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John Rueben Swinford 1847–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1847

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 3 July 1911

Death Location: Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Henry +

Mother: Mary Priest

Spouse(s): Mahulda Payne

Children(s): May Swinford, Georgia Swinford, Martha Swinford, Henry Swinford, Ida Swenford, Etta Swinford, Jasper Swinford, Muhulda Swinford

John Rueben Swinford was born in 1847 in Georgia, the child of Henry Roland Swinford And Mary Priest. In 1850, John Rueben Swinford resided in District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA. In 1860, John Rueben Swinford resided in District 434, Hall, Georgia, USA. John Rueben Swinford married Mahulda E Hulda Payne, and had children including Etta Swinford, Georgia Ann Swinford, Henry A Swinford, Ida Swenford, Jasper P Swinford, Martha Swinford, May Swinford, Muhulda Belle Swinford. John Rueben Swinford passed away in 1911 in Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Rueben Swinford was born in 1847 in Georgia, the child of Henry Roland Swinford And Mary Priest.
  • In 1850, John Rueben Swinford resided in District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, John Rueben Swinford resided in District 434, Hall, Georgia, USA.
  • John Rueben Swinford married Mahulda E Hulda Payne, and had children including Etta Swinford, Georgia Ann Swinford, Henry A Swinford, Ida Swenford, Jasper P Swinford, Martha Swinford, May Swinford, Muhulda Belle Swinford.
  • John Rueben Swinford passed away in 1911 in Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry +
1827–1908
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Mary Priest
1827–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mahulda Payne
1843–1918
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
MP

Children(s)

May Swinford
1882–1963
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia, USA
MS
Georgia Swinford
1861–
Birth Location: Georgia
GS
Martha Swinford
1868–1955
Birth Location: Georgia
MS
Henry Swinford
1877–1958
Birth Location: Georgia
HS
Ida Swenford
1872–
Birth Location: Georgia
IS
Etta Swinford
1871–1960
Birth Location: Georgia
ES
Jasper Swinford
1873–1923
Birth Location: Georgia
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Muhulda Swinford
1879–1973
Birth Location: Pickens County Georgia
MS

John Swinford's Ancestors

Self
John Swinford
1847–1911
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Henry Roland Swinford +
1827–1908
South Carolina, United States
Mary Priest
1827–1880
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Reuben Swinford
1800–1881
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Hughes
1795–1879
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
John (S.) Preast
1799–1880
North Carolina, United States
Bethany Plummer
1798–1880
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John SWINFORD
1754–1819
Elisabeth Harrison
1754–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clyde Swinford
1730–
Jane Payne
1732–

