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• _UID: 926F8399D06F4DD4AA1B3B7EA55B74E756E4

Living married Edwin Merton Strong. Edwin (son of Frederick Leslie Strong and Ruth Thornton Martin) was born on 1 Sep 1930 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; died on 12 Mar 2011 in Willoughby, Lake, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living
4. Living

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• _FSFTID: L553-JTV
• _UID: 197E1EA359A6403CB1B616FEF1318E434179
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his parents
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his parents
• Residence: 1930, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Buried:
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Orlo married Aileen Esther Hempy on 2 May 1931 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Aileen (daughter of Wilbur John Hempy and Nellie Esther Wolford) was born on 4 Apr 1908 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; died on 23 May 1998 in Carlsbad, San Diego, California; was buried in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: AB282670F6C444C19346004D286EF5D5AEDD
• Residence: 1910, Kansas Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri; where she lived with her parents
• Residence: 1920, Kansas City Ward 13, Jackson, Missouri; where she lived with her parents
• Residence: 1930, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; where she lived with her parents
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Residence: Between 1993 and 1998, Carlsbad, CA

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Buried:
in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: 9XSK-7ZN
• _UID: 0E2C2BB02047416B86E4C304DD943A7175BF
• Residence: 1880, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his parents and siblings
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a teacher
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a mail carrier
• Residence: 1918, Van Buren, Michigan; when he registered for the WWI draft
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1930, Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a county treasurer

Notes:

Obituary - The Hartford Day Spring, Wed. Oct. 19, 1938
Ex-County Treasurer John Swoap Ends Life
Wife Finds Covert Man’s Body In Auto
Had Been Prominent In Business and Politics and I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
COVERT - John W. Swoap, 65, Van Buren county treasurer from 1928 to 1934, treasurer for the past eight years of the Michigan Grand lodge, I. O. O. F., and long a prominent resident of this community, ended his own life at his farm home northeast of this village Monday morning by using carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust of his car.
His body was found in the fumes filled car at 6:30 by his wife, the former Miss Bertha Spainhower, to whom he was married in 1936. Ill health was the only known reason for his act.
Coroner Fern E. Calvin of South Haven attributed death to suicide, and no inquest was held. The body was taken to the Calvin mortuary in South Haven, where funeral rites will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Karl Keefer of Gladwin, grand master of Michigan Odd Fellows and former Methodist pastor of Watervliet, will officiate and other I. O. O. F. grand lodge officers will attend. Masonic ceremonies will be conducted at the grave in Covert.
Mr. Swoap had long been prominent in both Odd Fellow and Masonic circles. He had been an officer of the I. O. O. F. grand lodge for fifteen years, and aside from serving as its treasurer the past eight years he had also handled the I. O. O. F. funeral benefits for the past three years. He was a 32nd degree Mason and was the first master of the Covert lodge. He also served Covert township for several years as supervisor and two years ago was an unsuccessful candidate for the state legislature.
In earlier life Mr. Swoap served as a city mail carrier in South Haven, until the death of his father-in-law, Sam Kenney of Covert, when he took over the Kenney dry goods and grocery store in Covert. His first wife, Edna Kenney Swoap, died in 1929. In 1936 he married his present wife, a former nurse in a New York state hospital, handling occupational therapy cases. They had retired to a recently purchased farm northeast of town.
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Swoap returned from a motor trip to Wichita, Kan. On Monday Mr. Swoap had planned to attend a meeting of I. O. O. F. grand lodge officers in Lansing, but ended his life before starting for that city.
Surviving him are his wife, a son, Orlo Swoap of Kalamazoo, formerly associated with him in business in Covert, and two grandchildren.

NOTE: Preceding obituary mentions wife as Bertha Spainhower whom he married in 1936 but John's death record and later legal papers mention her as Elizabeth S. Swoap. John Swoap was engaged to a Georgia Spainhower for approximately one year + until her death in March 1935 according to the News Palladium 26 Mar 1935. Which facts are correct?

