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David Lowery Swain 1801–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JAN 1801

Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1868

Death Location: Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Father: George Swain

Mother: Caroline LANE

Spouse(s): Eleanor White

Children(s): Anne Swain, Richard Swain, Eleanor Swain

David Lowery Swain was born in 1801 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, the child of George Charles Swain And Caroline Aycock Lane. In 1824, David Lowery Swain was employed. David Lowery Swain married Eleanor Hope White, and had children including Anne Caroline Swain, Eleanor Hope Swain, Richard Caswell Swain. David Lowery Swain passed away in 1868 in Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • David Lowery Swain was born in 1801 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, the child of George Charles Swain And Caroline Aycock Lane.
  • In 1824, David Lowery Swain was employed.
  • David Lowery Swain married Eleanor Hope White, and had children including Anne Caroline Swain, Eleanor Hope Swain, Richard Caswell Swain.
  • David Lowery Swain passed away in 1868 in Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Swain
1763–1829
Birth Location: Roxboro, Massachusetts, United States
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Caroline LANE
1761–1812
Birth Location: Halifax, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor White
1800–1883
Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States
EW

Children(s)

Anne Swain
1830–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
AS
Richard Swain
1837–1872
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RS
Eleanor Swain
1842–1881
Birth Location: Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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David Swain's Ancestors

Self
David Swain
1801–1868
Birth Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Parents
George Charles Swain
1763–1829
Roxboro, Massachusetts, United States
Caroline (Aycock) LANE
1761–1812
Halifax, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Lt (Col Jesse) Lane
1733–1806
Halifax County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Winifred (Amelia) Aycock
1741–1794
Craven, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Judge Esq.
1709–1774
Patience McKinnie
1715–1755
William Aycock
1705–1765
Rebecca Pace
1700–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lane
1665–1758
Julian Alderson
1675–1726
William Aycock
1680–1765
Elizabeth Pope
1680–1738

David Swain's Descendants

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David (Lowery) Swain (4 JAN 1801–1868) m. Eleanor (Hope) White (20 APR 1800–5 FEB 1883)
  1. 1. Anne (Caroline) Swain 1830–
  2. 2. Richard (Caswell) Swain 1837–1872
  3. 3. Eleanor (Hope) Swain 1842–1881

David Swain's Timeline

9 Records

1801
4 JAN 1801
Birth of David Lowery Swain in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina
1821
TO 1821
Age 20
David Lowery Swain - Education in Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
1824
FROM 1824 TO 1830
Age 23
David Lowery Swain was employed
None
1824
BET 1824 AND 1830
Age 23
David Lowery Swain was employed in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1830
FROM 1830 TO 1832
Age 29
David Lowery Swain was employed in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1835
FROM 1835 TO 1868
Age 34
David Lowery Swain was employed in Chapel Hill North Carolina
Chapel Hill North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 49
David Lowery Swain appeared in census in Orange county, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Orange county, Orange, North Carolina, USA
1868
27 AUG 1868
Age 67
Death of David Lowery Swain in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
1868
1868
Age 67
Burial of David Lowery Swain in Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1868
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1801
    Event Place: Buncombe County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Education
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Chapel Hill North Carolina 1832-1835

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: TO 1821
    Event Place: Asheville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1824 TO 1830

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET 1824 AND 1830
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1830 TO 1832
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1835 TO 1868
    Event Place: Chapel Hill North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Orange county, Orange, North Carolina, USA
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