Life History

Notes

• 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, Alvin Son M W 1mo SC SC SC [b abt Dec 1919]
  
  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
  McSwain, Alvin L Son M W 10 SC SC SC
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
  Alvin L McSwain
  Birth 13 Dec 1919
  Address: 1235 Black Rd, Cherryville, NC, 28021-9121 (1995)
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Alvin L. McSwain
  Born 13 Dec 1919
  Died 1 Jun 2009
  Last Residence Cherryville, Gaston, North Carolina 28021
  SN issued North Carolina (Before 1951)
  
  The grave asays he was born 13 Dec 1919, as does directories and other sources.  But the Find a Grave memorial, while providing a photo of the gravestone and referencing the obituary, rpeorts his death as 13 Feb 1919.  I have corrected that on the informatoin below, to reflect the date on the grave.
  
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  Alvin Lee McSwain
  Birth Dec 3, 1919
  Death Jun 1, 2009
  
  Alvin L. McSwain Sr., 89, Cherryville, died June 1, 2009.
  
  Funeral services will be at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where he served as deacon.
  Internment will follow in the church cemetery.
  
  He was retired as an oilier and watchman for Dora Yarn Mill and as a warehouse foreman for Carolina Freight.
  
  He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Maggie Black McSwain and first wife, Lois Dellinger McSwain.
  
  Survivors include wife, Marie Summey McSwain of the home; daughters, Martha Hendrick and Margaret Sigmon, both of Cherryville; sons, A.L. McSwain Jr., and David McSwain, both of Cherryville; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
  
  Mt. Zion Baptist Church
  112 Mt. Zion Church Road
  Cherryville, NC 28021.
  
  Parents:
  Oliver McSwain (1874 - 1961)
  Mary Margaret Black McSwain (1890 - 1960)
  
  Spouse Lois Katherine Dellinger McSwain (1924 - 1995)
  hildren James David McSwain (1940 - 2011)
  
  Burial Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina
  
  Created by Elizabeth Feb 11, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #33754644, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33754644
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Sources

• 1. 1930 Federal Census, Gaston County, North Carolina
  • 11 April, Cherryville Township, District 4, page 6A, Hse #101, Fam #106
• 2. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  • 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #187, Fam #189
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #33754644, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33754644
• 4. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
• 5. Social Security Death Index