John
Kurbin
Swofford
Sr
Born in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Martin Swofford
and Dovie Frances Bumgarner
Brother of
Leroy Swofford, Andrew Carlo Swofford, Dora Rozelia (Swofford) Philbeck, Robert Lee Swofford, Joseph Cullen Swofford, Charlie Howard Swofford, Bertha Frances (Swofford) Crowe, Katherine Emma (Swofford) Philbeck, Thomas Hoyle Swofford Sr, Ada Susannah Swofford, Amanda Naomi Swofford, William Durham Swofford and Dovie Geneva (Swofford) Gallaway
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Biography
John Kurbin Swofford was born on February 6, 1899, in Cleveland, North Carolina,to Dovie Frances Bumgardner, age 30, and Joseph Martin Swofford, age 33. He married Sadie Caroline Harris in Rutherford, North Carolina, on September 21, 1919, when he was 20 years old.
Children:
Edna
Vera
Ruby
Inez
John
Dwight
Sources
- Katie (Swofford) Pittman Personal recollection and documented in family ancestor notes written on Pittman Farms Letterhead, scanned in and uploaded by Amy Swofford
- 1900 US Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Double Shoals, Cleveland, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1241189
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Rutherford; Roll: 1765939
- 1920 US Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1321; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159
- 1930 US Census-Year: 1930; Census Place: Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341453
- 1940 US Census-Year: 1940; Census Place: Duncans Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02970; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 81-17
- US WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. 1942 Ellenboro, Rutherford, NC.The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 359
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 July 2020), memorial page for John Kirbin Swofford, Sr (6 Feb 1899–26 Nov 1983), Find a Grave Memorial no. 26776658, citing Swofford Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Randi Powell (contributor 46905767) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Amy (Swofford) Warter
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member alswofford
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Kathy (Postell) Postelle Rixon :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare], yourDNAportal KAT5ce28662, FTDNA kit #IN92163
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Living DNA, GEDmatch PV1991974 [compare]
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