The Shemwell Family

James Magnus McSwainAge: 56 years18851941

Name
James Magnus McSwain
Given names
James Magnus
Surname
McSwain
Birth January 1, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageRuth LowreyView this family
November 24, 1904 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruth Alma McSwain
July 3, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 33 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census February 4, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a wifeRuth Lowrey
August 7, 1924 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death October 15, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Family with Ruth Lowrey - View this family
himself
James Magnus McSwain
Birth: January 1, 1885Arkansas, United States
Death: October 15, 1941Arkansas, United States
wife
Ruth Lowrey
Birth: May 30, 1887Wewoka, Seminole Nation, Indian Territory
Death: August 7, 1924Arkansas, United States
Marriage: November 24, 1904Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
6 years
daughter
Ruth Alma McSwain
Birth: July 3, 1910 25 23Arkansas, United States
Death: August 20, 2005Florida, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Magnus McSwain - Household

Arkansas, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McSwain, James MheadOFMW35MYesYesARNCNCYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
McSwain, Ruth LwifeFW33MYesYesOKINARYesNone
McSwain, Bernetta OdaughterFW14SYesYesYesARAROKYesFarm LaborerHome Farm
McSwain, Ruth AdaughterFW9SYesARAROKNone
McSwain, Marvin JsonMW6SYesARAROKNone
McSwain, Thad MsonMW3 years 2 monthsSARAROKNone
McSwain, Wert BsonMW8 years 1 monthsSARAROKNone