David Elbert Hamilton Swift

Abt 1876 - 1964  (~ 88 years)

• Name	David Elbert Hamilton Swift
  Nickname	Ham
  Birth	Abt 1876	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Nov 1964	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Notes	The Tomahawk," Wednesday, November 25, 1964 David Hamilton "Ham Swift David Hamilton "Ham" Swift, age 86, Rte. 3, Mountain City, Doe Valley community, died in Johnson City Memorial Hospital Wednesday at 3:5$(sic) p.m. after a short illness. He was a native of Johnson County, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Henson Swift; a retired farmer and member of Dewey Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Stacy Swift, Mountain City and Rod E. Swift, Elizabethton; two daughters, Mrs. Roy Holloway, and Mrs. Bonny Swift, both of Mountain City; four sisters, Mrs. Joe Fenner, Bluff City, Mrs. D.A. Ward, Neva, Mrs. Lennie Lewis, Mountain City, Mrs. Callie Tester, Bruceville, Ind.; and 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from Dewey Christian Church Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Virgil Booher officiating. Burial was in Wilson cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Ward, Sherman Tester, T.R. Fenner, J.T. Fenner, Doran Davis, Marlin Robinson. Flowerbearers[sic] were ladies of the church and neighbors. Lewis Gentry in charge.
  Person ID	I701	DeLoach Ancestry
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Harrison Swift,   b. Abt 1855, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina d. 19 Jun 1905 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Isabel Henson,   b. Abt 1855, , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina d. 11 Jan 1951, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age ~ 96 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1885
  Family ID	F485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Alice Arnold,   b. Abt 1879, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 22 Jul 1954, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1898	Johnson County, , , Tennessee
  Children	1. James Wiley Swift,   b. Abt 1899, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 9 Jun 1935, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age ~ 36 years)   2. John G. Swift,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 4 Apr 1962 (Age 59 years)   3. Stacy Franklin Swift,   b. 10 Oct 1908, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 28 Aug 1995, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 86 years)   4. Vida Lola Swift,   b. Abt 1911, Johnson County, , , Tennessee   5. Myrtle Ruth Swift,   b. 2 Aug 1913, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 31 Jan 1915, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 1 year)   6. Roderick B. "Rod" Swift,   b. 3 Mar 1915, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 24 Jan 1992, Carter County, , , Tennessee (Age 76 years)   7. Bonnie Ethel Swift,   b. 7 Nov 1918, Johnson County, , , Tennessee d. 29 May 2010, Johnson County, , , Tennessee (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart