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William Runnels Swafford 1853–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Aug 1853

Birth Location: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 09 Feb 1921

Death Location: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: John Swafford

Mother: Elizabeth Seagraves

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The story of William Runnels Swafford began in 1853 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. William Runnels Swafford passed away in 1921 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Runnels Swafford began in 1853 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Runnels Swafford passed away in 1921 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

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William Swafford's Ancestors

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William Swafford
1853–1921
Birth Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Thomas Swafford
1808–1878
Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Seagraves
1814–1884
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Swafford**
1767–1856
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Matilda (Nellie) Howard
1785–1818
Greenville, (Spartanburg Co), South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Peter Swafford
1725–1800
Rennie Ireland
1745–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Swaffod
1705–1793
Mary Caldwell
1705–1813
Peter Howard
1683–1820
Sarah Portman
1707–1764

William Swafford's Timeline

2 Records

1853
06 Aug 1853
Birth of William Runnels Swafford in Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
1921
09 Feb 1921
Age 68
Death of William Runnels Swafford in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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