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John Cowan Swann 1796–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1796

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

Death Date: 20 May 1887

Death Location: Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Swann

Mother: Catherine Seahorn

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The story of John Cowan Swann began in 1796 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America. John Cowan Swann passed away in 1887 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cowan Swann began in 1796 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • John Cowan Swann passed away in 1887 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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John Swann's Ancestors

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John Swann
1796–1887
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Swann
1768–1943
Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine Seahorn
1770–1862
Beckford Parish, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Robert) Swann
1749–1773
York, York, South Carolina, USA
Martha Gilmore
1750–1791
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Swann
1723–1817
Mary London
1734–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Swann's Timeline

2 Records

1796
17 May 1796
Birth of John Cowan Swann in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1887
20 May 1887
Age 91
Death of John Cowan Swann in Tryon, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Tryon, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1796
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1887
    Event Place: Tryon, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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