Life History

Other facts

Notes

• 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 13 July, Township 3, PO Stices Shoals, page 15 (scan 116), Hse #111, Fam #117
  McSwain, Burwell 40 M Farmer $150 Real Estate $100 Personal  born North Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1830]
  McSwain, Eliza 41 F W Keeping House born North Carolina [b abt 1829]
  McSwain, Permelia 8 F W At Home born North Carolina [b abt 1862]
  
  The Hamrick Data Pages give us some additional details, inclduing a likely middle name of Jane and a death date.
  
  McSwain, Burwell (*1826 - )
  spouse: McSwain, Eliza (*1828 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Jane (1861 - 1926)
  -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
  
  On Permelia's death certificate her name is reported as Mealie Jane Davis.  This would be a nickname for Permelia.
  
  North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
  Mealie Jane Davis [Mealie Jane McSwain]
  Married, Occupation Housewife
  Residence Earl, Cleveland, North Carolina
  Age 64y 2m 5d
  Birth 29 Dec 1861 Cleveland County
  Father Burrell [Burwell] McSwain, Cleveland County
  Mother Elizabeth McSwain, Cleveland County
  Spouse George Davis
  Death 4 Mar 1926 at home, Earl, Cleveland, North Carolina
  Cause of Death Lobar Pneumonia
  Burial 5 Mar 1926 Sharon Church [Methodist Church],  by Palmer Funeral Home, Shelby, NC
  
  Permelia's burial memorial on Find a Grave has her name is M Jane McSwain Davis.
  
  M Jane McSwain Davis
  Birth Dec 29, 1861
  Death Mar 4, 1926
  d/o Burwell & Eliza McSwain
  w/o George L Davis
  Spouse George Lewis Davis (1860 - 1904)
  Children:
  Clifton Davis (1883 - 1969)
  Byron Davis (1890 - 1977)
  Edna Davis DeLoatch (1895 - 1977)
  Lawrence Cleveland Davis (1899 - 1951)
  Burial Sharon United Methodist Church, Sharon, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Sep 23, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #30015236, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30015236

Sources

• 1. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 13 July, Township 3, PO Stices Shoals, page 15 (scan 116), Hse #111, Fam #117
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
• 4. Hamrick Data Pages
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html