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Served as a private in Troop D, 1st Alabama Cavalry. Aaron died of typhoid fever at Overton Military Hospital in Memphis during his service as a soldier.
Aaron H. Swims and Elizabeth Caroline Long, daughter of Charles R. and Rutha (Honeycutt) Long, were married in Hall County, Georgia, on 20 Jan 1850.
Aaron was the son of Enoch and Cynthia (Griffes) Swaim.
The surname has several different spellings in records: Swim, Swims, Swain, Swaim.
Aaron and Elizabeth Caroline moved to Winston County, Alabama by 1860.
Shortly after his death, his wife Elizabeth Caroline died (27 Feb 1865).
In Aaron's Union pension file at the National Archives, documents show William R. Long being awarded guardianship of their eight children:
1827 |
1827
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Hall County, Georgia, USA
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1851 |
September 19, 1851
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Union, Union County, Georgia, United States
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1852 |
March 9, 1852
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Union County, Georgia, United States
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September 19, 1852
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Union County, Georgia, United States
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1856 |
June 19, 1856
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Union County, Georgia, USA
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December 19, 1856
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Union County, Georgia, USA
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1859 |
May 25, 1859
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Georgia, United States
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1861 |
April 15, 1861
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Winston County, Alabama, United States
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1864 |
March 12, 1864
Age 37
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Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
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