Swann Family Records - Smith Co, TX Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* By Mr. Jack Swann (uncle of Mrs. Sallie Swann Bell) "My grandfather was born & raised to man's estate in Dublin, Ireland. Emigrated to Americal where he married, to I don't remember number of children. I don't know Isaac Thomas and one Aunt only known who married a Mr. Lorance whom she survived many years. Living & dieing in Stateville, N.C. U without heirs. Freed all her slaves about 1840. Isaac Swann (my father) married Anna Robinson in 1810, raising a family of 14 children only two of whom were seen by the writer. Thos. P. & James Swann. Thomas B. built the University Bldgs for the University Mississippi Locating I think in Oxford. James, his brother was a farmer & lived & died in Alabama. These last named cousins & all other cousin by the name of Thos. D. also who lived in Baltimore Maryland were the only relatives know to me. This Thos. D. Swann was the only one of the name who ever figured in the politics of the county being first elected Mayor of Baltimore for Maryland and then to the U. S. Senate and died while a member of same. During his life he amassed a fortune of ten million. On marrying his second wife, a brilliant widow of New Your City (his children were very much aserse (?) to the marriage) be divided his fortune, giving each of his six children a million each retaining 4 million for himself. The writers ancestors are of Irish & Scotch descent his mothers people being the McCounliss (?) from Scotland - his father from Ireland. The marriage of each of my brothers and sisters is given as can be learned as some occured before I was born. Isaac Swann married Anna Robinson born March 9 - 1781 born Feb 14 - 1790 children James Harrison S. married Nancy S? bdodrn May 3 - 1812 1826 Cathey Caroline S. married Ben. L. Marshall born March 14 - 1814 1833 Elam Franklin S. married Mrs. P Gaut born July 25 - 1816 Jan 4 - 1849 William Perry S. married Miss M. A. Dean born Oct. 23 - 1818 April 1849 Mary Angelina S. married F. M. Ellis born Oct 14 - 1820 1840 Amanda M. S. married A. P. Jenkins born Dec. 16 - 1822 April 1844 Thomas Rowan Swann married Maria Louisa Wells born April 29 - 1825 Isaac Harrison married Miss Roberta Hamil born Dec. 25 - 1827 Samuel Davidson Swann married Miss Julia Bailey Mch 1 - 1830 Andrew Jackson Swann married Miss Lou Wimberly born Feb. 21 - 1833 Mar. 8 - 1865 Thos. R. Swann was married twice First married to Maria Louisa Wells on Dec. 8th 1850 at Gum Springs, Smith Co. Tex. Children of T. R. - M. L. Swann Laura Louisa Swann born Dec. 22 - 1853 Sallie Amanda S* - May 14 - 1856 Anna Swann - July 21 - 1858 Maria Louisa Swann died Feb 17, 1863 Thomas R. Swann married Miss Alicia J. Evans Dec. 8th - 1869 at Marshall Texas Children of T. R. and Alicia Evans S. Nellie Swann - born Mar. 18 - 1871 Maud Swann - born Mar. 25 - 1873 Thomas Elam S. - born Aug. 18 1875 Alicia Evans S. - born Aug 10. 1878 Nancy Lee S. - born Feb 9 1881 Evans Sam Swann - born Aug. 20 - 1883 Thomas Rowan Swann died Aug. 18. 