Life History
19th Dec 1861 |
Born in North Carolina.1,2,3,4,5 |
between 1870 and 1880 |
Resident in Township 2, Cleveland, North Carolina.1,6 |
1880 |
Resident in Township 2, Cleveland, North Carolina.3 |
6th Apr 1934 |
Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.2,5 (most likely) |
after 6th Apr 1934 |
Buried in Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina.5 |
Other facts
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Married Lilah WOMICK |
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Died in York County, South Carolina |
Notes
- Most genealogies have his middle name as Davis. One has Drayton. Records have George D.
1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 September, Township 2, PO Mooresboro, page 5 (scan 132), Hse/Fam #35
McSwain Thomas 49 M W Farmer 600 400 NC
McSwain Hannah 44 F W Keeping House NC
McSwain George 8 M W Attending School NC
1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 June, Township 2, District 66, page 22B, Hse#204, Fam #211
McSwain Thomas W M 59 Farmer SC NC NC
McSwain, Hannah W F 54 Keeping House NC NC NC
McSwain, George D W M 18 NC SC NC
Several McSwain genealogies report that George Davis died in York County, South Carolina. But the North Carolina Death records say he died in his traditional home residence of Cleveland County, North Carolina (across the state border from York).
NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67
G D McSwain
Age 73, est Date of Birth 1861
Death 6 Apr 1934, Cleveland County, North Carolina
With the death date I could tell which of the many Georges this was, and was able to find him in the Cemetery records for Cleveland County, which had been compiled and placed online by W D Floyd.
McSwain, George D
b December 19, 1861
d April 6, 1934 Boiling Springs Cemetery Cleveland Co., NC
-- Old Rutherford County and Cleveland County, NC, Burials, http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html
George D McSwain
Birth Dec. 19, 1861
Death Apr. 6, 1934
Spouse Lilah Womick McSwain (1882 - 1964)
Burial Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs (Cleveland County), Cleveland County, North Carolina
Created by Sharon Jul 26, 2007
-- Find A Grave Memorial #20650331, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20650331
Sources
- 1. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 8 September, Township 2, PO Mooresboro, page 5 (scan 132), Hse/Fam #35
- 2. North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
- 3. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 June, Township 2, District 66, page 22B, Hse#204, Fam #211
- 4. David Sr McSwain Genealogy, Anonymous, source uncertain
- 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 6. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 June, Township 2, District 66, page 21A, Hse #204, Fam #211