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Laura Josephine Swann 1864–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1864

Birth Location: Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Jul 1916

Death Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Edward Swann

Mother: Margaret Wilhoit

Spouse(s): Francis Wilder

Children(s): Lela Wilder, Beulah Wilder, King Wilder, John Wilder, Malinda Wilder, Stanley Wilder, George Wilder, Sarah Wilder, Arthur Wilder, Edward Wilder, Elbert Wilder

The story of Laura Josephine Swann began in 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, Laura Josephine Swann resided in District 9, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Laura Josephine Swann married Francis Marion Wilder, and had children including Arthur Morton Wilder, Beulah Iona Wilder, Edward M Wilder, Elbert W Wilder, George Landon Wilder, John Wesley Wilder, King Wilder, Lela Wilder, Malinda Mae Wilder, Sarah Ellen Wilder, Stanley Marion Wilder. Laura Josephine Swann passed away in 1916 in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Josephine Swann began in 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, Laura Josephine Swann resided in District 9, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • Laura Josephine Swann married Francis Marion Wilder, and had children including Arthur Morton Wilder, Beulah Iona Wilder, Edward M Wilder, Elbert W Wilder, George Landon Wilder, John Wesley Wilder, King Wilder, Lela Wilder, Malinda Mae Wilder, Sarah Ellen Wilder, Stanley Marion Wilder.
  • Laura Josephine Swann passed away in 1916 in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Swann
1829–1891
Birth Location: Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Wilhoit
1849–1925
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Wilder
1856–1936
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lela Wilder
1901–1981
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Beulah Wilder
1904–1995
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
BW
King Wilder
1899–1989
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
KW
John Wilder
1886–1943
Birth Location: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
JW
Malinda Wilder
1893–1989
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Stanley Wilder
1908–1985
Birth Location: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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George Wilder
1897–1979
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Wilder
1882–1909
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Arthur Wilder
1884–1960
Birth Location: Alto, Franklin,Tennessee, USA
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Edward Wilder
1891–1983
Birth Location: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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Elbert Wilder
1891–1973
Birth Location: Alto, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Laura Swann's Ancestors

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Laura Swann
1864–1916
Birth Place: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Edward Dotson Swann
1829–1891
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Margaret (Frances) Wilhoit
1849–1925
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Swann) Jr
1790–1850
Maryland, United States
Mary Swain
1795–1852
Georgia, USA
William Wilhoit
1819–
Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (J) Little
1823–
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Swann
1770–1850
Mrs Swann
1770–
Sherod Swain
1770–1830
Mary Lane
1775–1830
Larkin Wilhoite
1790–1850
Joseph Little
1801–1873
Asenith Holland
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Swann's Descendants

