Thomas John Swearingen ^{3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  General Notes:

Source: Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: My Ancestors (Jill Bennett )

Thomas traveled with family as child from Winchester, Ohio to Iowa before 1855. He received what the older members of our family called, a "subscription school education". He worked various jobs for added income. After he married (family legend states they eloped), he started farming and raised a crop in Illinois. That autumn, Thomas and three other men journeyed to Iowa by means of a team and light wagon. At the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers they found a fort and a few cabins. They traveled north through Story and Hardin counties and turned south in Marshall County. At the little town of Albion, they met a man named Reid who was from the home region of Ohio. He urged them to spend the night with them. The next day, Thomas was taken to a well improved farm 1/2 miles to the west. The fields were fenced with rails, a large orchard and good outbuildings. Thomas had carried gold in a belt around his waist and closed the deal with the owner who was Judge Hobbs. The Hobbs and Swearingen families spent the winter of 1855 in the same house. A large house was built in about 1875. In this house, the windows to the right of the porch were those of Thomas' study. To the left was the music room with a big square piano. Above, the six girls had a large room with two connecting rooms. In 1976, Thomas attended his father's funeral in Ohio and also attended the worlds fair in Pennsylvania. In making his will, his father had claimed of Thomas..."Thomas has prospered in Iowa and does not need a share. However, he helped me when he was young and I am determined that he receive the same as the others." Thomas purchased the County High School went it went bankrupt and leased it to the Lutheran denomination to be operated as a seminary.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Thomas Swearingen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Jun 1916
Event Place: Albion, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Albion, Iowa, United States
Sex: Male
Father's Name: John Swearingen
Mother's Name: Lyluellen
Certificate Number: 642275

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2C-JMWG : 18 October 2019), Thomas Swearingen, 20 Jun 1916, Albion, Marshall, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #642275, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102869868.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 7 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 5, Family 29, Roll 335
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Thomas Swearengen..33..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 30 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 114
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Thomas Swearingen..45..PA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 8 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Sep 1826, then his age should have been 43 instead of 45.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 9 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 41B, District 281, Dwelling 21, Family 21, Roll 355
Iowa Township, Marshall County, Iowa
Thomas Swearinger..Self..54..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife, 6 children, and 2 grandchildren.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Sep 1826, then his age should have been 53 instead of 54.
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on January 1885. ⁸

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 14, Family 79
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Township 84, Range 18, Section 6, West 1/2 of the SW 1/4
Thomas Swearingen..58..Pennsylvania..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 5 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 108, Family 119
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 47 years
Thos Swearinger..Head..Sep 1826..73..Pennsylvania..Farmer

(Living with wife and married daughter with her husband.)
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• Death Image: 20 June 1916, in Albion, IA. ⁹

• He was buried on 22 June 1916 in the Albion Cemetery in Albion, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 69748101
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Thomas married Amanda Elizabeth Dunlap, daughter of John H. Dunlap and Catherine Stentz, on 18 November 1853 in Brown County, OH.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Amanda Elizabeth Dunlap was born on 23 October 1830 in Pennsylvania,^{1 5 6 8 11 12} died on 18 February 1909 in Albion, IA ^{2 12} and was buried on 21 February 1909 in Albion Cemetery, Albion, IA ¹².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 17 November 1853, in Brown County, OH.

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 7 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 5, Family 29, Roll 335
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Thomas Swearengen..33..PA..Farmer
Amanda E. Swearengen..29..PA
Alice M. Swearengen..6..Ohio
Jessie F. Swearengen..4..Iowa
Mabel Swearengen..2..Iowa
[blank] Swearengen..2m..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 30 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 114
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Thomas Swearingen..45..PA..Farmer
Amanda Swearingen..40..PA..Keeping House
Alice Swearingen..15..Ohio..At Home
Jessie Swearingen..14..Iowa..At Home
Ida Swearingen..12..Iowa..At Home
Murtie Swearingen..10..Iowa..At Home
Ellen Swearingen..8..Iowa..At Home
Emmet Swearingen..5..Iowa..At Home
Maggie Swearingen..3..Iowa..At Home
Frank Swearingen..2..Iowa..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 9 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 41B, District 281, Family 21, Roll 355
Iowa Township, Marshall County, Iowa
Thomas Swearinger..Self..54..PA..Farmer
Amanda E. Swearinger..Wife..50..PA..Keeping House
Mirtie Swearinger..Daughter..18..IA..School Teacher
Charlie E. Swearinger..Daughter..16..IA..At Home
Maggie Swearinger..Daughter..12..IA..At Home
Frank Swearinger..Son..10..IA..At Home
Ray Swearinger..Son..8..IA
Alice Roberts..Daughter..25..OH..At Home
Roy Roberts..GrandSon..6..IA
Marcle Roberts..GrandSon..10m..IA

NOTE - I am unsure as to the actual identity of the daughter "Charlie E. Swearingen". According to the age given, she would have been born about 1864. There was an "Ella A. Swearingen" who was supposedly born in 1862. Otherwise, there was a son born in 1864 with the name of Emmet Lincoln Swearingen.
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• They appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on January 1885. ⁸

1885 Iowa State Census
Page 14, Family 79
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Township 84, Range 18, Section 6, West 1/2 of the SW 1/4
Thomas Swearingen..58..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Amanda E. Swearingen..54..Pennsylvania..Keeping house
Ellen A. Swearingen..22..Marshall, Iowa..School Teacher
Emmett L. Swearingen..20..Marshall, Iowa..Farmer
Maggie S. Swearingen..18..Marshall, Iowa..Student
Frank T. Swearingen..16..Marshall, Iowa..Student
Raymond G. Swearingen..12..Marshall, Iowa..Student
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Iowa Township, Marshall County, IA on 5 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 108, Family 119
Iowa Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 47 years
Thos Swearinger..Head..Sep 1826..73..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Amanda E. Swearinger..Wife..Oct 1830..69..Pennsylvania..9/7
John C. Mickle..Son-in-law..May 1868..32..Iowa..married 10 years..Farm Laborer
Maggie S. Mickle..Daughter..Dec 1866..33..Iowa..married 10 years..1/0..Housekeeper
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Thomas Swearengen
Name Note: /Swearingen for license
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Nov 1853
Event Place: Brown, Ohio, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Amanda E. Dunlap
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Record Number: 23
Reference ID: bk G p 74

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4V-PP8 : 26 August 2019), Thomas Swearengen and Amanda E. Dunlap, 18 Nov 1853; citing Marriage, Brown, Ohio, United States, bk G p 74, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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