Charles Emery Swope

Charles Emery Swope
(1865-1919)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ida Elizabeth Laughery

Charles Emery Swope ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 23 June 1865, Jackson Township, Ashland County, OH ⁵ ⁸
Marriage (1): Ida Elizabeth Laughery on 7 December 1885 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³
Died: 12 June 1919, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH at age 53 ⁵ ⁸
Buried: 14 June 1919, Waukin Cemetery, Ashland County, OH ⁸

bullet Death Notes:

His death certificate indicates that he was murdered by being shot twice through the heart and once through the head. I have no information about criminal investigations or prosecutions.
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Name:Charles Emery Swope
Event:Death
Event Date:12 Jun 1919
Event Place:Troy Twp., Ashland, Ohio
Gender:Male
Death Age:53y 11m 19d
Marital Status:Married
Race:W
Occupation:Farmer
Birth Date:23 Jun 1865
Birthplace:Jackson Twp., Ashland, OH
Estimated Birth Year:1866
Burial Date:14 Jun 1919
Cemetery:Waukin Cemetery
Father: Thomas Swope
Father's Birthplace:Jackson Twp., Ashland, OH
Mother: Delitha Krebs
Mother's Birthplace:Orange Twp., Ashland, OH
Spouse: Ida Swope

Source Citation
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X828-LS8 : accessed 11 June 2012), Charles Emery Swope, 1919.

His son, Orville, was the informant on the death certificate.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of June 1863 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• 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
Charles E. Swope..6..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Jun 1865, then his age should have been 4 instead of 6.
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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
Charles E. Swope..Son..15..OH..Does Farm Work
(Living with divorced father, widowed aunt, and young cousin.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Jun 1865, then his age should have been 14 instead of 15.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 14, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Roll 1237
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 15 years
Charles Swope..Head..Jun 1863..36..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - H is birth date is believed to be 23 Jun 1865 instead of in Jun 1863. Therefore his age should have been 34 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 28 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 15, Dwelling 165, Family 168, Roll 1151
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 23 years
Charles Swope..Head..46..OH..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Jun 1865, then his age should have been 44 instead of 46.
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• Death Image: 12 June 1919, in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH. ⁸

• He was buried on 14 June 1919 in the Waukin Cemetery in Ashland County, OH.

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Charles married Ida Elizabeth Laughery, daughter of John Laughery and Elizabeth Brandeberg, on 7 December 1885 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² ³ (Ida Elizabeth Laughery was born on 19 November 1861 in Ashland County, OH,² ³ ⁵ ⁹ died on 13 October 1937 in Ashland, OH ⁹ and was buried on 15 October 1937 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 7 December 1885, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 14, Dwelling 11, Family 11, Roll 1237
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 15 years
Charles Swope..Head..Jun 1863..36..OH..Farmer
Ida Swope..Wife..Nov 1861..38..OH..4/4
Rena Swope..Dau..Sep 1889..10..OH..At School
Orville Swope..Son..Jul 1894..5..OH
Elinore Swope..Son..Sep 1896..3..OH
Clarence Swope..Son..May 1898..2..OH
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 28 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 15, Dwelling 165, Family 168, Roll 1151
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 23 years
Charles Swope..Head..46..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Ida Swope..Wife..48..OH..5/5
Nellie I. Swope..Dau..20..OH..Telephone Exchange
Orville Swope..Son..17..OH..Farmer, Home Farm
Elmer Swope..Son..14..OH..Farmer, Home Farm
Clarence S. Swope..Son..11..OH
Goldie I. Swope..Dau..9..OH
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name:Charles Swope
Event:Marriage
Event Date:07 Dec 1885
Event Place:, Ashland, Ohio
Spouse: Ida Laughey
Reference Number:p519 cn8276
Film Number:2079407
Digital Folder Number:4031955
Image Number:294

Source Citation
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZX1-8L4 : accessed 11 June 2012), Charles Swope, 1885.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2019); Charles Swope and Ida Laughey, 07 Dec 1885; citing Marriage, Ashland, Ohio, United States, p519 cn8276, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Charles Emery Swope and Ida Elizabeth Laughery; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1237.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 7B, dwelling 165, family 168, Charles Emery Swope and Ida Elizabeth Laughry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1151.

4 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire : accessed 10 Jun 2012).

5 Susan Ellison McMahan, "Ellison Ancestors and their Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ellison : accessed 10 Jun 2012).

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 1, family 4, Thomas Swope and Delitha Krebs; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 92, p. 225B, dwelling 105, family 107, Thomas Swope; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

8 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X828-LS8 : 15 August 2019), Charles Emery Swope, 12 Jun 1919; citing Troy Twp., Ashland, Ohio, reference fn 36596; FHL microfilm 1,984,696.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZCH-YFG : 15 August 2019), Ida Elizabeth Swope, 13 Oct 1937; citing Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, reference fn 60322; FHL microfilm 2,023,537.

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