Residence:
where he lived with his family and worked as a merchant in a general store. Edna's mother Carrie Kenney was also living in the household at this time

Buried:
in Covert Cemetery, Lot 282-2

John married Edna Browning Kenney on 1 Dec 1904 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. Edna (daughter of Samuel D. Kenney and Carrie Amanda Shattuck) was born on 7 Oct 1877 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; died on 13 Aug 1929 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 16 Aug 1929 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: 273W-WGF
• _UID: 5BA04C2113214CFB9F8E5B61D1A8DE8AAD62
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; where she lived with her parents
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her parents and sister Ada
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and worked as a saleswoman at the family general store
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan

Notes:

Residence:
where she lived with her family. Edna's mother Carrie Kenney was also living in the household at this time

Buried:
in Covert Cemetery, Lot 282-1

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• Occupation: as a machinist and inventor for Hempy-Cooper Mfg., Co. and Security Stove & Mfg. Co.
• _FSFTID: L6QN-H8H
• _UID: B85C8E43BB5A4356B53ADFE8BACDF87E4612
• Residence: 1870, Blanchard, Hardin, Ohio, United States
• Residence: 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Residence: 1 Mar 1885, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, Iola City, Allen, Kansas
• Residence: 1906, Iola, Kansas
• Residence: 1907, Kansas City, Missouri
• Residence: 1910, Kansas Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri
• Residence: 1920, Kansas City Ward 13, Jackson, Missouri
• Residence: 1930, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Notes:

U.S. Patents issued:
Corn Harvester, Pat. No. 511,268, Isaac Hempy, Wilbur J. Hempy and Thomas G. Hempy of LeRoy, Kansas, 19 Dec 1893
Convertible Vehicle Rack, Pat. No. 1,351,475, Wilbur J. Hempy, Ottawa, Kansas, 31 Aug 1920
Combination Ladle and Babbitting Jig, Pat. No. 1,351 247, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 31 Aug 1920
Babbitting Jig, Pat. No. 1,380,380, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 7 Jun 1921
Boring Machine, Pat. No. 1,407,031, Wilbur J. Hempy of Ottawa, Kansas, aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 22 Feb 1922
Combination Boring and Facing Machine, Pat. No. 1,426,987, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri aissignor to Hempy-Cooper Mfg. Co. of Missouri, 27 Dec 1919
Combination Boring and Facing Machine, Pat. No. 1,604,940, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, Missouri, 26 Oct 1926
Oil Strainer, Pat. No. 1,579,205, George W. Blakesley and Wilbur J. Hempy Kansas City, Missouri aissignors to the Security Stove & Mfg., Co. of Kansas City, MO, 6 Apr 1926
Expanding Mandrel, Pat. No. 1,689,484, Wilbur J. Hempy of Kansas City, MO, 30 Oct 1928

Buried:
Mount Moriah Cemetery

Wilbur married Nellie Esther Wolford on 4 Jul 1900. Nellie (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Wolford and Hannah Isabel Mace) was born on 24 Apr 1880 in Kansas; died on 6 May 1931 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; was buried in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L6QN-HQD
• _UID: 8B318AB638D14D3B9FA6F48C23C4AC7257A1
• Residence: 1880, Hawkeye, Osborne, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, Plumb, Wabaunsee, Kansas
• Residence: 1910, Kansas Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri
• Residence: 1920, Kansas City Ward 13, Jackson, Missouri
• Residence: 1930, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

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Obituary:
HEMPY - Nellie Esther, wife of W. J. Hempy passed away Wednesday, May 6, at her home, 3516 South Benton, at the age of 51 years. Besides the husband, she is survived by 1 daughter, Mrs. Aileen Hempy-Swoap; her son-in-law, Orlo F. Swoap of Covert, Mich.; also 5 sisters, Mrs. Susie Endsley, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Lucy Ray of Coffeyville, Kas.; Mrs. Rhoda Gillow of Iola, Kas.; Mrs. Lizzie Crawford of Strang, Neb.; Mrs. Phoebe Park, Bruning, Neb.; 3 brothers, Thomas H. Wolford and Chester A. Wolford, both of Alton, Kas.; Chancy O. Wolford of Eskridge, Kas. Funeral services at the home, 2516 South Benton, Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m., Dr. George McDonald, officiating. Interment in family lot, Mt. Moriah Cemetery. For further information call Mrs. C. L. Forster. - clipping from unknown newspaper

Buried:
Mount Moriah Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: LH62-P6P
• _UID: FFC0861B1B2E4AD3B6F9CE18C66C92F514B0
• Residence: 1850, Salem, Mercer, Pennsylvania; where he lived with his parents and siblings
• Residence: 1860, Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; where he worked as a painter
• Military: 30 Sep 1861, Indiana; enlisted as a Private in the Indiana 4th Light Artillery Battery
• Military: Between 1862 and 1863, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia; fought for the Union during the Civil War - 4 battles
• Military: 6 Oct 1864, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; was discharged at the close of enlistment
• Residence: 1870, Center, Porter, Indiana, United States; where he lived with his family and worked as a farm laborer
• Residence: 1880, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a laborer
• Residence: 1906, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; where he was admitted to a U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
• Admission: 4 Dec 1906, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; was admitted to the U.S. National Home for Disabled Soldiers

Notes:

James Swoap and Susan Crone probably divorced in the 1890's. James apparently moved on to Tyler, Texas where he married Julia Burks. James, however, was in failing health and a few years later was admitted to the "old soldiers" home in Ohio where he passed away. Susan remarried to Thomas DeHaven and remained in Michigan until her death.

Buried:
in Dayton National Cemetery, Sec.P, Row 9, Site 10

James married Susan A. Crone on 11 Dec 1864 in Center, Porter, Indiana. Susan (daughter of Michael Crone and Margaret Clay) was born in May 1848 in Ohio; died on 23 Jun 1929 in Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: 2WH1-XFS
• _UID: 05618162A678453C83BEEB47591D8F72D23F
• Residence: 1870, Center, Porter, Indiana, United States
• Residence: 1880, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1900, Breedsville Village, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1910, Keeler, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1918, Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan; Noted on son's draft card
• Residence: 1920, Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan

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• _FSFTID: 273W-47L
• _UID: A4B66459B0264B56B4ACC662867D18063764
• Arrival: 1860
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; where he lived with his family and kept a livery
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a merchant
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a merchant

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Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 284-1

Samuel married Carrie Amanda Shattuck on 1 Dec 1874 in St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan. Carrie (daughter of William Justus Shattuck and Laura D. Pratt) was born on 30 Jun 1854 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jul 1929 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 28 Jul 1929 in Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LHD2-PHH
• _UID: C908D4ED483F4745B731B4B0FA4B6C6C0EB5
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her parents and siblings
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her parents and siblings
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and kept house
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and kept house
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with husband Samuel and worked as a saleswoman in the family general store
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with daughter Edna Swoap's family

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 284-2

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• _FSFTID: MRHC-44S
• _UID: 249DC49F3FCF4A27B1E42A31AC7EE6E78AEC
• Residence: 1850, Violet, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1860, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, Oro Fino, Siskiyou, California
• Residence: 1870, Blanchard, Hardin, Ohio
• Residence: 1874, Cleveland, Ohio
• Residence: 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Residence: 1 Mar 1885, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1 Mar 1895, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, LeRoy City, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1 Mar 1905, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas

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Obituary from the Leroy Reporter, September 4, 1908
Isaac Hempy Dead. Isaac Hempy died at the University Hospital in Kansas city last Thursday morning, at about 3 o'clock. He had been operated on the previous evening and a cancerous growth removed from the bladder. He had been very sick for a week and his two sons Tom and Wilbur, and a daughter, Mrs. May Stone had been here with him. It seemed impossible to give him relief here so it was finally decided by the family to take him to the hospital and have the operation performed. Isaac Hempy was born in Ohio Sept. 25th, 1831 and was married in 1856 to Anne E. Smart who still survives him. They came to Kansas in 1860, settling on the farm just east of LeRoy where they lived up to a few years ago, when they gave up active farm work and moved to LeRoy. Four children survive. They are Maggie L. Haines, Thos. J. Hempy, Wilburd J. Hempy and Mrs. May Stone. The two sons with their wives and the daugthters and their husbands were here to attend the funeral which was held on Friday afternoon from the Methodist church, Rev. Maclean officiating. Mr. Hempy had been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for fifty two years, and was one of the few members in LeRoy who have the veterans jewel. He was also a member of the Methodist church which he had joined at the age of twenty-one years. Mr. Hempy had been a sufferer from poor health for a number of years. Often he would be on the street with his pain-racked body almost bent double, and yet for every one he had a word of hope and good cheer and could always muster up a cheerful smile. His familiar face will be missed. His cheery smile will be seen no more. His hearty "Good morning" will never be spoken again, for the lips which framed to words lie silent in the city of the dead. It is with heartfelt appreciation we wish to extend thanks to friends for their many tokens of kindness during the illness and death of our husband and father. ANNA E. HEMPY, MAGGIE L. HARRIS, TOM J. HEMPY, WILBUR G. HEMPY, MAY STONE.

