Family Group Sheet
NameKathryn Ruth Swim
Birth9 Sep 1925, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death2 Apr 1951, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialSiloam (Carey) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Spencer Swim Jr. (1861-1933)
MotherMinnie Sands (1896-1977)
Notes for Kathryn Ruth Swim
The Kentucky birth index lists Catherin R. Swim, born 9 Sep 1925 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Minie Sands.
Her death certificate records Kathryn Swimm, age 25, born 9 Sep 1925 in Morehead, Ky, died 2 April 1951 at home in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, never married, employer Cowden’s Mfg, father William Swimm, mother’s maiden name Minne Sands, cause of death tuberculosis, informant Minnie Swimm, burial in Silon Cemetery, Farmers, Ky.
Her gravestone spells her name as Katherine R. Swim. Strangely, it gives her dates of birth and death as 9 July 1926 to 9 Sep 1949. There is, however, no death record for anyone of a similar name who died on that date. It is a very modern looking stone; most likely it was erected long after her death, perhaps by a brother or sister, and someone got the dates wrong.
Her death certificate records Kathryn Swimm, age 25, born 9 Sep 1925 in Morehead, Ky, died 2 April 1951 at home in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, never married, employer Cowden’s Mfg, father William Swimm, mother’s maiden name Minne Sands, cause of death tuberculosis, informant Minnie Swimm, burial in Silon Cemetery, Farmers, Ky.
Her gravestone spells her name as Katherine R. Swim. Strangely, it gives her dates of birth and death as 9 July 1926 to 9 Sep 1949. There is, however, no death record for anyone of a similar name who died on that date. It is a very modern looking stone; most likely it was erected long after her death, perhaps by a brother or sister, and someone got the dates wrong.
