Swett Family of Mississippi

 

 

Generation 1

                                                                                                

1.         DANIEL SWETT. He was born on April 14, 1804 in Haverhill, Essex, MA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. He married Sarah Hunt. Occupation: Bet. 1828–1836 in Washington D.C. was unknown [8, 9]. Occupation: (2) 1850 (Hardware Businessman and Farmer) [3]. Travel on December 26, 1867 in British Honduras [10]. He died on April 11, 1878 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 11, 12]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [13].

                                   

Notes for Daniel Swett:

Daniel was born, raised, and married in MA. Also, he fathered his first two children in MA. At an early age, he completed an apprenticeship for a mechanical trade (Daniel's obituary).  When he was 23, he moved to Georgetown, Washington DC where his next four children were born.  His occupation in DC is unknown (perhaps in commerce - Georgetown was a huge maritime port).  After 8 years in DC (1828-1836), he relocated his family to Vicksburg, MS where his last five children were born (he and his family were listed on the 1840 census for Warren County, MS).

 

Daniel became a wealthy businessman and community leader in Vicksburg, MS. He owned and operated a large hardware store on the northwest corner of Washington St. and Crawford St., a couple blocks from the Mississippi River (Warren County Land Deed Records). Vicksburg newspaper advertisements list the store's name as "Daniel Swett & Co."  His residence was attached to the back of the store (1866 Vicksburg City Directory). Parts of the buildings that housed his business and home are still standing in the Vicksburg's Historical District (Vicksburg historians reported that the building had several rebuilds/renovations after the tornado of 1953 and sometime later, a fire). To view a photo of the store as it stands today and a store advertisement, click on Daniel Swett’s Hardware Store.  Also, Daniel owned a summer home and farm outside of the city (Swett - Genealogy notes from Vicksburg).  

Daniel was also a gun dealer and sold the guns out of his hardware store business. It has been reported that Jefferson Davis's wife carried a Swett Derringer in her purse ("Southern Derringers of the Mississippi Valley" by Turner Kirkland, page 69).

 

The 1860 census reported the value of Daniel's real estate and personal estate at $73,000, which was equivalent to $1,314,000 in year 2000 currency. Remarkably, he maintained his wealth during and after the Civil War despite a depressed economy and the freedom of his slaves (1860 tax records listed him as owning 17 slaves). However, in the 1870 census, there was a shift of worth from his real estate to personal estate and an occupational change to farmer, which indicates that he likely sold his hardware business.

 

Daniel accompanied his son, Charles, and other Southern leaders on an exploratory trip to British Honduras in hopes of finding a suitable place for their families to immigrate to after the Civil War. This trip was well documented in Charles Swett's book "A Trip to British Honduras and to San Pedro, Republic of Honduras". To read Charles's book, go to the "Google Books" web site.

 

Daniel's cause of death was gangrene. He died at his residence in Warren County, MS. To view his tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site. To read his obituary, look under “Related Files” on my Family Home Page.

                                                                                                                                                              

SARAH HUNT is the daughter of Elias Hunt & Betty Lunt. She was born on May 9, 1806 in Newbury, Essex, MA [8, 3, 4, 5, 14]. She died on October 5, 1878 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 15]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [16]. To view her tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site. 

                                                                                                

DANIEL SWETT & SARAH HUNT. They were married on May 22, 1825 in Newbury, Essex, MA [8]. They had 11 children.

                       

i.          SARAH ELIZABETH SWETT. She was born on November 27, 1826 in Newbury, Essex, MA [8, 17]. She died on October 6, 1842 in Warren County, MS [18]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [19].

                                                           

ii.         BABY SWETT. She was born February 1827 in Newbury, Essex, MA [17]. She died on March 1, 1827 in Newbury, Essex, MA [17].

                                               

iii.         Major CHARLES SWETT. He was born on April 18, 1828 in Georgetown, Washington DC [3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23]. He married Amanda Susan Oates. They were married on October 22, 1851 in Warren County, MS [8, 24, 25]. He died on January 28, 1910 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 29]. Burial on January 30, 1910 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [30, 31].