Isaac, Wilbur J. and Thomas G. Hempy were issued a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for an improved Corn Harvester, Patent No. 511,268, 19 Dec 1893. See diagram.

"ISAAC HEMPY, farmer--P.O. Leroy, was born in Ohio in 1831 and in 1860 went to California. In 1866 returned to Ohio and in 1880 came to Kansas and located on a farm in Leroy, Coffee County. He was married to Miss Arm E. Smart, a native of Ohio. They had four children: Maggie L., Thomas G., Wilbur J., and Tena M. He is a member of the IOOF and of the Method Episcopal Church. While in California he mined". - Cutler, William G., History of the State of Kansas

"ELVIN said his Grandfather Hempy mined and fashioned a ring for his Grandmother, which is still in the family." notes from the Stone family

Buried:
LeRoy Cemetery

Isaac married Ann Elizabeth Smart on 23 Sep 1856 in Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio. Ann (daughter of William J. Smart and Patience Crick Blackwell) was born on 14 Jan 1836 in Fairfield, Ohio; died on 5 Mar 1910 in Brown, Ohio; was buried in Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: K4GY-Z15
• _UID: 1E5C73951F2D4B4D8A8E899E2A32429CDF01
• Residence: 1850, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1860, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1870, Blanchard, Hardin, Ohio
• Residence: 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Residence: 1 Mar 1885, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, LeRoy City, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1 Mar 1905, Le Roy, Coffey, Kansas

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Buried:
Le Roy Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: L632-347
• _UID: AEE197CD9F03441F9C78E95B0FC17BE37ECB
• Residence: 1861, LaHarpe, Illinois
• Residence: 1 Jul 1863, LaHarpe, Hancock, Illinois
• Residence: 1880, Hawkeye, Osborne, Kansas; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1 Mar 1885, Hawkeye, Osborne, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, Plumb, Wabaunsee, Kansas; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1910, Burlington Ward 1, Coffey, Kansas

Notes:

Obituary:
Thomas Jefferson Wolford was born near Zanesville, Ohio, December 21, 1830, and died at the home of his daughter, in Coffeyville, Kansas, March 9, 1914, at the age of 84 years, 2 months and sixteen days. In the year 1850 he moved to Illinois, in which state, at Carthage, he was united in marriage to Hanna I. Mace on Sept. 29, 1859. In 1868 he moved to Iowa and seven years later moved to Kansas, taking up a homestead in Hawkeye township, Osborne county. For the past 12 years the deceased, with his wife, had made their home at Burlington, Kansas spending much of their time visiting among their children. Mr. Wolford enlisted May 10, 1861, in Co. F. 16th Ill. Vol. Inf. and served three years in the civil war. He was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872 and held his membership in that church at Burlington, at the time of his death.
The deceased leaves a large circle of friends, many relatives and his wife and nine children. The children are: T. H.; Chester W.; Chancy W.; Lucy Ray, Coffeyville; Rhoda Gillow, Iola; Lizzie Crawford, Strang, Neb.; Nellie Hempy, Kansas City, Mo.; Phoebe Park, Brunning, Neb.; Susie Endsley, Los Angeles, Calif. All excepting the later were present at the funeral which was held at the Willow Dale church, March 12 at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Spalding of the Alton M. E. church. Interment was made in the Alton [Sumner] cemetery. Only a sweet memory remains of a valiant and loyal soldier of his country and King, who has answered the last roll call and has now entered into rest.
- The Alton Empire, of Alton, Kansas, Thursday, March 19, 1914

Buried:
Sumner Cemetery

Thomas married Hannah Isabel Mace on 25 Sep 1859 in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Hannah (daughter of Simeon Edgar Mace and Nancy Margaret Lemar) was born on 30 Jul 1841 in Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio; died on 27 Dec 1922 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri; was buried in 1922 in Alton, Osborne, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LCQ6-NKP
• _UID: E232EACAA14647159CDF4CC095CD3F5C8F43
• Residence: 1880, Hawkeye, Osborne, Kansas
• Residence: 1900, Plumb, Wabaunsee, Kansas
• Residence: 1910, Burlington Ward 1, Coffey, Kansas
• Residence: 1920, Kansas City Ward 13, Jackson, Missouri

