1900 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 29 June, Alabama Township, District 77, page 9A, Hse/Fam #157 McSwain, Edward R Head W M Oct 1856 43 Married 19 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Ida G Wife W F June 1862 38 Married 19 years 6 children/5 living AR SC TN McSwain, Mary J Dau W F Mar 1888 12 AR NC AR Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Mary McSwain Age 21, Birth Year abt 1889 Residence Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas Spouse R W Waldrep Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Residence Buckner, Lafayette, Arkansas Marriage 21 Aug 1910 Columbia County Marriage License Date: 16 Aug 1910 1920 Federal Census, Columbia County, Arkansas, 5 January, Lamartine Township, District 827, page 3B, Hse #69, Fam #68 Waldrep, Rufus W Head Owns F W 32 AR AR AR Farmer [abt 1887] Retail Merchant Waldrep, Mary J Dau F W 31 AR AR AR [abt 1888] Waldrep, Burnell Son M W 8 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1911] Waldrep, Marcus Son M W 4 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1915] 1940 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas, 8 April, Annona, District 194-30, page 3A, Hse #45, Owns $2000 Waldrop, Rufus W Head M W 52 Grade C-4 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Gen Manager, Cotton Breeding Farm Waldrop, Mary J Wife F W 51 Grade C-2 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Waldrop, Burnell Son F W 51 Grade C-5+ b Arkansas same house in 1935 Attorney at Law Mary J Waldrep Birth 1888 Death Apr. 1, 1956 Burial Fairview Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, Plot: Section 5 Created by W.D. Jun 27, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #72052312, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Waldrep&GSiman=1&GScid=3519&GRid=72052312&
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 Mary L McSwain 10 F born North Carolina There are clues that tell me that Mary married H R Blanton. First in the 1900 census, I found that Mary's widowed father George has a child named John W Blanton living in his home, and he is designated as George's grandson. This means he is the son of one of George's daughters. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 5 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 2B, Hse/Fam #34 McSwain, George Head W M July 1821 78 Widowed NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Nancy J Dau W F Oct 1849 50 Single NC NC NC Blanton, John W Grandson W M Oct 1880 19 Single NC NC VA Then in the 1880 census, I found H R Blanton and his wife M L living 2 doors from George and Lucinda. All the houses in between are family also: Mary's brother George W (G W in the census) and widow Caroline Harrill. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #6 H R Blanton W M 27 Father Farmer NC NC VA [b abt 1853] M L Blanton W F 27 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1853] B F H Blanton W M 8 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1872] S E Blanton W F 6 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1874] G M Blanton W M 3 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1877] The Blanton Genealogy gives H R's name as Hoyle R Blanton. Hoyle was the census enumerator in 1900. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Mary L Blanton Age: 78 Date of Birth: 1850 Death: 25 Dec 1928 Cleveland County, North Carolina North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Mary Lucinda Blanton Age 78 Birth 19 Oct 1850 Cleveland, North Carolina Death 25 Dec 1928 Township 7, Cleveland Co NC Cause of Death "Didn't have any Dr." Spouse's Name H R Blanton Father's name George Mc Swain born NC Mother's name Wright born NC Burial 26 December 1928 Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church, Boiling Springs NC Certificate #446 Filed 10 January 1929 Mary Lucinda's memorial on Find a Grave gives us a more specific birth date, correcting the often-erroneous 1900 census, which reported Oct 1851 as her birth date. On her grave it is 16 October 1850. -------------------------- Mary Lucinda McSwain Blanton Birth Oct. 16, 1850 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Death Dec. 25, 1928 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA [From the death certificate] Mary Lucinda Blanton Deat 25 Dec 1928 Cleveland Co., N. C. Age 78y 2m 6d Birth 19 Oct 1850 Cleveland Co., N. C. Married, Spouse H. R. Blanton Father George Mcswain born North Carolina Mother Wright born North Carolina Burial 26 Dec 1928 Sharon M. E. Church Cemetery Parents: George Washington McSwain (1821 - 1900) Lucinda Wright McSwain (1819 - 1897) Spouse Hoyle Rinehart Blanton (1851 - 1932) Children: Burwell H Blanton (1872 - 1960) Sarah Elizabeth Blanton Whisnant (1874 - 1938) George Monroe Blanton (1877 - 1950) William Hoyle Blanton (1883 - 1960) Posey C. Blanton (1885 - 1968) Daisy Ella Blanton McSwain (1890 - 1985) Siblings: Sarah Hamrick McSwain Champion (1842 - 1915) Margaret Susannah McSwain Melton (1843 - 1926) John David McSwain (1846 - 1913) Nancy Jane McSwain (1849 - 1915) J. Cynthia McSwain Greene (1853 - 1915) William McSwain (1859 - 1945) Burial Sharon United Methodist Church, Sharon, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Sep 16, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #29846299, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29846299 --------------------------
The Hamrick Data Pages provide the name of the parents of Abraham (Abram) Hamrick. McSwain, Mary Polly (1815 - 1889) b 15 Dec 1815 in Rutherford, NC, d 2 Nov 1889 in Cleveland, NC Spouse: Hamrick, James M (1809 - 1895) - m. 1 Jan 1832 in Rutherford, NC child: Hamrick, Abraham "Abram" (1840 - 1915) -- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hamrick/wga75.html In 1880 Mary and her husband James Hamrick are living next door to her cousin William McSwain, so on David M McSwain. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 3 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse #56, Fam #59 James Hamrick W M 70 Father Farmer Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1810] Mary Hamrick W F 65 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1815] L Hamrick W F 27 Dau Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1863] S Hamrick W F 21 Dau Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1869] C M Wright W M 9 Adopted Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1871] D P Wright W M 5 Adopted NC NC NC [b abt 1875] An anonymous genealogy in Ancestry World Tree gives more detail about Abram/Abraham's parents: Father James M Hamrick b 13 Feb 1810 Rutherford, NC Mother Mary Polly McSwain b 1815 Rutherford, NC -- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=*v59t0959&id=I592&ftm=1 Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery Register, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina "Hamrick, Mary M. December 15, 1815 November 2, 1889 Mother of 20 chidlren" "Hamrick, James May 13, 1810 January 6, 1895" -- W. D. Floyd, http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/bdamclev.txt Note that the gravestone says she had 20 children. ------------------------- Mary Polly McSwain Hamrick Birth Dec. 15, 1815 Death Nov. 2, 1889 Spouse James Hamrick (1810 - 1895) Children: William McSwain Hamrick (1832 - 1915) Elijah Hamrick (1833 - 1863) Abraham Hamrick (1840 - 1915) Sarah Hamrick Champion (1841 - 1900) Rebecca Hamrick McSwain (1843 - 1917) Mary Jane Hamrick Champion (1846 - 1862) Thos Hamrick (1847 - 1923) Louisa E Hamrick Lovelace (1850 - 1933) James Louis Hamrick (1852 - 1907) Emeline Vinnie Hamrick McSwain (1856 - 1928) Susannah Hamrick Greene (1858 - 1936) Burial Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Sharon Mar 30, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #18691311, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18691311/mary-polly-hamrick -------------------------
