Swann, Samuel Ashe, 1832-1909
Real estate speculator, developer, and entrepreneur.
Born May 20, 1832 in Pittsboro, Moore County, North Carolina. Swann sought his fortune in Florida when he moved to Fernandina in November, 1855 to be the accountant for Finegan and Company, the firm contracted to build the Florida Railroad. In November 1859, Swann married Martha R. Travere of St. Augustine. The Swanns evacuated Fernandina in 1862 after Union troops captured the port and moved to Gainesville. They returned to Fernandina in 1867 and spent the remainder of their years there. Swann died August 26, 1909.
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