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John Cowan Swann

Male 1796 - 1887  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Cowan Swann was born 17 May 1796; died 20 May 1887; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    John married Sarah Austell 2 Dec 1824. Sarah was born 22 Jul 1808; died 18 May 1888; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel William Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Mar 1830, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Swann Cemetery, Pope County, Arkansas.
    2. 3. Alfred Reuben Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1843; died 9 Apr 1926; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel William Swann Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 7 Mar 1830, Tennessee; died 8 Jun 1908; was buried Swann Cemetery, Pope County, Arkansas.

    Samuel — Lourana Jane Holbert. Lourana (daughter of Joseph Holbert and Lucinda "Lucy" Ellison) was born 1820, Tennessee; died 1888; was buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Martha Minerva Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1852; died 20 Nov 1936; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas.
    2. 5. James Marion"Jim" Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1853, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928; was buried 27 Feb 1928, Shady Grove Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Alfred Reuben Swann Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 24 Sep 1843; died 9 Apr 1926; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Alfred married Sarah Frances Burnett 18 Jun 1881. Sarah (daughter of Rev. Jesse Montreville Lafayette Burnett and Henrietta Sarah Cody) was born 27 Nov 1862; died 17 Jul 1952; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Alfred Austell Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1954; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Martha Minerva Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 20 Jun 1852; died 20 Nov 1936; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas.

    Martha — Alford A. Gann. Alford (son of William Anderson Gann and Rebecca S.) was born 4 Feb 1852, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1936; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. William Porter Gann  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1880; died 14 Jul 1963; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas.

  2. 5.  James Marion"Jim" Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 15 Jun 1853, Tennessee; died 27 Feb 1928; was buried 27 Feb 1928, Shady Grove Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 16, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas
    • Census: 1910, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James married Caldonia Ray Chambers 19 Feb 1876, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Caldonia was born Abt 1858, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 1896; was buried Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Amy Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1879, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1949; was buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.
    2. 9. Sarah Elizabeth Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1880, Tennessee.
    3. 10. Ephraim Bradley Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1884, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1959, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried 5 Oct 1959, Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
    4. 11. Palmer "Jake" Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jan 1887, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1967, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 12. Nora V. Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1889, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1961, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1961, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 13. Joseph Cowan "Joe" Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sep 1891, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1925, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Oct 1925, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.
    7. 14. Eva Jane Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1893, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1979; was buried Emma Jarnigan Cemetery, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

    James — Dona. Dona was born Abt 1884, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Pearl G. Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1899, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1982; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 16. Florance Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1905, Tennessee.
    3. 17. Agnes Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1913, Tennessee.
    4. 18. Amos Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.
    5. 19. Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 20. Maxine Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 21. Juanita Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point

    James married Ida Jenes 31 Jul 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ida was born 10 Dec 1894; died 22 Dec 1968; was buried Mount Sheba Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  3. 6.  Alfred Austell Swann Descendancy chart to this point (3.Alfred2, 1.John1) was born 23 Nov 1888, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1954; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Alfred married Edna Sea Sparks 20 Aug 1919, Cocke County, Tennessee. Edna (daughter of Arcemas Ervin Sparks and Elizabeth Boyers) was born 11 Sep 1895, Tennessee; died 23 Mar 1967; was buried French Broad Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Edna Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1921, Tennessee.
    2. 23. Alfred Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1923, Tennessee.
    3. 24. Sarah Swann  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1935, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 7.  William Porter Gann Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 17 Jan 1880; died 14 Jul 1963; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas.

    William — Martha Jane Allen. Martha (daughter of John P. Allen) was born 3 Oct 1883; died 13 Nov 1969; was buried Garden of Memories Cemetery, Wharton County, Texas. [Group Sheet]


  2. 8.  Amy Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 7 Jan 1879, Tennessee; died 26 Aug 1949; was buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 16, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Amy — James Webb. James was born 7 Feb 1879; died 24 Dec 1966; was buried McMahan Calvary Baptist Cemetery, McMinn County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 9.  Sarah Elizabeth Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Dec 1880, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, District 16, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas


  4. 10.  Ephraim Bradley Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 10 Oct 1884, Tennessee; died 3 Oct 1959, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried 5 Oct 1959, Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas

    Ephraim — . Unknown [Group Sheet]