1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 August, Township 7, PO Mooresboro, page 7-8 (scan 72), Hse #52, Fam #56 McSwain, Asa 37 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $200 Personal born North Carolina McSwain, Elisabeth 38 F W Keeping House born North Carolina Cannot write -- page 8 -- McSwain, Mary 5 F W Attending School born North Carolina In the 1880 census, all household memebrs are reported by initials only, telling us that Mary's middle initial is S. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 10 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 71, page 15 (576), Hse #144, Fam #145 A A McSwain W M 48 Farmer NC NC NC E McSwain W F 47 Wife Keeping House Cannot Write NC NC NC M S McSwain W F 15 Dau Single NC NC NC M A McSwain W F 14 Son [no marital status] Laborer NC NC NC P D McSwain W F 10 Son [no marital status] Laborer Cannot Read or Write NC NC NC Mary Mintz W F 66 Mother Widow Cannot Write NC NC NC G C Younge W M 21 Servant Single Laborer NC NC NC
Middle initial and birth date originally from Bobby Butler research. He appears as Matthew O in the 1900 census, living with brother Wiley Carew, sister Callie and brother James. He appears again in 1910 and 1920, again in Wiley Carew's household. James appears to be James M (Jim, James Magnus), who did not appear in Arkansas County in the 1910 census, but is recorded with his family in subsequent censuses till his death in 1944. The initial O could be for the name Oliver, which recurs in the McSwain family. In the Arkansas Death Index, the name is Mathew Oli, increasing the likelihood that the middle name is Oliver. The WWI Registration card, found afterwards (see below), contains his full name and his signature. This was further affirmed by the WWI registration. 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, Mathew O Brother W M July 1882 17 AR NC NC In 1910 and 1920, Matt is still living with Wiley, who is now married to Susie Frances Lowrey. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 20 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3A, Hse/Fam #37, McSwain Carew Head M W 31 AR NC NC Farm Laborer, Working Out McSwain, Matt Brother M W 26 AR NC NC Farm Laborer, Working Out World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Mathew [sic] Oliver McSwain Residence Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Birth Date 23 Jul 1881 Self-Employed Farmer in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Medium Height and Build, Blue Eyes, Red Hair Nearest Relative (Brother) W C McSwain Registered Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas 12 September 1918 Signed Matthew [sic] Oliver McSwain Note that in his signature, Matt signs his name with the normal spelling of Matthew. Notice also that the birth date given here is a year later than the birth year in the 1900 census, as we often find to be the case. Also Matt's birthday is her reported as 1881, but the 1900 census and the WWII registration report 11882, which seems to match the other census ages better. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 February, Prairie Township, St Charles Road, District 16, page 8A, Hse #142, Fam #149 McSwain, Wiley C Head M W 42 AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Mathew O Brother M W 37 AR AR OK 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #131, Fam #132 McSwain, Wiley C Head Owns M W 52 Widowed AR NC NC Farmer McSwain, Matthew O Brother M W 46 Single AR NC NC Farmer, Odd Jobs 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 6A, Belleview Rd, Hse #89, Owns $500 McSwain, Karue [Carew] Head M W 62 Widowed Grade HS-3 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer McSwain, Oliver Son M W 29 Single Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer McSwain, Moris Son M W 26 Single Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farm Laborer McSwain, Matt Brother M W 59 Single b Arkansas same house in 1935 Stockman U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Mathew Oliver McSwain Birth 23 Jul 1882 Ethel, Arkansas Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Self-Employed Contact W C McSwain, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas 5' 6" Blue Eyes, Gray Hair, Light Complexion Registered 27 April 1942 DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas Signed M O McSwain Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Mathew Oli McSwain Age 62, Est birth 1882 Death 19 Sep 1944 Arkansas County Volume 58, Certificate #6 After Matthew's Death there was a legal dispute between his sister Callie McSwain Criswell and his brother Wiley Carew McSwain over a deed conveying property owned my Matthew Oliver to his brother Wiley Crew. The case was decided in favor of Callie in the lower court, but was overturned and decided in favor of Carew by the Arkansas Supreme Counrt. --------------------------------- McSwain v. Criswell, 213 S.W.2d 383 (Ark. 1948) Supreme Court of Arkansas Filed: June 28th, 1948 Precedential Status: Precedential Citations: 213 S.W.2d 383, 213 Ark. 775 Docket Number: No. 4-8589 Author: R W. Robins The chancery court upheld the contention of appellees, Callie Criswell and other heirs at law of M. O. McSwain, deceased, that a deed purporting to have been executed by M. O. McSwain in his lifetime, conveying to W. C. McSwain, appellant, 240 acres in Arkansas county, and a bill of sale said to have been executed at the same time, by which title to certain personal property was transferred from said M. O. McSwain, deceased, to appellant, were both void. This appeal ensued. M. O. McSwain, a bachelor, died on September 19, 1944. During most of his life he had made his home with appellant, his elder brother. In his latter years M. O. McSwain became afflicted with a cancer which finally caused his death. *Page 776 The questioned deed and bill of sale showed execution on August 3, 1944, but there was some testimony indicating that this date was erroneous and that the papers were really executed on August 8, 1944. The deed was filed for record on October 3, 1944. In the complaint it was charged "that M. O. McSwain did not sign such purported deed, that the deed was not properly acknowledged by a notary public as required by statute, and that such deed was never delivered by M. O. McSwain." As to the bill of sale it was alleged in the complaint that it was not signed or delivered by M. O. McSwain in his lifetime. While it is argued in appellees' brief that "the actions of W. C. McSwain and members of his family and the officers connected with the transaction, taken as a whole, constitute a fraud upon the rights of the appellees . . . there is no allegation in the complaint as to the acts constituting such fraud; nor was there any testimony tending to show that either the deed or bill of sale was obtained by fraud. An unacknowledged deed is good between the parties. Jackson v. Allen, 30 Ark. 110. Hence, the allegation and testimony as to the irregularity of the acknowledgment are not of importance except as they may shed light on the real issue in the case, which is: Did M. O. McSwain, being of sound mind, execute the deed and the bill of sale? Appellee, Mrs. Callie Criswell, testified that M. O. McSwain and W. C. McSwain were her brothers; that a few days after the death of M. O. McSwain she inquired of appellant about the "papers" of their deceased brother and appellant told her he had not found them yet; that some days later he showed her the deed and bill of sale and she told appellant that the signature to these papers was not that of M. O. McSwain; that she would say she didn't believe it is his handwriting; "I didn't see him write it; but it don't look like his handwriting to me"; that M. O. McSwain had told her he would leave her as much as anybody; that M. O. McSwain *Page 777 and appellant lived together a long time; that he had stayed with her a part of the time and she had never charged him board until after he had made her pay some interest; that deceased called appellant's home his home and that they worked together, though M. O. McSwain was not able to do more than look after stock; that she thought the two owned their personal property together: that appellant waited on his brother after he got down; that she had never assisted W. C. McSwain in taking care of her brother; that the papers were prepared by Charlie Morgan in DeWitt; that appellant told her it was his brother's wish not to tell her about the papers. Rev. Frank Fox testified that he assisted W. C. McSwain in taking M. O. McSwain in an ambulance to Savannah, Missouri; that they left Arkansas county on August 1, 1944, and arrived back at the home of appellant on August 3rd; that during this time M. O. McSwain was rational and in his right mind. (This testimony tended to show that M. O. McSwain did not execute any papers on August 3, 1944). John Stephens, a son-in-law of Mrs. Callie Criswell, testified that he heard appellant tell Mrs. Criswell that he didn't know anything about his brother's papers, and was present later when appellant showed them to her; that M. O. McSwain was in poor health for eight or ten years before his death; that Wert McSwain was son of Jim McSwain, deceased. Mack Criswell, a son of Callie Criswell, testified that he went with his mother to the clerk's office and found the deed recorded; that he talked with Mr. Bruce Kendall and Charlie Morgan and found out they wrote the deed; that Mr. Morgan stated that he wrote the deed, but it had been acknowledged before Mr. Kendall as notary public; that Mr. Kendall said M. O. McSwain was rational and on this occasion he (Kendall) went to the room of M. O. McSwain and talked with him with no one else present; that M. O. McSwain was not rational the night before he died, but that he was rational when he came back from the hospital; that M. O. lived with W. C. *Page 778 many years before his death; that M. O. was not able to farm. Wert McSwain testified that he was a son of a brother (now deceased) of W. C. and M. O. McSwain; that he was with Mrs. Criswell when W. C. McSwain showed her the papers, and she looked at them and said they didn't look like the handwriting of M. O. McSwain; that he was not with them when they talked with Kendall and Morgan; that M. O. McSwain lived with W. C. McSwain many years before his death; that M. O. McSwain had been incapacitated for eight to twelve years before his death. Bruce Kendall testified that he had been a notary public for 27 years; that he had known the McSwains for many years; that in August, 1944, at the request of W. C. McSwain he went to his home to notarize some papers; that he went into a room with M. O. McSwain, who had already prepared a deed and a bill of sale, and they went over them; that he took M. O. McSwain's acknowledgment to the papers after they made certain corrections and interlineations; that witness made these at the suggestion of M. O. McSwain, who said there were lands mentioned that he did not own and he owned other lands not mentioned; that M. O. McSwain had checked his old deeds and discovered the mistake; an interlineation was also made in the bill of sale at M. O. McSwain's request; that he was in his right mind; that witness did not prepare the papers; that they indicated they were prepared on December 21, 1942: that the certificate shows the acknowledgment to have been taken on August 3rd, but this was error, as he went out there on election day, August 8th; that he was paid $5 for going out there in his truck; that he kept no record; that M. O. McSwain wanted W. C. McSwain to have this property. The net effect of the testimony of six other witnesses for appellant, nearly all of them members of the family, was that W. C. McSwain virtually reared M. O. McSwain; that M. O. McSwain made his home all his life with W. C. McSwain; that their property was handled as a unit, and that it was accumulated as a result of their *Page 779 joint efforts and by the work of W. C. McSwain's sons; that for many years M. O. McSwain was disabled and could do no work, during which time he was cared for by W. C. McSwain and his family; that M. O. McSwain often expressed the intention of conveying all his property to W. C. McSwain, and because of a falling out with his sister he did not want her to share in his property; that the signatures to the deed and bill of sale were genuine. Appellant, in his testimony, detailed the long continued and close relationship between him and M. O. McSwain and described their method of handling all their property together; he testified that M. O. McSwain often said he would deed all his property to appellant and finally, after a dispute with Mrs. Criswell in 1942, when she asked him to pay her board for a short time he had stayed with her, M. O. McSwain had the deed and bill of sale prepared; that it was prepared on December 12, 1942; that he was not at home when Kendall came to take the acknowledgments but came in before he left; that M. O. McSwain told him about the mistakes in the deed which were corrected by interlineation; that after the papers were signed M. O. McSwain handed the papers to him, telling him they were his: that the signatures were those of M. O. McSwain, and to exemplify same he introduced in evidence a number of bank checks signed by M. O. McSwain; that he did not know why M. O. McSwain did not sign the deed after Morgan prepared it, but he took it home and put it in his trunk; that it was at his brother's request that he did not tell Mrs. Criswell about the papers; that he showed them to her later, and that since then she had them in her possession. Appellees had the burden to show, by a preponderance of the testimony, that the deed and bill of sale were forgeries. Blackburn v. Cherry, 87 Ark. 641,113 S.W. 25; Staggers v. White, 121 Ark. 328, 181 S.W. 139; Thompson v. Kinard, 168 Ark. 1057, 272 S.W. 668; Hildebrand v. Graves, 169 Ark. 210, 275 S.W. 524; Ledbetter v. Smith, 202 Ark. 144, 149 S.W.2d 564. A careful review of the evidence impels the conclusion that appellees have not met this burden. The evidence *Page 780 showed a strong motive for the execution of the papers by M. O. McSwain; and we think that a preponderance of the testimony showed that M. O. McSwain, being of sound mind, did in fact execute the deed and bill of sale. There is no proof on which a finding that he was induced to do so by fraud or undue influence could be based. It follows that the decree of the lower court must be, and is, reversed and the cause remanded with directions to the lower court to dismiss the complaint for want of equity. -- Court Listener, https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3265800/mcswain-v-criswell/ ---------------------------------
