Benjamin Ira Swinson

Brief Life History of Benjamin Ira

When Benjamin Ira Swinson was born on 4 September 1851, in Laurens, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Elliot Swinson, was 27 and his mother, Nancy May Williams, was 30. He married Henrietta Abigail Keen in 1877. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 1209, Bulloch, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States in 1920. He died on 27 March 1928, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Brannen Cemetery, Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States.

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Benjamin Ira Swinson
1851–1928
Henrietta Abigail Keen
1855–1887
Marriage: 1877
Clara Irene Swinson
1878–1948
Lindsay Jarrell Swinson
1881–1948
Leola Inez Swinson
1883–1945
Cecil Thomas Swinson
1886–1968

Sources (8)

  • Ira Swinson in household of Thomas E Swinson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • B I Swinson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • B J Swinson, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"

World Events (8)

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Svensson , and Norwegian and Danish Svensen .

English: perhaps a variant of Swainson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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