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Swain County, North Carolina

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Arms, Blanton Parris, Brown, Catateehee and 6 others
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Profiles

  •
    Marion Pressley Ormand (1944 - 2019)
    CHEROKEE, NC ~ Mr. Marion Pressley Ormand, age 75, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 at his home. He was born on July 21, 1944 in Lancaster, SC a son of the late David Anderson Ormand and Edna Rober...
  • Virginia Cummings George (1900 - 1977)
  • Rebecca Ka-ta-di-hi Morris (1793 - 1885)
    NA-KA 6 KA-TA-DI-HI (NANCY 5 O-GU-MA, THE 4 BADGER, A-TA-GU-LA-GU-LA 3, NANCY2MOYTOY, A-MA-DO-YA1) was born 1793, and died Bet. 1880 - 1902.She married GIDEON FRANKLIN MORRIS, SR Aft. 1823, son of DRUR...
  • Retha Belle Blanton Parris (1898 - 1967)
    1. Oliver McClellan Blanton and 2. W. E. Parris
  • Alice Sarah Epley (1810 - 1848)

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Swain County, North Carolina.

Official Website

Established in 1871, the county is named for David L. Swain, governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835.

29 percent of the population today are the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the only federally recognized tribe in the state.

Adjacent Counties

Towns, Townships & Communities

  • Almond
  • Bryson City (County Seat)
  • Charleston
  • Cherokee
  • Deals Gap
  • Ela
  • Forney Creek
  • Hewitt
  • Lauada
  • Nantahala
  • Qualla Boundary
  • Ravensford
  • Wesser
  • Whittier

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of North Carolina

Links

Wikipedia

National Register of Historic Places

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (part)

Nantahala National Forest (part)

Genealogy Trails

NC Gen Web

USGW Archives

Genealogy Village

RAOGK

Forebears.io


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