Individual Details
Oliver Hershey Swingley
(17 Jul 1842 - 17 Jun 1917)
Oliver Swingley served in Company D, 4th and 12th Illinois Calvary during the Civil War. After the war, he ran a drug store beginning in 1868. Later he operated a jewelry store and worked as a bank cashier and auditor for the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1882 to 1886 he was the Mount Morris postmaster.
Events
| Birth | 17 Jul 1842 | Hagerstown, Washington, MD |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Apr 1866 | , Ogle, IL - Emily Agusta Alden | |||
| Death | 17 Jun 1917 | Mount Morris, Ogle, IL |  | ||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle, IL | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily Agusta Alden (1843 - 1908) |
| Child | Frederick H. Swingley (1867 - 1939) |
| Child | Maude S. Swingley (1873 - ) |
| Child | Florence Augusta Swingley (1869 - ) |
| Child | Gertrude Swingley (1875 - ) |
| Child | Mabel K. Swingley (1876 - ) |
| Child | Cyrus Alden Swingley (1872 - 1872) |
| Father | Benjamin Swingley (1816 - 1905) |
| Mother | Catharine Hershey (1817 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen Swingley (1838 - 1906) |
| Sibling | John Henry Swingley (1840 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Louisa Swingley (1844 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Anna Catherine Swingley (1848 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Susan Swingley (1849 - ) |
| Sibling | Laura Susan Swingley (1851 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Alice Swingley (1852 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Grace Swingley (1857 - 1897) |
Notes
Death
Oliver Swingley's death year was given as 1921 by Jason Coffman and by Agnes Long.Endnotes
1. Owen Newcomer's estimation..
2. Cramer, Roger. Peoria, Arizona. Web site: www.members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html.