Life History
Nov 1879 |
Born in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2,3 |
1904 |
Died in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,5 |
27th Feb 1904 |
Married Lida B COCHRAN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.2 |
23rd Feb 1905 |
Birth of son Albert Lee MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.7,2,8,9 |
Other facts
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Buried in Joint gravestone says "W W & Sarah McSwain and son Albert 1895-1904." It appears William died in 1895 and Sarah and Albert both in 1904. |
Notes
- 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 June, Prairie Township, District ?, page 16, Hse #109, Family #112
William McSwain W M 23 Head-Farmer NC NC NC
Sarah McSwain W F 23 Wife Hsekeep Ark Tenn Tenn
Albert McSwain W M 7mos born Nov 1879 Son Ark NC Ark
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 20 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 15A, Hse #254, Fam #261
McSwain, Sarah Head W F Jan 1856 44 AR MS TN Farmer
McSwain, Edna Dau W F Oct 1877 22 AR NC TN
McSwain, Albert Son W M Nov 1879 20 AR NC TN Farm Laborer
Albert and Sarah appear with Sarah's other children in the 1900 census, but Albert's father William is absent. They all three appear to be buried in the same grave, with one gravestone, in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas.
The gravestone says:
"W W & Sarah McSwain and son Albert 1895-1904." It appears William died in 1895; he is not in the 1900 census. There is incomplete information on the joint gravestone. The phrase "1895-1904" is ambiguous. In the 1900 census, Albert is reported born in November 1879. Perhaps the date of 1895 is the date of death of his parents. The dates 1895-1904 could be a range of time for the three deaths. The date of 1904 may refer only to Albert.
For a long time I could find nothing else about Albert McSwain. I had found an Albert Lee McSwain, son of Lida/Lyda Cochran Criswell in a later census. But I could never find information on Lida's McSwain husband. Then in searching again in November 2011, I found a marriage record of Albert McSwain and Lida Cochran.
Albert married Lida Cochran in February 1904, and their son Albert Lee was born in 1905. It is possible that Albert died soon after they married in 1904. I have shown the date of 1904 as the date of death for both Albert and his mother Sarah.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Albert McSwain
Age 24
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Lida Cochran
Spouse's Age 17
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage License 27 Feb 1904 Arkansas County
This enabled me to make the connection to the McSwains. I had an Albert McSwain, son of William W McSwain and Sarah Lowe, with no wife. The general facts matched and the name of Lida's son confirmed that Albert was her first husband.
Albert's age in the marriage record indicates that Albert was born about 1880, or probably in 1879. His reported birth date is November 1879. Lyda's age indicates she was born in about 1886. But the 1930 census reports that she was 15 at the time of her first marriage, and 43 at that census. That would mean she was born about 1886, making a match, and married in 1902, a bit early. Allowing for the general imprecision of ages reported in the censuses in that era, this seemed to be a match.
Lida was 24 in the 1910 census, and had been married about 4 years then. Their son Albert was 5 in 1910, so they would have married at least by 1904. Lida's second marriage was in 1906. Albert Lee's birth date is reported in his Social Security records as 23 February 1905.
This is a firm reference and Lyda's marriage in 1906 is firm. We can take the date of 1904 off Albert's joint gravestone with his parents as his date of death, and there is a snug fit with the other firm facts of this family. Lida Cochran's first husband was Albert McSwain.
Sources
- 1. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- Prairie Township, page 16, Household #109
- 2. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 20 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 15A, Hse #254, Fam #261
- 4. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 20 April, District 18, Sheet 3A, Prairie Township, Ethel & Point Rd, Hse/Fam #121
- 5. Gravestone of W W and Sarah and son Albert McSwain, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas
- 6. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 20 April, Prairie Township, District 18, Page 3A, Hse/Fam #121
- 7. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 6B, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #99, Owns $500
- 8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #86503546, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86503546
- 9. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
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