Notes:

Obituary:
Hannah I. [Isabel] Mace was born in Ohio, July 30, 1841 and died at the home of her daughter in Kansas City, Mo., December, 27, 1922 aged 81 years, 4 months, and 28 days. She was married to Thomas J. Wolford in Illinois on Sept 25, 1859. The husband and father passed on March 9, 1914. To this union were born ten children, seven daughters and three sons. One daughter Ida N. Parks died April 24, 1900. In 1868 Mr. and Mrs. Wolford moved to Iowa where they lived until 1875. They then moved to Kansas, where Mrs. Wolford had her home at the time of her death. In the early part of her life Mrs. Wolford confessed her faith in God which faith she kept until the day of her death. Her relatives and many friends have known of her Christian life.
Those left to mourn the death of mother and grandmother are: Susie R. Endsley of Los Angeles, California, T. H. Wolford of Alton, Kansas; Lucy J. Ray of Coffeeville, Kansas; Rhoda B. Gillow of Iola, Kansas; Lizzie M. Crawford of Strang, Nebraska; Nellie E. Hempy of Kansas City, Mo.; Chester A. Wolford and Chauncey O. Wolford of Alton, Kansas; besides 31 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Friday afternoon in charge of Rev. Roberts. Interment was made in the Sumner cemetery.
- (newspaper not indicated on copy, but probably the Alton Empire, of Alton, Kansas)

Buried:
Sumner Cemetery

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• Name: 1837 Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania
• _FSFTID: LH62-PCV
• _UID: 92C530587F17496FB8B5492D021AF1B6D3AD
• Residence: 1800, Hebron, Washington, New York
• Residence: 1810, Coeymans, Albany, New York; where he lived with his family. His brother Frederick also lived nearby
• Residence: 1820, Orangeville, Genesee (Wyoming), New York; where he and his family were early settlers in this farming community
• Residence: 1830, Wethersfield, Genesee (Wyoming), New York; where he lived with his family and probably worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1837, Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; after relocating from Wethersfield, Wyoming, New York
• Residence: 1840, Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; where he lived with his family
• Residence: 1850, Salem, Mercer, Pennsylvania

Notes:

Alternate death date of 1866 has been cited in possibly Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., NY. however there are no records of the family ever living in this place. No evidence of either date or place of death seems to exist. It seems more likely he died in Pennsylvania or Indiana. There are no census records found after 1850. Two daugters were married in Porter Co., Indiana in the late 1850's, it is possible and maybe likely that the family lived there also as the ages of the daughters were 15 and 16 yrs.
Andrew Lafayette Swap consistently spelled his name Swap as did his brother Frederick and most of his sons up until about the 1850 census where we first see Swap spelled as Swoap. Most English translations of Swap or Swab were spelled phonetically as Swope only a few families spelled it as Swoap and it varied, even within the same family.
"His grandfather, Andrew Swap Sr., was born in Pennsylvania, near the central part of' the state, but subsequently settled permanently in New York state. (Note: the family did not settle permanently in New York, they infact moved to Pennsylvania in 1837) He was twice married, by his first wife having six sons and three daughters, none of whom are living. By his second marriage he became the father of nine more children, and of these two sons and two daughters survive." - Miller, John, A Twentieth Century History of Erie County, Pennsylvania : A narrative account of its historic progress, its people, and its principal interests (1909) P. 657

Residence:
where he lived with wife Adelia, 9 children and one child from his first marriage, Joseph, who was blind

Andrew married Adelia Hitchcock Jones about 1830. Adelia was born in 1809 in Massachusetts; died after 1870. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: CCA8BB3DDF364AE7ABB92DDE1C11E8538945
• Residence: 1870, Franklin, Erie, Pennsylvania

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• _FSFTID: 9XS7-LWY
• _UID: F7EDF339AD62417AABFA8979AF513AF3AE7F
• Residence: 1880, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan

Michael married Margaret Clay on 2 Mar 1841 in Hancock County, Ohio. Margaret was born about 1812 in Pennsylvania; and died. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: 9XS7-L4W
• _UID: DB1C48C58FB44640818EE63C7ABDA8926F2C

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• _FSFTID: LR3W-3DF
• _UID: A9F2FCB13C4A4239A37B46D5980B5178EEF3
• Arrival: 1860, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; Emigration from Canada
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer

Notes:

