1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 July, PO not named, page 73, Hse/Fam #48 George McSwain 32 M Farm Laborer $0 Real Estate $75 Personal Estate born NC Hannah McSwain 35 F born NC Perry McSwain 8 M b NC 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 July, Township 3, PO Stices Shoals, page 15 (scan 116), Hse #109, Fam #115 McSwain, Thomas 74 M Farmer $200 Real Estate $100 Personal born North Carolina [b abt 1796] McSwain, Hannah 45 F W Keeping House born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1825] McSwain, Perry G 17 F W Farm Laborer born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1853] 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 30 April, Boiling Springs, District 4, page 8A, 626 NW 27th St, Hse #135, Fam #138 McSwain, Green Head Rents M W 76 Married at age 20 NC NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Maggie Wife F W 65 Married at age 30 NC NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Robert Son M W 20 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer
Peter McSwain was born about 1858, according to his enumeration in the 1860 census as age 2. His father's first wife Adalissa Hopper died before the 1860 census, and his father's wife in the census is Catherine Davis, Hugh's second wife. It appeared that Catherine was Peter's mother. I have found no marriage record. But some McSwain genealogies report that Peter was the last child of Hugh's first wife Adalissa Hopper. Adalissa may have died in childbirth with Peter, or incidentally soon after his birth. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 August, page 51 (scan 430), Hse/Fam #363 H K McSwain 43 M Farmer $900 Real Estate $1914 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1817] Catherine McSwain 37 F born So Carolina [b abt 1823] Peter W McSwain 2 M born No Carolina [b abt 1858] 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 June, Township 3, page 24, Hse/Fam #238 McSwain, Hugh K W M 62 Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1818] McSwain, Elizabeth W F 33 Married House Keeper Cannot write NC NC NC [stepmother] McSwain, Petter [sic] W M 21 Son Single NC NC NC
The starting point for understanding this family was the bare information of the 1880 census. There it appeared that Katy, living in a household with only her single son James, was the widowed mother of Phillip and George. They all lived in adjacent houses in Prairie Township of Arkansas County, Arkansas. Other likely brothers were William, who also appears in a house next door to Katy, and J L, next door to William, in the 1880 census. "My great great grandfather was P.K. McSwain he came to Arkansas from South Carolina [North Carolina] in the 1860's after the civil war. He settled in a small white river town known as Ethel. I would like more information about him and the rest of his family. I do know he fought in the civil war on confederate side." -- Kevin McSwain, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, March 11, 2001 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 June, Prairie Township, page 16D, Hse #105, Fam #108 P K McSwain W M 31 Farmer NC NC NC Elizabeth McSwain W F 32 Wife Housekeeping NC SC NC Maggie E McSwain W F 4 Daughter AR NC NC A L McSwain W F 2 Daughter AR NC NC J E McSwain W F 7mos b Nov 1879 Son AR NC NC They were confirmed as one family when I finally found the censuses reporting the family in 1850 and 1860 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Their father George was in those censuses, but Katy appears alone in 1870 and 1880. One of Phillip's sons was JE (Joseph Edward). Edith McSwain Jenkins reports that she remembers being told by her family that Joseph's father was a brother of George B, the grandfather of Edith's father Oliver. George B appears with the first McSwains in Arkansas County in the 1880 census, who all came from North Carolina. Appearing only as P K McSwain in 1880 census, he is listed as Phillip in the 1900 census. The grave next to Martha in Mt Pleasant Cemetery identifies him as P. K. McSwain. The one discrepancy is that the name of the wife of P K in 1880 is reported as Elizabeth. The wife of Phillip in 1900 is reported as Martha. This is easily reconciled if we understand her name as Martha Elizabeth. The gravestone reads Martha E. She is also listed this way in the 1900 census (actually Marth E). Ages are a close match, with the ages for Elizabeth and Martha giving the same year of birth: 1880 - age 32; 1900 - age 52. For Phillip, there is a discrepancy: 1880 - 21; 1900 - 53. We can commonly expect up to two years difference from census to census, depending on when a birthday is and at what date in the year the census is taken. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 13B, Hse #218, Fam #293 McSwain, Phillip K Head W M Jan 1847 53 Married 25 years NC NC NC Farmer McSwain, Marth [sic] E Wife W F Oct 1847 52 Married 25 years Housekeeping NC NC NC McSwain, Joseph Son W M Nov 1879 20 AR NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Robert F Son W M Sept 1882 17 AR NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Benjamin Son W M June 1886 13 AR NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Lillie Dau W F Feb 1888 12 Single AR NC NC McSwain, Lee O Dau W F Mar 1891 9 Single AR NC NC Padgett, Lavina Mother [actually mother-in-law and kin to him a couple of other ways] W F Mar 1819 81 Widowed NC NC NC Padgett, Jane Sister [actually sis-in-law & 2nd cousin] W F Jan 1849 51 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Lester Grandson W M Mar 1899 1 AR NC NC Criswell, Harvey Boarder W M Jan 1876 24 Single MS VA AL Jenkins, Andrew Servant W M Apr 1878 22 Single TN GA GA A Lavina [Lavinia] Padgett is reported living in this household, and she