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Josiah Isiah Swann 1795–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1795

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 16 July 1871

Death Location: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Leven Swann

Mother: Elizabeth Jenkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Maab, Rachel Morrison

Children(s): Calvary Swann, Mary Swann, Joseph Swann, Daniel Swann, Elliott Swann, Sarah Swann, John Swann, Nancy Swann, Beverly Swann, Cynthia Swann, Thomas Swann, Amazetta Swann, Elizabeth Swann, Joseph Swann, Benjamin Swann, John Swann, Sarah Swann, George Swann

Josiah Isiah Swann was born in 1795 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Leven Covington Swann And Elizabeth Jenkins. Josiah Isiah Swann married Elizabeth Edith Maab, Rachel Morrison, and had children including Amazetta Henrietta Swann, Benjamin Franklin Swann, Beverly R Swann, Calvary Morris Swann, Cynthia Anne Swann, Daniel Swann, Elizabeth Jane Swann, Elliott Swann, George Washington Swann, John Tyler Swann, Joseph Ellison Swann, Joseph Samuel Swann, Mary Ann Swann, Nancy Ann Swann, Sarah E Wilson Swann, Sarah Etta Swann, Thomas Jefferson Jeff Swann. Josiah Isiah Swann passed away in 1871 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Isiah Swann was born in 1795 in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Leven Covington Swann And Elizabeth Jenkins.
  • Josiah Isiah Swann married Elizabeth Edith Maab, Rachel Morrison, and had children including Amazetta Henrietta Swann, Benjamin Franklin Swann, Beverly R Swann, Calvary Morris Swann, Cynthia Anne Swann, Daniel Swann, Elizabeth Jane Swann, Elliott Swann, George Washington Swann, John Tyler Swann, Joseph Ellison Swann, Joseph Samuel Swann, Mary Ann Swann, Nancy Ann Swann, Sarah E Wilson Swann, Sarah Etta Swann, Thomas Jefferson Jeff Swann.
  • Josiah Isiah Swann passed away in 1871 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leven Swann
1764–1842
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Jenkins
1766–1839
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Maab
1795–1830
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina
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Rachel Morrison
1814–1897
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Calvary Swann
1820–1870
Birth Location: Cabell, WV
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Mary Swann
1824–
Birth Location: Ousley's Gap Area of Cabell Co. (W)VA
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Joseph Swann
1826–1859
Birth Location: Ousley's Gap Area of Cabell Co. (W)VA
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Daniel Swann
1822–
Birth Location: Ousley's Gap Area of Cabell Co. (W)VA
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Elliott Swann
1853–
Birth Location: Cabell, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Swann
1836–1915
Birth Location: Cabell County, VA, West Virginia, United States
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John Swann
1841–1892
Birth Location: Cabell County, VA, West Virginia, United States
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Nancy Swann
1834–1836
Birth Location: Tom's Ck./Ousley's Gap Area of Cabell Co. (W)VA
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Beverly Swann
1839–1877
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Cynthia Swann
1847–1932
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
CS
Thomas Swann
1844–1880
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Amazetta Swann
1841–1905
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Swann
1836–1915
Birth Location: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
ES
Joseph Swann
1853–1931
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Swann
1832–1923
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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John Swann
1831–1892
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Swann
1848–
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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George Swann
1850–1903
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
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Josiah Swann's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Swann
1795–1871
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Leven Covington Swann
1764–1842
Charles, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Jenkins
1766–1839
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (F) Swann
1733–1794
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Isabella Cottrell
1740–1811
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Thomas Jenkins*
1740–1785
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Tabitha House*
1745–
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Swan
1704–1752
Bathsheba Grant
1709–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Swan
1672–1740
Elizabeth Bruce
1672–1748
Joseph Grant
1646–1721
Mary Grafton
1660–1751