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Laura (Josephine) Swann (7 Sep 1864–24 Jul 1916) m. Francis (Marion) Wilder (5 Apr 1856–29 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. Lela Wilder 1901–1981 m. Charles (Perry) Crownover 1886–1951
    1. 1. Kenneth (Andrew) Crownover 1930–2003
    2. 2. Ferdinand (Blanton) Crownover 1919–1987 m. Magdeline (Irene) Newby 1923–2009
      1. 1. Ferdinand (Blanton Crownover) Jr 1941–1995
      2. 2. Sonja (Elizabeth) Crownover 1946–1972
    3. 3. Charles (Eugene) Crownover 1922–2002 m. Doris 1924–1990
  2. 2. Beulah (Iona) Wilder 1904–1995 m. Earl (Bedford) Sherrill 1898–1977
    1. 1. Hudson (Stanford) Sherrill 1923–2006
    2. 2. Henderson (Franklin) Sherrill 1921–1973 m. Betty (June) McCartt 1926–1979
      1. 1. Judith (Marie) Sherrill 1949–2008 m. Frank (Edward) Marquardt 1946–2000
  3. 3. King Wilder 1899–1989 m. Clara (Mae) Dotson 1902–1973 m. Edith (S) Winton 1900–1999
    1. 1. Haskell Wilder 1921–1994 m. Eleanor (Margaret) Fannin 1920–2003
    2. 2. Edwena Zurschmit 1919–1999 m. Billy (F) Zurschmit 1918–1993
      1. 1. Gary (King) Zurschmit 1940–2005 m. Linda Suderow 1941–2021
    3. 3. Ernest (Alfred) Wilder 1925–1996 m. Florence (Ann) Hogan 1925–2001
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Wilder 1886–1943 m. Gervise (Amanda) Stephens 1904–1939
    1. 1. Celeste (Elaine) Wilder 1924– m. Robert (L) Hatch 1919–2000
    2. 2. Leita Wilder 1920–2008 m. George (William) Zuver 1898–1965 m. Walter (James) Dabbs 1910–1982
    3. 3. Laura (Josephine) Wilder 1921–2005 m. Westley (O'Dell) Smith 1926–2002 m. John (Willard) Stephens 1916–1993
      1. 1. Peggy (Joyce) Stephens 1938–2023 m. Lyman (Jake) Partin 1930–2019 m. James (C) Gipson 1933–1968
      2. 2. Bonnie (Elaine) Stephens 1940–2022 m. Billy (Dan) Morris 1933–1986
    4. 4. John (Wesley Wilder) Jr 1922–2008 m. Julia (Eleanor) Gregory 1924–2001
      1. 1. Charles (Wesley) Wilder 1943–1975 m. Joyce (Rose) Spoonamore 1947–2023
      2. 2. Olivia (Diane) Wilder 1947–2009 m. Stefan (Wilhelm) Kirr 1942–2017
  5. 5. Malinda (Mae) Wilder 1893–1989 m. Horace Crownover 1891–1955
    1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Crownover 1929–1987 m. Sue (Nell) McKinney 1935–2013
    2. 2. Juanita (Gladys) Crownover 1920–2003 m. Almer (Martin) Devoe 1915–1975 m. Louie (Cornelious) Deal 1918–1984
    3. 3. Orene (Leona) Crownover 1913–1996 m. Silas (Austin Pate) Jr 1908–1963
      1. 1. Linda (Mary) Pate 1938–1970
  6. 6. Stanley (Marion) Wilder 1908–1985 m. Fannie Perry 1912–1996
    1. 1. Florence Wilder 1931–2023 m. Harvey (Lee Perry) Sr 1929–1984
      1. 1. Karen (Dianne) Perry 1951–2021
  7. 7. George (Landon) Wilder 1897–1979 m. Velma Bartlett 1895–1979
    1. 1. Geneva (Louise) Wilder 1916–1977 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Bostick 1915–1972
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Bostick 1938–2004 m. Carl (Alfred) Judge 1930–1988 m. Robert (Downey) McClure 1922–2003
    2. 2. Edna (Ruth) Wilder 1920–2002 m. James (Gordon Matthews) Jr. 1916–2007
    3. 3. Robert (Glenn) Wilder 1936–1998
    4. 4. James (Landon) Wilder 1922–1991 m. Margaret (Cressman) McDowell 1924–1988
    5. 5. William (Allen) Wilder 1924–2002 m. Mary (Lee) Sells 1925–2006
      1. 1. Glenn (Allen) Wilder 1950–2007
    6. 6. Nellie (Francis) Wilder 1926–1999 m. Joe (Elmer) Davenport 1922–2000 m. Clarence (Leon) Roberson 1926–1966
    7. 7. Mary (Pearl) Wilder 1918–2010 m. Willis (Andrew Lewis) Jr 1915–1978 m. Grady (Oliver) Hendrix 1913–1997
  8. 8. Sarah (Ellen) Wilder 1882–1909 m. Benjamin (Samuel) Partin 1881–1950
  9. 9. Arthur (Morton) Wilder 1884–1960 m. Mary (Jane) Brannan 1890–1953
    1. 1. Laura (Katherine) Wilder 1925–2012 m. Ellis (Herman) Jackson 1927–1963 m. George (M) Hanks 1926–1988
    2. 2. Edward (Olan) Wilder 1913–1982 m. Willie (Lola) Willard 1918–1990
      1. 1. Paul (E) Wilder 1936–2013
      2. 2. Robert (Arthur) Wilder 1935–2022
  10. 10. Edward (M) Wilder 1891–1983 m. Francis Plemmons 1892–
    1. 1. Virginia Wilder 1915–
  11. 11. Elbert (W.) Wilder 1891–1973 m. Ida (Ellen) Jackson 1893–1933 m. Esther Church 1906–1973
    1. 1. Eugene (Victor) Wilder 1928–1991 m. Willie (Ruth) Coker 1924–1995
    2. 2. Christine Wilder 1921–1991 m. John (Wilch) Coker 1904–1983
    3. 3. Rosalie Wilder 1911–2002 m. Robert (Lee) Church 1900–1978
    4. 4. Elbert (W Wilder) Jr. 1925–2012 m. Gussie (Mae) Thompson 1929–1995
    5. 5. Annabelle Wilder 1913–2006 m. Albert (Stanley) Edwards 1912–2003
      1. 1. Albert (Dewitt) Edwards 1941–1941
    6. 6. Billy (Wayne) Wilder 1941–2013 m. Lee (Inez) Westerfield 1938–1992
    7. 7. James (Marion) Wilder 1916–1989 m. Nervie (Jane) Coker 1916–1992
      1. 1. Billy (Joe) Wilder 1937–1999
    8. 8. Clifton (F) Wilder 1937–2007
    9. 9. Harold (Lloyd) Wilder 1930–2007

Laura Swann's Timeline

7 Records

1864
7 Sep 1864
Birth of Laura Josephine Swann in Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1864
7 Sep 1864
Birth of Laura Josephine Swann in Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
Laura Josephine Swann resided here in District 9, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 36
Laura Josephine Swann resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 46
Laura Josephine Swann resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1916
23 Jul 1916
Age 52
Death of Laura Josephine Swann in Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1916
24 Jul 1916
Age 52
Burial of Laura Josephine Swann in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 45
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 45
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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