is described as his mother. This Lavina Padgett is actually the mother of Edwin Padgett, who married Phillip's distant cousin Judith McSwain in North Carolina before moving to Ethel, Arkansas in late 1870. Their third child, Mary, was born in Ethel in 1871. How the enumerator confused Lavinia with Phillip's mother is a puzzle. This is one of the numerous errors in these censuses. In 1900, there is also a Jane Padgett, reported as Phillip's sister. But there was no Jane in this McSwain family. An earlier transcription has been misleading because it had listed this Jane as Jane McSwain. Multiple facts indicate that this Jane was Lavinia's daughter Jane Padgett. In the 1880 census, Jane Padgett was unmarried at age 26, and still in the household of her parents Wiley and Lavinia, who live next door to Phillip McSwain, and two doors from Phillip's mother Katy, with William McSwain next door to her. Note that Harvey Criswell is living with them. Harvey later marries Phillip's niece, Callie McSwain, daughter of George and Harriet. Living next door to Phillip's family is Harvey's oldest brother, James Criswell, and his family. Through persistent probing for several years, clues came together to clarify that the main problem in identifying this family was that George's age is wildly reported differently in various censuses and other records. The Arkansas families were basically invisible to the genealogies reporting on the Cleveland, North Carolina, families. George was considerably older than Catherine, the mother who moved her family to Tennessee, then Arkansas, after the Civil War. I gradually found breakthrough connections, leading to he proper census records in the home area of Cleveland County, North Carolina. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, p 31, Hse/Fam #587 George McSwain 57 [b abt 1793, note differences in ages from census to census] Farmer $600 Real Estate b NC Catharine McSwain 34 b NC Polly G McSwain 7 b NC Sally H McSwain 5 b NC Phillip K McSwain 3 b NC Francis M McSwain 1 b NC Andrew Ruske 21 [Not known who this is] Farmer b NC Mary Weathers 75 [b abt 1775] b NC It appears that several McSwain and Padgett families moved from the same area of North Carolina, through Tennessee and finally to Arkansas. This occurred over the period of about 1865-75. Edith McSwain Jenkins reports that she recalls it being said that the men came first, then sent for their families. The period of the move was fairly short, however. I have found that none of the McSwain men were married in 1870 in Tennessee. We don't know exactly how long they were in Tennessee before moving on to Arkansas, but it was 10 years or less. We now know that Katy's husband George died in North Carolina between the 1860 and 1870 census. He is last seen in 1860. 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 Mary G McSwain 17 F b NC Sallie H McSwain 15 F b NC Phillip R McSwain 12 M b NC Francis M McSwain 10 M b NC Julius L McSwain 8 M b NC George McSwain 7 M b NC Nancy McSwain 6 F b NC William W McSwain 5 M b NC James L McSwain 1 M b NC Mary Weathers 84 F b NC Phillip enlisted in the civil War effort on behalf of the Confederacy. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 P K McSwain Enlisted as Private in Company D, North Carolina 2nd Infantry Battalion Sources Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records (no image available) Another index record tells us he enlisted in 1864 at age 17 and was in a youth reserve unit. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 P K McSwain Age 17, Birth Date abt 1847 Enlistment 1864 Military Unit Second Junior Reserves In the 1870 census, Katy and her children are in a household headed by Phillip at age 21. Phillip (spelled Phelp) is a farmer. Catherine is listed second as Keeping House. We cannot tell how long the family have been in Tennessee before the 1870 census. Phillip and all his siblings are single in the 1870 census. We find him and his mother and all the brothers except Francis in Giles County, Tennessee. Francis moved on to Arkansas earlier with a cousin, and settled in St Charles on the White River, in the northern section of Prairie Township in Arkansas County. 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, Login 18 M W Farm Labor NC McSwain, George 17 M W Farm Labor NC McSwain, Nancy 15 F W NC McSwain, William 12 M W Farm Labor NC McSwain, James 10 M W Farm Labor NC I learned the maiden name of Phillip's wife in November 2008. A McSwain researcher working on the family from the North Carolina side knew the name of Wiley Padgett's wife, Lavinia Nancy McSwain, a cousin of Phillip's father George. In reviewing the Padgett-McSwain connections with this new information, I realized I already had the names of the McSwain boys' wives but had not made the connection. It turned out that three daughters of Wiley Padgett and Nancy McSwain Padgett were the wives of Phillip and two of his brothers. A son of Wiley and Lavinia Nancy's son Edwin also married a McSwain cousin, Judith, and they moved to the same area. Padgetts and McSwains were intermarried for several generations in North Carolina, and their relationships continued in Arkansas. The McSwains and Padgetts lived in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Martha Padgett's family were in Buncombe County, North Carolina, for the 1860 census. In 1870 we see the Arkansas pioneers of both families on their way west. Then we find them in Cocke County, Tennessee for the 1870 census. For the 1870 census, the McSwains were in Giles County, Tennessee. These counties are quite far apart, so there is no indication that they were in touch during the time in Tennessee. They moved either together or about the same time to Arkansas County, Arkansas, settling in