Life History
between 1775 and 1794 |
Born in North Carolina.5,3,4 (less likely) |
about 1786 |
Born in North Carolina.1,2 (most likely) |
3rd Oct 1814 |
Birth of son Louis Hobson MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.6,7,8,9,10,11 |
16th Jun 1816 |
Birth of daughter Martha Paty MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.12,6 |
1818 |
Birth of daughter Judith MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.6 |
1821 |
Birth of daughter Nancy MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.6,14,13,3,4 |
8th Sep 1838 |
Death of daughter Nancy MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.13,7,4 |
about 1840 |
Married John MCSWAIN in Rutherford County, North Carolina.16 |
27th Sep 1867 |
Death of John MCSWAIN in Cleveland County, North Carolina.15,12,7 |
14th Mar 1871 |
Died in Cleveland County, North Carolina.3,4 |
Notes
- Susannah Morris was the second wife of John McSwain. John's first wife Judith Moore died in 1824, and he married Susannah in 1840.
There are several different reports of a birth date for Susannah. W D Floyd's transcription from the McSwain Cemetery reports the marker reads: "McSwain, Susan 96 years [means b abt 1775] March 1, 1871 w/o John."
-- http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html
This birth date differs by 10-15 years from other sources!
The age reported on the gravestone is suspicious, since in the 1860 census, she was reported as 75 years old! This would mean she was born in 1785. Perhaps Mr Floyd misread the age. I know numbers on old gravestones can be hard to decipher. If the age was 86, this would match the age in the 1860 census. In 1850, Susannah is reported as 64 years old, meaning born about 1786. This would make her 8-9 years older than John, whose birthday is reported by family sources as 28 August 1794. In 1850 John's age was 55. In the genealogy My Maternal McSwain Ancestors, Ran Raider says Susannah also was born in 1794.
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 4 September, page 315 (scan page 158), Hse/Fam #591
John McSwain 55 M Farmer $640 Real Estate b North Carolina [b abt 1795]
Susannah McSwain 64 F North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1786]
Nancy Morris 82 F North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1768]
John Roberts 21 M Farmer North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1829]
Nancy Morris is Susannah's mother. I do not know who John Roberts is.
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #514
John McSwain 66 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate $7900 Personal Estate [b 1794]
Susannah McSwain 75 F [b 1785]
Sources
- 1. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #514
- 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 4 September, page 315 (scan page 158), Hse/Fam #591
- 3. One World Tree (sm)
- 4. McSwain Cemetery Transcription, by W D Floyd
- Name: Name: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/mcswain.txt;;
- 5. My Maternal McSwain Ancestors
- 6. RootsWeb ID: I4728 -- John McSwain
- Name: Name: http:/worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=prsjr&id=I4728;;
- 7. Rutherford/Cleveland County, NC, Burial Information
- Name: Name: http://www.rfci.net/wdfloyd/cemm5.html;;
- 8. 1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 15 June, Cherokee Township, p 25, Hse/Fam #238
- 9. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 4 September, p 315 (scan 158), Hse/Fam #596
- 10. South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955
- 11. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #511
- 12. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=*v133t0575&id=I1176&ftm=1
- 13. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 14. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:ag919r&id=I0355
- 15. World Family Tree Vol. 129
- Pedigree #809
- 16. RootsWeb ID: I6287