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Mahala Elizabeth Swift 1853–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1853

Birth Location: Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1916

Death Location: Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Sidney Swift

Mother: Martha Pharris

Spouse(s): John Burden

Children(s): Charlie Burden, Robert Burden, Mack Burden, William Burden, Daphine Evans, Mamie Burden, Barney Burden, Martha Burden, Sidney Burden

Mahala Elizabeth Swift was born in 1853 in Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA, the child of Sidney Cromwell Swift And Martha Patricia Pharris. In 1850, Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided in Butler, Kentucky, USA. In 1870, Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided in Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky, USA. Mahala Elizabeth Swift married John B Burden, and had children including Barney P Burden, Charlie R Burden, Daphine Dale Evans, Mack N Burden, Mamie Elizabeth Burden, Martha Lidona Burden, Robert H Burden, Sidney E Burden, William Ward Burden. Mahala Elizabeth Swift passed away in 1916 in Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mahala Elizabeth Swift was born in 1853 in Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA, the child of Sidney Cromwell Swift And Martha Patricia Pharris.
  • In 1850, Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided in Butler, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1870, Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided in Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mahala Elizabeth Swift married John B Burden, and had children including Barney P Burden, Charlie R Burden, Daphine Dale Evans, Mack N Burden, Mamie Elizabeth Burden, Martha Lidona Burden, Robert H Burden, Sidney E Burden, William Ward Burden.
  • Mahala Elizabeth Swift passed away in 1916 in Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Swift
1819–1877
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee USA
SS
Martha Pharris
1820–1898
Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

John Burden
1854–1898
Birth Location: Butler County, Kentucky
JB

Children(s)

Charlie Burden
1898–1937
Birth Location: Butler, Kentucky, United States
CB
Robert Burden
1879–1934
Birth Location: Butler County, Kentucky, United States of America
RB
Mack Burden
1877–1953
Birth Location: Banock, Butler, Kentucky, United States
MB
William Burden
1873–1931
Birth Location: Butler, Kentucky, USA
WB
Daphine Evans
1885–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
DE
Mamie Burden
1890–1976
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MB
Barney Burden
1895–1954
Birth Location: Butler County, Kentucky, United States of America
BB
Martha Burden
1872–1918
Birth Location: Butler County, Kentucky, United States of America
MB
Sidney Burden
1883–1918
Birth Location: Kentucky
SB

Mahala Swift's Ancestors

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Mahala Swift
1853–1916
Birth Place: Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA
Parents
Sidney Cromwell Swift
1819–1877
Jackson, Tennessee USA
Martha (Patricia) Pharris
1820–1898
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (Ike) Pharris
1797–1835
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Mahala (Adelaine) Armstrong
1805–1850
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Armstrong
1748–1841
Martha McClain
1765–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mahala Swift's Descendants