1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, South Carolina, 16 April, Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578, Fam #635 McSwain, Hugh K Head Rents M W 49 Married at age 31 SC SC NC No Occupation [b abt 1881] McSwain, Lizzie Wife F W 39 Married at age 31 SC SC SC [b abt 1891] McSwain, Maude Dau F W 1yr7mos Single NC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1928]
1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 2 June, Rippys Township, District 50, page 2A, Hse/Fam #17 McSwain, Walter G Head W M Dec 1856 43 Married 26 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Mary A Wife W F Sept 1859 40 Married 26 yrs 6 child/6 living NC SC NC McSwain, McBride Son W F Apr 1895 5 Single NC NC NC 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 30 April, Rippys Township, District 37, page 14A, Hse #246, Fam #250 McSwain, Walter G Head M W 55 Widowed Married 28 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Mack Son M W 15 NC NC NC North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 McBride McSwain Age 24 Date of Birth 1897 Death 3 Jul 1921 Buncombe County, North Carolina
In his father's obituary in April 2008, Michael was reported as having predeceased his father Jack F McSwain. Michael Todd McSwain BIRTH 6 Dec 1970 DEATH 18 Feb 1991 BURIAL Westview Gardens Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA Father Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008 Sibling Bryan Keith McSwain 1964-2011 Created by Elizabeth Olmstead 25 Nov 2006 -- Find A Grave Memorial #16783262, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16783262/michael-todd-mcswain
1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 27 April, Cherokee Township, District 5, page 9A, Hse #142, Fam #143 McSwain, Lewis H Head M W 33 Married 5 years SC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Aider Wife F W 25 Married 5 yrs 5 children/4 living NC NC SC McSwain, Mildred Dau F W 6 SC SC NC 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 22 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 15B, Hse #240, Fam #242 McSwain, Lewis H Head Rents M W 43 SC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1876] McSwain, Aider Wife F W 35 NC NC SC [b abt 1884] McSwain, Mildred Dau F W 16 SC SC NC [b abt 1903 Mildred McSwain Byers Birth 1903 Death 1990 d/o Lewis & Sarah Fulton McSwain Burial Lakeview Memory Gardens, Clover, York County, South Carolina, Plot: Garden of the Cross Created by Elizabeth Jan 30, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24272045, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BY&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=43&GScntry=4&GSsr=801&GRid=24272045&&ftm=1
1930 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 11 April, Alabama Township, District 1, page 6B, Hse #72, Fam #74 McSwain, C D Head M W 39 First married at age 20 AR AR AR Farm Laborer McSwain, Parlee Wife F W 38 First married at age 17 AR AR AR McSwain, Mildred Wife F W 2 AR AR AR
1910 Federal Census, Taylor County, Texas, 4 May, Justice Precinct 3, District 271, page 12, 209 Hse/Fam #197 McSwain, G F 40 Married 10 years TN NC NC Photography Owns McSwain, J E Wife F W 34 Second Marriage Married 10 yrs 8 children/5 living AR MS GA McSwain, Elden Son M W 3 TX TN AR 1920 Federal Census, Baylor County, Texas, 7 January, Justice Precinct 1, District 10, page 2A, Throckmorton Rd, Hse #21, Fam #22 McSwain, George F Head Owns M W 50 TN NC NC Farmer (b abt Sept 1869) McSwain, Julia E Wife M W 48 AR TN AL (b abt Sept 1871) McSwain, Eldon M Son M W 12 TX TN AR (b abt Sept 1907) Millard married Olive Bell Howry 18 July 1900 in Delta County, Texas. Millard Eldon Date of birth July 30, 1907 Trent, Texas Olive Bell Date of birth March 15, 1910 Quanah Married Oct 30, 1927 Vera, Texas -- Millard Neal McSwain Bible, courtesy of Judy McSwain Miller, 14 Aug 2014 The family Bible cited above reports the birth year as 1907. Social Security has 1907. One or more directory entries have the year as 1908 (see below) and that is the date of birth on the Find-a-Grave memorial, which has no photo of the gravestone. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Millard N McSwain Birth 15 Sep 1928 Haskell County Gender: Male Father E M McSwain Mother Olive B Howry In the 1930 census we learn that Eldon's other name is Millard, and he has chosen to go by that, even naming his son the same name. The order of the names has changed also, which I have found quite common in this era. Often the main name they choose to use is listed with the initial of the other name as the middle initial, even if that was the original first name. 1930 Federal Census, Baylor County, Texas, 11 April, Justice Precinct 5, District 7, page 5A, South Hwy 30, Hse #84, Fam #87 McSwain, Millard E Head Rents, Owns a radio M W 22 First Married at age 19 TX TN AR Farmer [b abt 1808] McSwain, Olive B Wife F W 19 First Married at age 16 TX TX TX No Occupation [b abt 1811] McSwain, Millard N Son M W 1 Single TX TX TX No Occupation [b abt 1929] Later in 1930, their second son Marion Franklin was born on the farm near Goree, Knox County, Texas. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Franklin Mc Swain Birth 21 Nov 1930 Near Goree, Knox, Texas 2nd child of this mother, both children living Father Eldon Millard Mc Swain, Farmer, age 22 Father Birth Place Taylor County, Texas Mother Olive Belle Howry, age 20 Mother Birth Place Harderman County, Texas Mother Residence Goree, Texas Certificate #103191 Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Eva Francis McSwain Birth 21 Dec 1932 Precinct 4, Knox, Texas Father E M McSwain, born Taylor County, Texas, Farmer, age 24 Mother Olive Howery [sic], Hardeman County, Texas, age 22 Mother Residence Goree, Texas "Ruby Lou Smith Lane. Her mother was my grandmother, Olive, oldest sister. Her name was Minnie Jewel Howry Smith. She died in 1933, and her husband Pete Smith, died in 1935. They had 4 children. The children were separated, and went to different family members homes. Eldon and Olive adopted Ruby." -- Judy McSwain Miller, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 August 2011 1940 Federal Census, Knox County, Texas, 10 April, Goree Precinct 4, District 138-6, page 5B, Hse #108, Rents $10 McSwain, Eldon Head M W 32 Married Grade 7 b Texas same place in 1935 Laundry Proprietor [b abt 1902] McSwain, Olive Wife F W 30 Married Grade 2 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1910] McSwain, Millard Son M W 11 Grade 5 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1929] McSwain, Marion Son 10 Grade 4 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1930] McSwain, Eva Dau 7 Grade 1 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1933] Smith, Ruby L Niece 12 Grade 5 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1928] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Millard McSwain Birth Date 11 Jul 1908 RR 1, Goree, TX, 76363 Eldon's granddaughter contacted me in November 2011 and confirmed and added come details. ------------------------------- I am the Great Granddaughter of George McSwain b.29 Sept, 1869, that married Julia Castleberry Gross. My Grandfather was Eldon Millard (legal; Millard Eldon), B.30 July, 1907 and my Father was Millard Neal McSwain. My Grandfather's personal Bible stated that George had 3 brothers; John, Charlie, and Russell -- Judy McSwain Miller, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 14 November 2011 ------------------------------- Sometimes we find Millard's names reversed. He went by Eldon, so sometimes his name is given as Eldon Millard, as on Marion Franklin's birth certificate above. "Papa (my Grandfather) went by Eldon, or EM. My dad went by Millard." -- Judy McSwain Miller, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 August 2011 After the death of his wife, Millard married again. Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Millard E McSwain Age 74 , Birth Year abt 1908 Marriage 16 Apr 1982 Baylor, Texas, USA Spouse Geneva Shelton Spouse Age 69 Social Security Death Index Eldon McSwain Born 30 Jul 1907 Died 8 Nov 1988 Last Residence Goree, Knox, Texas 76363 SSN 454-62-8973 issued Texas (1955) Millard ELDON McSwain Birth Jul. 11, 1908 [family records have 1907] Trent, Taylor County, Texas Death Nov. 8, 1988 Goree, Knox County, Texas Spouse Olive Bell Howry McSwain (1910 - 1981) Children: Millard Neal McSwain (1928 - 2008) Marion Franklin McSwain (1930 - 1964) Burial Goree Cemetery, Goree, Knox County, Texas Created by Dana Ribble Oct 14, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #78435907, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78435907
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Millard N McSwain Birth 15 Sep 1928 Haskell County Gender: Male Father E M McSwain Mother Olive B Howry 1940 Federal Census, Knox County, Texas, 10 April, Goree Precinct 4, District 138-6, page 5B, Hse #108, Rents $10 McSwain, Eldon Head M W 32 Married Grade 7 b Texas same place in 1935 Laundry Proprietor [b abt 1902] McSwain, Olive Wife F W 30 Married Grade 2 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1910] McSwain, Millard Son M W 11 Grade 5 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1929] McSwain, Marion Son 10 Grade 4 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1930] McSwain, Eva Dau 7 Grade 1 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1933] Smith, Ruby L Niece 12 Grade 5 b Texas same place in 1935 [b abt 1928] Family information from Millard Eldon's Bible were scanned and sent to me by his daughter Judy McSwain Miller. It is interesting that in the family tree there, Millard Neal's middle name is spelled Neill. Neill Howry's name is also spelled that way. It is not clear why the middle name is spelled Neill, or who added the death info and other informaiton for dates after Eldon's death, which looks like the same or similar handwriting. Judy, in her correspondence, spells it Neal, as we find on his Social Security records, and in his obituary. This information reports that Neal married Nina Mae Blevins on 20 January 1948. This seems to be correct, since I have found a birth record for two of their children, born in 1949 and 1954. But on their divorce record the date of marriage is reported as 7 Feb 1952. I have found no marriage record. Millard Neill Date of Birth Sept 20, 1928 Rule, Texas Married Jan 20, 1948 to Nina Mae Blevins Rule, Tex Date of Death Jan 21, 2000 Point, TX (East Tawakoni) -- Bible of Millard Eldon McSwain, courtesy of Judy McSwain Miller, daughter of McSwain Neal McSwain, 14 August 2014 When I asked Judy about the two marriage dates, she cleared that up with some more background. "The marriage record was Millard McSwain and Nina Blevins. What is probably off is the fact they married in 1949 [1948, according to the Bible; 1st child born Sep 1949], divorced, and remarried.a couple of years later..go figure! They were married in Texas both times. The second marriage was Nina McSwain and Millard McSwain." -- Judy McSwain Miller, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 20 August 2014 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Lonnie Neal McSwain Birth 3 Sep 1949 Knox County Father's Name Millard Neal McSwain Mother's name Nina Mae Blevins Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Billy Eldon McSwain Birth 21 Nov 1954 Haskell County Father's Name Millard Neal McSwain Mother's name Nina Mae Blevins Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2011 Nina M McSwain Age 42, Birth year abt 1931 Spouse's Name Millard N McSwain Spouse's Age 45 Marriage Date 7 Feb 1952 1 Child Divorce Date 30 Oct 1973 Dallas, Texas Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Millard N Mcswain Age 47, Birth Year abt 1929 Marriage 17 Apr 1976 Dallas, Texas Spouse Mildred Harding Spouse Age 47 Source Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002 Social Security Death Index Millard Neal McSwain Born 15 Sep 1928 Died 21 Jan 2008 Last Residence Point, Rains, Texas 75472 SSN 459-42-5227 459-42-5227 issued Texas (Before 1951) ------------------------------ OBITUARY Millard Neal McSwain McSWAIN, MILLARD NEAL, Passed away on January 21, 2008 at the age of 79. He was born to Eldon & Olive McSwain on September 15, 1928 in Rule, TX. He grew up in Goree, TX & graduated from Goree High School in 1946. For many years he was the owner of McSwain Garage, which was an Auto-Truck-Tractor repair shop. In 1967 the family moved from Goree to Garland, TX & has remained in this area. Millard retired from Collins/Rockwell in 1986. After that his part-time transmission business became full-time & he retired again in 2000. He moved to East Tawakoni in 1999, where he lived until his death. Millard was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Marion McSwain; & step-sister, Ruby Lou Lane. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Wilson; 2 sons, Lonnie McSwain & wife, Marsha, Billy McSwain & wife, Paula; one daughter, Judy McSwain Miller & husband, James; 5 grandchildren, Greg, Ashley, Brian, Amanda, & Jessica; 2 great grandsons & 2 great granddaughters; 1 sister, Eva McSwain Pechacek & many other relatives & friends that he dearly loved. Millard was a good man that was loved by all and will be missed. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Eastgate Funeral Home, 6-8 p.m. with services on Thursday, January 24, 2008, 2:00 p.m., Eastgate Funeral Home Chapel. Interment to follow, Friday, 1 p.m., Goree, TX. Tuesday, January 22, 2008 In Memory of Millard McSwain... Millard passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Monday. Visitation is 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Thursday [24 January 2008] in Garland. Burial in Goree Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Friday Eastgate Funeral Home 1910 Eastgate Dr. Garland, Texas 75041 -- From Goree, Texas, Blog, http://cityofgoree.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html ------------------------------ Millard Neal McSwain Birth Sep. 15, 1928 Rule, Haskell County, Texas Death Jan. 21, 2008 Point, Rains County, Texas Parents: Millard ELDON McSwain (1908 - 1988) Olive Bell Howry McSwain (1910 - 1981) Sibling Marion Franklin McSwain (1930 - 1964) Burial Goree Cemetery, Goree, Knox County, Texas Created by Dana Ribble Oct 14, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #78436424, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78436424
