my maternal grandmother's mother's MOTHER was a soward, lucy soward to be exact. I found her sisters and her assumed father (there is some disagreement over whether Lucy had the same father) in the 1870 census living in Helena, AR. by 1880, they were back in Lauderdale Co., TN where father allen originally lived. still lots of gaps to fill in, but i think i'm getting closer to knowing more than i did.