Ethel, a community south of St Charles, on the White River in southern Prairie Township. Philip's brother Julius Logan (J L) married Martha Padgett's sister Levina in about 1875. Their brother George B married another sister, Harriet Padgett, in 1876. That same year William McSwain married Sarah Lowe, a daughter of an Arkansas family, born in Arkansas. It seems likely that they all married in Arkansas. I would expect they moved in the early 1870s, since some or all of them were married by 1875 in Arkansas. The Padgett family, including the three who later marry Katy McSwain's sons, are in Cocke County, Tennessee, for the 1870 census. Their post office is given as Newport, which is the county seat, though near the border with Jefferson County, Tennessee. I find this interesting, since the McSwains and Padgett's are my wife Edith's family, and Cocke County is where all the children of my great-grandparents Dock Patrick Gregory and Julia Ann Clementine Strange Gregory were born before the family moved to Indian Territory about 1895. A descendant of George B McSwain comments on P K McSwain and his role in the Ethel, Arkansas, community. "There's something special about Ethel, and I have lots of forebears buried at Mount Pleasant, just down the road from the intersection. I learned yesterday that PK McSwain, buried at Mt. Pleasant, was probably the wealthiest one down there and was the first one to own an automobile, and established a church. I borrowed my sis's copy of the Centennial Album of Belleview Missionary Baptist Church 1884-1984, with lots of photos and the members listed for each year, including PK's." -- Kenneth Wirt McSwain, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 May 2016 In the 1880 census Wiley and Lavinia and their children are in Ethel, Arkansas, living next door to Phillip. Edwin and Judith are living in the same area a little farther away. A couple of years later P K received 120 acres of public land as a land grant. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Philip K McSwain Issued 30 Jun 1882 120 Acres Arkansas County,:Arkansas Township 5-S, Range 1-W, Section 6 Little Rock Land Office Statute May 20, 1862 Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392) Document #1850 In 1900 Edwin's mother Lavinia (Lavina) and her daughter Jane are living with Phillip. In 1910 Jane is still single and living with Phillip's daughter Maggie Nolen and her family. The 1870 census reports Phillip's age as 21, but the family has an exact birth date for him as 30 January 1847. This means he should have been 22 at his last birthday 6 months before the 1870 census. The next thing we know, they are all married with children in the 1880 census in Prairie Township (Ethel), Arkansas County, Arkansas. In 1900, a Lester McSwain, 1 year old, is reported in Phillip's household as a grandson. This is Cyrus Lester, a child of a daughter who was born after the 1880 census, and died in childbirth. We have no record of her name. A grandson of Cyrus Lester, Kevin McSwain, tells me Cyrus Lester's mother's name was Tissie (also spelled Tissey in some families of that era). I have other details about the family of Cyrus Lester in his Notes. Cyrus Lester, who went by Lester, had a son named Cyrus Lester, Jr, who goes by C L. Kevin, who gave me information about the descendants of Lester, is the son of Cyrus Lester, Jr. In 1910 Lester is still reported in Phillip's household, as a grandson. Lester appears with his wife Mattie as a separate household in 1920. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 4A, Hse/Fam #58 McSwain, Philip Head M W 69 Married 36 years NC NC NC Farmer McSwain, Martha Wife F W 67 Married 36 years NC SC NC McSwain, Lillie M Dau F W 22 Single AR NC NC McSwain, Ben Son M W 4 Single AR NC NC Dry Goods Salesman McSwain, Leona E Dau F W 18 Single AR NC NC McSwain, Lester Grandson M W 11 Single AR NC NC I note that Lillie is listed before Ben, although the age of Lillie appears to be 22. This matches the birth year we have for her in 1888. Normally the oldest child is listed first. Maggie Ella's granddaughter gives us a list of all P K and Martha's children and their spouses. This list included one not yet found in other sources, the husband of Lillie, Robert Bostic. Bostics were another big family in Cleveland County, North Carolina, with the Padgetts and McSwains. "Greetings! I'm not sure how we are related. Saw your comments to Ken [McSwain] so decided to contact you. My grandmother was Maggie McSwain Rowland. Her parents were Phillip McSwain and Martha Padgett." -- Linda Hall, FB message to George McSwain, forwarded to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 February 2018 "I grew up in Ethel, Arkansas. I am not sure that I knew your grandmother Maggie McSwain Rowland, but I do remember a Maggie Porter who lived near Ethel and that a man named Walton Rowland used to visit my dad from time to time." -- George McSwain, FB message to Linda Hall, forwarded to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 11 February 2018 ----------------- The children I show of Phillip McSwain: Maggie Ella, married Bedford Forrest Rowland, and Will Porter Ada, married Morgan Butler Robert P married Annie Padgett Joseph E (Uncle Joe) married Allie Cook Ben D married Winona Rownd Lillie M married Robert Bostic Leona E married Ralph Price Lester [grandson], married Eunice Davis -- Shirley Rowland Mitchell, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 April 2015 ----------------- Kevin McSwain, Lester's grandson, tells us Lester's father was named John McSwain. It is said John was a cousin of some sort. He appears to have been John Allison McSwain, son of John Franklin McSwain and Mary G McSwain (maiden name). After Lester's mother died in childbirth