                                               

iv.        MARY SWETT. She was born on August 31, 1830 in Georgetown, Washington, DC [3, 32, 33]. She died on June 8, 1851 [8, 34]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [35].

                                               

v.         CAROLINE SWETT. She was born on April 21, 1832 in Georgetown, Washington, DC [8, 36]. She died on April 20, 1837 [8, 37]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [38].

                                               

vi.        EMILY SWETT. She was born on September 17, 1834 in Georgetown, Washington, DC [8, 3, 26, 39]. She married Thomas Havern. They were married on January 24, 1856 in Warren County, MS [8, 40]. She died on May 31, 1914 [41]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [42].

                                                           

vii.        HARRIET ANN SWETT. She was born on December 14, 1837 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 3, 26]. She married William S. Harris. They were married on December 4, 1860 in Warren County, MS [43].

                                               

viii.       CAROLINE LOUISE SWETT. She was born on March 23, 1841 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [3, 26, 44, 45, 46]. She married William E. Oates. They were married on May 26, 1869 in Vicksburg, MS [8]. She died on April 24, 1920 [47]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [48].

                                               

Marriage Notes for Caroline Louise Swett:

Caroline and her brother, Charles, married Oates siblings.

                                                                                                           

ix.        SARA ELIZABETH SWETT. She was born on February 22, 1843 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 49]. She died on April 7, 1845 in Warren County, MS [50]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [51].

                                               

x.         DANIEL SWETT, JR.. He was born on May 27, 1845 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 3, 26, 52, 53]. Military Service 1864 in Civil War, Confederate, SWETT’S BATTERY [54]. He married Virginia Hawhins. They were married on February 20, 1866 in Hinds County, MS [55]. Occupation: 1870 (Rail Road Man) [56, 44]. Occupation: (2) 1880 (Farmer & Rail Man) [57]. He died 1904 in Columbus, MS [8].

                                                           

xi.        WILLIAM HENRY SWETT. He was born on May 16, 1847 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 3, 4, 58]. Military Service 1864 in Civil War, Confederate, SWETT’S BATTERY [59]. He married Betty Williams. They were married Abt. 1867 in Brandon, MS [60]. Occupation: 1870 (Clerk in Saw Mill) [61]. He died on September 23, 1878 [62].

 

                                               

                                                                                                

Generation 2

                                                                                                

2.         Major CHARLES SWETT. (Daniel Swett-1). He was born on April 18, 1828 in Georgetown, Washington DC [3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23]. He married Amanda Susan Oates[8, 24, 25]. Occupation: 1860 in Warren County, MS (Plantation Owner) [26]. Military service Bet. May 9, 1861–1865 during the Civil War, enlisted in MS [8, 27]. Occupation: (2) Bet. 1865–1867 (Senator of Mississippi) [8]. Travel on December 26, 1867 to British Honduras [10]. Occupation: (3) 1870 (Lumber Merchant in Copiah County, MS) [5]. Occupation: (4) 1900 (School Teacher) [28]. He died on January 28, 1910 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [8, 29]. Burial on January 30, 1910 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [30, 31].

                       

Notes for Charles Swett:

At the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, Charles was a Lieutenant of Artillery in the US Army, having been an honor graduate of the United States Military Academy (West Point). Upon the secession of Mississippi from the Union, Lieutenant Swett relinquished his commission and joined the Confederate Army. At Charles's request, his wealthy family assisted in the equipping of a battery with artillery for Confederate service. He was chosen as Captain of that artillery battalion by its 100 soldiers (more than an additional 100 soldiers joined the battery by the end of the war). Charles led the "Warren Light Artillery Battery" (also called "Swett's Battery") into battle at Farmington, Shiloh, Chickamauga, and 16 other campaigns. Later in the war, under General Hood, he served as the Inspector General of Artillery for the Army of Tennessee. Mississippi Civil War records show Charles as being promoted to the rank of Major towards the end of the Civil War. At the conclusion of the war, Major Charles Swett surrendered his troops with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in Durham Station, North Carolina on April 26, 1865 (Mississippi: Warren Light Artillery Battery, War of the Rebellion web site).  To read Major Charles Swett’s memoirs of his Civil War experiences, go to  “A Brief Narrative of the Warren Light Artillery” on my genealogy web site.  Photos of Major Charles Swett and the Civil War "Swett's Battery Flag" are viewable on my Family Home Page.