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Mahala (Elizabeth) Swift (Feb 1853–19 Jan 1916) m. John (B) Burden (Apr 1854–1898)
  1. 1. Charlie (R.) Burden 1898–1937
  2. 2. Robert (H.) Burden 1879–1934 m. Laurance Burden 1882–1967
    1. 1. Prudence Burden 1901–1935 m. Theodore (Roosevelt) Snodgrass 1902–1953
      1. 1. Otis (Darrell) Snodgrass 1920–1985 m. Lillian Gray 1918–1986
        1. 1. Dallas (R) Snodgrass 1951–1992
        2. 2. Clara Snodgrass 1942–2013 m. James (Clay "JC" Taylor) Sr 1940–2017
      2. 2. Robert Snodgrass 1923–2010
      3. 3. Connie (Russell) Snodgrass 1926–2003 m. Anna (Belle) Kessinger 1928–2020
        1. 1. David (Roderick) Snodgrass 1949–2023
        2. 2. Thomas (Russell) Snodgrass 1951–2009
      4. 4. Lendley (Foster) Snodgrass 1928–2015 m. Bernice Mitchell 1929–2012
      5. 5. Dessie (Marie) Snodgrass 1930–1988 m. Clarron (C.) Phelps 1915–1993
        1. 1. Brady (Clarron) Phelps 1950–2015
    2. 2. Sudie (Mae) Burden 1904–1989 m. Woodie Evans 1899–1977
      1. 1. Dora (Zelma) Evans 1929–2023 m. Noah (Johnson) Jr 1928–2002
      2. 2. Alma (Mae) Evans 1931–2002 m. Charles (J. Gardner) Jr 1919–1990
      3. 3. Ethie (Dale) Evans 1933–2016 m. Waldemar (M) Annis 1934–1997
      4. 4. Lora (Velma) Evans 1926–2009 m. Dewey Jones 1923–2003
      5. 5. Rethard Evans 1923–1983 m. Ruby (Eileen) Page 1928–2008
      6. 6. Rudolph (D) Evans 1921–1975
    3. 3. Lydia (Dale) Burden 1907–1943 m. Isaiah (Oakley) Phelps 1898–1981
      1. 1. Harold (L "Rocky") Phelps 1935–2009 m. Georgetta (Faye) McGuyer 1933–2009
      2. 2. Justice (Dallas) Phelps 1925–2013 m. Letha (A) Phelps 1918–
    4. 4. Joseph (Dolphus) Burden 1909–2000 m. Mary Burden 1921–
      1. 1. James (Robert) Burden 1937–1982
      2. 2. Mary (Jo Burden) Freels 1940–2013
      3. 3. Wanda (Faye) Burden 1943–2014
      4. 4. Alice (Mae) Burden 1944–1984 m. Bernard Ward 1934–1992
      5. 5. Rena (Aileen) Burden 1931–2012
    5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Burden 1912–1934 m. Roscoe (Bernard) Abney 1909–1968
      1. 1. Muzetta (Marie) Abney 1930–2004 m. George ("Tellie") Terrell 1924–1963
    6. 6. Enos (Warden) Burden 1919–1953 m. Thelma (Ellen) Cooper 1925–2001
      1. 1. Lindle (Dwayne) Burden 1947–2013
    7. 7. Faye (William) Burden 1918–1919
    8. 8. Freeman (Gordon) Burden 1924–1963 m. Frances Kasinger 1921–2003
      1. 1. Timothy Burden 1940–2019 m. Joann (Mary Esther) Johnson 1936–1972
    9. 9. Ollie (Augusta) Bearden 1915–1920
  3. 3. Mack (N.) Burden 1877–1953
  4. 4. William (Ward) Burden 1873–1931 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Willis 1876–1923
    1. 1. Leonard (Lewis) Burden 1915–1997
    2. 2. Maudie Burden 1899–1991
    3. 3. Gertrude (Dale) Burden 1913–2009
    4. 4. Forest (A) Burden 1904–1993
    5. 5. Vernon (Hill) Burden 1906–1921
    6. 6. Victor (B) Burden 1905–1982
    7. 7. Loyd (Lee) Burden 1907–1941
    8. 8. Harry (Cline Burden) Sr 1908–1990
    9. 9. Truman (Richard) Burden 1917–1966
    10. 10. Shultie (Worden) Burden 1921–1971 m. Etta (Lorene) Belcher 1928–2016
    11. 11. Gracie Burden 1899– m. Charlie (Alexander) Tapp 1900–1951
      1. 1. Mary (Helen) Tapp 1930–1948
      2. 2. Roger (Thomas) Tapp 1943–1977
      3. 3. Ada (Lee) Tapp 1923–2003 m. Harold (Brown Bishop) Sr. 1919–1995
        1. 1. Harold (Brown Bishop) Jr. 1942–1999
        2. 2. Ada (Helen) Bishop 1948–2018
      4. 4. Myrl (Ann Tapp) Brown 1941–2004
      5. 5. Margaret (Madgerene) Tapp 1921–1995 m. Edmond Bratcher 1909–1978
      6. 6. Charles (Lester) Tapp 1926–1995
      7. 7. Gene (T.) Tapp 1928–2011
      8. 8. Robert (A.) Tapp 1932–2015
      9. 9. Williard (W) Tapp 1922–1944
    12. 12. Sonny Burden 1896–1910
    13. 13. David (R) Burden 1911–1984
  5. 5. Daphine (Dale) Evans 1885–1943
  6. 6. Mamie (Elizabeth) Burden 1890–1976
  7. 7. Barney (P) Burden 1895–1954
  8. 8. Martha (Lidona) Burden 1872–1918
  9. 9. Sidney (E.) Burden 1883–1918 m. Ellen Henderson 1887–1918
    1. 1. Herchel Burden 1912–1985 m. Hazel (Elizabeth) Yeager 1915–2005 m. Evelyn (Elsie) Smothers 1916–1988
      1. 1. Ida (Katherine) Burden 1931–2012 m. Charles (Stanley Skaggs) Sr 1925–2014 m. Tolbert (Wayman) Dunn 1922–1989 m. Robert (Lee) Horsley 1930–2006
        1. 1. Brenda (Lee) Dunn 1949–2021
      2. 2. Nancy (Elizabeth) Burden 1933–2003
      3. 3. Herl (Eugene) Burden 1937–2002
    2. 2. Ona Burden 1904–
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Burden 1907–
    4. 4. George (M) Burden 1916–2002
    5. 5. Arthur (Ray) Burden 1914–1949
    6. 6. Luro (K.) Burden 1912–1937 m. Wiley (R.) Burden 1903–1971

Mahala Swift's Timeline

6 Records

1850
1850
Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided here in Butler, Kentucky, USA
Butler, Kentucky, USA
1853
Feb 1853
Birth of Mahala Elizabeth Swift in Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA
Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided here in Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided here in Burdens, Butler, Kentucky, USA
Burdens, Butler, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
Mahala Elizabeth Swift resided here in Boston, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Boston, McLean, Kentucky, USA
1916
19 Jan 1916
Age 63
Death of Mahala Elizabeth Swift in Beech Grove, McLean, Kentucky USA
Beech Grove, McLean, Kentucky USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1853
    Event Place: Indian Creek Camp, Butler, Kentucky USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burdens, Butler, Kentucky; Roll: 406; Page: 365C; Enumeration District: 109
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky; Roll: M593_451; Page: 291B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston, McLean, Kentucky; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240541
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Butler, Kentucky; Roll: 194; Page: 272a
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Butler, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Butler, Kentucky; Roll: 194; Page: 272a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 5, Butler, Kentucky; Roll: M593_451; Page: 291B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Burdens, Butler, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Burdens, Butler, Kentucky; Roll: 406; Page: 365C; Enumeration District: 109

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston, McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston, McLean, Kentucky; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1240541

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Beech Grove, McLean, Kentucky USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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