  5. 11.  Palmer "Jake" Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 17 Jan 1887, Tennessee; died 16 Apr 1967, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Parmer
    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas
    • Census: 1920, District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Palmer married Bettie Chambers 18 Aug 1906, Cocke County, Tennessee. Bettie (daughter of William M. Chambers and Biddie J.) was born 31 Oct 1889, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1925; was buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ernest Marshall Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jul 1907, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1982; was buried Shady Grove Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    2. 26. Cecil Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1912, Tennessee.
    3. 27. Ralph Kernal Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Mar 1914, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1979; was buried Beech Springs Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 28. Ruth Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1917, Tennessee.
    5. 29. Mary Elizabeth Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1919, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 2009; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 30. Stella Lucille Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Nov 1995; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Palmer — Maude P. Yarberry. Maude (daughter of Dr. Jacob Lafayette "Jake" Yarberry and Martha Ann Atchley) was born 25 Dec 1892, Tennessee; died 5 Nov 1979; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Herbert Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1929, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1948; was buried Underwood Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 32. Eula Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Mae Holbert  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 12.  Nora V. Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 3 May 1889, Tennessee; died 26 Apr 1961, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 27 Apr 1961, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas

    Nora married Lavator Benjamin Roberts Abt 1904. Lavator (son of Thomas Simeon Roberts and H. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bryan) was born 26 Apr 1878, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1962; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Stella Ray Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jun 1905, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1996; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 35. Ruth Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1908, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Jun 1996.
    3. 36. Mable Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1910, Tennessee; died Bef 15 Dec 2005.
    4. 37. Don Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1912, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Jun 1996.
    5. 38. Leta Evelyn Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Sep 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 2005, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 17 Dec 2005, Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.
    6. 39. Roy Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1915, Tennessee; died Bef 4 Jun 1996.
    7. 40. Frank Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1918, Tennessee.
    8. 41. Delmer R. "Dube" Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1921; died 4 Jan 2008, Hillcrest North; was buried 7 Jan 2008, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 42. Margaret Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1922.
    10. 43. Dorris Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1925; died 26 Apr 2008, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Apr 2008, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 44. Naomi Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1926; died 15 Nov 2009; was buried 18 Nov 2009, Asbury Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    12. 45. James D. "J. D." Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Apr 1928; died 16 Mar 2009; was buried 19 Mar 2009, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. 46. John K. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 May 1930; died 7 Dec 2004, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Dec 2004, Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. 47. Eugene B. Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 7 Dec 2004.

  7. 13.  Joseph Cowan "Joe" Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Sep 1891, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1925, Hamblen County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Oct 1925, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas
    • Draft Registration: 5 Jun 1917, Hamblen County, Tennessee

    Joseph — . Unknown [Group Sheet]


  8. 14.  Eva Jane Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 4 Aug 1893, Tennessee; died 23 Oct 1979; was buried Emma Jarnigan Cemetery, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Ellis County, Texas

    Eva married Brown Cornelius Walker 14 Aug 1909, Hamblen County, Tennessee. Brown was born 10 Jun 1882; died 8 Nov 1942; was buried Emma Jarnigan Cemetery, Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  9. 15.  Pearl G. Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born 23 Nov 1899, Tennessee; died 13 Nov 1982; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee

    Pearl married Charles A. Franklin 14 Feb 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee. Charles was born 23 Jul 1894, Tennessee; died 1 Jul 1968; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Geneva May Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Mar 1919, Tennessee; died 12 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 13 Oct 1920, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  10. 16.  Florance Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1905, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, District 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Florance — Falkner. [Group Sheet]


  11. 17.  Agnes Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1913, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Agnes married Dave Phillips 30 Dec 1928, Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  12. 18.  Amos Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1915, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee


  13. 19.  Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1)

    — H. B. Kincheloe. [Group Sheet]


  14. 20.  Maxine Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1)

    Maxine — Banks. [Group Sheet]


  15. 21.  Juanita Holbert Descendancy chart to this point (5.James3, 2.Samuel2, 1.John1)

    Juanita — Swann. [Group Sheet]


  16. 22.  Edna Swann Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alfred3, 3.Alfred2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1921, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee


  17. 23.  Alfred Swann Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alfred3, 3.Alfred2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1923, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee


  18. 24.  Sarah Swann Descendancy chart to this point (6.Alfred3, 3.Alfred2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1935, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Jefferson County, Tennessee



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