Brief Life History of Permelia Jane "Mealie"
When Permelia Jane "Mealie" McSwain was born on 29 December 1861, in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, her father, Burwell Blanton McSwain, was 32 and her mother, Eliza McSwain, was 32. She married George Lewis Davis in 1878, in Cleveland, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Township 3 Rippys, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years. She died on 4 March 1926, in Earl, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Sharon United Methodist Church, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.
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- Messlie J Davis, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mealie Jane Davis, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- Amelia McSwain in entry for Mallie Davis Beattie, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Scottish: probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Suain, a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn ‘boy, servant’, which was also used as a personal name. See McQueen 2 and compare Whan . There has been some confusion with Mac Suibhne, see McSween .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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