Parents

Son of Louis Moore MCSWAIN & Sarah Ann ROBERTS.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• McSwain, Hugh Kerr (1880 - )
  b. 28 Oct 1880
  father: McSwain, Lewis Moore(1851 - 1941)
  mother: Roberts, Sarah Ann(1841 - 1925)
  spouse: Sherer, Addie (*1877 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Vada Isabelle (1902 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Frank Marion (1904 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Mary Louise (1906 - )
  ----------child: McSwain, Roy Moore (1908 - )
  --  Hamrick Data Pages,http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
  
  David Holden does excellent work, and continues to develop hisreconstruction of the McSwain line.  In April 2011 he updated hisinformation on Hugh Kerr McSwain providing some important details andfilling out Hugh's family from two marriages.  David does not provideany documentation or discussion, but his work is solid.
  
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  Hugh Kerr McSwain
  •Given Name: Hugh Kerr
  •Birth: 28 Oct 1880 in South Carolina
  •Death: 26 Jan 1955
  •Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Section #10, Shelby, Cleveland Co., NC
  
  Father: Lewis Moore McSwain b: 17 Jun 1851 in North Carolina
  Mother: Sarah Ann Roberts b: 27 Dec 1841 in North Carolina
  
  Marriage 1 Addie Sherer b: ABT 1877 in South Carolina
  Children:
  1. Vada Isabelle McSwain b: 18 Apr 1903 in South Carolina
  2. Frank Marion McSwain b: 1 Aug 1904 in South Carolina
  3. Mary Louise McSwain b: 23 May 1906 in South Carolina
  4. Roy Moore McSwain b: 8 Jun 1908 in South Carolina
  
  Marriage 2 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Adeline Fulton b: 19 Jan 1891 in SouthCarolina
  Children:
  1. Velvo McSwain b: 28 Sep 1912
  2. Hugh Kinard McSwain b: 26 Dec 1913 in South Carolina
  3. Emma M. McSwain b: 9 Oct 1915 in South Carolina
  4. Wylie Deaver McSwain b: Twin Feb 28 1918 in South Carolina
  5. Flora Neva McSwain b: Twin Feb 28 1918 in South Carolina
  6. Gladys T. McSwain b: 2 Jun 1920 in South Carolina
  7. Pittman Dempsey (Buster) McSwain b: 20 Jun 1921 in South Carolina
  8. Claude Willard McSwain b: Twin Apr 7 1923 in South Carolina
  9. Clidie Wilma McSwain b: Twin Apr 7 1923 in North Carolina
  10. Martha Theo McSwain b: 9 Dec 1925 in South Carolina
  11. Maude McSwain b: ABT 1928 in North Carolina
  12. Jimmie Rodgers McSwain b: 24 Apr 1933 in North Carolina
  --  David Holden,http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I5169
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  A posting on Find A Grave has much of the information on Hugh and hissecond wife Lizzie Fulton.
  
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  Birth:  Oct. 28, 1880 South Carolina
  Death:  Jan. 26, 1955 Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  h/o Addie Sherer
  Parents:
  Lewis Moore McSwain (1851 - 1941)
  Sarah Ann Roberts McSwain (1841 - 1925)
  Spouse:
  Elizabeth Adeline Fulton McSwain (1891 - 1971) [2nd wife]
  Children:
  Velvo McSwain (1912 - 1912)
  Emma McSwain Dixon (1915 - 1965)
  Flora Neva McSwain Evans (1918 - 1996)
  Gladys McSwain Kelly (1920 - 2005)
  Pittman Dempsey McSwain (1921 - 1955)
  Martha Theo McSwain Dellinger (1925 - 2007)
  Jimmie Rodgers McSwain (1933 - 1996)
  Burial Sunset Cemetery, Section 10, Shelby, Cleveland County, NorthCarolina
  Created by: Elizabeth, Record added: Jan 18, 2009
  Find A Grave Memorial# 33040494
  --  Find A Grave,http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McSwain&GSfn=Hugh&GSiman=1&GScid=48885&GRid=33040494&
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  1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 29 June,Cherokee Township, District 2, page 30A, Hse #488, Fam #500
  McSwain, L Moore Head  W M June 1851 48 Married 30 yrs NC NC NC FarmerRents
  McSwain, Mrs Sarah A Wife W F Dec 1841 58 Married 30 yrs 5 children/5living NC NC NC
  McSwain, Hugh K  Son W M Oct 1880 19  Single SC NC NC Farm Laborer
  