 

After returning home from the Civil War, Charles was elected Senator for the State of Mississippi's provisional government. He served several years until the U.S. Congress, under the Reconstruction Act of 1867, imposed federal military rule over Mississippi (State Government of Mississippi, 1817-1917, Senate List).

 

In 1868, Charles accompanied his father, Daniel, and other Southern leaders on an exploratory trip to British Honduras in hopes of finding a suitable place for their families to immigrate to after the Civil War. They found this country unsuitable due to its lack of viable farmland, lack of infrastructure, insects, and disease. This trip was well documented in Charles's book "A Trip to British Honduras and to San Pedro, Republic of Honduras". To read Charles's book, go to the "Google Books" web site.

 

After returning home from British Honduras and writing his book, Charles became a lumber merchant in Copiah County, MS and sometime in the 1870s he moved back to Warren County where he managed his plantation (1870 census).

 

Charles was also an inventor; he registered 10 patents between 1866 and 1873 (Mississippi Patents 1790-1873). These patents were for an artificial leg (1867), eight different bale ties - method of fastening cotton (1866-1872), and blacksmith fire tongs (1873).

 

It is interesting to note that in the 1860 census, Charles's estate was valued at $31,000 (equivalent to $558,000 in year 2000 currency) and in the 1870 census, his estate was reduced to $7000 (equivalent to $126,000 in year 2000 currency). His post-Civil War wealth was greatly reduced due to his wartime absence, the depressed economy of the South, and the freedom of his slaves (1860 tax records listed him as owning 19 slaves).

 

Charles’s plantation was located on Baldwin Ferry Road, six miles east of Vicksburg (Swett - Genealogy notes from Vicksburg).  Today, Baldwin Ferry Road ends at the Vicksburg National Military Park, which is about 2 miles from downtown Vicksburg; the eastern end of the road was closed in the 1900s to facilitate the park’s containment and a single entrance.  In referencing an 1888 map of Warren County, the route of the original road went through the park area and traveled southeast; it appears to be the same route that Old Hwy 27 follows today.  This historical map listed a 320 acre parcel of land on Baldwin Ferry Road with the name “Swett” printed on it. The parcel of land was located about 6 miles from Vicksburg.

 

Today, a small lake called “Swett Lake” is located off of Old Hwy 27 in the same area as the 1888 historical Warren County map showed the Swett plantation.  To view a map of Swett Lake, go to the Going Outside web site (zoom in on map & click on Satellite).

 

In his later years, Charles was involved in the local educational system of Vicksburg, MS.  In 1898, he taught an eleventh grade class of only girls in the Vicksburg Main Street School (class photo).

 

To read Charles’s obituary, look under “Related Files” on my Family Home Page.  To view his tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site.

 

Marriage Notes: Charles and his sister, Caroline Louise, married Oates siblings.  Charles and Caroline remained close in their adult lives; their plantations were adjoined (1888 historical map of Warren County).

 

AMANDA SUSAN OATES is the daughter of Jacob Oates & Susan T. Bonner. She was born on August 22, 1830 in Warren County, MS [63, 4, 5, 44, 64, 65, 66, 67]. She died on June 21, 1910 in Warren County, MS [8, 68]. Burial on June 25, 1910 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [69].  To view her tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site. 

                                                          

CHARLES SWETT & AMANDA SUSAN OATES. They were married on October 22, 1851 in Warren County, MS [8, 24, 25]. They had 8 children.

                                   

i.          MARY LOUIS SWETT. She was born on July 31, 1852 in MS [8, 4, 5]. She married W. L. Ainsworth. They were married on December 3, 1874 in Copiah, MS [8, 70]. She died on December 21, 1950 [8].

