Wife: Zipporah SWOFFORD
Born: 20 Dec 1853 in McDowell Co., NC 1,2 Died: 8 Mar 1933 in McDowell Co., NC 2,1 Father: James Pearson SWOFFORD Mother: Sarah Jane CHAPMAN
Husband: Joseph Taylor LONON
Born: Nov 1848 in McDowell Co., NC 3,4,2 Father: Obediah Nelson LONON Mother: Emily Mehaliah MARTIN
F Child 1: Lola\Lula Alice LONON Born: in North Cove, McDowell Co., NC Died: 1 Jun 1963 in
M Child 2: James Nelson LONON Born: 8 Apr 1873 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 25 Mar 1949 in McDowell Co., NC
F Child 3: Emily Jane LONON Born: 2 Sep 1876 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 25 Nov 1876 in McDowell Co., NC
M Child 4: John A. LONON Born: 28 Jan 1877 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 26 Nov 1883 in McDowell Co., NC
M Child 5: Joseph M. LONON Born: 23 Nov 1878 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 10 Dec 1883 in McDowell Co., NC
F Child 6: Lillie Matilda LONON Born: 13 Jul 1881 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 9 Feb 1959 in
M Child 7: Robert Arthur LONON Born: 3 Apr 1883 in McDowell Co., NC Died: 18 May 1970 in
M Child 8: William Edgar LONON Born: abt 20 Dec 1887 in Died: 11 Nov 1966 in
M Child 9: David Edmond LONON Born: abt 20 Dec 1887 in
F Child 10: Rosa Mae LONON Born: abt 07 May 1889 in Died: 22 Jun 1976 in
F Child 11: Alaska LONON Born: 1891 in
F Child 12: Laura Zipporah LONON Born: abt 27 Feb 1893 in McDowell Co., NC
Sources: (1) photograph of gravestone, photograph of gravestone. (2) Leonard Paul Smith, gedcom file downloaded through public library's subscription (October 2004), much of his information seems to come from Broderbund World Family Tree Volume 6, Ed. 1, Tree #2612, as imported 12 Aug 1998. (3) Descendants of John London (provided to me by Ivory Lonon). (4) Joanne S. Johnston, PhD, McDowell County Heritage North Carolina (1992). Name Index