30th Jun 18281,2 - 13th Apr 18642
Life History
30th Jun 1828 |
Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.1,2 |
about 1852 |
Birth of daughter Hannah MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.4,1,5 |
24th Jan 1852 |
Birth of son William Mastin MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.1,6,4 |
12th Dec 1856 |
Birth of son Walter Guyton MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.1,7,8,4,9,10,11,12,13,6 |
3rd Nov 1857 |
Birth of son Edward Ross MCSWAIN in North Carolina.14,15,2,1,7,4,13,5,16 |
about 1858 |
Birth of daughter Rachel N MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.17,4 |
about 1863 |
Birth of daughter Sarah A MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.4 |
13th Apr 1864 |
Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.2 |
after 13th Apr 1864 |
Buried in Buffalo Baptist Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee, South Carolina.2 |
Notes
- 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]
Hannah McSwain 10 M born Alabama [b abt 1850]
William M McSwain 7 F born Arkansas [b abt 1853]
Walter G McSwain 5 M born Arkansas [b abt 1855]
Edward R McSwain 3 M born Arkansas [b abt 1857]
-- page 51 --
Rachel M McSwain 1 F born Arkansas [b abt 1859]
Hannah S Ellmore 16 F Domestic born Arkansas [b abt 1844]
Berry Hicks McSwain
Birth: 30 Jun 1828
Death: 30 Apr 1864
Burial: Buffalo Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., SC
Father: James McSwain b: 1 Aug 1789
Mother: Rachel Riggins b: 1789
Marriage Mary Polly Rippy b: 21 Aug 1827 in North Carolina
Children:
Hannah McSwain b: 11 Jul 1850 in North Carolina
William Mastin McSwain b: 25 Jan 1852 in North Carolina
Walter Guyton McSwain b: 12 Dec 1856 in North Carolina
Edward (Neddy) Ross McSwain b: 3 Nov 1857 in North Carolina
Rachel M. McSwain b: 8 May 1858 in North Carolina
Sarah Angeline McSwain b: 4 Oct 1861 in North Carolina
-- David Holden, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I51146
The date of death reported by Holden differs from that reported in the Veteran's Gravesites database. I found a photo of his gravestone confirming that the date of death if 13 Apr 1864.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
B H McSwain
Service Info: CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY CIVIL WAR
Birth Date 30 Jun 1828
Death Date 13 Apr 1864
Cemetery: Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 618 Old Buffalo Church Road Blacksburg, SC 29702
Gravestone of B H McSwain, Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina
1st Sgt B H McSwain
Co K Palmetto Sharpshooters CSA
Jun 30, 1828
Apr 13, 1864
Sources
- 1. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 1 August, page 50, Hse/Fam #361
- 2. RootsWeb Trees
- 3. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
- 4. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 7 July, Township 3, Stices Shoals, p 1, Hse/Fam #4
- 5. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 21 June, Township 3, page 24, Hse/Fam #238
- 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 7. North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
- 8. 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 21 January, Rippys Township, District 52, page 15A, Hse #254, Fam #263
- 9. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 21 June, Rippys Township, District 67, page (scan 496C), Hse/Fam #239
- 10. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 2 June, Rippys Township, District 50, page 2A, Hse/Fam #17
- 11. New Hope Baptist Cemetery Registry, Cleveland County, NC
- Location: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/newhopec.txt;
- 12. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 30 April, Rippys Township, District 37, page 14A, Hse #246, Fam #250
- 13. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
- 14. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 18 June, Rippys Township, District 50, page 15B, Hse #189, Fam #191
- 15. 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 8 January, Rippys, District 52, page 5A, Hse #85, Fam #86
- 16. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 27 April, Rippys Township, District 37, page 11A, Hse #194, Fam #188
- 17. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 1 August, page 51, Hse/Fam #361
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