Individual Details
John SWEGLE
(1769 - 24 September 1845)
Events
| Birth | 1769 | Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1793 | Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey - Hannah COLEMAN | |||
| Tax List | 1793 | John Sweagle - Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey | | ||
| Note | 1829 | son, Mathias, first settler - Fairview, Fulton, Illinois |  | | |
| History | 1829 | Swegle Creek - , Fulton, Illinois | | | |
| Census | 1830 | , Fulton, Illinois | | | |
| Census | 1830 | possible sons - Benjamin Swugle/Sweegle, Daniel - Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey | | ||
| Census | 1840 | Township 8N3E - , Fulton, Illinois | | | |
| Death | 24 September 1845 | Fairview, Fulton, Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Lyons Cemetery, Fairview, Fulton, Illinois | ||||
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| History | Fairview, Fulton, Illinois | | | ||
| Note | possible relative - Lafayette Swegle from NJ | |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah COLEMAN (1769 - 1845) |
| Child | Benjamin SWEGLE (1795 - 1844) |
| Child | Mathias SWEGLE (1797 - 1861) |
| Child | John SWEGLE (1799 - 1876) |
| Child | Daniel SWEGLE (1801 - 1871) |
| Child | Elizabeth SWEGLE (1804 - 1861) |
| Child | Sarah SWEGLE (1807 - ) |
| Child | Mercy SWEGLE (1810 - ) |
| Child | Nancy SWEGLE (1813 - 1870) |
Notes
Note
Matthias Swegle was the first settler to locate in this beautiful township (Fairview). He came from New Jersey and settled at the head of Swegle creek in 1829. He was a very large man and of but little education. He attended school here after he located in the township. He was a pupil of Mr. Morris when he weighed 340 pounds. When he first started to school his oldest child was 22 years old. He was in the spelling class with his younger children and would take his place among the little fellows as they stood up to spell. He attended school about three months. He was a generous, public-spirited man, and as Peter Pumyea's house was the house of the average Jerseyman, so was Mattias Swegle's that of the itinerant Methodist persuasion. He made a wooden cannon during the Black Hawk war to frighten the Indians with. He was the first Justice of the Peace.History
p. 57Swegle Creek.
Exits Sec. 7, Fairview Twp., joins Spoon River in Sec. 9, Young Hickory Twp.
Named for Matthias Swegle, who was the "First to settle in [Fairview Township and] who built a cabin at the head of Swegle Creek in 1829.
Census
John Swegle/Swingle/SeegleMales:
1 20-29
1 40-49
1 60-69
Females:
1 15-19
1 60-69
5 total free white persons
John Coleman Jr. and Sr. on same page
Job Babbitt on same page
William S. Williams on same page
Census
John Swegle (Matthias and Benjn Swegle on same page)Males:
1 70-80
Females:
1 60-70
Note
The Swegle name resided in Germany before first appearing in the United States in the 1786 Tax Records in Morris County, New Jersey1. Pat W. - I found the following Christening at www.familysearch.org . Perhaps it matches your ancestor, John Swegle. JOHANN ERNST SCHWEG (male) 23 JUL 1769 Evangelisch, Bergkirchen, Lippe, Germany. Father: JOHANN HINRICH SCHWEG. Mother: CATHARINA MARGARETHA ILSABEH BROYER.
2. Swegle.com - The earliest ancestor we know of is John Swegle, born in Germany in 1769. The name Johann Schweg is certainly close to John Swegle. The place and year of Christening and Birth also match. But a few more details need filled in such as where in Germany John was from to see if they really are one and the same. Or (working from the other end) what became of Johann Schweg.
Note
How are John, Mathias, and Lafayette Swegle related?What we know about John Swegle He was b 1769 Germany, d 24 Sep 1845 Lyons Cem. Fairview, Fulton, IL. He disappears from the NJ records in 1828, when he moved his family from NJ to Fulton County area of IL. Mathias Swegle was born prior to 1786 and he disappears from the NJ records about 1796. Lafayette Swegle He was b 24 Sep 1824 Sussex Co. NJ, d 17 Jun 1889 St Augustine, Knox Co. IL.
History
As soon as the first settlers had provided homes for their families, they turned their attention toward the establishment of schools and churches. That the parents were interested in education is evidenced by Matthias Swegle, the first known settler, who attended school for three months with his children, even though he was about 40 years of age and weighed 340 pounds.1838 Wyckoff - first teacher
1839 Gulick - 2nd teacher
Morse 3rd
Endnotes
1. JoAnn Carothers (http://members.cox.net/jennahawk/swegle.html).
3. Chas. C. Chapman, History of Fulton County, Illinois, 1879 (reprint, n.p.: n.p., 1879.).
4. by Betty J. Irwin for Fulton County, Illinois Historical and Genealogical Society, A to Z, Fulton County, Illinois place names.
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6. 1830; Census Place: Fulton, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 24; Page: 254; Family History Library Film: 0007649.
7. 1830; Census Place: Fulton, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 24; Page: 254; Family History Library Film: 0007649.
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9. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHB8-45T : 24 August 2015), John Swegle, Fulton, Illinois, United States; citing p. 217, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 59; FHL microfilm 7,642..
11. (http://www.swegle.com/queries/).
12. (http://www.swegle.com/queries/).
13. History of Fulton Co IL in Spoon River Country 1818-1968.
14. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County (Munsell Publishing Company http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/biographies/bios_u.htm).