in 1899, John moved on to Texas and established a family there, while Lester stayed with his grandfather. "Phillip also left him an equal share of his property when he died." -- Shirley Rowland Mitchell, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 April 2015 There is a listing for P K McSwain of Arkansas County in the 1911 registry of Confederate Veterans in Arkansas. No personal information is available from this. McSwain, P.K. - (no personal info) Arkansas -- http://www.arkansasresearch.com/1911-2.txt On 27 May 2016, McSwain cousin Kenneth McSwain said, after a visit back to Ethel and DeWitt, "I learned yesterday that PK McSwain, buried at Mt. Pleasant, was probably the wealthiest one down there and was the first one to own an automobile, and established a church. I borrowed my sis's copy of the Centennial Album of Belleview Missionary Baptist Church 1884-1984, with lots of photos and the members listed for each year, including PK's." -- Kenneth McSwain, Facebook comment to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 May 2016 There is a grave for both Phillip and his wife Martha E in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, where most of the McSwains are buried. We also found graves for his children Robert and Bennie. Date of marriage estimated based on birth date of first child, Joseph, born Nov 18 1879. On 15 January 1913, P K wrote his will. It was an extensive will, with the probate notes and attestations making a 7-page entry in the book of records. Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1783-1998 Phillip McSwain Will dated 15 January 1913 Arkansas County, Arkansas Filed 7 Apr 1917 with County Clerk, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Probate (proven) 16 Apr 1917 Probate Court, Arkansas County, Arkansas Recorded 23 April 1917 Death Abt 1917 Arkansas, USA Source Wills and miscellaneous probate records, vol C-D, 1888-1924 ----------------- Phillip K “PK†McSwain Birth 30 Jan 1847 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Death 25 Feb 1917 (aged 70) Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas Phillip K McSwain, who went by P K, was one of the sons of Catherine (Katy) Weathers McSwain who moved with her sons from Cleveland County, North Carolina after the civil war. P K's father George McSwain (no middle name known) was about 20 years older than Catherine and died in about 1865. They followed some other McSwains who had moved to St Charles, Arkansas, on the White River, before 1870. Katy and her sons were enumerated in the 1870 census in Giles County, central Tennessee. They had moved to Arkansas with the Padgett family, Wiley Padgett and his wife Lavinia Nancy McSwain, a cousin of P K's father George. They were in Cocke County, eastern Tennessee, for the 1870 census. Phillip married their daughter Martha Elizabeth Padgett. No record has been found for the exact date and place. The Padgetts and McSwains moved on to Arkansas after the 1870 census. No discrete record has documented exactly when they arrived in Arkansas County. The earliest Arkansas record for them is Julius' marriage in November 1873 to Levina. P K's brother George B married Wiley and Lavinia Padgett's daughter Harriet in 1876. Their older cousin Judith McSwain, daughter of Lavinia McSwain Padgett's brother, also married Edwin Padgett, one of Wiley and Lavinia's sons. Another son, John H Padgett, married another McSwain cousin from a third McSwain family. The Padgetts and McSwains have been intertwined for several generations. P K was one of the founders of the Belleview Baptist Church of Christ in Ethel in 1884. This church came to be called Belleview Missionary Baptist Church, and is still operating under that name. There is some indication P K was a preacher, but he was not the pastor of the church. Spouse Martha Elizabeth Padgett 1844-1875 Children: Maggie Ella McSwain Porter 1876-1951 Joseph Edward McSwain 1879-1964 Bennie Dean McSwain 1886-1969 Inscription "None Knew thee but to Love Thee" Woodmen of the World Memorial. Site is in good condition. Volunteers tend this cemetery. Created by Orville Jenkins 18 Jan 2020 -- Find A Grave Memorial 206347291, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206347291 -----------------
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, Pitman Son M W 9 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt March 1921] Pittman Dempsey "Buster" McSwain Birth Jun. 20, 1921 South Carolina Death Mar. 15, 1955 Parents: Hugh Kerr McSwain (1880 - 1955) Elizabeth Adeline Fulton McSwain (1891 - 1971) Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Temple, Bell County, Texas Created by Elizabeth May 14, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #37074660, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37074660
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 August, Township 7, PO Mooresboro, page 7 (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 McSwain, Plato 8mos M W At Home born North Carolina [b abt Nov 1859] Plato's middle initial is reported in the 1880 census, when all members of the household are reported by initials only. 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
Some family sources report the wife of Gabriel Washburn as Priscilla McSwain. But others report her as Priscilla Jones, such as James Isaacs, who provides the information on her parents: Jonathan Jones b 28 Apr 1719, Anne Arundel, Maryland and Martha Farmer b 1 Jan 1717 -- James Isaacs, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=isaacsjim&id=I440&ftm=1
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
