Gay McLaughlin believes that Lewis Swinney was born in Cam e ron, Clinton Co., MO. No proof.
Gay McLaughlin has the Recorder of Deeds certificate fro m R ecorded in Marriage Book "P" page 54 - filed and record ed o n 30 Dec 1899, Buchanan Co., MO by Recorder of Deeds , Tom S loan. The judge was H. W. Burke; varifying the mar riage o f Lewis Swinney, over 21, to Miss Ella Thomas ove r 18; marr ied on 26 Dec 1899.