Louis Moore MCSWAIN1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,8,12,9

also known as Lewis Moore MCSWAIN11

17th Jun 18511,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 - 20th Jul 194110,11,9

Life History

17th Jun 1851	Born in Rutherford County, North Carolina.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
16th Feb 1873	Birth of daughter Avalona MCSWAIN in South Carolina.13,7,2,9
5th Dec 1874	Birth of son Oliver MCSWAIN in South Carolina.14,15,16,17,2,18
6th Oct 1876	Birth of son Lewis Hobson MCSWAIN in South Carolina.19,6,20,21,2
18th Sep 1878	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Vada MCSWAIN in South Carolina.2,9
28th Oct 1880	Birth of son Hugh Kerr MCSWAIN in South Carolina.22,6,23,11,5,24,25,26
9th Mar 1883	Birth of son George Pinkney MCSWAIN in South Carolina.6,27
13th Feb 1896	Death of daughter Elizabeth Vada MCSWAIN.9
2nd Jan 1925	Death of Sarah Ann ROBERTS in Cherokee Township, Cherokee, South Carolina.11,9
20th Jul 1941	Died in Cherokee County, South Carolina.10,11,9
21st Jul 1941	Buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina.10,9

Other facts

Married Sarah Ann ROBERTS

Notes

Lewis/Louis Moore McSwain's first name is spelled variously by different sources, and both ways in different entries in the Hamrick Data Pages. Likewise his father's name is spelled variously in different sources. On his death certificate the spelling Lewis is used. His son George Pinkney McSwain was the informant.

In 1860, this child was listed as Lewis M. In 1870 he is called Moore, clarifying that his name is Lewis/Louis Moore.

1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #511
Lewis McSwain 46 M Farmer
Mary McSwain 44 F
Lewis M McSwain M 9 b NC (b abt 1851)

The 1870 census shows all the children of this family born in South Carolina, but all other sources indicate North Carolina. I am using the years of birth from the age of this census, but following other sources to report the birthplace as Rutherford County, North Carolina.

1870 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 19 August, Subdivision 103, PO Yorkville, p 79, Hse #561, Fam #552
McSwain Louis 55 M W Farming b NC (b abt 1815)
McSwain Mary 50 F W Kpg Hse b SC (b abt 1820)
McSwain Moore 18 M W Farm Labor b SC (b abt 1852)

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, Avlona W F 7 Dau Single SC NC NC
McSwain, Oliver W M 5 Son Single SC NC NC
McSwain, Lewis W 3 Son Single SC NC NC
McSwain, Veddar W F 1 Dau Single SC NC NC
Dorster, William T W M 14 Servant Single Works on Farm SC SC SC

1900 Federal Census, Chrokee County, Alabama, 29 June, Chrokee 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
McSwain, Hugh K Son W M Oct 1880 19 Single SC NC NC Farm Laborer
McSwain, G Pinkny Son W M Oct 1883 17 Single SC NC NC Farm Laborer
McSwain, Mrs Mary Mother W F Oct 1816 83 Widow 14 children/10 living SC NC NC
Adams, Henry Boarder B M Mar 1883 17 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer

In 1910, the head of the household is enumerated as their son Hugh. But since Hugh lived in Cleveland County, North Carolina, across the border, in 1900, it appears that Hugh moved to his parents home after his wife Addie died. In the 1920 census, Hugh's children enumerated in 1910 are in the household of Lewis and Sarah in the same Cherokee Township, while Hugh and his new wife Lizzie Fulton are living in Limestone Townhsip of Cherokee County.

1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 22 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 6A, Hse/Fam #94
McSwain, Hugh K Head M W 29 Widowed 5 yrs SC NC NC Farmer Owns
McSwain, Vadar Dau M W 7 SC SC SC
McSwain, Frank M Son M W 5 Single SC SC SC
McSwain, Louise Dau F W 3 Single SC SC SC
McSwain, Roy Son M W 1yr10mos Single SC SC SC [b abt Feb 1909]
McSwain, Lewis M Father M W 59 Married 37 yrs NC NC NC [b abt 1851]
McSwain, Sarah A Mother F W 68 Married 37 yrs NC NC NC [b abt 1842]

1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #188, Fam #190
McSwain, Lewis M Head Owns M W 68 NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1851]
McSwain, Sarah A Wife F W 78 NC NC NC [b abt 1841]
McSwain, Vader Granddau F W 16 SC SC SC [b abt 1903]
McSwain, Frank Grandson M W 14 SC SC SC [b abt 1905]
McSwain, Louise Granddau F W 13 SC SC SC [b abt 1906]
McSwain, Roy Grandson M W 11 SC SC SC [b abt 1908]

