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James Benton Swift

Male 1893 - 1951  (58 years)

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  • Name James Benton Swift  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Birth 4 May 1893  Alexis, Mercer, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [4, 9, 10] 
    Residence 1900  Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grand Son; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1910  Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson 
    Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 24 
    Residence 1920  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger 
    Residence 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1935  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 49 
    Residence 1947  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    6 Nov 1951  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11] 
    Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Oakwoods Cemetery
    Person ID I7384  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father James William Swift,   b. 31 Aug 1869, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Pollock,   b. 26 Jul 1872, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1960, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    28 Nov 1889  Clinton, Henry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Bef 1900 
    Family ID F760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Thomas J Lair,   b. Jun 1877, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1913, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Pollock,   b. 26 Jul 1872, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1960, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Aug 1903 
    Family ID F2290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret MacLean,   b. Abt 1899, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    25 Dec 1922  Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. James Benton Swift,   b. 17 May 1926, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1986, Hernando, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 May 1893 - Alexis, Mercer, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grand Son; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Step Son; Relation to Head of House: Stepson - 1910 - Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 24 - Between 1917 and 1918 - Morgan, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Lodger - 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 25 Dec 1922 - Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1 Apr 1940 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 49 - 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1947 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - 6 Nov 1951 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps - - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S149] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 1, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 331; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240331.

    2. [S50] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_312; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 673.

    3. [S48] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_958; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-1214.

    4. [S95] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), for The State of Illinois; State Headquarters: Illinois; Microfilm Series: M2097; Microfilm Roll: 287.
      Record for James Benton Swift

    5. [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;).

    6. [S126] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster G;).
      Record for James Benton Swift

    7. [S293] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    8. [S49] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 447; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0723; Image: 446.0; FHL microfilm: 2340182.

    9. [S103] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Morgan; Roll: 1614436.
      Record for James B Swift

    10. [S118] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 2, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: T624_313; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1374326.
      Record for James B Swift

    11. [S409] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    12. [S111] Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat;).


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