Nora FULTON1,2,3

22nd Jul 18731,2 - 10th Aug 19152

Life History

22nd Jul 1873	Born in South Carolina.1,2
about 1906	Married Oliver MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina
3rd Oct 1907	Birth of son Charles Hubert MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.3,4,1
28th Nov 1911	Birth of son Emmet Winfred MCSWAIN in Cherokee County, South Carolina.5,6,3
13th Jun 1913	Birth of son Marvin Delbert MCSWAIN in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina.7,8,9,3
10th Aug 1915	Died in Cherokee County, South Carolina.2 Apoplexy
11th Aug 1915	Buried in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina.2

Notes

Nora married Oliver McSwain about 1906.

South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1955
Volume 30, Certificate #015593
Nora McSwain
White Female
Age at Death 42 years 18 days

South Carolina Death Certificate
Nora McSwain
Born 22 July 1873 in South Carolina
Father J D Fulton born South Carolina
Mother Martha Doon [Dover] born South Carolina
Informant G P McSwain, Grover, North Carolina
Cause of Death Apoplexy
Death Death 10 Aug 1915 Cherokee County
Burial 11 August 1915 Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, SC
By R C Ellis, Gover, NC
Registered 11 August 1915
Volume 30, Certificate #015593

The informant G P McSwain seems to be George Pinkney McSwain, a brothr of Nora's husband Oliver McSwain.

The 1920 census of Oliver's family is annotated here to indicate which children were from whcih wife.

1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #187, Fam #189
McSwain, Oliver Head Rents M W 45 SC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1874]
McSwain, Margret Wife F W 39 NC NC NC [b abt 1880]
McSwain, George Son M W 21 SC SC SC Machinist [b abt 1898] (son of Frances Victoria Randall)
McSwain, Victor Son M W 15 SC SC SC [b abt 1904] (son of Frances Victoria Randall)
McSwain, Hubert Son M W 12 SC SC SC [b abt 1907] (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, Winfred Son M W 8 SC SC SC [b abt 1912] (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, Marvin Son M W 6 SC SC SC [b abt 1913] (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, Euzelia Dau F W 3yrs3mos SC SC SC [b abt Oct 1916] (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)
McSwain, John M Son M W 1yr6mo SC SC SC [b abt June 1918] (son of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black, so should have been SC SC NC; see also 1930)
McSwain, Alvin Son M W 1mo SC SC SC [b abt Dec 1919] (son of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)

In 1930 we find three of Nora's children after her death in their father's home with their stepmother Maggie (Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black). Marvin and his wife are in the same household but enumerated as a different family unit.

1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina, 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #106
McSwain, Oliver Head Rents $6 Owns Radio M W 55 First Married at age [no stated] NC NC NC Farmer
McSwain, Maggie Wife F W 49 First Married at age 35 NC NC NC (Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)
McSwain, Winfred Son M W 19 SC SC SC [sic] (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, Euzalia M Dau F W 14 NC NC NC (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, John M Son M W 11 SC SC SC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)
McSwain, Alvin L Son M W 10 SC SC SC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)
McSwain, Thomas E Son M W 8 NC NC NC (dau of Margaret Rebecca Eliza Black)
- Fam #107 -
McSwain, Marvin Head Owns Radio M W 17 First Married at age 16 SC SC SC Laborer on Farm (son of Nora Fulton)
McSwain, Lela Wife F W 16 First Married at age 16 NC NC NC

Sources

1. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 22 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, Sheet 5B, Hse/Fam #85
2. South Carolina Certificate of Death
3. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #187, Fam #189
4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #21708755, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21708755
5. 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina
- 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #106
6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- Memorial #16891165, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16891165
7. 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina
- 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #107
8. North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004
9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry