Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Elizabeth Gilmor Sherlock Swann (1813-1876)
MSA SC 3520-2270
First Lady of Maryland, 1866-1869

Born: June 9, 18131
Father: John Sherlock2
Mother: Elizabeth Gilmor 3
Grandfather: Robert Gilmor4
Sherlock family home: Baltimore5
Marriage: May 19, 1834 to Governor Thomas Swann6
Swann family home: "Morven Park", Leesburg, Virginia. Until her death, the couple resided in Baltimore7
Children: John Sherlock, Jane Byrd, Elizabeth Gilmor, Louisa, Mary, Thomas 8
Died: April 25, 1876 of acute bronchitis9
Buried: April 28, 1876, in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland10

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