Minor McSwain was a son of Charles McSwain and Lucy Ann Randle. He was born in north Carolina and moved to Arkansas about 1849. They were in Jefferson County, Arkansas, before 1860. Other related McSwains also moved to Arkansas after the Civil War. David Holden has done a lot of research into the McSwain line and provides a summary of Charles McSwain's family. I referenced David's information on Charles and Lewraner McSwain after I found them in the Arkansas census of 1860 in Jefferson County, and was uncertain how they related to the McSwains who moved shortly after that to nearby Arkansas County, from Cleveland County, North Carolina, via Giles County, Tennessee. I found Charles was a 2nd cousin or so to the McSwains who moved to Ethel, Arkansas about 1865. Brothers of Minor also moved to Arkansas. His older brother David K is next door to him in the 1860 census (see below) and George A lives not far away in Jefferson County. Minor's brother Gabriel Washburn McSwain, moved his family on over to Emmet, in Columbia (later Nevada) County in southwestern Arkansas. Many of this family wound up in Johnson County, near Clarksville in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River. Minor M McSwain Birth ABT 1832 in North Carolina Father Charles McSwain b 13 Aug 1786 in North Carolina Mother Lewraner Washburn b 5 Dec 1794 Marriage Lucy A. Randle b ABT 1830 in North Carolina Children: Lurena H. McSwain b ABT 1852 in North Carolina Lewis Gabriel McSwain b ABT Dec 1854 in North Carolina Nancy C. McSwain b ABT Mar 1855 in North Carolina William A. McSwain b ABT 1858 in North Carolina Martha Elizabeth McSwain b Sep 1863 in Arkansas Sarah (Sallie) I. McSwain b ABT Oct 1864 in Arkansas -- David Holden, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I30140 The date of birth here probably derives from the 1850 census. The 1860 census reports Minor (M M) as age 24, giving a birth year of about 1836. 1850 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 30 July, Centre District 1, p 12, Hse #79, Fam #80 Minor McSwain 18 M Farmer $210 Real Estate b North Carolina [born abt 1832] -- page 321 -- Lucy McSwain 24 F North Carolina [born abt 1826] Martha Merton 9 F North Carolina [born abt 1841] I do not know who the Merton child is. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 September, Talladega Township, p 20, PO Locust Grove, Hse/Fam #139 M M McSwain 24 M Farmer $No Real Estate $100 Personal b North Carolina [born abt 1836] Lucy A McSwain 30 F North Carolina [born abt 1830] Lurana H McSwain 8 F North Carolina [born abt 1852] -- page 21 -- Lewis G McSwain 6 M North Carolina [born abt 1854] Nancy C McSwain 4 F North Carolina [born abt 1856] William A McSwain 2 M North Carolina [born abt 1858] The census reports all their children were born in North Carolina, and the youngest is 2 years old in 1860. So they moved to Arkansas about 1859. Next door to Minor is his brother David, in alone in a separate household. David is a Mill Superintendent. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 September, Talladega Township, p 20, PO Locust Grove, Hse/Fam #138 David K McSwain 30 M Farmer $No Real Estate $5000 Personal b North Carolina [born abt 1830] Lewis G here becomes Gabriel L 1870. In 1870 they are still in Talladega Township of Jefferson County. Related McSwains and moved around this time to St Charles, in the neighboring Arkansas county, on the White River. Some were there before the 1870 census and others moved there before 1880. "Our family story is that when the Civil War broke out, that Minor M. McSwain 'went to Pine Bluff Arkansas and took the train home to North Carolina where he enlisted in the CSA Army at the train depot in Raleigh.' He enlisted with an Alexander McSwain who may have been the elder brother to William R. McSwain who was living with George A. McSwain's family in 1860 Arkansas. Minor was wounded twice, got through Gettysburg without a scratch, and was wounded and captured in the fall of 1864 after fighting at Winchester VA, and sent to Point Lookout POW camp in Maryland." -- Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Apr 09, 2016 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 10 July, Talladega Township, p 4, PO Randall, Hse/Fam #34 McSwayne, M 68 (? should be abt 38) M W Miller $800 Real Estate $No Personal Reported b North Carolina [born abt 1802 (1832-36] McSwayne, Lucyann 43 F W K House North Carolina [born abt 1827] McSwayne, Lauriann 19 F W North Carolina [born abt 1851] cSwayne, Gabriel L 17 M W North Carolina [born abt 1853] McSwayne, Nancy C 15 F W North Carolina [born abt 1855] McSwayne, Martha E 8 F W North Carolina [born abt 1862] McSwayne, Sarah J 6 F W North Carolina [born abt 1864] McSwayne, Thomas M 16 M W North Carolina Cannot read or write [born abt 1854] Thomas is the son of Minor's brother George A McSwain, who is enumerated in this census in Columbia, Arkansas, west of Hot Springs. "Minor M. McSwain, George A. McSwain's brother, was my 2nd great-grandfather. I see that Minor took in Thomas M. after George & Martha McSwain died, and that his brother, Gabriel McSwain took in the two youngest boys." -- Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 06 April 2016 In the 1880 census, Lucy is reported as a widow and head of her household. So we can say Minor died between 1870 and 1880. They were reported in Jefferson County. The area where they live is now called Dorsey County. Dorsey County was established out of parts of Jefferson County and other counties in1873, and in 1885 it was renamed Cleveland County. 1880 Federal Census, Dorsey County, Arkansas, [no date], Niven Township, District 80, page 8, Hse/Fam #71 McSwain, Lucy W F 60 Widow Keeping House Ark -- -- "Dorsey County was formed by and act of Legislature, April 17, 1873. It was formed from parts of Bradley, Jefferson, and Lincoln Counties and was named in honor of Stephen W. Dorsey, a Republican senator, who entered Congress in that year. On March 5, 1885, Dorsey County was renamed by an act of the General Assembly in honor of Grover Cleveland, who had just been elected President of the United States." -- Dorsey County, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ardorsey Minor is buried in the same cemetery with his daughter Sarah I (Sallie ) Hamilton McSwain. M M McSwain No birth or death date on the gravestone Co B, 5th NC Inf, CSA Burial Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cleveland County, Arkansas Created by TC Apr 29, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #89283558, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McSwain&GSiman=1&GScid=1986686&GRid=89283558& Lea Morgan did some research in famly sources and records and came up with some helpful informaton that cl oses in a little on the missing details for Minor (Miner). "... for Minor M. McSwain. his granddaughter Anna Kendall gave a death date of 1873 for Minor McSwain when she applied for a veteran's gravemarker. I recently found my mother's copy of a letter written by Minor McSwain's youngest daughter, Sallie McSwain Hamilton, and she said that Minor's wife, her grandmother Lucy Ann Randle McSwain, died about age 67 years whch would be about 1897." -- Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 17 April 2016
I don't have information on Larry Wayne McSwain's wife. Russell Irvin McSwain reports that he had a daughter named Misty, but she was adopted by her stepfather and took his name.