                                                           

ii.         CHARLES JACOB SWETT. He was born on January 13, 1855 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [71, 8, 4, 5, 20, 64, 72, 73]. He married Harriet Margaret Jones. They were married on September 24, 1888 in Pike County, MS [8, 74, 75, 76]. He died on September 17, 1929 in MS [77].

                                                           

iii.         WILLIAM EUGENE SWETT. He was born on July 8, 1861 in MS [8, 5, 44, 78]. He married Fanny McKenna. They were married Abt. 1885 in McComb, MS [79, 80]. Occupation: 1910 (Railroad Engineer) [81]. He died on February 25, 1933 [8].

                                                           

iv.        JOHN LIDDELL SWETT. He was born on September 27, 1863 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [5, 20, 82, 83, 84]. He married Mary Alma Stout. They were married on March 23, 1892 in Warren County, MS [85, 86, 87]. He died on February 13, 1909 [8, 88]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [89].

                                                           

v.         ALBERT SIDNEY SWETT. He was born on May 13, 1866 in MS [8, 5, 20]. He married Sarah Handy. They were married on April 17, 1920 in Indianola, MS [8]. He died on January 21, 1925 [8].

                                                           

vi.        VIRGINIA MORRIS SWETT [8]. She was born on July 15, 1868 in MS [5, 44, 64, 65, 90, 91]. She died on January 8, 1958 [8, 92]. She never married. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [93].

                                                                       

vii.        HILAND ROSS SWETT. He was born on October 4, 1872 in MS [8, 20]. He died on October 21, 1898 [8].

                                               

viii.       LOUIS CHASE SWETT. He was born on July 25, 1876 in Warren County, MS [44, 64, 94, 95, 96, 97]. He married Claude Robinson Brabston. They were married on November 25, 1903 in Warren County, MS [98]. Occupation: 1920 (Farmer) [99]. Occupation: (2) 1930 in Vicksburg, MS (National Military Park Overseer) [100]. He died on April 15, 1960 in Warren County, MS [101]. Burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Warren County, MS [102].

 

                                   

                                                                                                

Generation 3

                                                                                                

3.         CHARLES JACOB SWETT (Charles Swett-2, Daniel Swett-1). He was born on January 13, 1855 in Vicksburg, Warren County, MS [71, 8, 4, 5, 20, 64, 72, 73]. He married Harriet Margaret Jones [8, 74, 75, 76]. Occupation: 1900 (Railroad Engineer & Farmer) [64]. He died on September 17, 1929 in MS [77].

                                               

Notes for Charles Jacob Swett:

Charles was a railroad engineer and worked from his home base in McComb, MS. In addition to his family's city home, he owned a farm outside of McComb. In his later years, Charles wanted to move the family to their rural farm, but his wife, Harriet, wanted to stay in the city. Family members reported that he moved to the farm without the family, and soon after divorced Harriet and remarried. However, his divorce and remarriage are questionable due to no documentation and the short timeframe of his remaining years. The 1920 census reported Charles and Harriet as being married and living together with Ladell in McComb. In 1920, Charles was 65 years old and he died 9 years later.

 

Charles died of skin cancer. He had a sore on his ear, which he kept picking at. He did not seek medical attention until it was too late.

                                   

HARRIET MARGARET JONES is the daughter of William Draper Jones & Harriet Chisholm. She was born on January 17, 1868 in New Orleans, LA [71, 20, 64, 103, 104, 105]. She died on November 25, 1957 in Hartland, Livingston County, MI [106, 63]. Burial on November 28, 1957 in Highland Township Cemetery, Oakland County, MI [106, 63].  To view her tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site. 

                                                                                                

Notes for Harriet Margaret Jones:

Her year of birth is in question; the 1900 and 1920 census reports 1868, her death certificate states 1866, and her tombstone reads 1865.

 

A couple of years prior to her death, her son, Charles and his wife, Edna, were transporting her from TX to MI to care for her in her last years. Unfortunately, they were in a serious accident in AR and Harriet was left in a comma for the rest of her life. Charles and Edna home-nursed her for several years until her death.

                                                                                                

CHARLES JACOB SWETT & HARRIET MARGARET JONES. They were married on September 24, 1888 in Pike County, MS [8, 74, 75, 76]. They had 4 children.