  In 1910, Hugh is enumerated as the widowed head of the household andhis parents are living with him and his children.  However, it appearswhat happened is that Hugh moved into his parents' home after his wifedied.  Next census, 1920, Hugh has moved to Limestone County, where heis living with his new wife Lizzie Fulton, and the earlier childrenare still in Cherokee County, in the home of their grandparents.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 22 April,Cherokee Township, District 3, page 6A, Hse/Fam #94
  McSwain, Hugh K Head M W 29 Widowed 5 yrs SC NC NC Farmer Owns
  McSwain, Vadar Dau M W 7 SC SC SC
  McSwain, Frank M Son M W 5 Single SC SC SC
  McSwain, Louise Dau F W 3 Single SC SC SC
  McSwain, Roy Son M W 1yr10mos Single SC SC SC [b June 1908]
  McSwain, Lewis M Father M W 59 Married 37 yrs NC NC NC [b abt 1851]
  McSwain, Sarah A Mother F W 68 Married 37 yrs NC NC NC [b abt 1842]
  
  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Hugh K Mcswain
  Route 7, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Birth 28 Oct 1880
  Occupation Saw Milling For Self, Gaffney, NC
  Wife Lizzie McSwain
  Tall, Medium Build, Dark Eyes, Dark Hair
  Registered 12 Sept 1918 Gaffney, Cherokee, SC
  Signed Hugh K McSwain
  
  1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 21 January,Limestone Township, District 7, page 13B, Cherokee Ave, Hse #219, Fam#225
  McSwain, Hugh K Head Rents M W 39 SC NC NC Rice Farmer Works in CottonMill Slashroom [b abt 1880]
  McSwain, Lizzie Wife F W 29 SC SC SC [b abt 1890]
  McSwain, Kinard H Son M W 6 SC SC SC [b abt 1913]
  McSwain, Emma M Dau F W 4 SC SC SC [b abt 1915]
  McSwain, Flora N Dau F W 2 SC SC SC [b abt 1917]
  McSwain, Wiley D Son M W 2 SC SC SC [b abt 1917]
  Fulton, John Father[-in-law] M W 68 SC SC SC [b abt 1857]
  
  1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, South Carolina, 16 April,Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578, Fam #635
  McSwain, Hugh K Head Rents M W  49 Married at age 31 SC SC NC NoOccupation [b abt 1881]
  McSwain, Lizzie Wife F W  39 Married at age 31 SC NC NC [b abt 1891]
  McSwain, Kinard Son M W 17 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1913]
  McSwain, Emmie Dau F W 16 Single SC SC SC Spins at Cotton Mill [b abt1914]
  McSwain, Wylie Son M W 12 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt March 1918]
  McSwain, Florry Dau F W 12 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1918]
  McSwain, Gladys Dau F W 10 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1920]
  McSwain, Pitman Son M W 9 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt March 1921]
  McSwain, Claude Son M W 7 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt March 1923]
  McSwain, Clyde Son M W 7 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt March 1923]
  McSwain, Theo Dau F W 5 Single SC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1925]
  McSwain, Maude Dau F W 1yr7mos Single NC SC SC No Occup [b abt 1928]
  
  North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
  Certificate #2982
  Hugh K McSwain
  311 N Washington St, Shelby, Cleveland County
  White Male
  Occupation Fruit and Produce Seller
  Age: 74, Birth 3 May 1880 South Carolina
  [This date is wrong.  If this were correct, Hugh would have beenrecorded in the June 1880 census.  Family sources report his birth wasin October 1880.]
  Death 7:30 PM 25 Jan 1955 Shelby Hospital, Shelby, Cleveland County
  Father Monroe [sic] Mcswain
  Mother Sara Ann Roberts
  Cause of death carcinoma of pancreas, additional condition carcinomaof prostate, thrombosis in left femoral vein
  Informant Mrs H K McSwain
  Burial 28 January 1955 Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland NC byLutz-Austell Funeral Home, Shelby
  Certificate registered 7 February 1955

Sources

• 1. Hamrick Data Pages -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
• 2. David Holden, RootsWeb Genealogy
  • http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I
• 3. Farrar Family Genealogy
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McSwain&GSfn=Hug
• 4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 5. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  • 21 January, Limestone Township, District 7, page 13B, Cherokee Ave,
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  • 29 June, Cherokee Township, District 2, page 30A, Hse #488, Fam #500
• 7. 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  • 22 April, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 6A, Hse/Fam #94
• 8. 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, South Carolina
  • 16 April, Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578,
• 9. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
  • Certificate #2982
• 10. 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  • 17 January, Cherokee Township, District 3, page 11A, Hse #188, Fam
• 11. Ancestry Trees
  • McSwain,
• 12. Ancestry Trees
  • Bostic,
• 13. 1930 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 16 April, Shelby, District 16, page 29A, South Jefferson St, Hse #578,