The Hamrick Data Pages give the exact date of birth for Nancy McSwain Hamrick, 1 October 1841. This is supported by the censuses of 1850 and 1860, while some others are a year or so off. The Hamrick information, however, reports her birth state as North Carolina, additionally providing the location, Kings Creek, York County. All the censuses differ, reporting her birth state as North Carolina. Her North Carolina Death Certificate also reports her death a year later than the census ages would seem to allow, 1 October 1842. I have seen other instances where the reported date of birth at the time of death was a year off, even when provided by the family. The wrong year of birth for one of my Gregory uncles was even wrong on his gravestone. The Ancestry transcription is wrong on her age, also. On their transcription of her death certificate which they post, Ancestry reports her age at death as 86. But her age at death on the certificate is 87 yrs, 11 mos, 4 days. This means she would have been 88 on 1 October. This seems to mean a birth year of 1841, as the Hamrick genealogy indicates, even though the year is reported on the certificate as 1842. The certificate additionally reports the sate of birth as North Carolina, rather than South Carolina,. This means the death certificate joins all the censuses to put the great weight of testimony behind North Carolina as state of birth, except the error in the reported year of birth might seem to detract from the accuracy of the death certificate. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 Nancy Hamrick [Nancy McSwain] Age at death 87 yrs, 11 mos, 4 days Birth 1 Oct 1842 North Carolina Death 5 Sep 1929 Lenoir, Caldwell County Burial Mt Olive Cemetery [should be Mt Olivet Cemtery, Ellenboro, Rutherford Co], 7 September 1929 (Cause of Death is unreadable) Widowed, Spouse Abram Hamrick Father Lewis McSwain b NC Mother Mary Hamrick b NC Burial 7 September 1929 Mt Olive Cemetery, District 14-5176, Register No 40, Certificate no 272, Filed 30 September 1919 The death certificate had hte name of the cemetery as Mt Olive Cemetery, with no locaiotn stated. No location is stated, and searches on cemeteries and churches in Caldwell and nearby counties, or near Lenoir have not produced any clear determinative information. Her memorial on Find a Grave clarified this by reported her burial informatoni from Mt Olivet Cemetery in Ellenboro, in Rutherford County. This memorial is dated 2010, but did not come up in seraches until 6 June 2015. -------------------------- Nancy McSwain Hamrick Birth Oct. 1, 1841 Death Sep. 5, 1929 Parents: Louis Hobson McSwain (1814 - 1890) Mary Hamrick McSwain (1816 - 1906) Spouse Abraham Hamrick (1840 - 1915) Children: Mary E. Hamrick (1866 - 1883) Martha Christine Hamrick Blanton (1871 - 1919) Roxana Hambrick McKinney (1877 - 1925) Siblings: Martha McSwain Hopper (1836 - 1917) Rebecca Elizabeth McSwain Hamrick (1838 - 1867) Hannah McSwain Green (1839 - 1931) Oliver McSwain (1844 - 1864) Lucy McSwain Love (1847 - 1914) Lewis Moore McSwain (1851 - 1941) Elijah Bonaparte McSwain (1853 - 1921) Ambrose McSwain (1856 - 1905) Margaret Caldonia McSwain Hamrick (1860 - 1919) Burial Mount Olivet Baptist Cemetery, Ellenboro, Rutherford County, North Carolina Created by Record Hunter Jun 20, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #53923025, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53923025 --------------------------
A few genealogies identify this Nancy McSwain as the daughter of John McSwain and Judith Moore. But I have not found any documentation of the relationship. I have thought this may be a misplacement in these genealogies of Lavinia Nancy McSwain, daughter of William McSwain and Mary Nancy Bridges, who also married a Wiley Padgett. However, the identity seems to be based on grave information for a Nancy Padgett, whose gravestone reports her as the wife of Wiley Padgett. Lavinia Nancy McSwain Padgett and her husband Wiley moved to Arkansas with their whole clan. Nancy Padgett is buried in the McSwain Cemetery is southern Cleveland County, North Carolina, close to the South Carolina border. Lacking other information in the few genealogies that account for her, it would appear the reason her maiden name is thought to be McSwain is because she was buried in the old McSwain Cemetery I have not been able to further identify her husband Wiley Padgett. A burial record for the McSwain Cemetery, compiled by W D Floyd in 1997, and posted on North Carolina GenWeb, reports her as the wife of William Padgett. A photo of the gravestone, however, appears to say "consort of Wilie," which would be Wiley, not William.This cemetery also has a record for a child of William named Sarah who died at age 7 in 1859. The gravestone reports her as the daughter of W & L Padgett. No record is found in this cemetery for this William Padgett or any Wiley Padgett. McSwain Cemetery - Cleveland County, NC Padgett, Nancy 17 years ? September 8, 1838 w/o William ["consort of Wilie Padgett" - Wilie = Wiley] Padgett, Sarah W 7y, 3m, 27 d July 15, 1859 d/o William ["daughter of W & L Padgett"] -- NCGenWeb, McSwain Cemetery, http://www.ncgenweb.us/cleveland/cemeteries/McSwain_Cemetery-A.txt t would make sense that her husband was named William Wiley Padgett. It may also be that the name Wiley was confused with the name William in either this record or some genealogies. Both these names are very common in this line of Padgetts, and in the McSwain lineage. Various Padgetts married McSwains in North Carolina, and representatives of the lines moved to Arkansas where descendants of both names still live today in Prairie Township, Arkansas County. Nancy Padgett w/o Wiley Padgett Died Sept 8, 1838 aged 17 years [b abt 1821] Burial McSwain Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Jun 09, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #38139091, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PAD&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSsr=881&GRid=38139091&&ftm=1 But information on this person in genealogies also includes another burial record in Boiling Springs Cemetery in Cleveland County, for a Nancy McSwain. This means that Nancy McSwain either was unmarried or McSwain was her married name. So these two need to be sorted out.