                                   

i.          MABLE C. SWETT. She was born April 1890 in MS [64, 107, 108]. She married Otto S. Tibbetts. They were married Abt. 1914 [109].

                                                           

ii.         CHARLES LEROY SWETT. He was born on March 10, 1892 in McComb, MS [71, 110, 64, 111, 109, 112]. He married Edna Gertrude Williams. They were married June 1924 [109]. He died on April 4, 1973 in Howell, Livingston County, MI [106, 115]. Burial on April 7, 1973 in Highland Township Cemetery, Oakland County, MI [63, 106].

                                                           

iii.         DORRIS SWETT. She was born July 1898 in MS [64, 116, 117]. She married Harry H. Fitzgerald. They were married Abt. 1919 [109].

                                                           

iv.        LADELL (DELL) SWETT. She was born Abt. 1901 in MS [64, 118, 119, 120]. She married Matthew Dallas Smillie. They were married Abt. 1925 [109].

 

                                   

                                                                                                

Generation 4

                                                                                                

4.         MABLE C. SWETT (Charles Jacob Swett-3, Charles Swett-2, Daniel Swett-1). She was born April 1890 in MS [64, 107, 108]. She married Otto S. Tibbetts [109].

                                               

Notes for Mable C. Swett:

The 1900 census lists her birth date as 1890 and the 1930 census lists her birth date as 1893. She may have lied about her date of birth so she would appear to be younger than Otto.

                                                          

OTTO S. TIBBETTS. He was born Abt. 1893 in MS [121, 122]. Occupation: Abt. 1920 (Machinist – Railroad) [123].  Occupation: (2) 1930 (Welder for the Railroad & Farmer) [124].

                                                                                                

OTTO S. TIBBETTS & MABLE C. SWETT. They were married Abt. 1914 [109]. They had 5 children.

                                                          

i.          SUSIE E. TIBBETTS. She was born October 1915 in MS [125, 126].

                                                                                             

ii.         OTTO S. TIBBETTS, JR.. He was born November 1918 in VA [127, 128].

                                                                                             

iii.         MARGARET TIBBETTS. She was born Abt. 1920 in MS [109].                                                                

                                                                                                           

iv.        CHARLES E. TIBBETTS. He was born Abt. 1924 in MS [109].

                                                                                             

v.         JAMES O. TIBBETTS. He was born Abt. 1925 in MS [109].

 

                                                                                                

                                                                                                

5.         CHARLES LEROY SWETT (Charles Jacob Swett-3, Charles Swett-2, Daniel Swett-1). He was born on March 10, 1892 in McComb, MS [71, 110, 64, 111, 109, 112]. Military service 1915 in WWI, Canadian Army, served in England [113]. Occupation: 1920 in Carpenter [111, 114]. He married Edna Gertrude Williams [109]. He died on April 4, 1973 in Howell, Livingston County, MI [106, 115]. Burial on April 7, 1973 in Highland Township Cemetery, Oakland County, MI [63, 106].

                                   

Notes for Charles LeRoy Swett:

Some family members report that Charles's middle name was LeRoy, but there is no documentation to verify this. All available records list him as Charles Roy Swett. However, for this genealogy report, LeRoy is being used for distinguishing identification.

 

There is some question as to Charles's year of birth. His birth certificate was lost in a court house fire. His Social Security death record and Death Certificate show 1891; his tombstone and the 1920 census records shows 1892; and his application for a Social Security number in 1936 & the 1900 census records show 1893.

 

Charles remembered African-American servants who assisted in his childcare. Also, as a child he remembered his sisters doting over him. Another childhood memory was vacationing in Biloxi, MS, a popular gulf port vacationing area.

 

In Charles's late teens, he left MS with a friend to find work in MI. A few years later, Charles and his friend went to Canada to join the Canadian Army in WWI. After the war, he returned to the Detroit area where he spent most of the remainder of his life. He was a union carpenter and primarily worked construction.

