NC 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 June, Township 2, District 66, page 22B, Hse #204, Fam #211 McSwain Thomas W M 59 Farmer SC NC NC McSwain, Hannah W F 54 Keeping House NC NC NC McSwain, James L W M 16 NC SC NC 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 26 June, Boiling Springs, District 49, page 15B, Hse #338, Fam #339 McSwain, James L Head W M Oct 1863 36 Married 13 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Margaret M Wife W F Jan 1868 32 Married 13 yrs 4 children/4 living NC NC NC McSwain, Cleo P Dau W F Feb 1888 12 NC NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Andrew C Son W M Aug 1890 9 NC NC NC McSwain, John G Son W M Jul 1892 7 NC NC NC McSwain, Myrtie V Dau W F Sep 1894 5 NC NC NC
The 1900 census gives the name James A as a brother of Wiley, Callie and Matthew O. James A is reported to be 15 years old, which would mean a birth year of about 1885, matching the birth year of James Magnus), born 1 January 1885. James (A) McSwain appears as the brother of Wiley Carew, listed here as Carew Wiley. Carew is the head of the household after both their parents have passed away. Their father George died in April before this June census. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 11B, Hse #146, Fam #141 McSwain, Carew W Head W M July 1877 22 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Callie D Sister W F Dec 1879 20 AR NC NC McSwain, Mathew O Brother W M July 1882 17 AR NC NC McSwain, James A [James M] Brother W M Jan 1885 15 AR NC NC In the 1910 Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, census, he is listed only as James McSwain. The 1920 census gives the name as James M. This is also the name on the gravestone in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas. I learned in January 2008 from public documents that had become available on Ancestry.com that his middle name was Magnus. James McSwain married to Ruth Lowrey on 24 November 1904. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 J M McSwain Age 19, Birth Year abt 1885 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Ruth Lowrey Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 24 November 1904 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 23 Nov 1904 Another index entry has Jim's name nickname instead of just his initials, but has less total information. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Jim McSwain, Residence Ethel, Arkansas Ruth Lowrey Marriage Date Nov 1904 In the 1910 census James and Ruth were enumerated with their two daughters. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 20 April, Prairie Township, District 13, Page 3A, House #121 Fam #125, McSwain, James Head M W 25 Married 5 years AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Ruth L Wife F W 33 Married 5 years AR IN AR McSwain, Bernetta Dau F W 4 AR AR AR McSwain, Stella Dau F W 2 AR AR AR Stella lived only a few years. We find her grave in Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel, Prairie Township, Arkansas County. Her date of death given there is 2 May 1914. I see that in 1910, Ruth's birthplace is reported as Arkansas, but in 1920 it is Oklahoma. We know from other information that she was born in Indian Territory, so the 1910 census is wrong. See Lowry family Notes. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, District 16, Page 7A, Ethel & Chute Rd, House #121 Fam #125, McSwain, James M Head M W 35 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Ruth L Wife F W 33 OK IN AR McSwain, Bernetta O Dau F W 14 AR AR OK Farm Laborer McSwain, Ruth A Dau F W 9 AR AR OK McSwain, Marvin J Son M W 6 AR AR OK McSwain, Thad M Son F W 3yrs 2mos AR AR OK McSwain, Wirt B Son F W 8- 1/12 [this should read 9 months] AR AR OK Wirt B was born in 6 April 1919. This should make his age 9 months in February 1920. The enumerator must have had the right idea, but wrote it as though it was 8 years (instead of 8 months in the previous year) plus the one month of 1920. James Magnus (Jim) was married to Ruth Lowery (spelled Lawery in some family documents and on her tombstone). Ruth died in 1924. Jim married widow Annie Padgett McSwain sometime between 1920 and 1930. Annie's first husband Robert McSwain died in January 1920, right after the 1920 census (in early January that year). In the 1930 census they are married and Annie's three younger daughters, Elsie, Nina and Hazel Bob, are living with them. There were no children from this marriage. Bobby Butler research says middle initial is M. There was some uncertainty about the middle name; family members thought it might be Marvin, like his son. I could not get any information at that point from the direct family members to clarify this. In January 2008, I found James' WWI Draft Registration card online. This clarifies that his middle name was Magnus. In 1930, we find that James' first wife has died, and he has married a widow. His new wife is Martha Annie Padgett McSwain, widow of Robert Perry McSwain, a son of Phillip K McSwain, one of the original McSwain pioneers. Robert is a cousin of James Magnus, whose father is George B McSwain. James and Mattie have merged their families into one large household. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, District 25, page 6B, Prairie Township, Ethel & Point Rd, Hse #125, Fam #126 McSwain, James M Head M W 45 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Mattie A Wife F W 43 AR NC TN McSwain, That M Son M W 13 AR AR OK McSwain, Wurt B Son M W 11 AR AR OK McSwain, Bruce B Son M W 6 AR AR OK McSwain, Elsie E Step-Dau F W 20 AR AR AR McSwain, Nina M Step-Dau F W 14 AR AR AR McSwain, Hazel Bob Step-Dau F W 11 AR AR AR Rowland, Walton Cousin M W 18 AR KY AR Farm Laborer The latter person is the son of Maggie E McSwain Rowland Porter, a daughter of Phillip McSwain, and thus a sister of Robert Perry. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Ethel, District 26, page 3B, Belleview Rd, Hse #48, Owns Farm, Value $800 McSwain, Jim Head M W 55 Grade 6 b Alabama lived in same house in 1935 Farmer McSwain, Annie Wife F W 53 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper McSwain, Bruce Son M W 16 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer Wycough, Elsie Dau F W 30 Single Grade 1 b Arkansas DeWitt in 1935 Housekeeper Wycough, Perrie Grandson M W 1 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas No location rptd in 1935 Wycough, Paul Franklin Grandson M W 3mos Single Grade 0 b Arkansas No location rptd in 1935 Jim died by suicide. The date on his gravestone gives the date of death as 15 Oct 1944. It appears, however, that there was first a 1 (1941) then a 4 was carved over it. I first dismissed this as a prominent flaw in the gravestone, until I found the record in the Arkansas Death Index. The date of death on that register is 15 October 1941! Correlating with this is the report of his age at death as 56. Gravestone of James M McSwain James M McSwain Jan 1, 1885 - Oct 15, 1941 [the date appears to be originally 1941, overengraved with a final 4, so it reads as 1944, over 1941; Arkansas death record says 1941] Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas Photos by Orville Jenkins and Edith McSwain Jenkins, 2003 and 2017
James Marvin went by Marvin. In the 1920 Arkansas County, Arkansas, Census, he is even listed as Marvin J, age 6. His gravestone has J Marvin. His father was listed in several sources, including his gravestone, as James M. His father was James Magnus, I documented the name of Marvin's father when I found James Magnus' WWI Draft Registration information in January 2008. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, District 16, Page 7A, Ethel & Chute Rd, House #121 Fam #125, McSwain, James M Head M W 35 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Ruth L Wife F W 33 OK IN AR McSwain, Marvin J Son M W 6 AR AR OK 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 6B, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #115, Fam #116 Knowlton, Oregon Jr Head M W 23 married at 21 AR AR AR Farmer Knowlton, Ruth A Wife F W 19 married at 17 AR AR USA McSwain Marvin Brother-in-Law M W 16 Single AR AR AR Marvin was married to widow Kathryn Engle Martin Rawls on 24 September 1938. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Certificate 00216, Volume 0002 Marvin McSwain, Age 25 (born abt 1913) Residence: Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Katherine Rawls, Age 26 (born abt 1912), Spouse's Residence DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Marriage 24 Sep 1938 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 24 Sep 1938 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 1B, Madison Avenue, Hse #18, Owns $1000 McSwain, Marvin Head M W 26 Grade 7 b Arkansas Ethel, Ark in 1935 Farmer, Farm Tenant McSwain, Kathryn Wife F W 28 Grade HS-4 b Arkansas same house in 1935 McSwain, Byrdie Engle Dau F W 5mos Single b Arkansas Rawls, Donald Lee Stepson M W 5 Single b Arkansas same house in 1935 They were divorced after the birth of two children. We understand he was married again later, but do not have details. Like his father, Marvin also died by suicide, in July 1957.
1930 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas, 5 April, Dallas, District 52, Page 8A, 2025 Richardson St, Hse #205, Fam #245 McSwain, Wylton F Head Rents $11.50 M W 24 First married as age 18 AR AR AR Underground Work Power & Light Co McSwain, Eunice Wife F W 27 First married at age 20 AR MS MS Icer, Candy Factory McSwain, James Son M W 3yrs4mos TX AR AR [b abt Nov 1926] Note that the age reported here for James would make his birth inNovember 1926, or maybe October. But the date of birth reported on his Social Security records is 14 August 1926. Social Security Death Index James R. McSwain Born 14 Aug 1926 Died 21 Sep 2004 SSN issued Texas (Before 1951) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 James R McSwain Birth Year 1926 White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Texas Residence Dallas, Texas Enlistment 12 Dec 1944 Dallas, Texas, Private Education 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office Marital Status: Single, without dependents Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2011 James Russell Mcswain Publication 23 Sep 2004 Death Abt 2004 Dallas, TX Age at Death 78, Birth Date: abt 1926