James MCSWAIN Hugh Kerr MCSWAIN Hannah MCSWAIN William Mastin MCSWAIN Walter Guyton MCSWAIN Edward Ross MCSWAIN Rachel N MCSWAIN Sarah A MCSWAIN Mary RIPPY Rachel RIGGINS Mini tree diagram
Berry Hicks MCSWAIN

Berry Hicks MCSWAIN3,1,2

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

Other facts

 

Married Mary RIPPY

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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