William M. Kenney was one of the pioneer settlers of Covert Twp., Van Buren Co., MI, having taken up residence there in the autumn of 1860. He was born April 10, 1824 in Halton Co., Canada. His father, Samuel D. Kenney, was a native of PA and was born there April 4, 1797. He married Lucy Robbins, a native of MA. She was born in MA on Nov. 13, 1802. Samuel and Lucy were married in Canada where both their families had moved just after the War of 1812. Samuel was a blacksmith and was in the employ of the British Government during the War of 1812. For his service, he received 200 acres of land in Halton Co. and he settled there after his marriage. He lived and died there at the age of 82. His wife, Lucy, died Oct. 17, 1860. Samuel and Lucy had 12 children: Timothy C., William M., Elizabeth Ann, Rebecca M., Samuel W., John S., David R., Lucyntha, Ruth Emily, Nathan C., George C. and Joseph F.
William Kenney married Mary Sherburne in Canada, Halton Co., May 24, 1825 (incorrect date). Mary was born in Canada. He farmed for several years, then turned to the nursery business. The climate was too cold, however, and he came to MI, settling in Covert Twp., known at that time as Deerfield Twp. The country was very wild at that time and the property he purchased was covered in timber. He cleared the land and cultivated a 40-acre farm where he lived the rest of his life.
William and Mary were the parents of: James W., a merchant at Covert and South Haven; Mary J., of South Haven who married George E. Sherbourne; Lucy A., wife of Lyman Carpenter of Covert; Samuel D., a merchant in Covert; Cynthia A. of Chicago, who married Frank Reed; Lottie E., wife of E. G. Allen and who lives in Chicago; Emma, who lives in Chicago and is the wife of Beuna Marvin; and William M.
William is a Republican. He held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, but only to fill vacancies as he had no desire for public life. He was formerly connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church and also with the Congregational Church. Even though he was not a member of either church, he led an upright Christian life.
He devoted much of his life to fruit farming, was very successful in grafting trees, and does so for many other parties. - Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties, Michigan : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States, Chicago, Chapman Bros., 1892, pg. 341

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 155-1

William married Mary Jane Sherburne on 10 Mar 1846 in Gore, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of James C. Sherburne and Sarah Middaugh) was born on 24 May 1825 in Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1908 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 5 Nov 1908 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L7N5-X4D
• _UID: 237A56D5F8254274A4DFF7D360A8275B72FD
• Arrival: 1864
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1900, Covert Township, Van Buren, Michigan

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 155-2

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• _FSFTID: 9JMW-52G
• _UID: 8AFEAB0622ED442C8A29B4848DA3C7049E0F
• Residence: 1850, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where he was working as a mechanic
• Military: 1 Jul 1863, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; registered for the Civil War draft
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where he worked as an express driver
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1900, Covert Township, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a farmer

Notes:

In 1852 Wm. J. Shattuck built a sawmill on the west branch of Mill brook. The supply of water proving insufficient, the mill was after several years practically abandoned, and the building was removed in 1884. - History of the Town of Plainfield (1891)

Residence:
where he worked as a farmer. Also living in the household at that time were Laura's younger sister Maria Pratt and unknown relation William Shattuck

Buried:
in Covert Cemetery, Lot 176-3

Died:
of disease of the heart and arteriofibrosis contributed by an embolism and gangrene of the leg and foot

William married Laura D. Pratt on 4 Apr 1848 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Laura (daughter of Otis Pratt and Clarissa Hamlin) was born on 24 Sep 1827 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 16 Apr 1872 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LMYW-CQP
• _UID: 71D5C9F092084BFDB6D698D6CF37E307CBB2
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her family
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; where she lived with her family

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 176-1

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• _FSFTID: KGCQ-7QM
• _UID: 96DAA4F25A524471B7E4AFEFC67B8596FCA9
• Residence: 1810, Frederick, Maryland
• Residence: 1820, Greenfield, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1830, Bern, Fairfield, Ohio

Notes:

Peter Came from Maryland in 1808. He held the Land Patent for the SE qtr of Sec. 31, Greenfield Twp. in 1814. Mt. Zion Rd. was built in 1825 and went through his land. Sold land and Sawmill in1838 and moved to northern Violet Twp.,possibly Hines Rd. Early Fairfield Co. maps list Hines Rd as Hempy Rd.