 

The 1920 census records list Charles as being married to Minnie E. Swett. However, there is no other documentation to support this marriage and living family members were unaware of a first marriage. The record showed Minnie as being born in 1900 in Wymondham, Norfolk, England and immigrating to the U.S. in 1907. Robert Daggatt, a boarder of Charles and Minnie's, also was born in Wymondham, Norfolk, England and immigrated to the U.S. in the same year as Minnie, 1907. It is possible that Robert and Minnie were siblings.

 

Charles and Edna had a few rocky years early in their marriage (the years between Rev. Charles R.'s and Earl's birth). She moved to Ohio to live with her parents during their separation. It seems that Charles was quite the gambler and pawned Edna's wedding ring to get gambling funds. After reforming from gambling, he bought Edna a replacement wedding ring, which had a turquoise stone. These rocky years are documented in telegrams sent by Charles to Edna.

 

Charles was relationally distant from his three sisters later in his life because of his indignation over his sisters' administration of their father's will. His sisters sent him a measly $150 for his equal share of the inheritance. Later, he found out he was entitled to one half and his 3 sisters were supposed to split the other half three ways. Also, considering his father's land holdings; it was likely that his worth was under reported.

 

Charles had an affinity for Studebaker automobiles. At his death, he owned several.

 

Charles died of prostate cancer. At the time of his death he lived at 11285 Dunham Rd., Hartland, MI. To view his tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site.

 

Photos of Charles and Edna are viewable on my Family Home Page.

                                                          

EDNA GERTRUDE WILLIAMS is the daughter of George Albert Williams & Mary Ann Phipps. She was born on May 16, 1899 in Lawrenceville, IN [71, 106, 65, 111, 109]. She died on March 31, 1973 in Howell, Livingston County, MI [106, 129]. Burial on April 3, 1973 in Highland Township Cemetery, Oakland County, MI [106, 63]. To view her tombstone, go to the Virtual Cemetery Web Site.

                                                                                             

Notes for Edna Gertrude Williams:

Edna was engaged to marry a man of whom her brothers disapproved. As a joke, her brothers put a personal ad in the paper requesting a suitor for her. Charles answered the ad and the rest was history.

                                                                                                

CHARLES LEROY SWETT & EDNA GERTRUDE WILLIAMS. They were married June 1924 [109]. They had 2 children.

                                   

i.          CHARLES ROY SWETT. He married Dorothy JUNE Bowman. (Private)

                                                                                                           

ii.         EARL GORDON SWETT. He married Virginia Hope Walls. (Private)

                                   

6.         DORRIS SWETT (Charles Jacob Swett-3, Charles Swett-2, Daniel Swett-1). She was born July 1898 in MS [64, 116, 117]. She married Harry H. Fitzgerald [109].

 

HARRY H. FITZGERALD. He was born Abt. 1894 in TX [109]. Military service Bet. 1914–1918 in WWI [109]. Occupation: 1930 in Sheet Metal Worker for the Railroad [109].

 

HARRY H. FITZGERALD & DORRIS SWETT. They were married Abt. 1919 [109]. They had 2 children.

                                                                                                

i.          HARRY H. FITZGERALD, JR.. He was born Abt. 1924 in TX [109].

                                                                                               

ii.         ROBERT GENE FITZGERALD. He was born Abt. 1927 in TX [109].

                                                          

7.         LADELL (DELL) SWETT (Charles Jacob Swett-3, Charles Swett-2, Daniel Swett-1). She was born Abt. 1901 in MS [64, 118, 119, 120]. She married Matthew Dallas Smillie [109].

                                               

MATTHEW DALLAS SMILLIE [134]. He was born on March 20, 1897 in Glasgow, Scotland [109, 110, 135, 136]. Military service Bet. 1914–1918 in WWI [109]. Immigration on April 24, 1921 in From Scotland to the U.S. [137]. Occupation: 1930 in Salesman @ Grocery Company & Bookie on the side [109, 131]. Occupation: (2) 1954 (Taxi cab driver for Checker Cab) [138]. He died on July 13, 1980 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI [110, 139].

