Life History

Notes

• North Carolina Birth Index
  Victor Mcswain Jr
  Birth 28 Jan 1927 Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina
  Father's Name O Victor Mcswain
  Mother's Name Delia E Black
  
  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]
  
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  Oliver Victor McSwain, Jr
  BIRTH 28 Jan 1927
  DEATH 12 Jan 1999
  BURIAL Mount Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Bessemer City, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
  
  Parents:
  Oliver Victor McSwain 1904-1988
  Delia Elsie Black McSwain 1908-1988
  
  Spouse Lela Pearl Dellinger McSwain 1934-2017
  
  Siblings:
  Margaret Kathleen McSwain Kinley 1928 - unknown
  Ford Jerome McSwain 1930-2009
  Paul Lewis McSwain 1933-1988
  Robert Delano McSwain 1942-2016
  Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008
  
  Inscription:
  McSwain, Victor, Jr. (B) 1/28/1927 (D) 1/12/1999
  McSwain, Lela Pearl (B) 7/31/1934
  Our Children: Larry, Raymond, Janet, Lee, Donald, Joyce Ann
  
  Created by Elizabeth Olmstead 11 Feb 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 33753302, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33753302/oliver-victor-mcswain
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. North Carolina Birth Index
• 3. 1940 Federal Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina
  • 5 April, North Brook, District 55-23, page 3B, Hse #145, Rents $5