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James Swafford 1805–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: bfr 1900

Death Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Swafford

Mother: Matilda Howard

Spouse(s): Nancy Teeters, Hannah Hankins

Children(s): Kizziah Swafford

The story of James Swafford began in 1805 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. James Swafford married Hannah Hankins, Nancy Teeters, and had children including Kizziah Swafford. James Swafford passed away in 1900 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of James Swafford began in 1805 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Swafford married Hannah Hankins, Nancy Teeters, and had children including Kizziah Swafford.
  • James Swafford passed away in 1900 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Swafford
1783–1856
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
TS
Matilda Howard
1785–1818
Birth Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Nancy Teeters
1810–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
NT
Hannah Hankins
1812–1881
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
HH

Children(s)

Kizziah Swafford
1834–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
KS

James Swafford's Ancestors

Self
James Swafford
1805–1900
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Younger Sr Swafford
1783–1856
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Matilda Howard
1785–1818
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Swafford's Descendants

1.
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James Swafford (1805–bfr 1900) m. Nancy Teeters (1810–1870) m. Hannah Hankins (27 Apr 1812–6 Jan 1881)
  1. 1. Kizziah Swafford 1834–1880 m. Squire (Boon) Freiley 1829–1880
    1. 1. James (Aaron) Freiley 1858–1913 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shirley 1854–1937 m. Sallie (Kazarra) Freiley 1874–1929
      1. 1. Bessie (Elvira) Freiley 1896–1928 m. Jacob (Wiley) Headrick 1886–1946 m. Jacob (Wiley) Headrick 1886–1946 m. Jacob (W) Headrick 1885–1946
        1. 1. Martha (Margaret "Eddy") Headrick 1922–1980 m. Orville (Henry) Loosier 1921–1995 m. Joseph (Southerland) Tanner 1920– m. Paul (Newton) Nickerson 1914–1996 m. Joseph (Southerland) Tanner 1916–1990
        2. 2. Akson Headrick 1919–
        3. 3. Janneta Headrick 1923–
        4. 4. Eula Headrick 1925–
        5. 5. Ona (May) Headrick 1935–2007
        6. 6. Eloise Headrick 1914–1973
        7. 7. Fern (Lee) Headrick 1916–1994
        8. 8. Aaron (Kin) Headrick 1918–1993
        9. 9. Juanita Headrick 1923–1972
        10. 10. Eulala (Ruth) Headrick 1924–1983 m. Grover FLETCHER 1921–1990
        11. 11. Orville (Raye) Headrick 1926–2005 m. Charles (Wade) Adams 1924–1999
      2. 2. John (B) Freiley 1887–
      3. 3. Kittie (J) Freiley 1886–
    2. 2. Thos (Adams) Freilley 1863–1915

James Swafford's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of James Swafford in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1900
bfr 1900
Age 95
Death of James Swafford in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bfr 1900
    Event Place: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
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