Brief Life History of William Andrew
When William Andrew Swain was born on 20 December 1867, in Washington, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Swain, was 18 and his mother, Harriet Ann Caroline Ayers, was 18. He married Lourena Estelle Dillon on 11 November 1908, in Mackeys, Washington, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Lees Mills Township, Washington, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. He died on 1 September 1945, in Mackeys, Washington, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mackeys, Washington, North Carolina, United States.
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- William A Swain, "United States Census, 1910"
- W A Swain, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William Andred Swain, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Swain, Swein (Old Norse Sveinn, Sven, from sveinn ‘lad’).
English: occupational name from Middle English swein ‘servant, attendant; boy, young man’ (Old Norse sveinn). The word could also denote a swineherd or a peasant in general. The name was thoroughly confused with Swan 1.
Irish: when not the English name, possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne; see McSwain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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