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, page 315, Hse/Fam #573 William McSwain 35 M Farmer $460 Real Estate b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1815] Sarah McSwain 34 F b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1816] Puryear McSwain 2 M NC [b abt June 1848] Puryear is listed as Prior in 1860, but the age jumps 12 years. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #515 W B McSwain 45 M Farmer $550 Real Estate $465 Personal born North Carolina Cannot read or write[b abt 1815] Sarah McSwain 44 F born North Carolina [b abt 1816] Prior McSwain 14 M Laborer born North Carolina [b abt 1846] In the 1880 census, the enumerator for their area had toruble with the names, spelling Puryear's name as Preior and Dulcinea as Dulcenia. Puryear's parents were living next door. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 July, Rippys, District 67, page 32, Hse/Fam #286 McSwain, Preior W M 34 Farmer Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1846] McSwain, Dulcenia W F 38 Wife House Keeper Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1842] McSwain, Ida W F 9 Dau Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1881] McSwain, Edgar W M 5 Son Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1885] McSwain, Willia[m] W M 2 Son Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1888] 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 July, Rippys, District 67, page 32, Hse/Fam #285 McSwain, William W M 70 Married Farming Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1810] McSwain, Sarrah W F 65 Wife Married Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1815] McSwain, Louisza [sic] W F 40 Dau Widow Farm Hand Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1840] McSwain, Floyed [sic] W M 7 Son Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1883]
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 10 August, page 66, Hse/Fam #469 John H Padgett 24 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $75 Personal born No Carolina [b abt 1836] Rachel Padgett 20 F born No Carolina [b abt 1840] Samantha J 8mos F born No Carolina [b abt Nov 1859] A genealogy or two tells us that Rachel is Rachel McSwain, daughter of Neill and Katherine McSwain. Neill appears to be in a different line of McSwains, from Virginia. The Puckett genealogy below, where I found Rachel McSwain's family, does not have a father for Neill. Rachel McSwain Birth 30 May 1840 in Robeson, North Carolina Death Jan 1888 in Ware, Georgia Father Neill McSwain Birth 1794 in Robeson, North Carolina Death 1860 in Montgomery, Georgia Mother Katherine McSwain Birth 1793 in Robenson, North Carolina Death 1860 in Montgomery, Georgia Marriage to John H Padgett 26 Aug 1858 - Age 18 North Carolina -- Puckett Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1903282/person/6025724370 But this genealogy is suspicious, as she has the birth of Rachel in 1830 in Robeson County, North Carolina, even though she attaches the correct 1860 census above. The census record shows Rachel was only 20 years old in 1860. This genealogy also has some other anomalies. Other than this 1860 census, this genealogy provides no documentation. Our Rachel is also mixed in some genealogies with another Rachel who married John McDaniel in Ware County, Georgia. The above genealogy also has John McDaniel as a husband of Rachel, but the dates overlapped (actually enveloped) the dates for John Padgett. The hodgepodge does not represent our Rachel's family and details. Another Rachel in the records that would fit is the daughter of Hugh Kerr McSwain. Hugh Kerr was the son of James McSwain, son of William Dvid McSwain Jr. This Rachel is reported as 11 years in the 1850 census, matching the 1860 census record for the wife of John H Padgett. It seems likely this would be the correct family, since they live in the area and have other connections and intermarriage with the other McSwain line and related clans in Cleveland County. This is the only family I have found with a Rachel of the right age, and details fit exactly. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 5 September, page 319 (scan 160), Hse/Fam #620 Hugh K McSwain 33 M Farmer $200 Real Estate b North Carolina Ulissa McSwain 32 F b North Carolina Cannot read or write Rachel McSwain 11 F b North Carolina William S McSwain 9 F b North Carolina Emily J McSwain 7 F b North Carolina John McSwain 4 F b North Carolina Luther C McSwain 8mos F b North Carolina In 1870, Rachel is alone at home with her two daughters, in a second family in the same household with her widowed father. Her father's second wife Catherine Davis has died, since there are no children in the home that were previously and subsequently with Hugh. They may be found distributed among nearby neighbors, but when entering the 1870 information after initially finding this situation (24 May 2013) I had not yet searched for them. There is an unidentified 16-year-old Hannah L McSwain keeping house for Hugh. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 July, Township 3, P O Stices Shoals, page 7 (scan 112), Hse #45, Fam #51 H K McSwain 33 M Farmer $200 Real Estate b North Carolina Hannah L McSwain 16 Keeps House F b North Carolina - Fam #52 - Rachel Paggett 28 Keeps House F b North Carolina Cannot write Cemantha Paggett 11 At Home F b North Carolina Susan P Paggett 8 At Home F b North Carolina Rachel McSwain Padgett Birth May 30, 1840 North Carolina, USA Death Jan 1888 Parents: Hugh Kerr McSwain (1817 - 1899) Adlissa Hopper McSwain (1818 - 1857) Spouse John H Padgett 1838-1862 Siblings: Luther Carson McSwain 1849-1913 Adlissa McSwain 1851-1931 George Davis McSwain 1854-1855 Half Siblings: Leroy Wellington McSwain 1861-1935 Lawson Mills McSwain 1866-1954 Burial New Hope Baptist Church, Earl, Cleveland County, North Carolina, Old Section, Middle Created by Elizabeth Dec 24, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #23546925, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23546925/rachel-padgett
