Parents

Son of Thomas MCSWAIN & Salena W BRIDGES.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #577
  W D McSwain 35 M Farmer $700 Real Estate $1368 Personal born North Carolina [b abt 1825]
  -- page 72 --
  Arelia McSwain 30 M born North Carolina [b abt 1830]
  Issabella McSwain 14 F born North Carolina [b abt 1846]
  Thomas McSwain 12 M born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Vina C McSwain 10 F born North Carolina [b abt 1850]
  William H McSwain 8 M born North Carolina [b abt 1852]
  Anonymous McSwain 6 M born North Carolina [b abt 1856]
  Francis McSwain 3 F born North Carolina [b abt 1857]
  Salena McSwain 2 F born North Carolina [b abt 1858]
  
  The Hamrick Data Pages source records this family, but lacks birth dates for most of the children.  Note that the estimated date for almostall is either 1860 or 1861.  This source has Arelia's name as Arrienia.  The child called Vianna by Hamrick matches the child reported in the census as Vina C.  This name is probably short for Levina, or Lavinia.  Many women with variations of this name were called Vina, Viney or other variations of this nickname.
  
  McSwain, William (*1826 - )
  father: McSwain, Thomas(1796 - 1872)
  mother: Bridges, Salena W "Frankie"(1793 - 1862)
  spouse: Gipson, Malissa (*1830 - )
  spouse: Ledbetter, Arrienia (*1829 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Thomas (*1846 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, William Anonymus (*1853 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Salena (*1860 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Vianna (*1860 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Henry (*1861 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Frankie (*1861 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Isabell (*1861 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Josina (*1861 - )
  
  I note that the Hamrick information combines two children reported inthe 1860 census, called William H and Anonymous.  This odd name is a given name for several individuals in Cleveland County in the 1800s.  Hamrick combines these two children in William Anonymus.
  
  Frankie would be Frances (spelled Francis in the census).  Henry might be an additional child, but could also be the H of William H in thecensus, since Hamrick has combined the name William with Anonymous (Anonymus).  The Hamrick listing adds one child not in the 1860 census, Josina.
  
  I checked for information on these family members in a transcription of cemetery information at this source:
  McSwain -- Old Rutherford County and Cleveland County, NC, Burials
  http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html
  
  The only one listed was William H, recorded as William Henry.
  McSwain, William Henry October 14, 1852 September 3, 1948 Zoar Bapt. Cemetery Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC

Sources

• 1. Hamrick Data Pages -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga75.html
• 2. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 14 August, page 72-73, Hse/Fam #577