Individual Details
Edward J. SWANSON
(Abt 1820 - Abt 1852)
1840, Printed pg 224, Silver Creek Precinct, Stephenson Co., IL:
Edward Swanson, head.
1 f 40-50 [ 1790-1800] [Mary Swanson]
1 m 20-30 [1810-1820] [Edward]
1 f 15-20 [ 1820-1825] [Chloe Ann]
1 Jun 1850, Salisbury, LaSalle Co., IL, stamped pg. 212:
Edward Swanson, 28 (1821-12) born Indiana, farmer; real estate $1500
Chloe A. Swanson, 25 (1824-25) born Ohio
Julius A Swanson, 9 (1840-41) born IL
John W Swanson, 7 (1842-43) born IL
Henry F Swanson, 2 (1847-48) born IL
George W. 1/12 (Apr-May 1850), born IL
Mary Swanson, 69 (1780-81) born Penn.
Andrew J Meyers, 14 (1835-36), born IL
John H. Swanson, 12 (1937-38), born IL.
The following was sent to me by Jean Laws via e-mail 7 Jan 2001:
LaSalle Co Democrat Sep 9, 1851 Tues. On Monday the lst inst. an elopement took place in LaSalle, the parties being a Mr Ed J Swanson and Mrs Eliza Cox, wife of John Cox , resident of that town. It is stated they are on their way to Cal. Swanson has left behind a wife and four children unprovided for, and Mrs Cox has confided a young child, three years of age, to the care of her late husband: promising in the course of 12 months , she will again return to bless him with her presence. Rather cool that.
Ill State Journal Springfield Ill Sep 12, 1851: Let Them Go! Edward J Swanson and Eliza Cox, both married persons and having families, left their partners and children, in LaSalle Co, a few days ago for Cal. Mrs Cox left word for her husband that she would be back in twelve months.
Anna Salierno said he was in the U.S. - Mexican War and might have died in it. Her FGS has date of 1851. NV. NOTE: Mexican War was 1846-1848, so he wouldn't have died then.
Note that a letter from attorney representing Edward Jr.'s four children wrote to the estate of Mary Swanson and said that she died leaving a son Edward, "who has since died". That sounds as though he outlived his mother, which probably means he died in California, not on the trail out.
Edward Swanson, head.
1 f 40-50 [ 1790-1800] [Mary Swanson]
1 m 20-30 [1810-1820] [Edward]
1 f 15-20 [ 1820-1825] [Chloe Ann]
1 Jun 1850, Salisbury, LaSalle Co., IL, stamped pg. 212:
Edward Swanson, 28 (1821-12) born Indiana, farmer; real estate $1500
Chloe A. Swanson, 25 (1824-25) born Ohio
Julius A Swanson, 9 (1840-41) born IL
John W Swanson, 7 (1842-43) born IL
Henry F Swanson, 2 (1847-48) born IL
George W. 1/12 (Apr-May 1850), born IL
Mary Swanson, 69 (1780-81) born Penn.
Andrew J Meyers, 14 (1835-36), born IL
John H. Swanson, 12 (1937-38), born IL.
The following was sent to me by Jean Laws via e-mail 7 Jan 2001:
LaSalle Co Democrat Sep 9, 1851 Tues. On Monday the lst inst. an elopement took place in LaSalle, the parties being a Mr Ed J Swanson and Mrs Eliza Cox, wife of John Cox , resident of that town. It is stated they are on their way to Cal. Swanson has left behind a wife and four children unprovided for, and Mrs Cox has confided a young child, three years of age, to the care of her late husband: promising in the course of 12 months , she will again return to bless him with her presence. Rather cool that.
Ill State Journal Springfield Ill Sep 12, 1851: Let Them Go! Edward J Swanson and Eliza Cox, both married persons and having families, left their partners and children, in LaSalle Co, a few days ago for Cal. Mrs Cox left word for her husband that she would be back in twelve months.
Anna Salierno said he was in the U.S. - Mexican War and might have died in it. Her FGS has date of 1851. NV. NOTE: Mexican War was 1846-1848, so he wouldn't have died then.
Note that a letter from attorney representing Edward Jr.'s four children wrote to the estate of Mary Swanson and said that she died leaving a son Edward, "who has since died". That sounds as though he outlived his mother, which probably means he died in California, not on the trail out.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1820 | Indiana | |||
| Marriage | 29 Aug 1839 | Stephenson Co., Illinois - Chloe Ann SMITH |  | ||
| Census | 1840 | Stephenson Co., Silver Creek Pct., IL, pg. 114. Edward head of household, 1 F 40-50, 1 F 15-20, 1 M 20-30. | |||
| Property | 1 May 1843 | Patent No 13464, by preemption, to Edward J. Swanson of Stephenson County, Illinois. East half of the NE qtr S7 T27 R9E, containing 80 acres | |||
| Property | 1 Mar 1847 | Patent No 20335 to Edward J. Swanson of Stephenson County, Illinois. NE qtr f of the SE qtr S11 T26 R7E, containing 40 acres | |||
| Census | 1850 | Salisbury, LaSalle Co., Illinois | |||
| Death | Abt 1852 | Between IL and CA | |||
| Reference No | 1586 |
Families
| Spouse | Chloe Ann SMITH (1822 - 1908) |
| Child | Julius Augustus SWANSON (1840 - 1919) |
| Child | John William SWANSON (1841 - 1910) |
| Child | Henry Francis SWANSON (1847 - 1920) |
| Child | George Wallace SWANSON (1850 - 1924) |
| Father | Edward J. SWANSON (1769 - 1829) |
| Mother | Mary MYERS (1781 - 1853) |
| Sibling | John Henry SWANSON (1812 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Mary SWANSON (1814 - 1884) |
Endnotes
1. Illinois Marriages to 1850 - search at Ancestry.com.