Josiah Swann's Descendants

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Josiah (Isiah) Swann (5 Oct 1795–16 July 1871) m. Elizabeth (Edith) Maab (05 Oct 1795–1830) m. Rachel Morrison (1814–16 Nov 1897)
  1. 1. Calvary (Morris) Swann 1820–1870 m. Emily (Jackson) Morrison 1819–1883
    1. 1. Calvary (Morris) Swann 1848–1910 m. Julia (Belle) Swann 1866–1940 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Raines 1847–1892
      1. 1. William (Jennings Bryan) Swann 1897–1956 m. Vada (Oliva) Minor 1912–1994
        1. 1. Elsie (M. Swann Callicoat) McComas 1930–2007 m. Gerald Callicoat 1929–2016 m. Benjamin ("Ben" Franklin) Olah 1930–2006
        2. 2. Demia (Kathleen) Swann 1931–2019
        3. 3. Basil (Roosevelt) Swann 1933–2005
        4. 4. Charles (Julian) Swann 1937–1999
        5. 5. Cecil (Bryan) Swann 1935–2016
        6. 6. Julia (Mae "Judy") Swann 1939–2014
        7. 7. Jennings (Preston) Swann 1942–2003
        8. 8. Susan (Margaret) Swann 1946–2000
      2. 2. Sarah (Agnes) Swann 1905–1927
      3. 3. Georgia (Lelia) Swann 1895–1905
      4. 4. Eldredge Stanley 1889–1890
      5. 5. Bessie (Lee) Swann 1883–1951
      6. 6. Zella (Belle) Swann 1899–1966
      7. 7. Stonewall (Jackson) Swann 1901–1987
      8. 8. Joseph (F) Swann 1881–1903
      9. 9. Alberta Swann 1871–1951
      10. 10. Calvary (Morris Swann) III 1872–1939
      11. 11. Albert (Galliton) Swann 1875–1943
      12. 12. Mary (O.) Swann 1877–1949
      13. 13. Emily Swann 1879–1951
    2. 2. William (Henry) Swann 1844–1888
    3. 3. Richard (Addison) Swann 1854–1921
    4. 4. Garrett (Jerome Tassen) Swann 1859–1929
    5. 5. Mary (A) Swann 1846–1903
    6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Swann 1849–1924
    7. 7. Ambrose (Doolittle) Swann 1842–1856
    8. 8. Daniel (Webster) Swann 1856–1946
    9. 9. Edith Swann 1853–1929
    10. 10. Josiah (Isaiah) Swann 1841–1865
    11. 11. John (Tyler) Swann 1851–1926
    12. 12. Henley (Chilton "Dick") Swann 1831–1900
    13. 13. Edith Swann 1860–1929
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Swann 1824–
  3. 3. Joseph (Samuel) Swann 1826–1859
  4. 4. Daniel Swann 1822–
  5. 5. Elliott Swann 1853–
  6. 6. Sarah (E. Wilson) Swann 1836–1915
  7. 7. John (Tyler) Swann 1841–1892
  8. 8. Nancy (Ann) Swann 1834–1836
  9. 9. Beverly (R.) Swann 1839–1877
  10. 10. Cynthia (Anne) Swann 1847–1932
  11. 11. Thomas (Jefferson 'Jeff ') Swann 1844–1880
  12. 12. Amazetta (Henrietta) Swann 1841–1905
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Jane) Swann 1836–1915
  14. 14. Joseph (Ellison) Swann 1853–1931
  15. 15. Benjamin (Franklin) Swann 1832–1923
  16. 16. John (Tyler) Swann 1831–1892
  17. 17. Sarah (Etta) Swann 1848–
  18. 18. George (Washington) Swann 1850–1903

Josiah Swann's Timeline

2 Records

1795
5 Oct 1795
Birth of Josiah Isiah Swann in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
1871
16 July 1871
Age 76
Death of Josiah Isiah Swann in McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, United States
McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1795
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1871
    Event Place: McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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