Thomas MCSWAIN10,9,11,5,6,7

17929 - 22nd Dec 18728,3,5

Life History

1792

Born in North Carolina.9

8th Sep 1796

Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

about 1823

Married Salena W BRIDGES in Probably Rutherford County, North Carolina.5

about 1826

Birth of son William D MCSWAIN in North Carolina.5,12

about 1827

Birth of daughter Judith MCSWAIN.13

about 1827

Birth of son George MCSWAIN in North Carolina.6

about 1829

Birth of daughter Elizabeth MCSWAIN in North Carolina.6

about 1832

Birth of daughter Rebecca MCSWAIN in North Carolina.6

about 1836

Birth of daughter Permelia MCSWAIN in North Carolina.6

about 1838

Birth of son Thomas MCSWAIN in North Carolina.6,7

1862

Death of Salena W BRIDGES.5

22nd Dec 1872

Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.8,3,5

Dec 1872

Buried in McSwain Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina.3

Notes

  • A transcription of gravestone information for Rutherford and Cleveland County cemeteries (http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html) includesthe information for Thomas McSwain.  His grave had no birth date, butdid give the death date and the age in days.  This was transcribed inthe online registry as:
    "McSwain, Thomas  76 years, 8 [3?] mos, 14 days [= born 8 April 1796]   December 22, 1872  McSwain Cemetery, Cleveland Co, NC"

    The date for Thomas' birth in other sources indicates they have read the number of months as 3 instead of 8.  This yields the date of birth8 September 1796.  Since this is the date used in other genealogies,I also am following this interpretation of the grave information.

    If it is actually 8 months, then the birth date would appear to be 8 April 1796.

    1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, p315 (scan 158), Hse/Fam #595
    Thomas McSwain 54 F b NC (b abt 1796)
    Francis [Frances] McSwain 57 F NC (b abt 1793)
    Elizabeth McSwain 21 F b NC (b abt 1829)
    George McSwain 23 M Farmer b NC (b abt 1827)
    Rebecca McSwain 18 F b NC (b abt 1832)
    Permelia McSwain 14 F b NC (b abt 1836)
    Thomas McSwain 12 M b NC (b abt 1838)

    1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #516
    Thomas McSwain 64 M Farmer $700 Real Estate $1368 Personal Estate NC
    Francis McSwain 66 F NC
    Thomas McSwain Jr  22 M Common School Teacher NC

Sources

  • 1. One World Tree (sm)
  • 2. RootsWeb ID: I374 -- John Elias Green
    • Name: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2944410&id=I374;
  • 3. Rutherford/Cleveland County, NC, Burial Information
    • Name: http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html;
    • http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html
  • 4. My Maternal McSwain Ancestors
    • Name: http://www.geocities.com/graal1/surnames/mcswain.html?200716;
  • 5. Hamrick Data Pages -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
    • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga75.html
  • 6. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 4 September, p 315 (scan 158), Hse/Fam #595
  • 7. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #516
  • 8. Ancestry World Tree
    • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=*v133t0575&id=I1176
  • 9. Marriage Records, Family Tree Maker Archive, Vol #403
  • 10. Ancestry World Tree
  • 11. Will of William David McSwain
    • Rutherford County, NC, #489 written February 3, 1833
  • 12. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 14 August, page 72-73, Hse/Fam #577
  • 13. Hamrick Data Pages -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
    • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html

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