I was looking for someone else in the 1880 census CDs and found this terrible spelling which I bet is the Swearingen someone has been looking for. Or at least another Rice S........... 1880 Census Place: Vancluse, Aiken, SC, p. 62A Source: FHL Film 1255218 National Archives Film T9-1218 Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Rice SWEORNZEN Self M M W 68 SC Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Dolley KIRKLAND SDau F W W 32 SC Occ: Cotton Mill Work Fa: SC Mo: SC Benj. KIRKLAND GSon M S W 9 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Susan KIRKLAND SDau F S W 5 SC Fa: SC Mo: SC Don't remember who posted the questions, so pass this on if you know someone looking for Rice Swear..... I have two in my files that I have entered just to hold them in case I find something out about them. Don't know which of them works to be the one above and what is posted is all I have on them. 1 Rice Swearingen .. +Kezia ..... 2 Daughter Swearingen b: Apr 13, 1814 d: Aug 25, 1860 ......... +B. F. Davis Source: Edgefield Death Notices and Cemetery Records, Carlee McClendon, 1977 by Hives Press, P.O. Box 1841, Columbia, SC 29202, p. 173 (1492). "Died August 25, 1860, in Edgefield Dist, Mrs. B. F. Davis, wife of B. F. Davis, and daugher of Rice and Kezia Swearengin. She was born April 3, 1814. She was afflicted nearly three years. [The Edgefield Advertiser, Oct 17, 1870] Is this Keziah? (21 June, 1860) 1860 Edgefield Co, SC, Graniteville Po, written p. 31, hh# 232/228 [Augusta Gen Society census book] Kissy Swearingen 74 F Farmer SC Frances Busby 34 F Domestic SC Adolphos Red 21 M Farming, GA Gabriel Red 9 M GA Emma Red 7 F SC Wilie Red 2 M SC Next door: hh# 233/229 Ben Davis 43 M Mechanic SC Lucy A. Davis 46 F SC So daughter who died August 1860 is probably this Lucy as her age of birth in the census works with the Obit, and name of husband works too. ------------------------------------------------ 1 Susan C. b: Abt. 1814 .. +Alfred Hatcher b: Abt. 1800 m: Bef. 1850 d: Abt. 1868 in Edgefield Co, SC Father: John HATCHER Mother: Christian 'Christa' PARKER *2nd Husband of Susan C.: .. +Rice Swearingen m: Aft. 1868