Individual Details
Nathaniel Swingley
(9 Nov 1807 - 17 Mar 1883)
Nathaniel Swingley came in 1836 to Ogle County, Illinois. He and Samuel M. Hitt were among the original "Maryland Colony" settlers in Ogle County. They took a claim to the site that became Mount Morris. They returned to Washington County, Maryland to get their families and tie up business there. In the Spring of 1837, they returned to Ogle County with their families.
Events
| Birth | 9 Nov 1807 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD | |||
| Marriage | 28 Feb 1828 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD - Elizabeth Sharer |  |  | |
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1880 | , Ogle, IL - Almira J. | |||
| Death | 17 Mar 1883 | Dement, Ogle, IL | | ||
| Burial | Dement, Ogle, IL |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Sharer (1809 - 1879) |
| Child | Ann Elizabeth Swingley (1829 - 1896) |
| Child | John Henry Swingley (1830 - 1889) |
| Child | Urilla Swingley (1832 - 1921) |
| Child | Upton Swingley (1834 - 1919) |
| Child | Nicholas Swingley (1836 - 1886) |
| Child | Martha Swingley (1839 - 1839) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth Swingley (1840 - 1842) |
| Child | Charles O. Swingley (1843 - 1846) |
| Child | Jacob E. Swingley (1846 - 1886) |
| Child | William Albert Swingley (1848 - 1849) |
| Child | James Alfred Swingley (1848 - 1920) |
| Spouse | Almira J. (1817 - 1895) |
| Father | Swingley ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Swingley ( - ) |
| Father | John Swingley (1776 - 1822) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hoffman (1787 - 1824) |
Notes
Marriage
Agnes Long gave the 17th as Elizabeth Sharer and Nathaniel Swingley's wedding day and Reverend Kurtz as the officiating pastor.Death
Agnes Long gave Creston as the location of Nathaniel Swingley's death.Endnotes
1. Long, Agnes Young., Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and his Descendants, Volume 2, Chapter XII: Descendants of Nancy Newcomer, daughter of Henry and Barbara (Garver) Newcomer. (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) .