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William Swain 1829–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 OCT 1829

Birth Location: England/Ireland

Death Date: 25 Jun 1888

Death Location: Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Swain

Mother: Sarah Riggs

Spouse(s): Deborah Smith

Children(s): Sarah Swain

William Swain was born in 1829 in EnglandIreland, the child of John Samuel Swain And Sarah Ann Riggs. William Swain married Deborah Smith, and had children including Sarah J Sallie Swain. William Swain/ passed away in 1888 in Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Swain was born in 1829 in England/Ireland, the child of John Samuel Swain And Sarah Ann Riggs.
  • William Swain married Deborah Smith, and had children including Sarah J Sallie Swain.
  • William Swain passed away in 1888 in Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Swain
1807–1886
Birth Location: Markfield, Leicestershire, England
JS
Sarah Riggs
1811–
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
SR

Spouses(s)

Deborah Smith
1837–1912
Birth Location: West Virginia
DS

Children(s)

Sarah Swain
1878–1967
Birth Location: Belleville, Wood, West Virginia, USA
SS

William Swain's Ancestors

Self
William Swain
1829–1888
Birth Place: England/Ireland
Parents
John Samuel Swain
1807–1886
Markfield, Leicestershire, England
Sarah (Ann) Riggs
1811–
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Swain
1774–1854
Leicestershire, England
Jane Swain
1774–1857
Markfield, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Swan
1753–1819
Sarah Wootton
1756–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wootton
1738–1803
Hannah Jarvis
1732–1778

William Swain's Descendants

1.
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William Swain (31 OCT 1829–25 Jun 1888) m. Deborah Smith (abt 1837–8 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. Sarah (J "Sallie) Swain 1878–1967 m. Charles (Alonzo) Smith 1876–1949
    1. 1. Nina (Warren) Smith 1899–1958 m. Fred White 1895–1979
      1. 1. Juanita (Nina) White 1921–2004 m. Eugene (William) Archer 1915–1978
        1. 1. John Archer 1947–2010

William Swain's Timeline

14 Records

1829
31 OCT 1829
Birth of William Swain in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1829
31 Oct 1829
Birth of William Swain in , , , Ireland
, , , Ireland
1829
31 Oct 1829
Birth of William Swain in Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
1829
31 Oct 1829
Birth of William Swain in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1829
31 OCT 1829
Birth of William Swain in England/Ireland
England/Ireland
1829
31 OCT 1829
Birth of William Swain in England/Ireland
England/Ireland
1830
abt 1830
Age 1
Birth of William Swain in Ireland
Ireland
1852
15 Jan 1852
Age 23
William Swain was married in Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States
1852
15 Jan 1852
Age 23
William Swain was married in Wood, West Virginia, United States
Wood, West Virginia, United States
1853
15 Nov 1853
Age 24
William Swain was married in Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States
1888
25 Jun 1888
Age 59
Death of William Swain in POND CREEK, WOOD, CO, West Virginia, USA
POND CREEK, WOOD, CO, West Virginia, USA
1888
25 Jun 1888
Age 59
Death of William Swain in Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States
1888
25 Jun 1888
Age 59
Death of William Swain in Wolfe Run, Wood Co., West Virginia, USA
Wolfe Run, Wood Co., West Virginia, USA
1888
25 Jun 1888
Age 59
Death of William Swain in Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States
Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1829
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1829
    Event Place: , , , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Cleveland, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1830
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1829
    Event Place: EnglandIreland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 OCT 1829
    Event Place: EnglandIreland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Wood, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Pond Creek, Wood, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1888
    Event Place: POND CREEK, WOOD, CO, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Wolfe Run, Wood Co., West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1888
    Event Place: Wolfe Run, Wood, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockport, Wood County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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