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 August, page 50, Hse/Fam #361 B H McSwain 33 M Farmer $800 Real Estate $260 Personal b NC [b abt 1827] Mary McSwain 33 F b TN [b abt 1927] -- page 51 -- Rachel M McSwain 1 F born Arkansas [b abt 1859] 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 7 July, Township 3, Stices Shoals, p 1, Hse/Fam #4 McSwain, Mary 41 F W Keeping House $600 Real Estate Value $150 Personal b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1829] McSwain, Rachael N 12 F W At Home b NC Cannot read or write [born abt 1858]
---------------------- Rebecca McSwain Ledbetter Birth 1828 North Carolina, USA Death Jun. 25, 1854 Rebecca died soon after the birth of her son Smith Parents: Thomas McSwain (1796 - 1872) Frances Bridges McSwain (1794 - 1862) Spouse Non Ledbetter (1829 - 1863) Children Smith Ledbetter (1854 - 1924) Burial McSwain Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Mar 01, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #105998088, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105998088 ----------------------
"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
In 1850, Nancy McSwain is reported in the census for Cleveland County, North Carolina. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, p 315 (scan 158), Hse/Fam #596 McSwain Lewis 35 M Baptist Preacher b NC (b abt 1815) McSwain Mary 38 F b NC (b abt 1812) McSwain Rebecca 11 F b NC (b abt 1839) 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #512 Elijah Hamrick 26 M Farmer NC [b abt 1834] Rebecca E Hamrick 23 F NC [b abt 1837] Sarah A Hamrick 1 F NC [b abt 1859] I found Rebeccas with two of her daughters in the town of Shelby, in Cleveland County, in the 1910 census. Rebecca owns their home, and the two daughters are working. Rebecca and Lillie are both widows. Lillie's 17-year-old son George is in the household. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 April, District 43, page 17B, Shelby, La Fayette St, Hse #222, Fam #253 Hamrick, Rebecca E Head F W 70 Widow 12 children.6 living NC Virginia South Carolina Owns Home Hamrick, Lillie Dau F W 45 Widow 2 children.1 living NC NC NC Dressmaker, at home Hamrick, Jessie Dau F W 25 NC NC NC Saleslady, Jewelry Hamrick, George Grandson M W 17 NC NC NC This Rebecca Elizabeth appears to be the Elizabeth Hamrick who is reported as the mother of Edith Hamrick, husband of Seth Hamrick. If this is so, this would mean that two of her daughters, Lillie and Edith, married men also surnamed Hamrick. 1920 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 17 January, District 156, page 10B, Colfax Township, Hse #172, Fam #173 Hamrick, Seth Head Owns Farm M W 59 NC NC Farmer Hamrick, Edith Wife F W 41 NC NC NC Hamrick, Cary May Dau F W 11 NC NC NC Hamrick, Elizabeth Mother-in-law F W 81 Widow NC NC NC
The Hamrick Data Pages provide full information on the marriages of Reuben and children of each. I am not showing each child in the genealogy chart, but will include the information from Hamrick family information. Reuben's first wife was his second cousin (or by another reckoning, his first cousin once removed). McSwain, Reuben (1846 - 1940) b. 12 Feb 1846 in Rutherford, NC d. 16 Jan 1940 in NC father: McSwain, Louis Hobson (1814 - 1867) mother: Hamrick, Mary (1816 - 1906) spouse: McSwain, Judith Margaret (1851 - 1879) - m. Est 1865 in NC ----------child: McSwain, Panthia (1866 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Ensley (1870 - 1931) ----------child: McSwain, Mary Judith (1872 - 1876) ----------child: McSwain, Berry Cleophas (1874 - 1876) ----------child: McSwain, Elijah (1879 - 1947) ----------child: McSwain, Infant (*1880 - ) spouse: Ledbetter, Susanna (1854 - 1927) - m. 10 Mar 1881 in NC ----------child: McSwain, Louis Austin (1882 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Broadus Bonnar (1884 - 1950) ----------child: McSwain, Alpha Amega (1887 - 1941) -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hamrick/wga75.html Cleveland County, NC, death records report that Louis died on 9 March 1964. His name on the death records is spelled Lewis. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 August, Township #7, PO Mooresboro, page 7, Hse #46, #50 McSwain, Reubin 25 M W Farmer b NC [abt 1845] McSwain, Julia 20 F W Keeping House b NC [abt 1850] McSwain, Nash 10 M B Farm Labor b SC [abt 1860] Living next door to him is a related couple, but I have not completely placed them. This is William Padgett and his wife Chily. In that household is a Sarah Padgett who appears to be William's sister, and an Alvin Padgett, who is likely a brother. On the other side of William and Chily is Berry McSwain, born about 1822, with his wife Barbara and several children. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 3 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 5 (Scan 571A), Hse #46, Fam #47 Reubin McSwain W M 34 Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1846] J M McSwain W F 27 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1853] W E McSwain W M 9 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1871] P V McSwain W F 4 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1876] E McSwain W M - born Nov 1879 NC NC NC The child W E here matches Elijah reported in 1900 as living in the household of his mother's brother in the same area. He is reported as 20 years old at the time. But the odd thing here is that the 1880 census mortality index reported that Judith Margaret McSwain died in Nov 1879 of a uterus hemorrhage. This would been at the birth of her son Elijah. Yet she is reported in the 1880 census entries for this family as the wife of Reubin. The census records that Reuben's brother Ambrose is living with his family in the same household with Reuben. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 3 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 5 (Scan 571A), Hse #46, Fam #48 Ambrose McSwain W M 23 Husband Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1857] E McSwain W F 23 Wife Keeping House Cannot write NC NC NC [b abt 1857] H McSwain W M born Jan 1880 Son NC NC NC Reuben and his two wives are buried in the Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery near Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery Register, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina McSwain, Reuben February 12, 1846 January 16, 1940 McSwain, Margaret December 8, 1851 November 3, 1879 w/o Reuben McSwain, Susanna Ledbetter April 24, 1854 March 7, 1927 w/o Reuben -- W D Floyd, http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/bdamclev.txt
1910 United States Federal Census, 1910 Federal Census, Scurry County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 232, page 3A, Fluvanna Not Incorporated, Hse #44, Fam #47 McSwain, Robert B Head M W 35 Married 10 yrs AR MS GA Minister, Pastor McSwain, Mary Wife F W 35 Married 10 yrs 2 children/2 living AR GA KY McSwain, Richard W Son M W 2 AR AR AR The census reports his name as Richard W, but he is usually just Richard, and the Social Security records report his name as Richard D. Both Richard's parents died before 1920, and the three McSwain children are in the home of two of their mother's sisters in San Marcos. 1920 Federal Census, Hays County, Texas, 16 January, San Marcos Ward 2, District 67, page 5A, West San Antonio St, Hse #88, Fam #96 McKinnon, Sue Head Rents F W 44 Single AR GA KY Teacher McKinnon, ??? Sister F W 39 Single AR GA KY McSwain, Elizebeth Dau F W 14 AR AR AR McSwain, Richard Nephew M W 11 AR AR AR McSwain, Mary Niece F W 8 TX AR AR In 1930, Richard is in University, though the entry does records his occupation as None. He is in a household consisting only of roomers, in University Park, Texas, the town where Southern Methodist University is located. 1930 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas, 9 April, University Park, District 100, page 18A, 3539 University Blvd, Hse #481, Fam #501 McSwain, Richard Roomer M W 21 Single AR AR AR No Occ U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Richard McSwain Birth Date 15 May 1908 138 W Hillcrest Dr, San Marcos, TX, 78666-3416 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Richard McSwain Death 17 Mar 1993 Hays County Gender: Male Social Security Death Index Richard D McSwain Born 15 May 1908 Died 17 Mar 1993 Last Residence San Marcos, Hays, Texas 78666 SSN 458-64-5658 issued Texas (1956) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Richard McSwain Death 17 Mar 1993 Hays County A memorial on Find a Grave matching Richard's dates report his full name as Richard Douglas McSwain. Richard Douglas McSwain Birth May 15, 1908 Death Mar 17, 1993 Hays County, Texas, USA Parents: Robert Brown McSwain (1875 - 1918) Mary McKinnon McSwain (1872 - 1916) Siblings: Elizabeth Ward McSwain (1905 - 2001) Mary Brown McSwain (1911 - 2000) Burial San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas, USA Created by DeLoss McKnight III Apr 27, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69003768, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McSwain&GSiman=1&GScid=6713&GRid=69003768&
In 1850, Richard and his wife Mary Polly Weathers are living 2 doors down from Mary's sister Catherine (spelled Catharine here) Weathers and her husband George McSwain. Richard and Mary Polly's son John Franklin, age 9 in 1850, moves later to Arkansas, and is the first of this McSwain clan to arrive in Ethel, Prairie Township of Arkansas County. John Franklin and his wife Mary are accompanied by George and Catherine's son Francis to Arkansas, where they were registered as two households next door to each other in the 1870 census. Before the move, George had died, and Catherine and the rest of the family moved west, but stayed for a while in Jefferson County, Tennessee, where we find them reported in the 1870- census. Catherine and the rest of her family arrive in Prairie Township about 1875-76. In the 1850 census for Cleveland County, North Carolina, we find the following listing for Richard and Polly McSwain and children. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, page 157, Hse/Fam #587 Richard McSwain 38 M Farmer born North Carolina (b abt 1812) Polly McSwain 36 F NC (b abt 1814) Elizabeth McSwain 15 NC Burton McSwain 13 NC Jefferson McSwain 11 NC John McSwain 17 NC Nancy McSwain 7 NC George McSwain 5 NC Wallace McSwain 3 NC In 1860 Polly is listed as Mary. Family sources tell me this is Mary Polly Weathers. She may be a sister of Catherine Weathers, wife of George McSwain. The following were listed in 1860 for the household of Richard and Mary McSwain, in the census for Cleveland County, North Carolina. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 7 August, page 59-60, Hse/Fam #425 Richard E McSwain 48 M Farmer born North Carolina (b abt 1812) Mary McSwain 40 F NC [Note that Polly/Mary has aged only 4 years!] (b abt 1820) Burton McSwain 23 Farm Labor NC (b abt 1837) John F McSwain 17 Farm Labor NC (b abt 1843) George McSwain 13 NC (b abt 1847) Wallace McSwain 11 NC (b abt 1849) Mary J McSwain 8 NC (b abt 1852) Sarah E McSwain 25 NC (b abt 1825) Listed last In this household is a Sarah E McSwain 25. The age and middle initial E match the child recorded as Elizabeth in 1850. It is interesting that Sarah E is listed last though the oldest. Several genealogies reprot that Richard died in 1889. But none has any documentation, and I have found no documentation of his death.
