Life History

Notes

• North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
  [No name given, Paul Lewis] McSwain, Boy
  Birth 28 Nov 1933 Howard's Creek, Lincoln County
  Parents O V McSwain & Elsie Black
  Index page 131
  Recorded Lincoln County Birth Records, Volume 20, Page 124
  
  1940 Federal Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina, 5 April, North Brook, District 55-23, page 3B, Hse #145, Rents $5
  McSwain, Oliver V Head M W 35 M Married Grade 5 b North Carolina same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1905]
  McSwain, Elsie Wife F W 31 Married Grade H1 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1909]
  McSwain, Victor M W 13 Single Grade 6 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1927]
  McSwain, Catherine [Kathleen] F W 11 Single Grade 5 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1929]
  McSwain, Jerome M W 9 Single Grade 4 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1931]
  McSwain, Paul M W 6 Single Grade 1 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1932]
  McSwain, Billie F W 5 Single Grade 11 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [b abt 1935]
  McSwain, Selma [Selva] F W 2 Single Grade 0 b North Carolina same house in 1935 [sic] [b abt 1938]
  Black, Lee M W 58 Single Grade 3 b North Carolina same house in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1888]
  
  The date of death is different on his Social Security records, which reports his death certificate number, and his memorial on Find a Grave.  Social Security says 15 June 1988, while the grave has 8 June 1988.
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Paul Lewis McSwain [P L McSwain]
  Birth 28 Nov 1933 Crouse Lincoln, County, North Carolina
  Death Date 15 Jun 1988
  Father Oliver V McSwain
  Mother Elsie Black
  SSN 243485173
  Death Certificate #026094
  Sep 1951 Name listed as PAUL LEWIS MCSWAIN; 22 May 1998 Name listed as P L MCSWAIN
  
  Paul Lewis McSwain
  BIRTH 28 Nov 1933
  DEATH 8 Jun 1988
  BURIAL Gaston Memorial Park Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, Garden of Time section
  Parents:
  Oliver Victor McSwain 1904-1988
  Delia Elsie Black McSwain 1908-1988
  Siblings:
  Oliver Victor McSwain 1927-1999
  Margaret Kathleen McSwain Kinley 1928 - unknown
  Ford Jerome McSwain 1930-2009
  Robert Delano McSwain 1942-2016
  Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008
  Created by Grave Wanderer 8 Dec 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 121412778, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121412778/paul-lewis-mcswain
  

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
• 3. 1940 Federal Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina
  • 5 April, North Brook, District 55-23, page 3B, Hse #145, Rents $5
• 4. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007