Charles Emery Swope ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  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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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, June 1863, Ohio, United States. ² This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.

2. 1870 US Census, 2 July 1870, Sullivan Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 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.

3. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Sullivan Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 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.

4. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. 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.

5. 1910 US Census, 28 April 1910, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. 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.

6. Death Image, 12 June 1919, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁶

7. Cemetery: Waukin Cemetery, 14 June 1919, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁶

Charles married Ida Elizabeth Laughery, daughter of John Laughery and Elizabeth Brandeberg, on 7 December 1885 in Ashland, Ohio, United States.^{1 2 3} (Ida Elizabeth Laughery was born on 19 November 1861 in Ashland, Ohio, United States,^{2 3 7} died on 13 October 1937 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁷ and was buried on 15 October 1937 in Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 7 December 1885, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ¹

2. 1900 US Census, 2 June 1900, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. 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

3. 1910 US Census, 28 April 1910, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. 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

  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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