Parents

Son of Samuel O MCSWAIN & Mary LOVELACE.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• The Hamrick Data Pzges source helps on the configuration of Asa'sfamily, but does not help us on birth dates.
  
  McSwain, Asa A (1832 - 1885)
  b. 10 Mar 1832 in Rutherford, NC; d. 11 Nov 1885
  father: McSwain, Samuel O (1804 - 1838)
  mother: Lovelace, Mary (1813 - 1886)
  spouse: Cornwell, Elizabeth (1833 - 1904)
  ----------child: McSwain, Mollie (1864 - 1945)
  ----------child: McSwain, Malery Andrews
  ----------child: McSwain, Plato
  ----------child: McSwain, Monroe
  ----------child: McSwain, Joseph
  --  http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
  
  In the 1850 census, Asa is the eldest child living with his widowedmotehr.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page295 (scan p 148), Hse/Fam #463
  Mary McSwain 37 F  $300 Real Estate b NC
  Asa A McSwain 18 M  Farmer b NC
  
  1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 August,Township 7, PO Mooresboro, page 7 (scan 72), Hse #52, Fam #56
  McSwain, Asa 37 M Farmer $300 Real Estate $200 Personal  born NorthCarolina
  McSwain, Elisabeth 38 F W Keeping House born North Carolina Cannotwrite
  -- page 8 --
  McSwain, Mary 5 F W Attending School born North Carolina
  McSwain, Malony 4 M W At Home born North Carolina
  McSwain, Plato 8mos M W At Home born North Carolina [b abt Nov 1859]
  
  Asa and his wife are buried in the Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery nearShelby, North Carolina.  Next to them is Ella Cornwell McSwain, wifeof W A McSwain, who appears to be their son Malony.  Maloney is notburied here.
  
  Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery Register, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina
  McSwain, Ella Cornwell July 28, 1866 March 26, 1890 w/o MA McSwain
  McSwain, Elizabeth Cornwell October 24, 1833 August 9, 1904 w/o AAMcSwain
  McSwain, Rev. A. A. March 10, 1832 November 11, 1885
  --  W. D. Floyd,http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/bdamclev.txt

Sources

• 1. Hamrick Data Pages -- McSwain-Padgett-Moore-Green
  • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
• 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 27 August, page 295 (scan p 148), Hse/Fam #463
• 3. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 23 August, Township 7, PO Mooresboro, page 7 (scan 72), Hse #52, Fam
• 4. Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery Register, Shelby, Cleveland County, NorthCarolina
  • Location:http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/bdamclev.txt;
• 5. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina
  • 23 August, Township 7, PO Mooresboro, page 7-8 (scan 72), Hse #52, Fam