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• 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, Theo Dau F W 5 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1925]
  
  Martha's memorial on Find a Grave includes her obituary.  The obituary does not report the date or location of burial.
  
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  Martha Theo McSwain Dellinger
  Birth Dec. 9, 1925 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Death Jan. 17, 2007
  
  SHELBY - Mrs. Martha Theo McSwain Dellinger, 81, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at Carolina Care Center in Cherryville.
  
  She was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Gaffney, S.C., to the late Hugh K. McSwain and Lizzie Adeline Fulton McSwain. She graduated from Shelby High School and worked with her husband on the dairy farm and retired from Doran Textiles as a bookkeeper. She was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church, the Adult Senior Ladies Sunday school class and the Fallston Eastern Star. She loved to cook for her family and the Homeless Shelter of Shelby, enjoyed flower gardening and spending time with her family and sharing family memories.
  
  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Harold B. Dellinger; five brothers, Kinard McSwain, Wylie McSwain, Dempsey "Buster" McSwain, Claude McSwain and Rodgers McSwain; and four sisters, Velvo McSwain, Emmie McSwain Dixon, Flora McSwain Evans and Gladys McSwain Kelly.
  
  Mrs. Dellinger is survived by her two sons, Harold Broadus Dellinger and wife, Diane, and Michael Adrian Dellinger and wife, Lena, all of Shelby;
  grandchildren, Karen Dellinger Moss and husband, Scott, of Shelby, Christopher M. Dellinger and Heather of Weaverville, Zachary A. Dellinger, Joshua C. Dellinger and Carrie A. Dellinger, all of Shelby;
  two great-grandchildren, Jada and Jackson Dellinger;
  two sisters, Clydie McSwain Kaylor of Gastonia and Maude McSwain Whisnant of Polkville;
  sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; Elizabeth D. and Lloyd Massey of Dudley, Frances Williams of Greenville, S.C., Joyce Dellinger of Morganton, Marilyn D. Hoyle of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Kay McSwain of Melbourne, Fla., and Dwight and Lillian Dellinger of Fallston;
  and many loving nieces, nephews and extended family members and friends.
  
  Parents:
  Hugh Kerr McSwain (1880 - 1955)
  Elizabeth Adeline Fulton McSwain (1891 - 1971)
  Spouse Harold B Dellinger (1923 - 2000)
  
  Burial Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Fallston, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  
  Created by Elizabeth Jan 19, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial# 17565592, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17565592
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #17565592, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17565592
• 2. 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, South Carolina
  • 16 April, Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578, Fam #635
• 3. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #12345833, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12345833