Essie Marie Wilkes b. 21 Jul 1930 Douglass, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA d. 8 Mar 2020 South Carolina, USA: acw

1930 - 2020 (89 years)

Name	Essie Marie Wilkes [1, 2]
Birth	21 Jul 1930	Douglass, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Name	Essie W Swearingen [3, 4]
Residence	Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [4]
Residence	1935	Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [2]
Residence	1940	Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [2]
Residence	Age: 10; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 20-4; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 4th grade; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Death	8 Mar 2020	South Carolina, USA [3]
Death	A graveside service for Essie Marie Wilkes Swearingen, 89, will be held at 2 o’clock PM Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery, 3477 Bethlehem Road in Blackstock, SC. The family will receive friends after the service by the graveside. Mrs. Swearingen passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Born in Douglass, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Wilkes and Irene Douglas Wilkes. She worked in the sewing room Winnsboro and operated Turner’s Grocery with John in the Lebanon Community. She also enjoyed sewing for many people in the community, completing her daily crosswords with her sister Georgie by phone, and growing her flowers. She also served as treasurer for Bethlehem Methodist Church for many years. She is survived by her sister, Georgie Branham of Winnsboro; her sons, John “Red” Swearingen (Becky) of Winnsboro, David Swearingen of Winnsboro, and Donald Swearingen of Brookwood Home in Batesburg; her daughters, Patricia Swearingen Minton (Peter) of Lamar, Margie Swearingen Mijares (Cesar) of Pelion, Mary Swearingen Basden (Robert) of Lexington, and Debbie Swearingen of Winnsboro. She also has 22 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, a special granddaughter Jamie, and a special niece Erline who called her every morning. In addition to her parents and husband, John Swearingen, Essie is predeceased by six brothers, Earl Wilkes, Faye Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Leslie Wilkes, Robert Wilkes, and Gene Wilkes; two sisters, Lillian Wilkes Rhymer and Louise Wilkes Lewis; and grandsons, Alex and Isaiah Mijares. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethlehem Church Cemetery, 1997 Great Falls Road, Blackstock, SC 29014 or Babcock Center Foundation, PO Box 4389, West Columbia, SC 29171. Pope Funeral Home is assisting the Swearingen family. https://www.popefuneralhomesc.com/obituary/EssieMarie-Swearingen
Burial	11 Mar 2020	Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina, USA [3]
Person ID	I26107	tng Genealogy

Father	Robert Walker Wilkes, b. 27 Mar 1883, Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA d. 18 Jan 1946, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Irene Douglass, b. 27 May 1893, South Carolina, USA d. 25 Jul 1979, Blackstock, Chester, South Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	24 Dec 1912 [5]
Family ID	F7918	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Swearingen, b. 28 Nov 1922 d. 15 Jul 2000, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 9 Apr 1948 Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [1]

Children

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	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living
	5. Living
	6. Baby Swearingen, b. 4 Feb 1965, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA d. 5 Feb 1965, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8730 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Residence - - Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
	Residence - Age: 10; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 20-4; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 4th grade; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter - 1940 - Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
	Marriage - 9 Apr 1948 - Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
	Death - 8 Mar 2020 - South Carolina, USA

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Sources

[S318] Ivan Ernest Bass, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy: Thomas Wilkes (ca. 1735-1809) and His Descendants, (Name: 1965;), Page 430.
[S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03807; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-4
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[S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207771923/essie-marie-swearingen.
Record for Essie Marie Swearingen
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[S397] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Essie W Swearingen
[S318] Ivan Ernest Bass, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy: Thomas Wilkes (ca. 1735-1809) and His Descendants, (Name: 1965;), Page 428.