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William Robert Swift 1918–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1918

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1983

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Swift

Mother: Willie Boone

Spouse(s): Dorothy Bobbitt

Children(s): Jerry Swift

The story of William Robert Swift began in 1918 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, William Robert Swift resided in Rural, Surry, North Carolina. In 1940, William Robert Swift resided in Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA. William Robert Swift married Dorothy Mae Bobbitt, and had children including Jerry Swift, Sheridan L Swift. William Robert Swift passed away in 1983 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Robert Swift began in 1918 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, William Robert Swift resided in Rural, Surry, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, William Robert Swift resided in Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Robert Swift married Dorothy Mae Bobbitt, and had children including Jerry Swift, Sheridan L Swift.
  • William Robert Swift passed away in 1983 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Swift's Ancestors

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William Swift
1918–1983
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Frank Swift
1880–1927
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Willie (Carrie) Boone
1890–1975
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Brinkley) Swift
1837–1923
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ella) Simpson
1855–1937
Cedar Grove, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Simpson
1825–1909
Martha Hodges
1830–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Simpson
1787–1870
Jennie Tracy
1793–1832

William Swift's Descendants

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William (Robert) Swift (21 May 1918–8 Oct 1983) m. Dorothy (Mae) Bobbitt (29 Dec 1921–26 Jan 2008)
  1. 1. Jerry Swift 1940–2010 m. Nancy Johnson 1944–2009

William Swift's Timeline

5 Records

1918
21 May 1918
Birth of William Robert Swift in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
William Robert Swift resided here in Rural, Surry, North Carolina
Rural, Surry, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 22
William Robert Swift resided here in Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
William Robert Swift resided here in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1983
8 Oct 1983
Age 65
Death of William Robert Swift in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1918
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bryan, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02977; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 86-1
    [2] 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: Greensboro, Guilford

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Surry, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bryan, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02977; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 86-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bryan, Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bryan, Surry, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02977; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 86-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, 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: Greensboro, Guilford

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1983
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

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