George Washington MCSWAIN Sarah Elizabeth MCSWAIN Margaret S MCSWAIN John D MCSWAIN Mary Lucinda MCSWAIN J Cynthia MCSWAIN George Washington MCSWAIN William Kaiser MCSWAIN Lucinda P WRIGHT Mini tree diagram

Nancy Jane MCSWAIN1,2,3,5,4

13th Oct 18491,2,3,4 - Apr 19151

Life History

13th Oct 1849

Born in Cleveland County, North Carolina.1,2,3,4

Apr 1915

Died in Pleasant Ridge, Cleveland, North Carolina.1

Notes

  • 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 294, Hse/Fam #456
    George McSwain 30 M Farmer $100 Real Estate b NC [b abt 1820]
    Lucinda McSwain 32 F VA [b abt 1818]
    Nancy J McSwain 11mos F NC [b abt June 1849]

    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
    Nancy J McSwain 12 F born North Carolina [b abt 1848]

    1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #3
    George McSwain W M  59 Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1821]
    Lucinda McSwain W F 61 Wife House Keeper  VA VA VA [b abt 1819]
    N J McSwain W F 27  Dau NC NC VA [b abt 1853]

    Note the large discrepancy in the age of Nancy form 1860 to 1880.  The 1900 census is closer to the 1860 age, with birth date given as Oct 1849.

    1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 5 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 2B, Hse/Fam #34
    McSwain, George Head  W M July 1821 78 Widowed NC NC NC Farmer Owns
    McSwain, Nancy J  Dau W F Oct 1849 50 Single NC NC NC

    An entry in the Hamrick Data Pages has Nancy's name as Nancy Jane, explaining what the J in the census entries means.

    McSwain, Nancy Jane (1849 - 1915)
    b. 13 Oct 1849 in Rutherford, NC
    d. Apr 1915 in Pleasant Ridge, Cleveland, NC
    father: McSwain, George Washington (1821 - )
    mother: Wright, Lucinda (1818 - )
    --  Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga75.html

    I note that the Hamrick source reports the birth occurred in Rutherford County, while a genealogy says it was Cleveland.  Cleveland was created in 1841 out of old Rutherford which was broken into smaller counties, one of which was the new Rutherford.  Since the date was after 1841, it many be that Hamrick intended to indicate that this child was born farther north than the other children.

Sources

  • 1. Hamrick Data Pages
    • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga75.html
  • 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 27 August, page 294, Hse/Fam #456
  • 3. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 14 August, page 134, Hse/Fam #967
  • 4. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 5 June, Sandy Run, Township 7, District 58, page 2B, Hse/Fam #34
  • 5. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
    • 1 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 1 (Scan 569A), Hse/Family #3

Page created using GEDmill 1.11.0