Life History

Notes

• This child appears to have died young.  This may be why his name is entered as Anonymous.  However, this name is found on several individuals in this era.  The Hamrick Data Pages combine this name with William H as the same child named William Anonymous, but William was William Henry, and both names appear in the 1860 census as separate children with different ages.  The name Anonymous does not appear again after the 1860 census.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, pages 71-72, Hse/Fam #577
  W D McSwain 35 M Farmer $700 Real Estate $1368 Personal born North Carolina [b abt 1825]
  -- page 72 --
  Arelia McSwain 30 M born North Carolina [b abt 1830]
  Issabella McSwain 14 F born North Carolina [b abt 1846]
  Thomas McSwain 12 M born North Carolina [b abt 1848]
  Vina C McSwain 10 F born North Carolina [b abt 1850]
  William H[enry] 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]

Sources

• 1. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 14 August, pages 71-72, Hse/Fam #577