Alice Perditt SwaffordAge: 79 years1868–1947
- Name
- Alice Perditt Swafford
- Given names
- Alice Perditt
- Surname
- Swafford
- Married name
- Alice Perditt Devaney
- Married name
- Alice Perditt Hamilton
 Birth | July 24, 1868 25 19 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy E “Nannie” Swafford January 1, 1870 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Jimmy Swafford September 1, 1871 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Jane Swafford September 1, 1873 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jimmy Swafford January 8, 1874 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Pernada “Nada” Swafford June 20, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Young Swafford February 27, 1878 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Crocia Swafford July 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Thurman “Sally” Swafford January 27, 1883 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Ulysses Swafford February 25, 1885 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ada Emmaline “Addie” Swafford February 28, 1888 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Daily “Dale” Swafford September 2, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | John Hamilton Jr — View this family October 20, 1890 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ida John Hamilton August 15, 1891 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Jane Swafford April 24, 1893 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Ida Swafford September 18, 1893 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Hamilton Jr March 31, 1898 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
| Death of a sister | Pernada “Nada” Swafford March 21, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Ulysses Swafford February 7, 1902 (Age 33 years) Note: accidental death while attending college |
| Death of a sister | Nancy E “Nannie” Swafford February 20, 1902 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage | Aaron Devaney — View this family March 20, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Betsy Brown July 28, 1913 (Age 45 years) Note: All living children are noted -b |
| Marriage of a child | Virden Zenas Cline — Ida John Hamilton — View this family May 12, 1914 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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/ |
| Death of a husband | Aaron Devaney March 4, 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 of a mother | Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham December 18, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Swafford November 27, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Young Swafford December 22, 1943 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | August 4, 1947 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Swafford Birth: January 12, 1843 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 27, 1936 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Cora Emmaline “Carrie” Parham Birth: March 6, 1849 28 33 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 18, 1934 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 14, 1867 — |
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15 months herself |
Alice Perditt Swafford Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1947 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Nancy E “Nannie” Swafford Birth: January 1, 1870 26 20 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 1902 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Jimmy Swafford Birth: September 1, 1871 28 22 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 8, 1874 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha Jane Swafford Birth: September 1, 1873 30 24 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1893 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Pernada “Nada” Swafford Birth: June 20, 1876 33 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1900 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Thomas Young Swafford Birth: February 27, 1878 35 28 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1943 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Crocia Swafford Birth: July 1880 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1983 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Thurman “Sally” Swafford Birth: January 27, 1883 40 33 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1967 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Ulysses Swafford Birth: February 25, 1885 42 35 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1902 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ada Emmaline “Addie” Swafford Birth: February 28, 1888 45 38 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1991 — Nine Mile, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Daily “Dale” Swafford Birth: September 2, 1890 47 41 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1984 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Anna Ida Swafford Birth: September 18, 1893 50 44 — Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1981 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Aaron Devaney |
| husband |
Aaron Devaney Birth: February 14, 1858 — Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: March 4, 1922 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Alice Perditt Swafford Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1947 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 20, 1904 — |
| Family with John Hamilton Jr |
| husband |
John Hamilton Jr Birth: January 15, 1865 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1898 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Alice Perditt Swafford Birth: July 24, 1868 25 19 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 4, 1947 — Rhea, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 20, 1890 — |
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10 months daughter |
Ida John Hamilton Birth: August 15, 1891 26 23 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1957 — Spring City, Rhea, Tennessee, United States |