Delitha Eliza Krebs ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Delitha was Delitha Crebs.⁶

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 23 October 1850. ⁶

1850 US Census
Page 496A, Dwelling 797, Family 299
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Delitha Crebs..9..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 34, Roll 930, Family 264
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Delitha Swoap..19..OH
(Living with husband and daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 July 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1169, Family 4
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Deltha Swope..28..OH..Keeping house
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 215B, District 91, Dwelling 70, Family 74, Roll 0991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William H. Crittenden..Self..33..OH..Farmer
Lucius Crittenden..Son..7..OH
Delitha Swope..Other..38..OH..House Keeper

(Delitha was divorced and living as a housekeeper for a widowed William Crittenden and his son.)
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Delitha married Thomas Swope on 27 February 1859 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce. (Thomas Swope was born in August 1828 in Ohio ^{2 7} and died after 1 June 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 34, Roll 930, Family 264
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Thomas Swoap..30..OH..Farmer
Delitha Swoap..19..OH
Florena Swoap..5m..OH
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• Thomas Swope and Delitha Eliza Krebs were divorced between 1870 and 1880. ¹

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 July 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1169, Family 4
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Thomas Swope..40..OH..Farmer
Deltha Swope..28..OH..Keeping house
Lawrence Swope..11..OH
Sophrona Swope..7..OH
Charles E. Swope..6..OH
Allen B. Swope..3..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Thomas Swoap and Delitha Krebs were married in Feb 1859 and their first daughter, Florena was born within a year or so but evidently died young because her name does not show on the 1870 census list for the family. Sometime between 1873 and 1880 they divorced with all of the 5 remaining children in the household staying with Thomas, except for Sophornia who was married in 1879. Delitha was found in the 1880 census living as a housekeeper for a young widowed farmer in nearby Ruggles, Ashland County, Ohio. Nothing more is known about Delitha and it is not know if she ever remarried. On the 1900 census, Thomas still showed that his marital status was "divorced".
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