The grandchildren are all children of Lewis and Sarah's son Hugh, whose wife Addie Sherer died before the 1910 census, probably in the birth of the last child Roy. He has remarried before 1920, and is enumerated with his new wife Lizzie (Elizabeth Adeline Fulton), in Limestone Township of Cherokee County, South Carolina. By 1930, Lewis is a widower and is living with his daughter Avalona Carroll, still in Cherokee Township, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 11 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 7B, Hse #132, Fam #139
Carroll, Johnson Head Owns M W 64 Married at age 24 SC SC SC Miller/Farmer [b abt 1866]
Carroll, Avalona Wife F W 57 Married at age 16 SC NC NC [b abt 1863]
Carroll, Woodrow Son M W 16 Single NC NC NC Plowhand [b abt March 1914]
McSwain, Moore Father(-in-Law) M W 78 Single NC NC NC Retired [b abt March 1852]

His death certificate and grave spell his first name as Lewis.

South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955
Certificate #010690
Lewis M Mcswain
Male, White, Occupation Farmer
Residence Kings Creek #1, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina
Birth 6-17-1851 Noerth Carolina
Wife Sarah Ann Roberts
Father Louis H McSwain, Mother Mary Hamrick, both born North Carolina
Death 20 Jul 1941 Cherokee County
Age at Death: 90 Years, Est Birth year 1851
Cause of Death Myocardial Infarction
Informant G P McSwain, Blacksburg, NC
Burial Antioch Cemetery, 21 July 1941 by Shuford-Hatcher Co
Filed 25 July 1941

For Louis' death date, the Hamrick Data Pages have the date of 21 July 1941, which is the date of burial.

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Lewis Moore McSwain
Birth Jun 17, 1851
Death Jul 21, 1941

Parents:
Louis Hobson McSwain (1814 - 1890)
Mary Hamrick McSwain (1816 - 1906)

Spouse Sarah Ann Roberts McSwain (1841 - 1925)
Children:
Oliver McSwain (1874 - 1961)
Hugh Kerr McSwain (1880 - 1955)
George Pinkney McSwain (1883 - 1970)

Siblings:
Martha McSwain Hopper (1836 - 1917)
Rebecca Elizabeth McSwain Hamrick (1838 - 1867)
Hannah McSwain Green (1839 - 1931)
Nancy McSwain Hamrick (1841 - 1929)
Oliver McSwain (1844 - 1864)
Lucy McSwain Love (1847 - 1914)
Elijah Bonaparte McSwain (1853 - 1921)
Ambrose McSwain (1856 - 1905)
Margaret Caldonia McSwain Hamrick (1860 - 1919)

Burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA

Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Oct 10, 2006
-- Find A Grave Memorial #16130395, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16130395
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Sources

1. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #511
2. 1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 15 June, Cherokee Township, District 167, page 24, Hse/Fam #226
3. 1870 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina
- 19 August, Subdivision 103, PO Yorkville, p 79, Hse #561, Fam #552
4. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #188, Fam #190
5. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 22 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 6A, Hse/Fam #94
6. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 29 June, Cherokee Township, District 2, page 30A, Hse #488, Fam #500
7. 1930 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 11 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 7B, Hse #132, Fam #139
8. Hamrick Data Pages
- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hamrick/wga75.html
9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
10. South Carolina Death Records, 1821-1955
11. Hamrick Data Pages
- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
12. RootsWeb ID: I6287
13. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 28 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 9B, Hse #148, Fam #149
14. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 22 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, Sheet 5B, Hse/Fam #85
15. 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina
- 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #106
16. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #187, Fam #189
17. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 14 June, Cherokee Townahip, District 2, page 18A, Hse #269, Fam #279
18. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
19. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 22 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 15B, Hse #240, Fam #242
20. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 27 April, Cherokee Township, District 5, page 9A, Hse #142, Fam #143
21. Ancestry Trees
- Kelly McSwain, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18452585/person/1065584780?ftm=1
22. RootsWeb Trees
23. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
24. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 21 January, Limestone Township, District 7, page 13B, Cherokee Ave, Hse #219, Fam #225
25. Farrar Family Genealogy
26. 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, South Carolina
- 16 April, Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578, Fam #635
27. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004