Individual Details

Richard Swift

(19 Dec 1819 - 27 Oct 1875)

Events

Birth	19 Dec 1819	Ohio, United States
Alt. Birth	Calc 1826	Ohio, United States
Census (family)	21 Aug 1850	Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States - Lucinda Unknown
Marriage	30 Mar 1854	Grant County, Indiana, United States - Mary Snyder
Census (family)	12 Jun 1860	Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States - Mary Snyder
Census (family)	1 Aug 1870	Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States - Mary Snyder
Death	27 Oct 1875
Burial	Aft 27 Oct 1875	South central portion of West Section - Elizabethtown Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana, United States
Children (Family)	27 Feb 1908	four generations - Hartford City, Blackford, Indiana, United States - Mary Snyder
Marriage		Lucinda Unknown
Property (Fam)		Mary Snyder
Reference No		ID1470
Occupation
Education

Families

Spouse	Mary Snyder (1833 - 1917)
Child	Harriett Swift (1854 - 1941)
Child	Elizabeth Swift (1859 - 1914)
Child	Anna Swift (1864 - )
Child	Eliza Swift (1864 - 1865)
Child	Sylvester Swift (1864 - 1929)
Child	Sarah Swift (1867 - 1940)

Spouse	Lucinda Unknown (1821 - )
Child	Dodge Swift (1847 - 1924)

Notes

Census (family)

From Image:
1] Richard Swift: Head of Household - 26 male - Farmer - Born Ohio
2] Lucinda Swift 29, female - born Ohio
3] Chester Birch: 6, male - born Ohio
4] Dodge Swift: 3, male - born Ohio
Household:
- Property: Real Estate value $400

Census (family)

From Image:
1] Richard Swift: Head of Household - 38, Male - Occupation: Farmer - Born Ohio -
2] May Swift: 28, female - Born Ohio -
3] Chester Bunch: 17, Male - Born Ohio - attended school
4] Dodge Swift: 13, male - Born Ohio - attended school
5] Harriett Swift: 6, Female - born Indiana - attended school
6] Elizabeth Swift: 1, Female - Born Indiana
Household:
- Property: Real Estate $1200 - Personal $500

Census (family)

From Image:
1] Richard Swift: Head of Household - 50, white Male - Occupation: Farmer - Born Ohio - Cannot read or write
2] Mary M. Swift: 38, white female - Born Ohio - Keeping House
3] Harriett Swift: 15, white female - Born Indiana - attended school
4] Ellen Swift: 12, white female - Born Indiana - attended school
5] Anna Swift: 6, white female - born Indiana - attended school
6] Sylvester Swift: 5, white male - born Indiana - attended school
7] Sarah Swift: 3, white female - born Indiana
Household:
- Property: Real Estate $4000 - Personal $550

Burial

Headstone Inscription:
Swift
Mary M.
Apr.3,1831
Apr8,1917
Richard
Dec.19,1819
Oct.27,1875

Property (Fam)

1860: Real Estate $1200 - Personal $500
1870: Real Estate $4000 - Personal $550

Occupation

1850-1870: Farmer

Education

1870: Cannot read or write

Endnotes

1. 1860 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 21, line 35, Dwelling & Family 152, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M653_245; Family History Library Film: 803245. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/ol3crhs), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003004.

Ancestry.com Record Link: http://tinyurl.com/ol3crhs

2. Find a Grave Memorial, Richard Swift - Elizabethtown Cemetery - Memorial# 69902518.

Find a Grave Memorial, Isaac Robbins
Richard Swift Find a Grave Page

3. 1870 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 11, Line 16, Dwelling 77, Family 75, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M593_300; Family History Library Film: 545799. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003005.

4. Headstone Inscription, "Swift/ Mary M./Apr.3,1831/Apr8,1917/Richard/Dec.19,1819/Oct.27,1875" Acc003219/Ph10492-025.jpg.

5. 1850 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 26, Line 3, Dwelling & Family 114, Richard Swift Household. Original Data: NARA, M432_136. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/omu4dkj), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003006.

Ancestry.com Record Link:

6. 1850 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 26, Line 3, Dwelling & Family 114, Richard Swift Household. Original Data: NARA, M432_136. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/omu4dkj), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003006.

7. Email, from Marj Haas Van Couwenberghe 1 Mar 2002. Acc001156.

8. Database On-line, "Indiana, Marriage Collection, 1800-1941" about Richard Swift. Original Data: Grant County, Indiana; Marriage Records Volume I Book C (Sept 1831-June 1, Compiled by--Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 3; Page: 47. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/m.

Ancestry.com Record Link: http://tinyurl.com/m87boo4

9. Marriage Records of Grant County, Indiana, 1831-1864. Compiled by General Francis Marion Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Published 1900. Bk3334., 57.

Archive.org Link to Book

10. Headstone Inscription, "Swift/ Mary M./Apr.3,1831/Apr8,1917/Richard/Dec.19,1819/Oct.27,1875" Acc003219/Ph10492-025.jpg.

11. 1860 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 21, line 35, Dwelling & Family 152, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M653_245; Family History Library Film: 803245. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/ol3crhs), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003004.

12. 1870 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 11, Line 16, Dwelling 77, Family 75, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M593_300; Family History Library Film: 545799. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003005.

13. Find a Grave Memorial, Richard Swift - Elizabethtown Cemetery - Memorial# 69902518.

Find a Grave Memorial, Isaac Robbins

14. Headstone Inscription, "Swift/ Mary M./Apr.3,1831/Apr8,1917/Richard/Dec.19,1819/Oct.27,1875" Acc003219/Ph10492-025.jpg.

15. Find a Grave Memorial, Richard Swift - Elizabethtown Cemetery - Memorial# 69902518.

Find a Grave Memorial, Isaac Robbins

16. Headstone Inscription, "Swift/ Mary M./Apr.3,1831/Apr8,1917/Richard/Dec.19,1819/Oct.27,1875" Acc003219/Ph10492-025.jpg.

17. Map, Elizabethtown Cemetery with burial approximate locations. Created by RobbHaas, Oct 2014 from Find a Grave/Google Map. Acc003219/Doc2433.pdf.

18. Cemetery Burial List. Delaware County, Indiana. INGenWeb, accessed 1 Aug 2020, Swift Family, Elizabethtown Cemetery, Washington Township.

Delaware County Cemetery Burial List
Swift Family, Elizabethtown Cemetery

19. Newspaper Article, "Group of Four Generations", Picture, Caption. Mary Snyder Swift, ID1903, others. The Muncie Morning Star (Muncie, Indiana), 27 Feb 1908, page 6, Col 2, 3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/251250966, accessed 14 March 2019. Doc5169.pdf.

20. 1860 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 21, line 35, Dwelling & Family 152, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M653_245; Family History Library Film: 803245. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/ol3crhs), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003004.

21. 1870 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 11, Line 16, Dwelling 77, Family 75, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M593_300; Family History Library Film: 545799. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003005.

22. 1870 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 11, Line 16, Dwelling 77, Family 75, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M593_300; Family History Library Film: 545799. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003005.

23. 1860 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 21, line 35, Dwelling & Family 152, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M653_245; Family History Library Film: 803245. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/ol3crhs), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003004.

24. 1850 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 26, Line 3, Dwelling & Family 114, Richard Swift Household. Original Data: NARA, M432_136. www.ancestry.com (http://tinyurl.com/omu4dkj), accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003006.

25. 1870 US Census, Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana, Page 11, Line 16, Dwelling 77, Family 75, Richard Swift, ID1470 Household. Original Data: NARA, M593_300; Family History Library Film: 545799. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Oct 2013. Acc003005.