Francis Marion Swinney (1842 - 1935)

Born 17 Oct 1842 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Perlina (Hackney) Swinney — married 7 Jun 1865 in Cleveland, Bradley Co., Tennessee

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1935 at age 92 in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States

Biography

1. GA: Whitfield, 1860 Fed Census, 4 Aug 1860, Dist 10, Pg 695. Sweeny, Haden 42 Dwelling 1296 Family 1291 Winny 39 female, Lucinda 19 female, Marion 17 male, Jemimia 10 female, Mary Haney 26 female, Olivia Haney 5 female.

2. GA: Norwells Station, Whitfield, 1870 Fed Census, 20 Aug 1870, lines 19-23. SWINNEY, Francis 26, M, W, Farming NC, Martha, 24 F, W, Keeping house, Robert, 4, M, W, at home, Ellenor, 2, F, W, at home, Wihny C., 5/12 F, W, at home.

3. Once when Mr. Will Cole asked Marion if he'd ever shot a yankee, Marion replied, " I came upon one near Crown Mills. I shot, the yankee fell and if no one else had shot then I guess I have." Mr. Cole remembered Francis Marion as being tall, walking very straight, and carring a shotgun with him where ever he went.

4. GA: Varnell Station, Whitfield, 1880 Fed Census, 8 Jun 1880, pg 15, lines 35-43 SWINEY, Marian F. W M 37 b: NC farmer, butler: both prts b: NC Martha P. W F 34 b: GA wife, both prts b: GA Robert C. 14 Arah E. 12 Winnie C 10 John H. 8 Mary L 6 Lydia E 3 Addie L 1

5. History of Whitfield County, pg 108 F. M. Swinny is one of five organizing members of McGaughey's Chapel Church along with Riley Barnes, W. C. Kirby, W. M. Wilson and W. Hendrick. 15 Aug 1882. F. M. Swinny built the first church.

6. Land Transfer, 1894: Whitfield Co. GA Court House: Haden transfered land to Francis Marion to take care of himself and his wife for the rest of their lives. Frances M. sold land in 1906.

7. GA: Whitfield, 1910 Fed Census, 22 Apr 1910, Lower 10th Militia Dist, Pg. SWINNEY, Frances M. Head M W 67 m: 1 44 NC, NC, NC Farmer Martha Wife F W 64 m: 1 44 11/11 GA, GA, GA Hattie dau F W 22 S Fred son M W 20 S Living next door to William H. Webb and Lidia.

8. GA: Whitfield, 1920 Fed Census, 10th Dist SWINNEY, Frances M. Hd 77 NC NC NC Martha P. 74 Wf GA GA GA Susan H. 37 GA NC GA

9. GA: Whitfield, 29 Dec 1929; State Pension Commissioner, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. F. M. Swinney of Rt. 4, Dalton, Ga., pension denied for soldiers of Confederacy, lack of records. 3. GA: Enlisted as a private in Company B, 10th Rgt. State Troops, 3 Jan 1862, Mustered out May 1862.

10. The Dalton Citizen, 17 Jan 1935; Mr. Marion Swenney, 92, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Webb, near Varnell, Friday morning at 6 o'clock. He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Winnie Plemons of Greggar, TX; Mrs. Mollie Hall of Whitfield, Mrs. Lida Webb of Whitfield, Mrs Addie Feagans of Whitfield, Mrs Geneva McAlister of Chatanooga; three sons, Hadden Sweeney of Comanche, TX; George Swenney of Cedartown, GA; Fred Swenney of Whitfield. 63 grandchildren, 115 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church, Whitfield, Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Fred Cook, assisted by Sam Milsap officiated. Burial was made in the Mt. Olivet cemetery with Kenemer Brothers in charge.

Sources

1. GA: Enlisted as a private in Company B, 10th Rgt. State Troops, 3 Jan 1862, Mustered out May 1862.

2. GA, Dalton: Enlisted as Pvt. in Company A. 34th Georgia Infantry Regiment, 15 May 1862 to 15 May 1865; Capt John M. Jacksons Co.; POW on 4 July 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. Paroled on 8 July 1863 Vicksburg, MS. No later record.

3. Recaptured spring of 1864 and held prisoner in Louden, TN and Rogersville, TN until end of war. Source Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers and Ordinary's Certificate, Vicksburg, Mississippi pardon.

4. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia Find a Grave #: 89273585

Whitfield, GA: 1900 census listing for family [spelled Sweeny]: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V2-CRD : accessed 9 December 2017), Hattie Sweeny in household of Francis M Sweeny, Militia District, Ninth, Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 17B, family 309, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,229.