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John Swearingen
(1802-1887)
Nancy Lewellen
(1803-1885)
John H. Dunlap
(1784-1874)
Catherine Stentz
(1802-1884)
Thomas John Swearingen
(1826-1916)
Amanda Elizabeth Dunlap
(1830-1909)
Myrtle I. Swearingen
(1860-1942)

 

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Myrtle I. Swearingen 1 2 3

  • Born: 27 March 1860, , Marshall County, IA 1 2 4
  • Died: 11 February 1942, Marshalltown, IA at age 81

bullet   Another name for Myrtle was Myrtis Iona Swearingen.

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 7 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 5, Family 29, Roll 335
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
[blank] Swearengen..2m..Iowa

(Living with parents.)
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• She has alternate birth date of 1862 and a birth location of Iowa.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 18 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 30 July 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 114
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Murtie Swearingen..10..Iowa..At Home

(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 9 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 41B, District 281, Dwelling 21, Family 21, Roll 355
Iowa Township, Marshall County, Iowa
Mirtie Swearinger..Daughter..18..IA..School Teacher
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Mar 1860, then her age should have been 20 instead of 18.
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Sources

1 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States, p. 16, family 114, Thomas John Swearingen and Amanda Elizabeth Dunlap; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Marshall County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 281, p. 41B, dwelling 21, family 21, Thomas Swearingen and Amanda E. Dunlap; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 355.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States, p. 5, family 29, Thomas John Swearingen and Amanda Elizabeth Dunlap; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 335.

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