Lawrence M. Swope ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1169, Family 4
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Lawrence Swope..11..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Jan 1861, then his age should have been 9 instead of 11.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 225B, District 92, Dwelling 105, Family 107, Roll 0991
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Lawrence Swope..Son..20..OH..Does Farm Work
(Living with divorced father, widowed aunt, and young cousin.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Jan 1861, then his age should have been 19 instead of 20.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 16, Dwelling 373, Family 376 , Roll 1237
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 14 years
Lawrence L. Swope..Head..Jan 1861..39..OH..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 4 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 17, Dwelling 85, Family 87, Roll 1151
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Lawrence M. Swope..Head..49..OH..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 17, Dwelling 126, Family 127, Roll 1347
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned
Lawrence M. Swope..Head..58..OH..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 18 April 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 25, Dwelling 135, Family 142, Roll 1749
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Home owned
Laurence M. Swope..Head..69..OH..Widowed..Farmer, General Farm
(Widowed and living alone.)

NOTE - Living next door to his married son, Charles, and his family.
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Lawrence married Eva Barnes on 19 April 1884 in Ashland County, OH. (Eva Barnes was born about 1866 and died after 19 April 1884.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Lawrence M. Swope
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Apr 1884
Event Place:, Ashland, Ohio
Spouse: Eva Barns
Reference Number: p418 cn7976
Film Number: 2079407
Digital Folder Number: 4031955
Image Number: 244

Source Citation
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZX1-W2K : accessed 11 June 2012), Lawrence M. Swope, 1884.
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Lawrence next married Catherine Iceman, daughter of John Iceman and Katherine Shreffler, on 9 February 1886 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Catherine Iceman was born on 16 June 1853 in Pennsylvania ^{2 3 4} and died on 19 November 1922 in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH ².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 16, Dwelling 373, Family 376 , Roll 1237
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 14 years
Lawrence L. Swope..Head..Jan 1861..39..OH..Farmer
Catherine Swope..Wife..Jun 1853..46..PA..3/2
Verney Swope..Son..Apr 1883..17..OH..At School
Charles A. Swope..Son..Dec 1886..13..OH..At School
Iva M. Swope..Dau..Jun 1888..11..OH..At School

NOTE - The older son, Verney, was born to Lawrence's 1st wife, possibly Eva Barnes. His 2nd wife, Catherine, had 3 children, only 2 of whom were still alive, namely Charles and Iva as shown on this census record.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 4 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 17, Dwelling 85, Family 87, Roll 1151
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Lawrence M. Swope..Head..49..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Catharine Swope..Wife..56..PA..3/2
Charles Swope..Son..22..OH..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 17, Dwelling 126, Family 127, Roll 1347
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned
Lawrence M. Swope..Head..58..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Catherine Swope..Wife..64..IL
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Laurance Swipe
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 09 Feb 1886
Event Place: , Ashland, Ohio
Spouse: Catharine Jeleman (see document images of marriage and death certificates for true spelling)
Reference Number: p534 cn8321
Film Number: 2079407
Digital Folder Number: 4031955
Image Number: 302
Source Citation
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZX1-DJM : accessed 11 June 2012), Laurance Swipe, 1886.

Interestingly the actual application for the marriage license was done by his married sister, Sophornia Buckhart.
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