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William Jennings Bryan Swann 1897–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV

Death Date: 9 Sep 1956

Death Location: Willow Wood, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Calvary Swann

Mother: Julia Swann

Spouse(s): Vada Minor

Children(s): Elsie McComas, Demia Swann, Basil Swann, Charles Swann, Cecil Swann, Julia Swann, Jennings Swann, Susan Swann

In 1897, William Jennings Bryan Swann entered the world in Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV, born to Calvary Morris Swann And Julia Belle Swann. In 1900, William Jennings Bryan Swann resided in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. William Jennings Bryan Swann married Vada Oliva Minor, and had children including Basil Roosevelt Swann, Calvin Swann, Cecil Bryan Swann, Charles Julian Swann, Demia Kathleen Swann, Elsie M Swann Callicoat Mccomas, Jennings Preston Swann, Julia Mae Judy Swann, Susan Margaret Swann. William Jennings Bryan Swann passed away in 1956 in Willow Wood, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, William Jennings Bryan Swann entered the world in Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV, born to Calvary Morris Swann And Julia Belle Swann.
  • In 1900, William Jennings Bryan Swann resided in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Jennings Bryan Swann married Vada Oliva Minor, and had children including Basil Roosevelt Swann, Calvin Swann, Cecil Bryan Swann, Charles Julian Swann, Demia Kathleen Swann, Elsie M Swann Callicoat Mccomas, Jennings Preston Swann, Julia Mae Judy Swann, Susan Margaret Swann.
  • William Jennings Bryan Swann passed away in 1956 in Willow Wood, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvary Swann
1848–1910
Birth Location: Cabell County, Virginia, USA
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Julia Swann
1866–1940
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Vada Minor
1912–1994
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
VM

Children(s)

Elsie McComas
1930–2007
Birth Location: Hurricane, W. VA
EM
Demia Swann
1931–2019
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
DS
Basil Swann
1933–2005
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
BS
Charles Swann
1937–1999
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
CS
Cecil Swann
1935–2016
Birth Location: Ona, Cabell Co. WV
CS
Julia Swann
1939–2014
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
JS
Jennings Swann
1942–2003
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
JS
Susan Swann
1946–2000
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
SS

William Swann's Ancestors

Self
William Swann
1897–1956
Birth Place: Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV
Parents
Calvary Morris Swann
1848–1910
Cabell County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Belle) Swann
1866–1940
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Calvary (Morris) Swann
1820–1870
Cabell, WV
Emily (Jackson) Morrison
1819–1883
Cabell Co, Virginia
John (Paul) Childers
1827–1880
Cabell County, West Virginia
Sarah Butcher
1838–1913
Cabell County, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Swann
1795–1871
Elizabeth Maab
1795–1830
John I
1785–1867
Nancy Thompson
1785–1851
John Childers
1791–1859
Phoebe Midkiff
1798–1900
Mathew Butcher
1812–1882
Lucinda Butcher
1812–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leven Swann
1764–1842
Elizabeth Jenkins
1766–1839
Phillip Mabe
1762–1830
Nancy Huff
1771–1867
William Thompson
1765–1817
Elizabeth Hurd
1767–1817
Richard Sr.
1730–1822
Mary McMurdy
1734–1800
Samuel Butcher
1791–1868
Mary Turner
1791–1860
Thomas Tackett
1779–1850
Sarah Riley
1787–1860

William Swann's Descendants

1.
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William (Jennings Bryan) Swann (13 Jan 1897–9 Sep 1956) m. Vada (Oliva) Minor (25 Nov 1912–16 Nov 1994)
  1. 1. Elsie (M. Swann Callicoat) McComas 1930–2007 m. Gerald Callicoat 1929–2016 m. Benjamin ("Ben" Franklin) Olah 1930–2006
    1. 1. Garry Callicoat 1948–2019 m. Carol (Louise) See 1939–2007 m. Carol (Sue) Hershey 1942–2000
    2. 2. Danny Callicoat 1950–2018
  2. 2. Demia (Kathleen) Swann 1931–2019
  3. 3. Basil (Roosevelt) Swann 1933–2005
  4. 4. Charles (Julian) Swann 1937–1999
  5. 5. Cecil (Bryan) Swann 1935–2016
  6. 6. Julia (Mae "Judy") Swann 1939–2014
  7. 7. Jennings (Preston) Swann 1942–2003
  8. 8. Susan (Margaret) Swann 1946–2000

William Swann's Timeline

11 Records

1897
Jan 1897
Birth of William Jennings Bryan Swann in West Virginia
West Virginia
1897
13 Jan 1897
Birth of William Jennings Bryan Swann in Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV
Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV
1900
1900
Age 3
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
1918
1918
Age 21
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 43
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Grant-Mgs't District, Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant-Mgs't District, Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
William Jennings Bryan Swann resided here in Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
1956
9 Sep 1956
Age 59
Death of William Jennings Bryan Swann in Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Lawrence, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1897
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell Co. WV

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: 1756; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1678; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375691

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 585

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04399; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 6-73

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grant-Mgs't District, Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04399; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 6-73

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Windsor, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Windsor, Lawrence, O

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barboursville, W VA
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 585

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lakeside
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The South Bend Tribune; Publication Date: 28 Dec 1957; Publication Place: South Bend, Indiana, USA; ,0.4930386,0.97407603,0.5235175&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1956
    Event Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willow Wood, Lawrence County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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