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George Swearingen

Also Known As: "George Swaringen"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Randolph, NC, United States
Death: August 21, 1833 (49-58)
Wayne County, Indiana, United States (Cholera)
Immediate Family:

Son of John A. Swearingen, Jr and Elizabeth Swearingen
Husband of Elizabeth Swearingen
Father of Martha M. Ballinger; Rebecca Stuckey; Edward Burton Swearingen; Mary/Polly Varney; Zebedee Swearingen and 2 others
Brother of Mary Wall; Myrack Swearingen; William Swaringen; John S. Swearingen; Elijah Swearingen and 4 others

Managed by: Judy Shappee
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About George Swearingen

George left Randolph County due to unpaid debts and moved to Wayne County, Indiana, about 1828. His wife and children followed him some time later. George died there of cholera, and his burial place is unknown.

Source: Whyte, Karel L. Swearingen/Vansweringen and Related Families: A Compilation of data on the Swearingen Families in America. (Aiken, South Carolina: Whyte, Karel, 1999). Information about George and family on page 73.

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George Swearingen's Timeline

1779
1779
Randolph, NC, United States

Randolph County was created in 1779 from Guilford County, NC. Today's Guilford shares its southern border with Randolph. Guilford's capital is Greensboro.

Albemarle in Stanly County is about 40 miles southwest of Asheboro, where George later lived. Asheboro is the county seat of Randolph.

Proof of George's birth place is needed. [Judy Shappee]

Source: Whyte, Karel L. ''Swearingen/Vansweringen and Related Families: A Compilation of data on the Swearingen Families in America.'' (Aiken, South Carolina: Whyte, Karel, 1999). Information about George and family on page 73. George's birth is given as about 1779.

1803
1803
North Carolina, United States
1805
July 4, 1805
NC, United States
1807
July 14, 1807
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
October 8, 1807
Age 72
Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States

John's burial place is unknown, but it was probably in Montgomery County, NC.

1809
1809
North Carolina

Some sources give Indiana as Zebedee's birth place, but this must be incorrect. The family moved to Indiana from North Carolina in 1828.