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• 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967
  George W McSwain 40 M Farmer $230 Real Estate $404 Personal  born North Carolina
  Lucinda McSwain 42 F born North Carolina
  George W McSwain 5 M born North Carolina
  
  1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #4
  G W McSwain W M  24 Father Farmer NC NC VA [b abt 1856]
  E J McSwain W F 20 Wife House Keeper  NC NC NC [b abt 1860]
  J B McSwain W M 11 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1869]
  E Hamrick W F 47 Mother-in-Law Widow NC NC NC [b abt 1833]
  
  George's mother-in-law is living with them in 1880 and 1900.  Her name in 1900 is able to tell us that his wife is the daugther of Elijah Hamrick and Emeline Webb.  But the wife is called Louisa J in the 1900 census, whereas she was E J in 1880 and is called Narcissus wuith the nickname "ELia Jane" (matching the 1880 census) by the Hamrick Genealogy.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 5 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 2B, Hse/Fam #20
  McSwain, Geo W Head  W M July 1855 44 Married 22 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns
  McSwain, Louisa J Wife W F Dec 1861 38 Married 22 years 3 children/3 living NC NC NC
  McSwain, George B  Son W M Nov 1882  17 Married 0 years NC NC NC
  McSwain, Ella Dau-in-Law W F Jan 1885 38 Married 0 years 0 children NC NC NC
  McSwain, Ollie L Dau W F Aug 1898 1 NC NC NC
  Hamrick, Emeline Mother-in-Law W F Jan 1832 68 Widow 2 children/2 living NC NC NC
  
  The Hamrick Data Pages confirms that the middle name is Washington, like his father.
  
  McSwain, George Washington (1821 - )
  b. 23 Jul 1821 in Rutherford, NC
  father: McSwain, David (1782 - )
  mother: Hamrick, Susanna (~1788 - 1894)
  spouse: Wright, Lucinda (1818 - )
  - m. 13 May 1841
  ----------child: McSwain, George Washington (*1853 - )
  Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
  
  His death certifiacate gives his data of death but not the date of birth, only an age.
  
  North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
  George Washington McSwain
  White Male, Widow
  Age 76, Est Birth Date 1856
  Birth Place Cleveland, North Carolina
  Death 6 Jun 1932 Sandy Run, Cleveland County NC
  Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
  Father's Geo McSwain, b NC
  Mother's Lucinda Wright, b NC
  Informant Toy Webb
  Burial 7 June Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, By Lutz and Jackson, Shelby NC
  
  George's gravestone provides his birth date, which was missing form his death certificate.
  
  "McSwain, George W. July 26, 1855 June 6, 1932 Pleasant Ridge Bapt. Cemetery Cleveland Co., NC "
  --  McSwain -- Old Rutherford County and Cleveland County, NC, Burials, http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html
  

Sources

• 1. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
• 2. McSwain -- Old Rutherford County and Cleveland County, NC, Burials
  • Location: http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html;
• 3. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #4
• 4. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 5 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 2B, Hse/Fam #20
• 6. Hamrick Data Pages
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html