Swann & Allied Families Of Cabell County West Virginia

 My name is George Swann. Welcome to my webpage for the Swann Family of Cabell County, West Virginia. Nearly all the Swann or Swan families in Cabell, Wayne, Mason, & Lincoln counties descended from the Leven or Thomas Swann families. There are other Swanns that came into the area, some from Pennsylvania and some from Meigs Co. Ohio, that are unrelated to our ancestors.

 I have been researching the Swann, Jenkins, Hatfield, Hinchman, Maab, Morrison, Dial, Tharp, Hash, and related families for well over 20 years, since I was 11 years old. Some of the data I have may be called into question because of inaccurate information that has been circulated through the years. But I am confident of what I have gathered, that is why I have begun sharing what I have collected. The Leven C. Swann Cemetery is located on Malcolm Road, at Ousley's Gap, about 5 miles from Barboursville. We were able to secure enough in donations and volunteer labor to be able to put new chain link fence around the entire cemetery in 2005. It's worth a drive to visit the Cemetery. It looks beautiful! I was able to buy some glue and repair several old Swann markers that had been vandalized over the years. You can still see the cracks, but they look so much better standing up. I am working on a map of the cemetery. I have also been successful in locating the names of many people who are buried in the rock-marked & unmarked graves there.

 I do not have as much free time to devote to genealogy as I used to, but I am always on the lookout for a new lead on our ancestors. I hope to add & update information regularly. If you have any questions, comments, changes, etc. please email me at hp1869@juno.com with them. Also don't forget to sign my guestbook. 

 

ATTENTION!!
Cabell County "Doors To The Past" IS DOCUMENTING ALL THE CEMETERIES IN CABELL COUNTY. IF YOU KNOW WHERE AN OLD CEMETERY IS LOCATED WITHIN CABELL COUNTY, EVEN IF IT IS JUST A COUPLE UNMARKED GRAVES OUT IN THE WOODS, EMAIL BARRY HUFFSTUTLER AT barryh5356@hughes.net OR GEORGE SWANN AT hp1869@juno.com WITH THE INFORMATION.


 **SEE WHAT'S NEW WITH THE SWANN FAMILY SITE**

Click here to VIEW MY SWANN GENEALOGY on FAMILY TREE MAKER


CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS
SWANN FAMILY SOLDIERS FROM WORLD WARS I & II
VARIOUS OBITUARIES FROM 1871 - PRESENT (Thanks Huntington Herald Dispatch for Permission)
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS & ANNIVERSARIES (Thanks Huntington Herald Dispatch for Permission)
FAMILY PHOTOS (OLD & NEW VERY OLD)
ANCESTOR FILE OF JEANNE (SWANN) ROTH (contains info on Swanns who migrated to Lawrence Co. KY.)

 


Some of my favorite GENEALOGY websites:


Cabell County "Doors To The Past" (Barry Huffstutler's website full of Cabell County W.V. history. Large collection of Cemetery Readings!!)
West Virginia Death Records from 1853 through 1968 (Also has Birth and Marriage Records)
Missouri Death Records Indexes Pre-1910 and 1910-1956
Ancestry.com (Some free databases, most require subscription.)
Rootsweb.com  (Free!!)
Genealogy.com (Subscription required for most databases.)
Cyndi's List.com  (Free!!)
New River Notes (A lot of info on the Hash & Moxley Families of Grayson Co. VA.)
KYOWVA Genelogical Society in Huntington, W.V.
Heritage Quest through Cabell Co. Library (If you have a Cabell Co. library card, click "remote access" & enter the number from the back of your card!!
Cabell County, WV GenWeb
Amherst County, Virginia GenWeb