Charles McSwain Birth 13 Aug 1786 in North Carolina Death 19 Dec 1848 Burial Cedar Grove United Methodist Cemetery, Norwood, Stanly Co., NC Father David McSwain b: 1 Mar 1734 in Maryland Mother PriscillaMarriage Lewraner Washburn b: 5 Dec 1794 Children: William Adney McSwain b: 5 Nov 1814 in North Carolina Margaret McSwain Gabriel Washburn McSwain b: 25 Jan 1817 in North Carolina Priscilla D. McSwain b: ABT 1818 in North Carolina Eunice (Nicey) McSwain b: 12 Aug 1819 in North Carolina Catherine McSwain b: ABT 1823 in North Carolina Charles J. McSwain b: ABT 1824 in North Carolina George A. McSwain b: ABT 1825 in North Carolina Nancy McSwain b: 22 Aug 1828 in North Carolina Martin Moore McSwain b: ABT 1829 in North Carolina David K. McSwain b: ABT 1830 in North Carolina Minor M. McSwain b: ABT 1832 in North Carolina Sarah Ann McSwain b: 14 Sep 1834 in North Carolina Marriage 2 Sarah Lucy Throckmorton Children Thomas Asbury McSwain b: ABT 1849 in North Carolina -- David Holden, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I94548 "Nancy McSwain Allen was my g.g. grandfather Thomas Asbury McSwain's half sister they both were in the 1850 census with Thomas's mother Sarah Lucy Throckmorton McSwain (later she (Sarah) married William Riley UpChurch).Nancy and Thomas's father was Charles McSwain, Nancy's mother was Luraner Washburn McSwain." -- Larry Dean McSwain, Ancestry Messaging to Orville boyd Jenkins, Sep 12, 2015 Nancy McSwain Allen Birth Aug. 22, 1828 Death May 10, 1906 Spouse William Allen (1828 - 1863) Burial Randall United Methodist Church Cemetery, Norwood, Stanly County, North Carolina, Section C Created by Norman Coyle Feb 07, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #47717685, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47717685
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 Nancy McSwain 6 F b NC 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, Nancy 15 F W NC 1880 Census, 11 June 1880, Prairie Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas, p 18, Hse #119, Fam #123 H J TURNER M W 28 Self Farmer AR AL AL N C TURNER F W 25 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC T J TURNER M W 3 Son ARKANSAS ARKANSAS NC Rubie P TURNER F W 1 Dau ARKANSAS ARKANSAS NC -- http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1880US_11564757&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99 This age would indicate a birth year of about 1855. This matches the dates reported on her gravestone of 1 Mar 1855. The 1900 census reports that Henry and Nancy wwere running a dairy farm. The two older children died before this census. Their third child, Elizabeth Pearl, is enumerated here for the first time. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 13B, Hse #258, Fam #264 Turner, Henry Head W M Apr 1850 50 Married 24 yrs MS VA GA Farmer Owns Turner, Nancy C Wife W F Mar 1855 45 Married 24 yrs NC VA NC Dairy Woman Turner, Lizzie P Dau W F Feb 1897 3 AR MS NC Note that this census now reportes Henry's birthplace as Mississippi instead of Arkansas. Mississipppi seems to be the correct state. The daughter listed in 1900 as Lizzie P matches the child in 1910 named Perl (Pearl?). Their daughter in the 1880 census was named Rubie, matching this pattern. This seems to indicate that this daughter's name is Elizabeth Pearl. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 12, Page 2B, Hse/Fam #19 Turner, Henry Head M W 64 Married 34 years MS USA USA Farmer Turner, Nancie C Wife F W 55 Married 34 years NC VA NC Turner, Pearl Dau F W 12 Single AR MS NC Nancy died in 1912. In the 1920 census, Henry is reported with his daughter Pearl in his household. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 February, Prairie Township, District 16, page 8B, By Road off Ethel-Chute Rd, Hse #152, Fam #159 Turner, Henry J Head Owns M W 69 MS VA VA Farmer [born abt 1850] Turner, Pearl Dau F W 22 AR MS NC [born abt 1897]
1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 September, Talladega Township, p 21, PO Locust Grove, Hse/Fam #139 M M McSwain 24 M Farmer $No Real Estate $100 Personal b North Carolina [born abt 1836] Lucy A McSwain 30 F North Carolina [born abt 1830] Nancy C McSwain 4 F North Carolina [born abt 1856] 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 10 July, Talladega Township, p 4, PO Randall, Hse/Fam #34 McSwayne, M 68 (? should be abt 38) M W Miller $800 Real Estate $No Personal Reported b North Carolina [born abt 1802 (1832-36] McSwayne, Lucyann 43 F W K House North Carolina [born abt 1827] McSwayne, Nancy C 15 F W North Carolina [born abt 1855] 1880 Federal Census, Dorsey County, Arkansas, [no date], Niven Township, District 80, page 8, Hse/Fam #71 McSwain, Lucy W F 60 Widow Keeping House Ark -- -- McSwain, Lewis W M 26 Son Single Farmer NC NC NC McSwain, Nancy W F 24 Dau At Home NC NC NC [born abt 1856]
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 August, page 160, Hse/ Family #1154 Benjamin McSwain 41 M Farmer $250 real estate $275 personal North Carolina Juda [Judith] McSwain 21 F North Carolina George McSwain 14 M North Carolina Berry E McSwain 11 M North Carolina Nancy McSwain 8 F North Carolina 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, Nancy G 18 F W Domestic Servant b NC [born abt 1852] 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, Nancy G W F 28 Dau Farm Laborer NC NC NC