Richard E MCSWAIN Sarah Elizabeth MCSWAIN Burton MCSWAIN Jefferson MCSWAIN John Franklin MCSWAIN Mary Ann HOPPER Wallace MCSWAIN Mary J MCSWAIN Mary Polly WEATHERS Mini tree diagram
George Washington MCSWAIN

George Washington MCSWAIN3,1,2

about 18453 - 2nd Oct 19121

Life History

about 1845

Born in North Carolina.2

(most likely)

about 1847

Born in North Carolina.3

(less likely)

2nd Oct 1912

Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.1

after 2nd Oct 1912

Buried in Buffalo Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee County, South Carolina.1

Other facts

 

Married Mary Ann HOPPER

Notes

  • 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, page 157, Hse/Fam #587
    Richard McSwain 38 M  Farmer born North Carolina
    Polly McSwain 36 F NC
    George McSwain 5 NC

    1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 7 August, page 59-60, Hse/Fam #425
    Richard E McSwain 48 M  Farmer born North Carolina (b abt 1812)
    Mary McSwain 40 F NC (b abt 1820)
    George McSwain 13 NC (b abt 1847)

    Civil War Enlistments
    George McSwain
    Enlisted 12 June 1862
    CSA 1861-1865, Vol. 13, Company D, 55th Regiment
    Mustered Out 15 June 1865

    George Washington McSwain
    Birth 20 MAR 1845 in Rutherford (Now Cleveland) Co, NC
    Death 02 OCT 1912 in Cleveland Co., NC
    Burial Oct 1912 Buffalo Baptist Cemetery, Cherokee Co, SC
    Parents Richard McSwain b 1812
    Mary Polly Weathers b 1820
    Spouse Mary Ann Hopper 1848-1914
    --  Ed Ellis, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24895727/person/1576558351

    Gravestone of George Washington McSwain
    Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    G W McSwain
    Born Mar. 20, 1845
    Died Oct. 2, 1912
    Mary McSwain
    Born Apr. 1, 1848
    died Dec. 22, 1914

    Researcher Comments on Photo:
    George
    Birth: Mar. 20, 1845, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Death: Oct. 2, 1912, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    s/o Richard & Mary Polly Weathers McSwain
    Mary Ann: Birth: Apr. 1, 1848 Death: Dec. 22, 1914

Sources

  • 1. Ancestry Trees
    • Ed Ellis, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/24895727/person/1576558351
  • 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 4 September, page 157, Hse/Fam #587
  • 3. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 7 August, page 59-60, Hse/Fam #425

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