James A. "Yellow Jim" Swafford: Our Family History

Generation: 1

James A. "Yellow Jim" Swafford was born on 28 Jul 1868 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee (son of John Daniel "Bully John" Swafford and Mary Elizabeth Kerley); died on 19 Sep 1913 in Marion Co, Tennessee.

James married Rebecca Jane Sherrill in 1888 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of John Hunt Sherrill and Margaret Wilson) was born on 6 Sep 1864 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee; died on 20 Oct 1935 in Bridgeport, Jackson Co, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

John Daniel "Bully John" Swafford was born on 1 Aug 1830 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee (son of James A. "Stingy Jim" Swafford and Elizabeth Hall); died on 19 Dec 1899 in Bradley Co, Tennessee.

John married Mary Elizabeth Kerley in 1854 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William A. Kerley and Nancy Jermine Orme) was born on 31 Dec 1831 in Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1911 in Marion Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Elizabeth Kerley was born on 31 Dec 1831 in Tennessee (daughter of William A. Kerley and Nancy Jermine Orme); died on 6 Feb 1911 in Marion Co, Tennessee.

Children:

1. James A. "Yellow Jim" Swafford was born on 28 Jul 1868 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee; died on 19 Sep 1913 in Marion Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

James A. "Stingy Jim" Swafford was born in 1806 in Greenville, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina (son of Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford and Elizabeth Lucinda Howard); died before 1870 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.

James married Elizabeth Hall in 1830 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born in 1808 in Tennessee; died in 1840 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Hall was born in 1808 in Tennessee; died in 1840 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.

Children:

2. John Daniel "Bully John" Swafford was born on 1 Aug 1830 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 1899 in Bradley Co, Tennessee.

6.	William A. Kerley was born on 9 Oct 1799 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died on 14 Jan 1887 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee. William married Nancy Jermine Orme about 1822 in Tennessee. Nancy was born on 8 Jan 1798 in Kentucky; died on 17 Aug 1872 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Jermine Orme was born on 8 Jan 1798 in Kentucky; died on 17 Aug 1872 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee.

Children:

James William Kerley was born on 25 Nov 1823 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee; died on 8 Jun 1906 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.
Samuel O. Kerley was born in 1828 in Burke Co, North Carolina; died before 1900 in Cumberland Co, Tennessee.
3. Mary Elizabeth Kerley was born on 31 Dec 1831 in Tennessee; died on 6 Feb 1911 in Marion Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Aaron "Big Aaron" Swafford was born in 1776 in Greenville, Spartanburg Co, South Carolna (son of Peter James Swafford, (immigrant) and Irene "Rennie" Howard, (immigrant)); died in 1824 in Pikesville, Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.

Aaron married Elizabeth Lucinda Howard in 1800 in South Carolina. Elizabeth was born in 1780 in Greenville, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina; died after 1850 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Lucinda Howard was born in 1780 in Greenville, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina; died after 1850 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.

Children:

4. James A. "Stingy Jim" Swafford was born in 1806 in Greenville, Spartanburg Co, South Carolina; died before 1870 in Bledsoe Co, Tennessee.