Peter married Mary Ann Michael on 20 Dec 1806 in Frederick County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of Andreas Michael and Maria Barbara Sinn) was born on 5 Apr 1789 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland; died on 2 Apr 1844 in Fairfield, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: KGCQ-78G
• _UID: F6D0CD0A707F425285B0AC02B362EE8F95DA
• Baptism: 15 Apr 1789, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
• Residence: 1840, Fairfield, Ohio

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• Employment: as a cooper (a maker or repairer of vessels made of staves & hoops ie. barrels, casks and tubs)
• _FSFTID: 9S47-Z55
• _UID: E9D90B7A882249CCBB8BB5592CD37C09DEB9
• Residence: 1840, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1850, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1860, Baltimore, Fairfield, Ohio
• Residence: 1860, Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California
• Residence: 1870, Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Residence: 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Residence: 1 Mar 1885, Spring Creek, Coffey, Kansas

Notes:

William and his two sons went to Scott Valley, Siskiyou, California in 1860 during the Gold Rush. There they worked as laborers according to the 1860 census.
William may have been from the Lutterworth, Warwickshire, England (just south of Leicester) area or nearby. Probably his sister, Sarah Ann, married Patience's brother, William Smith Blackwell, in that town in 1840.

Buried:
Woodland Cemetery, Sec.10 Lot 61

William married Patience Crick Blackwell on 11 May 1833 in Lorain, Ohio. Patience (daughter of Joseph Blackwell and Ann Smith) was born on 9 Apr 1816 in Watton, Kimcote, Leicestershire, England; died in 1873; was buried on 1 May 1873 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: 9S47-ZR3
• _UID: 661539919ED24D0989C98CA5E4ECC74E734F

Notes:

Buried:
Woodland Cemetery, Sec.10 Lot 61

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• _FSFTID: L6H6-VN7
• _UID: 87B5C868ECA445C2944FA5AF516BE08359BD
• Residence: 1830, Salem, Muskingum, Ohio
• Residence: 1840, Salem, Muskingum, Ohio
• Residence: 1850, Salem, Muskingum, Ohio
• Residence: 1870, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois
• Residence: Jun 1880, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois

Notes:

Daniel Wolford aged 80 years died at his home north of La Harpe on Dec. 16th. He was buried at the Bryan (Butler) Farm. He was an old settler of this locality. - obituary from unknown newspaper clipping

Buried:
Painters (Forgotten) Cemetery on The Butler Farm

Daniel married Elizabeth H. Williams on 14 Mar 1824 in Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio. Elizabeth was born on 19 Mar 1807 in Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio; died on 24 Jul 1884 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois; was buried in LaHarpe, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L6H6-K9R
• _UID: AEE0D542B24D43B7BE0FE97733DD7F0C6643
• Residence: 1880, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois

Notes:

Eliza H. Wolford died at her home two miles north of LaHarpe, on Thursday, July 24, after a protracted sickness of over three years. She was seventy-seven years old, being born in Ohio, on March 19, 1807, and coming to this neighborhood thirty-three years ago. She was a widow and resided with her daughter. There are six surviving sons and daughters. Ther funeral took place on Friday, July 25. The body was interred in the graveyard near to the house, the Rev. I.H. Henerson conducting the services. Communicated. - Obituary clipping from unknown newspaper

Buried:
Painters (Forgotten) Cemetery on The Butler Farm

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• _FSFTID: LDZP-XTS
• _UID: 961B26969BF94365B15025340EC2B476FDBF
• Residence: 1830, Salem, Muskingum, Ohio
• Residence: 1840, Adams, Muskingum, Ohio
• Residence: 1860, Howard, Wayne, Iowa
• Military: 21 Feb 1862, Missouri; enlisted in the18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment
• Residence: 1870, Howard, Wayne, Iowa
• Residence: 1880, Hawkeye, Osborne, Kansas

Notes:

Buried:
Sumner Cemetery

Simeon married Nancy Margaret Lemar on 3 Feb 1825 in Perry, Muskingum, Ohio. Nancy (daughter of Gallant Lemar, III and Mrs Lemar) was born on 23 Sep 1805 in Ohio; died on 4 Jul 1852 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois; was buried in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LDZP-XTK
• _UID: 87889F60400640AABD1C2916CFCE94DC6370

Notes:

Buried:
in Painters (Forgotten) Cemetery on The Butler Farm