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Alta Boyd Swaim 1883–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1883

Birth Location: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 22 April 1962

Death Location: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Moses Swaim

Mother: Nancy Brittain

Spouse(s): James Oliver

Children(s): James Oliver

Alta Boyd Swaim was born in 1883 in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Moses Mortimer Swaim And Nancy Catherine Brittain. In 1950, Alta Boyd Swaim resided in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA. Alta Boyd Swaim married James Madison Oliver, and had children including James Frederick Oliver. Alta Boyd Swaim passed away in 1962 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alta Boyd Swaim was born in 1883 in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Moses Mortimer Swaim And Nancy Catherine Brittain.
  • In 1950, Alta Boyd Swaim resided in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA.
  • Alta Boyd Swaim married James Madison Oliver, and had children including James Frederick Oliver.
  • Alta Boyd Swaim passed away in 1962 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alta Swaim's Ancestors

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Alta Swaim
1883–1962
Birth Place: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Moses Mortimer Swaim
1828–1910
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Brittain
1833–1873
Marshall Co., Tennessee
Grandparents
Moses Swaim
1788–1874
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alta Swaim's Descendants

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Alta (Boyd) Swaim (16 September 1883–22 April 1962) m. James (Madison) Oliver (9 Aug 1874–26 Apr 1955)
  1. 1. James (Frederick) Oliver 1904–1982 m. Elizabeth Oliver 1916–1971

Alta Swaim's Timeline

3 Records

1883
16 September 1883
Birth of Alta Boyd Swaim in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 67
Alta Boyd Swaim resided here in Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
1962
22 April 1962
Age 79
Death of Alta Boyd Swaim in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1883
    Event Place: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1962
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Lamar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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