1888 Alicia Evans Swann died Aug. 25 - 1909 Anna Swann died July 23 - 1912 (can't read) Gaston Alabama *Sallie Swannn married Francis Marion Bell Jan. 26 - 1876 in Tyler-Tex. Children of F. M. and Sallie Bell were Martha Bell born July 22nd 1877 Bryan Marsh Bell born Nov. 26 1879 Laura Louise Bell born June 20 - 188? Sara Thomas Bell born Jan 18 - 1885 *Francis Marion Bell born July 11 - 1888 Anna Mary Bell born Oct 5th 1890 Henry Marsh Bell born April 6th 1893 Frank N. Bell Jr born Oct Martha Bell died May 24 - 1887 Bryan M. Bell died Jan 7 - 1880 Sarah Thomas died May 30 - 1897 Sallie Swann Bell (Mother) Laura Louise Bell married Sidney Franklin Baker Nov. 15 - 1911 Sidney Baker Jr. was born Dec. 2nd 1913 Francis Marion Bell married Norman Pryor Smith on July 2nd 1912 Their children are Francis Bell Smith - born & died June 24 - 1913 Norman P. Smith Jr. Sept 16 - 1914 Sara Celeste Smith - Dec 7th 1917 Thomas Roger Smith - April 24 - 1922 Anna Mary Bell married Guy T. McNallie July 26 - 1919 They have one child Guy Jr. born Dec 3 - 1920 Henry Marsh Bell married Elizabeth Loftin Nov. 6th 1919 in New Orleans They have two children Dorothy Mary Bell born Feb 8 - 1921 Henry Bell Jr. Franklin M. Bell married Celen (? Reaves Nov 4 - 1919 in St. Louis Mo. They had 2 children Franklin M. Bell born Nov 17. 1922 Reaves Bell born Nov 30 1930 A letter of (?) of the family of Maria Louisa Wells Col. Rice Wells (Grand-father of Sallie Swann Bell was a Colonel under Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans Came to Tex in 1842 from Brandon Miss on the Pearl river near Jackson Was banker & plantation owner. After suffering severe financial losses he sold half of his 200 slaves and came to Tex. with the remaining 100 and established his home at Belzora - Tex. His wife was Miss Christine Berry of Georgia They had 5 daughters & 4 sons who were Talitha (Mrs. Webb) Lucinda (Mrs. Ham) Louisa (Mrs. Swann) Sallie (Mrs. McCorkle) Mary (Mrs. Tompson) Rice, Felix and Calvin The Bells are descendants of Louisa who married Thomas Swann The Colemans of Colorado Tex. and Grinnans of Terrell Tex from Lucinda who married Mr. Ham. ??? Talitha also married Col. Natty Webb is descemded Dr. Mahon of Dallas Col. Rice Well - born Ga. 1782 married Christine Berry - born 1792 Berry Van Zant - half brother of rice Wells Leland & Washington Berry were brothers of Christine Berry Wells. Sallie Berry (Sister of Christine married Hezekiah Thompson and lived in La. Christinef parents were Wm. Berry and Elizaabeth Washington Berry. Col. Rice Wells was a Colonel in (rest not copied) More about the Swanns Laura Louisa Swann - George W Smuts April 1876 Tyler - Tex. They had four children Royal T. Smuts born Nov. 14 - 1877 Louise Smutts born Mar 12 - 1880 Thomas Rowan Smith Apr. 15 - 1890 Mabel Br?? Smuts Apr. 15 - 1890 Nellie Swann married Litz Hugh Foster Aug. 28 - 1895 They had 2 children Lois T. Foster born May 26 - 1896 Willella Foster born May 24, 1898 Litz Hugh Foster later married Dr. J. M. ??? of San Marcos Tex - no children Lois Foster married Guy Blont of Nacogdoches. They had 4 children Lois Itasca - Edmund & Guy Jr. Guy Blont Sr. died from injuries recd in Automobile wreck in 1937 Wilella Foster died in 1937. Maud Swann married Earl Fain Nov. 24 - 1897 in Tyler. Tex. Had 2 children Park Hamilton born Sep 12 1898 Earl Fain Jr. born May 3 1907 Earl Fain Jr. Married Virignia Bosseos (?) on They had 2 sons. Thomas Elam Swann married Carrie Rowland Dec. 28 - 1901 No Children Evans Swann married Lillian Price May 20 - 1915 No children Thomas Elam Swann died 1938 June Carrie Rowland Swann died 1938 August in Tyler - Texas Royal G. Smith married Byrd Reanford They have 2 children Royal G. Smith Jr. born Dec 19 - 1916 Margaret Smith born Aug 27 1919 Louise Smith married Richard Pearson They had two children Richard Pearson Jr. Oct 26 1905 Laura Louise Pearson Dec 13, 1907 Thomas R. Smith married Lucile ? Their children is one daughte Nina Laura born Aug 38 - 1921