Lewis Hobson MCSWAIN1,2,3,7,4,5

6th Oct 18761,2,3,4,5 - 11th Feb 19744

Life History

6th Oct 1876	Born in South Carolina.1,2,3,4,5
about 1903	Birth of daughter Mildred MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.1,3,8
21st Jul 1906	Birth of son Lamar MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.3,1,9,8
27th May 1908	Birth of daughter Audrey Ann MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.10,3,1,11,8
13th Feb 1910	Birth of daughter Margaret MCSWAIN in Beaufort County, South Carolina.3,1,12,11,8,13
25th Mar 1912	Birth of son James William MCSWAIN in North Carolina.1,7,8,12,13,11
11th Sep 1915	Birth of daughter Ada Lewis MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.1,7,13,8,12,14,15
22nd Nov 1917	Birth of son Jason Dector MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.7,1,16,17
7th Jan 1930	Death of son Lamar MCSWAIN in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina.9,8
9th Mar 1963	Death of Sarah Ada FULTON in Cleveland County, North Carolina.4
11th Feb 1974	Died in Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina.4
after 11th Feb 1974	Buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina.6

Other facts

Married Sarah Ada FULTON

Notes

1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 15 June, Cherokee Township, District 167, page 24, Hse/Fam #226
McSwain, Lewis M W M 28 Husband Farmer NC NC NC
McSwain, Sarah A W F 38 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC
McSwain, Lewis W 3 Son Single SC NC NC

1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 29 June, Cherokee Township, District 2, page 30A, Hse #488, Fam #500
McSwain, L Moore Head W M June 1851 48 Married 30 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Rents
McSwain, Mrs Sarah A Wife W F Dec 1841 58 Married 30 yrs 5 children/5 living NC NC NC
McSwain, Lewis H Son W M Oct 1876 28 Single SC NC NC Farm Laborer

Lewis Hobson McSwain
Birth 6 Oct 1876 in South Carolina
Death 11 Feb 1974 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland, North Carolina
Parents Louis Moore McSwain 1851 - 1941
Sarah Ann Roberts 1841 - 1925
Spouse Sarah Ada Fulton
Birth 1 Jun 1885 in Cleveland, North Carolina
Death 9 Mar 1963 in Cleveland, North Carolina
-- Kelly McSwain, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18452585/person/1065584780?ftm=1

1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 27 April, Cherokee Township, District 5, page 9A, Hse #142, Fam #143
McSwain, Lewis H Head M W 33 Married 5 years SC NC NC Farmer Owns
McSwain, Aider Wife F W 25 Married 5 yrs 5 children/4 living NC NC SC
McSwain, Mildred Dau F W 6 SC SC NC
McSwain, Lamar Son M W 3 SC SC NC
McSwain, Audrey Dau F W 1yr11mos SC SC NC
McSwain, Margret Dau F W 2mos SC SC NC
Fulton, Maggie Mother-in-law F W 50 Widow SC SC SC
Hardin, Daniel Cousin M W 49 Single SC SC SC Farm Laborer
Fulton, Jason Brother-in-Law M W 18 Single NC NC SC RR Brakeman

1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 22 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 15B, Hse #240, Fam #242
McSwain, Lewis H Head Rents M W 43 SC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1876]
McSwain, Aider Wife F W 35 NC NC SC [b abt 1884]
McSwain, Mildred Dau F W 16 SC SC NC [b abt 1903]
McSwain, Lammar Son M W 13 SC SC NC Machinist [b abt 1906]
McSwain, Audery Dau F W 11 SC SC NC [b abt 1908]
McSwain, Margret Dau F W 9 SC SC NC [b abt 1910]
McSwain, William Son M W 7 SC SC NC [b abt 1912]
McSwain, Aider L Dau F W 4yrs4mos SC SC NC [b abt 1915]
McSwain, Jason D Son M W 2yrs2mos SC SC NC [b abt 1917]
Hardin, Alexander P Cousin M W 58 SC SC SC [b abt 1861]
Hardin, Margret Mother-in-Law M W 67 SC SC SC [b abt 1852]

Fulton was Ada's maiden name, and Hardin her mother's maiden name. Margaret oddly appears here with her maiden name Hardin. The Alexander P Hardin here is Ada's cousin, being the son of John Logan Hardin, according to the Hardin family genealogy. John Logan Hardin was Margaret's brother, thus Alexander is Margaret's nephew. Margaret and John's father was Elisha Hardin, their mother Sarah Whisnant or Whisonant. In 1910, we found that Margaret's last name there is her married name Fulton. I wonder why she took back her maiden name after 1910. I have found no clue to this in the Hardin genealogy.

1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 4 April, Cherokee Township, District 35, page 3A-B, Hse/Fam #45
McSwain, Lewis H Head Owns M W 52 Married at age 26 SC SC SC Farmer [b abt 1878]
-- page 3B --
McSwain, Ada F Wife F W 45 Married at age 18 SC NC SC [b abt 1885]
McSwain, Ordrey A Dau F W 21 Single SC SC SC [b abt March 1909]
McSwain, William M W 18 Single NC SC SC SC Farm Laborer [b abt March 1912]
McSwain, Ada L Dau F W 14 Single SC SC SC [b abt March 1916]
McSwain, Jason D M W 12 Single SC SC SC [b abt March 1918]

Ada's middle initial F here seems to stand for her maiden name Fulton. Fulton and Hardin famliy genealogies give her name as Sarah Ada Fulton.

Gravestone
McSwain Lewis H & Ada Fulton
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina
Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins, taken 8 October 2009 at the Mullinax Family Genealogical Reunion in South Carolina

Sources

1. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 22 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 15B, Hse #240, Fam #242
2. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 29 June, Cherokee Township, District 2, page 30A, Hse #488, Fam #500
3. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 27 April, Cherokee Township, District 5, page 9A, Hse #142, Fam #143
4. Ancestry Trees
- Kelly McSwain, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18452585/person/1065584780?ftm=1
5. 1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 15 June, Cherokee Township, District 167, page 24, Hse/Fam #226
6. Gravestones of South Carolina
7. 1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 4 April, Cherokee Township, District 35, page 3A-B, Hse/Fam #45
8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
9. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
10. 1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 4 April, Cherokee Township, District 35, page 3B, Hse/Fam #45
11. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
12. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
13. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
14. 1940 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 10 April, Kings Mountain, District 46-52, Page 3A, Hse #38, Rents $4, Farm
15. Obituaries from South Carolina
16. Social Security Death Index
17. World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945