                                                                                                

Notes for Matthew Dallas Smillie:

Matthew's family had a name change from Smellie to Smillie (both names were listed on the Detroit Border Crossing and Passenger and Crew List, 1905-1957).  

 

MATTHEW DALLAS SMILLIE & LADELL SWETT. They were married Abt. 1925 [109]. They had 2 children.

                                                          

i.          ROBERT BRUCE SMILLIE. He was born on August 19, 1929 in MI [109, 110, 140]. He died on July 11, 1995 [110, 141].

                                                           

ii.         MATTHEW SMILLIE [131].

 

 

 

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Sources

                                                                                                

1                      Haverhill VR.                                       

2                      Obituary, April 19, 1878. The Vicksburg Weekly Herald.

3                      1850 Census.                                      

4                      1860 Census.                                      

5                      1870 Census.                                      

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8                      Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS.

9                      Obituary.                                             

10                    "A Trip to British Honduras and to San Pedro, Republic of Honduras" by Charles Swett.                                      

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53                    1880 Census.                                      

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57                    1880 Census.                                      

58                    1870 Census.                                      

59                    A Brief Narrative of the Warren Light Artillery by Major Charles Swett.   

60                    Marriage Record, State of MS.                                     

61                    1870 Census.                                      

62                    LDS Family Search Web Site.                                      

63                    Tombstone.                                         

64                    1900 Census.                                      

65                    1910 Census.                                      

66                    Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS.             

67                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

68                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

69                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

70                    Marriage Record - 1823-1921 Capiah County, MS.

71                    Charles MICHAEL Sweet's baby book.

72                    1910 Census.                                      

73                    1920 Census.                          

74                    Marriage Record.                                 

75                    1910 Census.                          

76                    1930 Census.                          

77                    Swett family genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS.

78                    1910 Census.                                      

79                    Marriage Record, State of MS.                         

80                    1910 Census.                          

81                    1910 Census.                          

82                    1900 Census.                          

83                    Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS. 

84                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.                                 

85                    1900 Census.                          

86                    Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS. 

87                    Marriage Record, Warren County, MS. 

88                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

89                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.         

90                    Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS. 

91                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

92                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.         

93                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.         

94                    1920 Census.                                      

95                    1930 Census.                                      

96                    Swett-genealogy records from Vicksburg, MS.             

97                    Cemetery Records & Tombstone.         

98                    Marriage Record, Warren County, MS. 

99                    1920 Census.                                      

100                   1930 Census.                                      

101                   Cemetery Records & Tombstone.         

102                   Cemetery Records & Tombstone.

103                   1910 Census.                                      

104                   1920 Census.                                      

105                   1930 Census.                                      

106                   Death Certificate.                                             

107                   1920 Census.                                      

108                   1930 Census.                                      

109                   1930 Census.                                      

110                   SS# Death Index.                                             

111                   1920 Census.                                      

112                   Draft Registration Card, WWI, 1917.     

113                   Military Records.                                             

114                   Draft Registration Card, WWI, 1917.

115                   Death Record, State of OH.                                          

116                   1910 Census.                                      

117                   1930 Census.                                      

118                   1910 Census.                                      

119                   1920 Census.                                      

120                   1930 Census.                                      

121                   1920 Census.                                      

122                   1930 Census.                                      

123                   1920 Census.                                      

124                   1930 Census.                                      

125                   1920 Census.                                      

126                   1930 Census.                                      

127                   1920 Census.                                      

128                   1930 Census.                                      

129                   Death Record, State of MI.                                           

130                   Birth Certificate.                                   

131                   Charles Roy Swett.                                          

132                   Jefferson County, TX                                       

133                   Cindy Swett - Genealogist.                                           

134                   Detroit Border Crossing and Passenger and Crew List, 1905-1957.        

135                   Death Record, State of MI.                                           

136                   Detroit Border Crossing and Passenger and Crew List, 1905-1957.

137                   Detroit Border Crossing and Passenger and Crew List, 1905-1957.

138                   Detroit Border Crossing and Passenger and Crew List, 1905-1957.

139                   Death Record, State of MI.                                           

140                   Death Record, State of MI.                                           

141                   Death Record, State of MI.