Life History

Notes

• This person is reported as David McSwain in Sarrett, but as Achella McSwain in Hamrick Family data.  Date of birth is the same, so this appears to be the same person.  The spouse of Achella McSwain is Delphia Street Harrell, confirming that Achella is a male.  Children are all named McSwain also.  It is uncertain which name was the first, but since sources usually show this person as David, I am assuming that Achella is the middle name.  I thus show this person as David Achella McSwain.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 17 August, Hse/Fam #295
  William McSwain 44 M Baptist Preacher $150 Real Estate born North Carolina
  Judith McSwain 41 F born North Carolina
  David McSwain 19 M Farming  born North Carolina
  
  By 1960, David is married to Delphia and they are living a few doors down from his parents and siblings.  On the opposite side of his parents is David's older brother Elijah and his wife Susannah (Susan) Hamrick.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 August, page 132, Hse/Fam #947
  Wm McSwain 29 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $70 Personal  born North Carolina
  Delfa S McSwain 25 F born North Carolina
  Judith V McSwain 1 F born North Carolina
  
  North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
  David McSwain, Intestate
  Petition to Probate Judge by William McSwain, father/administrator 11 Dec 1861
  Probate 1861 Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Death Abt 1861 North Carolina
  
  North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
  David McSwain, Intestate
  Petition to Probate Judge by Delpha McSwain, widow 11 Dec 1861
  Children J V [Judith Vernetia] and John L [Leonard]
  Death Abt 1861 North Carolina

Sources

• 1. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 13 August, page 132, Hse/Fam #947
• 2. RootsWeb ID: I4751 -- Ensley (Aisley) McSwain
  • Name: Name: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=prsjr&id=I4751;;
• 3. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
• 4. Ancestry Trees
• 5. Hamrick Data Pages
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
• 6. North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
• 7. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 19 August, page 272  (scan page 137), Hse/Fam #295
• 8. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 7 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 9, Hse/Family #88
• 9. My Heritage Trees
• 10. Shane Hamrick Genealogy, GeneaNet
  • database=nitecrawler