John Swinford's Descendants

1.
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John (Rueben) Swinford (7 November 1847–3 July 1911) m. Mahulda (E "Hulda") Payne (15 April 1843–23 February 1918)
  1. 1. May Swinford 1882–1963 m. Will Thrasher 1881–1940
    1. 1. Vera (I) Henderson 1912–1968 m. Jefferson (Coleman) Henderson 1888–1967 m. Arthur (Simpson) Sharp 1883–1948
      1. 1. Ralph (Lamar) Henderson 1928–1968 m. Mary (Orie) Truitt 1930–1984
      2. 2. Ruby (Edith) Henderson 1912–1983 m. James (R) Thrasher 1908–1987
      3. 3. Louis (Edward) Henderson 1910–1963 m. Camille Henderson 1911–1991 m. Lillie (Dee) Newton 1913–1998
        1. 1. Louie (Edward Henderson) Jr 1943–2020
      4. 4. Eva (P) Henderson 1915– m. James (L.) Kinney 1915–1998
    2. 2. James (R) Thrasher 1908–1987 m. Ruby (Edith) Henderson 1912–1983
      1. 1. James (C) Thrasher 1931–2016
      2. 2. Betty (Joan) Jennings 1929–2004 m. Earl (M Jennings) Jr 1928–2009
    3. 3. Ralph (Winston) Thrasher 1909–1982 m. Essie Thrasher 1908–
      1. 1. Vera Thrasher 1933–1984 m. Herbert (Wrenn) Ellison 1933–1988
      2. 2. Betty (J.) Bussey 1931–2018 m. Bartley (Marion) Bussey 1921–2002 m. Harold (E) Ezell 1930–
    4. 4. Ralph Thrasher 1910–1982 m. Essie Thrasher 1908–
      1. 1. Vera Thrasher 1933–1984 m. Herbert (Wrenn) Ellison 1933–1988
    5. 5. William Thrasher 1918–1961 m. Katherine Cannon 1923–1998
    6. 6. Lee Thrasher 1919–1921
    7. 7. Ira Thrasher 1904–1969 m. Birdie (M) Thrasher 1907–1995 m. Mary (Jo) Thrasher 1904–
    8. 8. Charles (Temple) Thrasher 1923–1978 m. Jewell (Poe) Tucker 1923–1989
  2. 2. Georgia (Ann) Swinford 1861–
  3. 3. Martha Swinford 1868–1955 m. Bedney (F) Holcombe 1847–1935
    1. 1. Earby (W) Holcombe 1896–1970
    2. 2. Katie (S) Holcombe 1898–1995
    3. 3. Lucinda (B) Holcombe 1884–1966
    4. 4. Judson (C) Holcombe 1882–
    5. 5. Earnest (C) Holcombe 1893–1958
    6. 6. Madelle (M) Holcombe 1890–
    7. 7. John (C) Holcombe 1889–
    8. 8. Mildred Holcomb 1913–
    9. 9. William (Welden) Holcomb 1893–1958
    10. 10. Velvalee (Olar Velvie L) Holcomb 1901–
    11. 11. Katie (A) Holcomb 1899–
    12. 12. Minnie Holcomb 1908–
    13. 13. Grace (Octavia) Holcombe 1910–
  4. 4. Henry (A) Swinford 1877–1958 m. Katie (M) Swinford 1882–
    1. 1. Gladdis Swinford 1900–
    2. 2. Victor (L) Swinford 1906–
    3. 3. Glenn (A) Swinford 1904–
    4. 4. Lois (V) Swinford 1902–
    5. 5. John (W) Swinford 1908–
    6. 6. Marguerite Tyree 1912–1997
  5. 5. Ida Swenford 1872–
  6. 6. Etta Swinford 1871–1960 m. James (Phillip Groover) Jr 1864–1930
    1. 1. Joel (Clifton) Groover 1891–1977
    2. 2. Charles (Gibson) Groover 1889–1945
    3. 3. Infant (Son) Groover 1892–1892
    4. 4. Howard (Henry Groover) Sr 1897–1979
    5. 5. Katherine Hayes 1909–2006
  7. 7. Jasper (P) Swinford 1873–1923 m. Stella Swinford 1900– m. Mary (O) Swinford 1877–
    1. 1. Willshaw Swinford 1909–
    2. 2. Stella Swinford 1900– m. Jasper (P) Swinford 1873–1923
    3. 3. Edgar Swinford 1903–
    4. 4. Lillian Swinford 1907–
    5. 5. Marie Swinford 1920–
    6. 6. Jessie (May) Swinford 1913–
    7. 7. Roy (A) Swinford 1896–
    8. 8. Myrtie (H) Swinford 1895–
    9. 9. Jasper (Pool) Swinford 1923–1982
  8. 8. Muhulda (Belle) Swinford 1879–1973 m. B (L) Patman 1882–1930
    1. 1. Grady (Lamar Patman) Sr. 1903–1963
    2. 2. Edna (B) Patman 1907–1991
    3. 3. Evaline (M) Patman 1910–
    4. 4. Emma (R) Patman 1918–

John Swinford's Timeline

10 Records

1847
7 November 1847
Birth of John Rueben Swinford in Georgia
Georgia
1850
1850
Age 3
John Rueben Swinford resided here in District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA
District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
John Rueben Swinford resided here in District 434, Hall, Georgia, USA
District 434, Hall, Georgia, USA
1864
1864
Age 17
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Hall, Georgia, United States
Hall, Georgia, United States
1867
22 Aug 1867
Age 20
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Townsends, Pickens, Georgia, USA
Townsends, Pickens, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
John Rueben Swinford resided here in Rome Ward 6, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Rome Ward 6, Floyd, Georgia, USA
1911
3 July 1911
Age 64
Death of John Rueben Swinford in Georgia, United States
Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1847
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Townsends, Pickens, Georgia; Roll: 161; Page: 543D; Enumeration District: 164
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M593_143; Page: 287A
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 187; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240187
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 434, Hall, Georgia; Roll: M653_126; Page: 49; Family History Library Fil
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rome Ward 6, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: T624_187; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374200
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 38, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 72; Page: 361b
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 38, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 38, Hall, Georgia; Roll: 72; Page: 361b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 434, Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 434, Hall, Georgia; Roll: M653_126; Page: 49; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Hall, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: M593_143; Page: 287A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Townsends, Pickens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Townsends, Pickens, Georgia; Roll: 161; Page: 543D; Enumeration District: 164

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Conns Creek, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 187; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1240187

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rome Ward 6, Floyd, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rome Ward 6, Floyd, Georgia; Roll: T624_187; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374200

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1911
    Event Place: Georgia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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