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Arza Brown Swift

Male 1826 - 1907  (80 years)

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  • Name Arza Brown Swift  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth Mar 1826  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [5, 6, 8] 
    Residence 1850  Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 24 
    Residence 1860  Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1870  Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 45; Census Post Office: Decatur 
    Residence 1880  Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 55; Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Residence 1883  Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1900  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 74; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    1907  Kensington, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3738  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Henry Dow Swift,   b. Abt 1790, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1840, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Anne Simmons,   b. Abt 1794, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1860, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    13 Sep 1821  Muskingum County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Family ID F762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Priscilla Ann Head,   b. Abt 1839, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1870, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 30 years) 
    2 Oct 1853  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lorain Lincoln Swift,   b. 2 Jul 1859, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1938, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Arza Elgin Swift,   b. 31 Jan 1864, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1885, Kensington, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Romanzo M Swift,   b. 29 Feb 1868, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Martha Anne Swift,   b. 16 Dec 1854, Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1920, Courtland, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Charles Henry Swift,   b. 12 Aug 1856, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1881, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Family 2 Rosaline McMinn 
    22 May 1849  Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1826 - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 22 May 1849 - Van Buren, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 24 - 1850 - Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 2 Oct 1853 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 45; Census Post Office: Decatur - 1870 - Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 55; Marital Status: Widower; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 74; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Arza Brown Swift with wife Priscilla 1867.jpg    		Arza Brown Swift with wife Priscilla 1867.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S138] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M432_363; Page: 125B; Image: 245.
      Record for Arza R Swift

    2. [S268] Ancestry.com, Michigan Marriages to 1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).

    3. [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl;).

    4. [S226] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: M653_314; Page: 249; Image: 249; Family History Library Film: 803314.

    5. [S137] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: M593_706; Page: 342A; Image: 313; Family History Library Film: 552205.
      Record for Arza B Swift

    6. [S149] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 290; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 1120; FHL microfilm: 1240290.
      Record for Arza B Swift

    7. [S102] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled rec;).
      Record for Elgin Swift

    8. [S225] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan.
      Record for Elgin Swift

    9. [S685] Maxwell, Fay, Muskingum County, Ohio Marriages 1804-1835, (Name: Ohio Genealogy Center; Date: 1977;), Muskingum County, Ohio Marriages 1818-1835, Book 2, page 64, viewed 19 May 2016, 977.191 V2mf.
      "Swifth, Henry D. to Martha Seaman, Sept 13, 1821 by J. Hammond J.P."

    10. [S686] Muskingum Ohio Marriages, (Name: Muskingum County Genealogical Society; Date: 1977;), pages 57 and 116, viewed 19 May 2016, 977.191 V2m v. 1-2.


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