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• 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]
  
  North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
  Ford Jerome McSwain, Age 21, Residence Gaston County, North Carolina
  Betty Jean Huss, Age 18, Birth Year abt 1932, Residence Gaston County, North Carolina
  License Issued 12 Aug 1950
  Marriage 12 Aug 1950 Burke, North Carolina, USA
  Ceremony by Rev R O Bennet Jr, Morgantion, NC
  Witnesses Mrs Addie Lee Gray, Mr Lester M Black
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Gastonia, North Carolina, City Directory, 1956, p 356
  McSwain Ford J [Betty J] reprmn SBT&T r RD 2 Cherryville NC
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Gastonia, North Carolina, City Directory, 1959, p 330
  McSwain Ford J [Betty H] repr SBT&T r RD 2 Cherryville NC
  
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  Ford Jerome McSwain
  BIRTH 20 May 1930
  DEATH 21 May 2009
  BURIAL Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
  
  JEROME MCSWAIN
  
  Ford Jerome "Mac" McSwain, 79, of 1914 Lincolnton Hwy. 150, went to be with His Lord peacefully May 21, 2009 at his home with his family by his side.
  
  He was born on May 20, 1930 in Catawba Co., a son of the late Oliver Victor and Elsie Della Black McSwain. Jerome was retired from Southern Bell with over 31 years of service and also owned Mac's Repairs for many years. He was a man of great faith, member of the First Wesleyan Church where he was past president of the Men's Fellowship, former Sunday School superintendent and teacher, and served on the LBA.
  
  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers Paul, Victor, and Jack McSwain.
  
  Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years Betty Jean Huss McSwain, three daughters and son-in-laws Alice and Berry Mauney of Crouse, Vickie and Dan Dixon of Belwood, Shannon and William Holt of Maiden, three grandchildren Stacey Ann Glover and husband Shane of Fallston, Michael Dale Black of Cherryville and Annie Neeley Cranford of Lincolnton, four great grandchildren Brandon and Autumn Glover and Trent and Tripp Black, brother Robert McSwain of Long Beach, NC and four sisters Kathleen Kinley, Betty Farris, and Pauline Watson all of Bessemer City and Shelva Russ of Mooresville.
  
  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 PM at First Wesleyan Church with Rev. Mark Poe and Rev. Roland "Beau" Hamner officiating with burial in City Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday at Carpenter's Funeral Home from 4-6 PM and at other times at the home.
  
  Memorials may be made to Hephzibah Children's Home, 6601 Zebulon Rd., Macon, GA 31220.
  
  [The date of his marriage is on their joint gravestone, 12 August 1950.]
  
  Parents:
  Oliver Victor McSwain 1904-1988
  Delia Elsie Black McSwain 1908-1988
  
  Siblings:
  Oliver Victor McSwain 1927-1999
  Margaret Kathleen McSwain Kinley 1928 - unknown
  Paul Lewis McSwain 1933-1988
  Robert Delano McSwain 1942-2016
  Jack Frederick McSwain 1943-2008
  
  Maintained by Brenda Kale Ballard, Originally Created by Jan Heavner 25 May 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 37473112, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37473112/ford-jerome-mcswain
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1940 Federal Census, Lincoln County, North Carolina
  • 5 April, North Brook, District 55-23, page 3B, Hse #145, Rents $5
• 3. Obituaries from North Carolina
• 4. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Gastonia, North Carolina, City Directory, 1956, p 356
• 5. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Gastonia, North Carolina, City Directory, 1959, p 330
• 6. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011