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William Linville Swafford 1831–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 05 Aug 1900

Death Location: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Swafford

Mother: Mary Swafford

Spouse(s): Margaret Swafford

Children(s): John Swafford, Louisa Burton, America Stanfill, Margaret Wright, Thomas Swafford, Joseph Swafford, Isaac Swofford, Henry Swafford

In 1831, William Linville Swafford entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to John William Swafford And Mary Swafford. In 1840, William Linville Swafford resided in Anderson, Tennessee, USA. In 1862, William Linville Swafford resided in Tennessee, USA. William Linville Swafford married Margaret J Roark Swafford, and had children including America Azilee Stanfill, Henry Jasper Swafford, Isaac David Swofford, John M Swafford, Joseph Asberry Swafford, Louisa Francis Burton, Margaret Jane Wright, Thomas Aaron Swafford. William Linville Swafford passed away in 1900 in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, William Linville Swafford entered the world in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA, born to John William Swafford And Mary Swafford.
  • In 1840, William Linville Swafford resided in Anderson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1862, William Linville Swafford resided in Tennessee, USA.
  • William Linville Swafford married Margaret J Roark Swafford, and had children including America Azilee Stanfill, Henry Jasper Swafford, Isaac David Swofford, John M Swafford, Joseph Asberry Swafford, Louisa Francis Burton, Margaret Jane Wright, Thomas Aaron Swafford.
  • William Linville Swafford passed away in 1900 in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Swafford's Ancestors

Self
William Swafford
1831–1900
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John William Swafford
1805–1864
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary Swafford
1809–1880
Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Swafford's Descendants

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William (Linville) Swafford (19 Dec 1831–05 Aug 1900) m. Margaret (J Roark,) Swafford (27 Mar 1837–14 Feb 1918)
  1. 1. John (M) Swafford 1854–1934 m. Nancy Smith 1855–1953
    1. 1. Finley (Richard) Swafford 1880–1945 m. Mary Hubbard 1880–1972
      1. 1. Hazel Swafford 1904–1967 m. Gayley (A) Smith 1904–1961
        1. 1. Ethel Smith 1932–2016 m. Ernest (Lionel) Smith 1933–2000
        2. 2. Chelcie Smith 1929–2012
      2. 2. Ruth Swafford 1903–1975
      3. 3. Ethel Swafford 1915–1954
      4. 4. Bessie Swafford 1921–1982
      5. 5. Arthur Swafford 1911–1912
      6. 6. Burton Swafford 1913–1913
      7. 7. Woodrow Swafford 1918–1993
  2. 2. Louisa (Francis) Burton 1877–1958
  3. 3. America (Azilee) Stanfill 1878–1917
  4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Wright 1872–1941
  5. 5. Thomas (Aaron) Swafford 1870–1947
  6. 6. Joseph (Asberry) Swafford 1859–1945
  7. 7. Isaac (David) Swofford 1861–1941
  8. 8. Henry (Jasper) Swafford 1862–1947

William Swafford's Timeline

8 Records

1831
19 Dec 1831
Birth of William Linville Swafford in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 9
William Linville Swafford resided here in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1862
1862
Age 31
William Linville Swafford resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
William Linville Swafford resided here in District 6, Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
District 6, Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
William Linville Swafford resided here in District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1891
1891
Age 60
William Linville Swafford resided here in Dist. 7 -male Voters-, Decatur County, TN
Dist. 7 -male Voters-, Decatur County, TN
1900
1900
Age 69
William Linville Swafford resided here in Civil District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1900
05 Aug 1900
Age 69
Death of William Linville Swafford in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Dist. 7 -male Voters-, Decatur County, TN
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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