Individual Details

William Stanton Swaim

(19 Apr 1862 - 13 Apr 1920)



William S. Swaim married Mary E. Hardin, 23 Dec 1885, Boone Co, IN

1900 Census. Chicago Ward 6, Cook Co, IL, Hh 117
William Swaim, b. Apr 1862, age 38, married 14 years, b. IN, father b. NC, mother b. IN, Switchman
Mary, wife, b. Dec 1861, age 38, 5 children, 4 are living
Hazel, dau, b. Nov 1886, 13
Varnie, son, b. Feb 1893, age 7
Herbert, son, b. May 1896, 4
Sylvia, dau, b. Oct 1899, 7 months
Charles Swaim, brother, b. Oct 1868, age 31, Switchman

1910 Census. Chicago Ward 31, Cook Co, IL, Hh 350
William S. Swaim, 48, married once for 24 years, b. IN, Switchman, Packing House
Mary E., wife, 48, 3 children, b. IN
Vernon S., son, 17, b. IN
Herbert O., son, 13, b. IL
Sylvia D., dau, 10, b. IL

1920 Census. Norwood Park, Cook Co, IL,
Chicago State Hopital for the Insane. 64th Ave & Irving (Park Blvd)
Swain, Wm S. inmate, age 57, b. IN

Cook Co, IL Death records
Wm. S. Swain, born 19 April 1862 in Zionsville, IN, died 13 Apr 1920, Norwood Park, Cook Co, IL. Buried 16 Apr 1920 at Mt Evergreen. He had been a Railroad Switchman. Married. Address: 5531 S. Loomie St. Father: T. Troggart Swain b. West Virginia; mother, Delphia Harmon, b. PA. Spouse: Mary E. Swain.

Illinois Death Certificate #017455 for daughter Hazel
Hazel S. Weaver died 6 May 1974 at the Lake County Home, Crown Point, IN of chronic pyelonephritis and chronic brochitis. She was 87 - born 12 Nov 1886 in Kankakke, IL and widowed. She had done office work. Her residence had been 529 Madison St in Calumet, Lake Co, IL. Her father was William Swaim; her mother Mary Hardin. The Home gave the information. She was buried Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, IN on May 9th.

Events

Birth19 Apr 1862Boone County, Indiana
Marriage1886Mary Elizabeth Hardin
Death13 Apr 1920Norwood Park, Cook County, Illinois

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Hardin (1862 - 1959)
ChildHazel Cecelia Swaim (1886 - 1974)
ChildSylvia Delphia Swaim (1899 - 1981)
ChildVernon S. Swaim (1893 - )
ChildHerbert O. Swaim (1896 - 1959)
FatherTrougett Swaim (1829 - 1875)
MotherPhiladelphia Harmon (1837 - 1911)
SiblingMariah Belle Swaim (1857 - 1917)
SiblingJesse E. Swaim (1860 - )
SiblingLora A. Swaim (1865 - 1933)
SiblingJohn Sherman Swaim (1866 - 1909)
SiblingCharles Everett Swaim (1868 - 1942)
SiblingJames Swaim (1870 - 1945)
SiblingHarry Orth Swaim (1874 - 1927)