Nancy Virginia Swain

1797 - 1863  (65 years)

• Name	Nancy Virginia Swain  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 May 1797	South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	McMinn County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Census	1860	Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Residence Post Office: Zion Hill; Wife of Silas Smith
  Death	13 Jan 1863	Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I16173	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Barent Swain,   b. 25 Dec 1759, Ireland d. 31 Aug 1823, Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Mary Smith,   b. 1769, Prince William County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1815, Donalds, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Silas Smith,   b. 15 Feb 1802, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA d. 1873, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1824	Anderson County, South Carolina, USA   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Jesse Willson Smith,   b. 10 Jan 1833, South Carolina, USA d. Aft 1877, Tennessee, USA (Age > 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Caleb Wyatt Smith,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. 14 Oct 1908, Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret Almiry Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1839, South Carolina, USA d. 1918, Wise County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Margaret Louisa 'Eliza' Smith,   b. 20 Jan 1832, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Jan 1912 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Private Nimrod Newton Smith,   b. 27 Jun 1827, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. Abt 1865, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Nancy Evicey Smith,   b. 7 Aug 1837, South Carolina, USA d. Aft 1880, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age > 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. John James Swain Smith,   b. 21 Apr 1825, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. 17 Sep 1845 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. William Silas Smith,   b. 17 Sep 1835   d. 25 Aug 1837 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Lettice Jane Smith,   b. 24 Jan 1834   d. 21 Aug 1837 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Miriam Elizabeth Smith,   b. 25 Apr 1829, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. 3 Oct 1830, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. (Infant son) Smith,   b. 15 May 1826, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. 15 May 1826, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 May 1797 - South Carolina, USA Marriage - 8 Jul 1824 - Anderson County, South Carolina, USA Census - 1850 - McMinn County, Tennessee, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Zion Hill; Wife of Silas Smith - 1860 - Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Death - 13 Jan 1863 - Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Bible & Church Records

  Bible-SMITH Silas Family Records for the Silas Smith/Nancy Swain Family

  
  

• Sources

  [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 323A; Image: 736. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 323A; Image: 736 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 103; Family History Library Film: 805253. 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: District 13, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 103; Image: 215; Family History Library Film: 805253 [S315] Family Bibles, Family Bible of Silas Smith. Silas Smith married to Nancy Swain Jul 8th 1824 -- Caleb Wyatt Smith married Lucinda Newton Oct 6th 1857 -- John James Swain born Apr 21st 1825 departed this life Sep 17th 1845 -- A son born May 15th 1826 deceased same day -- Miriam Elizabeth Smith born Apr 25th 1829 and departed ? Oct 1830 -- Letisha Jane Smith was born Jan 24th 1834 and departed this life Aug 21st 1837 -- William Silas Smith was born Sep 17th 1835 and departed this life Aug 15th 1837 -- Nancy Smith Wife of Silas Smith departed this life Jan 13th 1863 Bible-SMITH Silas Family Records for the Silas Smith/Nancy Swain Family [S1747] Ancestry.com, South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).