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, page 315, Hse/Fam #573 William McSwain 35 M Farmer $460 Real Estate b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1815] Sarah McSwain 34 F b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1816] Robert McSwain 14 M Farmer NC [b abt 1836] 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #513 Robert McSwain 23 M Farmer $No reports of Real Estate or Personal Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1837] [son of William B] Lucretia McSwain 21 F born North Carolina [b abt 1839] Jane Bridges 50 F born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1810] Robert and Lucretia are living two doors from his father and mother, William B and Sarah McSwain, and in between them is a John McSwain (age 66) and Johanna (age 75). This is John, son of William David McSwain (b 1762) and his second wife Susannah Morris. John is the uncle of Robert's father William B McSwain. It appears that Jane Bridges is Lucretia's mother. I do not have the individuals on that side in this genealogy to show the connections. The following record may be for this Robert McSwain, though the age is two or three years younger than we would expect. I have not found any other record of a date of death for Robert. No genealogy I have seen has a death date. Most lack anything other than an estimated birth year. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Robert E McSwain Residence: Cleveland County, North Carolina Age at enlistment: 23, Est Birth Date 1839 Enlistment 17 Mar 1862 Cleveland County, NC Service Record: Private, Enlisted in Company H, North Carolina 28th Infantry Regiment Died in service, 05 Sep 1862 at Raleigh, NC
1880 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 2 June, Emmett Township, District 2, page 2, Hse/Fam #10 McSwain, C O W M 36 Farmer Cannot read or write NC NC NC McSwain, Sarah E W F 35 Wife Keeping House Cannot read or write GA GA GA McSwain, Robert B W M 5 Son Clerk in Store AR NC GA Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 R B McSwain Gender: Male Age 25, Birth Year abt 1875 Residence: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas Spouse's Name: Mary McKinnon Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Residence: Nashville, Howard, Arkansas Marriage 29 Aug 1900 Nevada County Marriage License Date: 28 Aug 1900 1910 United States Federal Census, 1910 Federal Census, Scurry County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 232, page 3A, Fluvanna Not Incorporated, Hse #44, Fam #47 McSwain, Robert B Head M W 35 Married 10 yrs AR MS GA Minister, Pastor McSwain, Mary Wife F W 35 Married 10 yrs 2 children/2 living AR GA KY McSwain, Elizabeth Dau F W 4 AR AR AR McSwain, Richard W Son M W 2 AR AR AR The 1918 draft registreation gives us seceral details abotu Robert. It also seems to indicte that his wife has died, sicne he gives as his nearest relative his daughter in San Marcos, south of Austin. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Robert Brown McSwain Residence, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Birth Date 20 Jul 1875 Minister, Not Employed Nearest Relative, Daughter Elizabeth McSwain, P O Box 635, San Marcos, Texas Medium Height and Build, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair Registered 9 September 1918, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas Robert Brown McSwain Birth 1875, Death 1918 Spouse Mary McKinnon McSwain (1872 - 1916) Burial Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Created by Robert A. Young, Jr Aug 07, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #56390653, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56390653
North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 [No name given, Robert Delano] McSwain, Boy Birth 16 Mar 1942 North Brook, Lincoln County Parents: Abner [Oliver] V McSwain Della Elsie Black Index page 131 Recorded Lincoln County Birth Records, Volume 29, Page 62 His son Randall was born in 1962. Randy's birth certificate reports his mother's name as Laura Mersilla Daves. Her name in Robert's obitaury, Laura Barnette, is lilkely her second married name. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 Randall James McSwain Birth 22 Mar 1962 Gaston County Father Robert Delano McSwain Mother Laura Mersilla Daves Birth Certificate #462 North Carolina, Divorce Index, 1958-2004 Robert McSwain Spouse Laura McSwain Marriage Date not Reported Divorce 17 Feb 1978 Gaston, North Carolina, USA Residence Place: North Carolina, USA U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 Robert Delano McSwain Death Age 74 Birth Date 16 Mar 1942 Death Date Abt 2016 Burial Gastonia, North Carolina, USA by Greene Funeral Home Spouse Laura Barnette Ralph E Lee Parents Oliver Victor,Elsie Black Mc Swain Siblings: Elmer Rich of Leland, NC; Junior, Jerome, Paul, and Jack McSwain; Kathleen Kinley, Betty Farris, Pauline Watson of Bessemer City, and Shelva Russ of Mooseville ------------------------ Robert Delano McSwain BIRTH 16 Mar 1942 Lincoln County, North Carolina DEATH 2 Feb 2016 BURIAL Mount Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina He was born in Lincoln County, son of the late Oliver Victor and Elsie Black McSwain. Robert was owner of McSwain's VW Garage and retired as a machinist from Sherill Industries. He then headed to the coast of NC, where he worked on Bald Head Island. He loved golf, was an avid bowler, and proud of his two perfect scores of 300. This man had a sense of humor as colorful as the life he led. Survivors include the mother of his children, Laura Barnette, his son Ricky McSwain (Teresa) of Crouse, Randy McSwain (Ginger) of Gastonia, daughters Rhonda Stillwell (Timmy) of Dallas, and Robin Padgett (Dale) of Mt. Holly, stepsons Bryan and George Gore, special brother in law, Elmer Rich of Leland, NC, sisters Kathleen Kinley, Betty Farris, Pauline Watson of Bessemer City, and Shelva Russ of Mooseville, grandchildren Robert Ferguson, T.J. and Aaron McSwain, Landon Padgett, and 7 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Robert is preceded in death by his late wife Marleen and his brothers Junior, Jerome, Paul, and Jack McSwain. Visitation:Mt. Beulah Baptist Church, 5306 Dallas Cherryville Hwy, Bessemer City, NC 28016. Burial will be private. Bio by MKS Parents: Oliver Victor McSwain 1904-1988 Delia Elsie Black McSwain 1908-1988 Siblings: Oliver Victor McSwain 1927-1999 Margaret Kathleen McSwain Kinley 1928 - unknown Ford Jerome McSwain 1930-2009 Paul Lewis McSwain 1933-1988 Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008 Created by Richard Jordan 21 May 2016 -- Find A Grave Memorial 162946458, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162946458/robert-delano-mcswain ------------------------