NameStephen Boone Swim
Birthabt 1852, Kentucky
Death2 May 1878, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseCaroline Lawson
Birth22 Feb 1842, Estill Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jan 1915, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherTravis Simpkins Lawson (~1813-~1884)
MotherFrancis Shackelford (1822-1862)
Notes for Caroline Lawson
Her death certificate records Caroline Swim, age 65 years 10 months 11 days, born 22 Feb 1845 in Ky, died 1 Jan 1915 in Menifee Co., Ky, widowed, father Travis S. Lawson, mother’s maiden name Francis Shackelford, both born in Ky, cause of death chronic interstitial nephritis, informant Mrs. Philipp Johnson, Sudith, Ky, burial in Sudith, Ky.
Census
1880 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct
Jackson, Aderson, 67, b. NC NC NC, widowed, blacksmith; Aderson, 16, son, laborer, b. Ky NC Va; Noah G., 4, son, b. Ky NC Va; Caroline Swim, 32, survant, b. Ky Ky Ky, widowed.

1900 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 11A as household #186:
Lawsan, Caroline, 58, b. Apr 1842, Ky Ky Ky, divorced, farmer.

The preceding household is headed by Johnathan Back, who is married to Caroline’s sister Emily Francis.

1910 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 27 April, lists on p. 11A as household #174:
Lawson, Caroline, 68, b. Ky Ky Ky, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living.

She is still living next door to her sister Emily Francis and husband.
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