West Virginia Pioneers

James Philip Sheridan Swain

Male 1864 - 1951  (86 years)


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  • Name James Philip Sheridan Swain 
    Born 25 Nov 1864  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Jul 1951  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: James Philip/Swain
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 17 Jul 1951
      Death Place: Ravenswood, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 86y7m22d
      Cemetery: Ravenswood Cem
      Birth Date: 11/25/1864
      Birth Place: Jackson Co WV
      Marital Status: M
      Mother: Elizabeth/Mills
      Father: James/Swain
      Informant: Jas P Swain
    Person ID I20055  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2012 

    Father James Swain,   b. Jul 1833, At sea Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Martha Elizabeth Mills,   b. Dec 1838, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1852  [1
    Notes 

    • 1860 Jackson, VA # 1153-1089
      James 25 OH
      Elizabeth 21 OH
      Lucinda 2 OH
      Cruse William 9 OH

      1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 80
      James, 36, cooper, OH
      Elizabeth, 33, OH
      Samuel, 8, OH
      Sheridan, 6, WV
      Hezekiah, 4, WV
      Isaiah, 1, WV
      Mills, Martha, 77, OH

      1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia
      James SWAIN Self M M W 46 OH
      Occ: Farmer Fa: ENG Mo: ENG
      Martha E. SWAIN Wife F M W 41 OH
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: NJ Mo: PA
      Samuel M. SWAIN Son M S W 18 WV
      James S. SWAIN Son M S W 15 WV
      Hezekiah SWAIN Son M S W 13 WV
      Isaiah SWAIN Son M S W 11 WV
      Anna M. SWAIN Dau F S W 8 WV
      Jesse SWAIN Son M S W 5 WV
      Jno. Henry SWAIN Son M S W 3 WV
      Louisiania SWAIN Dau F S W 10M WV

      1900 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 259-268
      James 7/1866 m 47y OH ENG ENG
      Martha E 12/1838 12-6 OH NJ VA
      Louisiana 7/1879
      Samuel M 6/1861 m 10y
      Anna M dil 7/1866 m 10y WV OH OH
      Clyde S gs 10/1892 PA WV WV

      Jackson Co Births
      Thomas, 3/1879, James & Martha E Swain, Jackson Co
    Family ID F6760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ellen Flinn,   b. CA 1872, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Jul 1895  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/24/1895
      Place: Wood Co, WV
      James Philip Swain, 30, Jackson, Jackson
      Mary Ellen Flinn, 23, Wood, Wood
    Family ID F25192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Catherine Williams,   b. 11 Aug 1870, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1957, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married CA 1898 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Grant, Jackson, WV # 79-82
      Safreed, Hannah 10/1842 wd 5-3 children OH OH OH
      Charles L son 4/1879 s WV PA OH
      Swain, Elizabeth C da 8/1870 d 5-4 children OH OH OH
      James P son 4/1900 WV WV OH
      Swain, James P boarder 11/1864 md WV WV WV

      1910 Grant, Jackson, WV
      Swain, James P 46 m 1 or 2? 11y WV England WV
      Elizabeth 39 m 1 or 2 11y 9-8 or 6 children OH OH OH
      James P son 10 WV WV OH
      Charles son 8
      Raydon D son 5
      Elizabeth C da 3
      Leslie son 1 1/12

      1920 Grant, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Swain, Philip H 55
      Elizabeth K 49
      Philip W son 20 s
      Charles O son 18
      Ray son 16
      Katherine E da 12
      Leslie son 10
      Boso, Nerle M neice 6

      1930 Grant, Jackson, WV
      Swain, Philip 65 md age 34 WV at sea WV
      E Kathrun 59 md age 28 OH OH OH
      Kathryn da 23 s WV WV OH

      Ravenswood Cem
      Swain, E Catherine 1870 - 1957
      Swain, J Philip 1864 - 1951
    Children 
     1. James Philip Swain,   b. 3 Apr 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Henry Swain,   b. 15 Jan 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Dallas Raydon Swain,   b. 9 Mar 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Catherine Swain,   b. 17 Apr 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Leslie Safreed Swain,   b. 11 Mar 1909, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1995  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F6544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.