Is your surname Swaim?

Research the Swaim family

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Addison Swaim

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 30, 1895 (76)
Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Warren, Huntington County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Marmaduke Swaim and Janette Swaim
Husband of Elizabeth J. Swaim
Father of Lusadia Leady Swaim; Catharine Zent; Julian Leah Swaim; William L. Swaim; Charlotte "Charity" Eubank and 4 others
Brother of Laban Swaim; Calvin Swaim; Nancy Swaim; Lisa Swaim; Michael Swaim and 1 other

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Addison Swaim

Addison and Elizabeth had 11 chldren

Obituary -- Addison Swaim was born April 27th, 1819, in Randolph county, North Carolina, and departed this life August 30th, aged 76 years, 4 months and 2 days. He was married to Elizabeth Turner, of Gulford county, North Carolina, November 28, 1844. To this union were born twelve children, five of whom preceded him to the grave, leaving the mother and seven children to mourn their loss. He united with the Wesleyan church twenty-one years ago, and lived a faithful member until death, and died in the triumphs of living faith. Funeral services were held at the Friends church at Milo. Sermon by Rev. Williams and interment was in the Good Jones Cemetery.

Published in The Warren Republican, Thursday, September 12, 1895.

SOURCE: Find A Grave.com

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55309767/addison-swaim

Addison Swaim Birth 	27 Apr 1819 Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Death 	30 Aug 1895 (aged 76) Randolph County, Indiana, USA Burial 	 Good-Jones Cemetery Warren, Huntington County, Indiana, USA Memorial ID 	55309767 · View Source https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55309767/addison-swaim
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 May 2019), memorial page for Addison Swaim (27 Apr 1819–30 Aug 1895), Find A Grave Memorial no. 55309767, citing Good-Jones Cemetery, Warren, Huntington County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Darlina Shaw (contributor 46596730) . 

The Warren Republican, Thursday, September 5, 1895 Milo News Addison Swaim, and old resident, died Friday morning at the home of his son, Charles, about one mile west of this place. He bore his pain very patiently, and died with the hope of going to heaven.

Mrs. Cynthia Dillon, of Pulaski county, and Mrs. Mary Kimfro, of Kansas, arrived last week to attend the funeral of their father, Addison Swaim.

Addison is buried here according to "Cemetery Inscriptions, Indiana, Early 1800's to mid-1900's, written by Marc Young, Albion, Michigan. No Copyright found.

The Warren Republican, Thursday, September 12, 1895 Obituary

Addison Swaim was born April 27th, 1819, in Randolph county, North Carolina, and departed this life Aug. 30th, aged 76 years, 4 months and 2 days. He was married to Elizabeth Turner, of Gulford county, North Carolina, Nov. 28, 1844. To this union were born twelve children, five of whom preceded him to the grave, leaving the mother and seven children to mourn thwir loss.

He united with the Wesleyan church twenty-one years ago, and lived a faithful member until death, and died in the triumphs of living faith. Funeral services were held at the Friends church at Milo. Sermon by Rev. Williams and interment was in the Good cemetery. Family Members Children

   Photo
   Charlotte Swaim Eubank
   1857–1933

Flowers

===========================

1850 Census for Addison Swaim Randolph Co., (Northern Dist) North Carolina

Emigration Abt 1858 Some 50,000 North Carolinians left the state and moved to Ohio or Indiana in protest to slavery during the thirty years before the Civil War is not widely known. As the frustration with more restrictive and harsh laws over slaves and slave-owning were passed, some Quakers, like Levi Coffin, began to illegally assist escaping slaves to flee the state.

1860 Census for Addison Swaim Monroe Township, Madison, Indiana

1870 Census for Addison Swaim Grant Co., (Liberty Twsp), Indiana

1880 Census for Addison Swaim Grant Co., (Liberty Twsp), Indiana

-------------------------------------

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 about Addison Swaim Name: Addison Swaim State: Indiana Tax Year: 1865 Roll Title: District 11; Annual Lists; 1865 NARA Series: M765 NARA Roll: 40 Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data:

National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209.

For complete NARA source information, please see the source section of the description below.

Description: This database contains IRS tax assessment lists for several U.S. states covering the years 1862-1918. Information listed in these records includes: name of person or business being taxed, their address, the taxable period, and amount of taxes reported.

===============================

Personnel Notes /Comments Some 50,000 North Carolinians left the state and moved to Ohio or Indiana in protest to slavery during the thirty years before the Civil War is not widely known. As the frustration with more restrictive and harsh laws over slaves and slave owning were passed, some Quakers, like Levi Coffin, began to illegally assist escaping slaves to flee the state.

=========================

North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Bride: Elizabeth Turner Groom: Addison Swaim Bond Date: 28 Nov 1844 County: Randolph Record #: 01 265 Bondsman: Michael Swaim Witness: J McCain Bond #: 000114629 Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977.

Description: This database contains information extracted from 170,000 marriage bonds, covering the years 1741-1868, on file in the North Carolina State Archives in the United States. Most of the bonds contain the following information: groom's name, bride's name, date of bond, bondsmen, witnesses.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-CSJ6 Elizabeth Turner North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 Name: Addison Swaim Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 28 Nov 1844 Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Turner Spouse's Gender: Female Image of Elizabeth Turner, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed.

Citation "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R1-CSJ6 : 3 February 2017), Addison Swaim and Elizabeth Turner, 28 Nov 1844; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. p 265, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 418,149.

North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 about Addison Swaim Name: Addison Swaim
Spouse: Elizabeth Turner
Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1844 Marriage County: Randolph Marriage State: North Carolina
Source Vendor: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC and FHL # 0019641, 0019658 and 0418149 Source: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC & Family Hist

Source Citation: Data Source: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC and FHL # 0019641, 0019658 and 0418149.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data:

   * Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, in published books cataloged by the Library of Congress, or county records in possession of the individual county clerks or courthouses.
   * North Carolina State Archives. North Carolina County Marriage Indexes. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
   * North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Marriage Index, 1962-2004. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Description: This database is an index to individuals who were married in various counties in the State of North Carolina, USA, between 1741 and 2000. Available information may include: name, gender, birth year, race, name of spouse, marriage date, and marriage location.

===============

obituary # 2 The Warren Republican, Thursday, September 5, 1895 Milo News Addison Swaim, and old resident, died Friday morning at the home of his son, Charles, about one mile west of this place. He bore his pain very patiently, and died with the hope of going to heaven.

Mrs. Cynthia Dillon, of Pulaski county, and Mrs. Mary Kimfro, of Kansas, arrived last week to attend the funeral of their father, Addison Swaim.

=============

Additional research at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGFG-ZL7

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KGFG-ZL7

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Swaim-679

view all 13

Addison Swaim's Timeline

1819
April 27, 1819
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
1845
1845
Randolph, North Carolina, United States
1849
May 3, 1849
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1853
June 14, 1853
North Carolina, United States
1855
June 29, 1855
Randolph, North Caroolina, United States
1857
August 5, 1857
Charlolet, Randolph, North Carolina
1860
March 31, 1860
North Carolina, United States
1864
1864
North Carolina, United States
1866
October 1866
Indiana, United States
1868
August 24, 1868
Indiana, United States