Individual Details

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.

Name of wife and marriage date from Anna. On an earlier family group sheet, Anna had Salisbury, LaSalle Co., IL, as birthplace & 1868 as marriage year.

Los Angeles Herald, 22 December 1910:
"PIONEER CALIFORNIAN IS KILLED BY STREET CAR
John W. Swanson Steps Directly in Front of Vehicle
John W. Swanson, 68 years old, who lived in California for half a century, was struck by a Pacific Electric car of the Long Beach line at the Nadeau street crossing at 6:30 o'clock last night and was killed instantly.
Mr. Swanson lived at Fillmore until three months ago, when he moved to Florence, a small station just outside the city limits. He was on his way home from Los Angeles and alighted from a southbound car at Nadeau street. He walked around the rear of the car and stepped directly in front of a northbound car. The motorman did not have time to apply the brakes before Swanson was struck. He was hurled twenty-five feet.
The crew placed the body aboard the car and brought it to the Pacific Electric station at Sixth and Main streets, whence it was removed to the undertaking establishment of Pierce Bros., where the coroner will hold an inquest to fix the responsibility for the accident.
Mr. Swanson is survived by a widow, a son and a daughter."

Birth	Abt Jun 1841	Illinois
Census	1 Jun 1850	Salisbury, LaSalle Co., Illinois
Marriage	5 May 1864	Tulare Co., California - Martha Ann MCCULLOUGH
Census	1 Jun 1870	P.O. Visalia, Venice Twp., Tulare Co., CA, pg. 6; John W. Swanson, head, 28 (1841-42), born MO, teamster. Wife and 2 children.
Census	1 Jun 1880	Santa Ana Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, ED 27 pg. 24; John Swanson, head, 38 (1841-42), born IL father born Penn mother born Ohio, farmer.
Voting Register	Bet 1901 and 1902	Sespe Election Precinct, Ventura Co., CA; #138 John William Swanson, 60, address Fillmore; #139 Norton Hale Swanson, 27, Fillmore; #149 Orange Swanson, 36, Fillmore, listed together.
Voting Register	Bet 1908 and 1909	Fillmore Voting Pct., Ventura Co., CA; #238 John William Swanson, 67, teamster, Fillmore; sons Orange and Norton are listed by him.
Census	15 Apr 1910	Fillmore, Ventura Co., CA, ED 213 Sh 4A; John W. Swanson, head, 67 (1842-43), marriage 1 of 46 yr., born IL father born PA mother born OH, teamster.
Death	21 Dec 1910	Los Angeles Co., California
Reference No		1589

Spouse	Martha Ann MCCULLOUGH (1847 - 1910)
Child	Orange T. SWANSON (1865 - 1926)
Child	Edward William SWANSON (1869 - 1910)
Child	Flora SWANSON (1871 - 1880)
Child	Rosa SWANSON (1873 - 1880)
Child	Norton Hale SWANSON (1876 - 1946)
Child	Lottie SWANSON (1879 - 1880)
Child	John D. SWANSON (1882 - 1910)

Father	Edward J. SWANSON (1820 - 1852)
Mother	Chloe Ann SMITH (1822 - 1908)
Sibling	Julius Augustus SWANSON (1840 - 1919)
Sibling	Henry Francis SWANSON (1847 - 1920)
Sibling	George Wallace SWANSON (1850 - 1924)