Individual Details

Anna Salierno states Aaron and Mary divorced.
Marriage certificate and 1900 census have her as Mary U.. AnnaSalierno has Mary Eunis. Probably spelling errors due topronunciation.
According to Mamie Swanson Clark, Mary was very deaf from the timeMamie first met her in Jan 1900. She later became almost totally deaf.Mamie also said that Mary was a "very difficult, almost dangerousperson who always carried a pistol in her skirt right side pocket -hidden in the folds." Amanda warned Mamie to never suddenly surpriseher mother. Mary was very eccentric and according to Mamie ruinedAmanda's life, as in later years she was never able to leave hermother alone.
Jean Laws notes that Mary Eunice may also have been born in StephensonCo., IL.

Birth	25 Apr 1842	La Salle Co., Illinois
Census	1850	Town of Florence, Stephenson Co., IL. Age 8 (1842) born IL.
Census	1 Jun 1860	P. O. Leon, Eden Twp., Decatur Co., IA, pg 128; Mary Fletcher, 18 (1841-42) born IL, attended school within the year.
Marriage	22 Jan 1863	Tulare Co., California - Aaron SWANSON
Census	1870	Tulare Co., CA. Age 28 (1842), housekeeper, born IL.
Census	1 Jun 1880	Eugene Pct., Lane C., OR, ED 65 pg 20C, stamped pg 249; Mary Swanson, head, 38 (1841-42), born IL father born TN mother born OH, keeping house.
Census	1900	Tulare, Tulare Co., CA. Age 58; birth date as Apr. 1842. Mother of 5, 1 living, divorced. Born IL, father born VA, mother born OH. can read and write. Living with daughter, Amanda.
Census	15 Apr 1910	Exeter Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 189 Sh 5B; Mary Swanson, servant, 56 (1853-54), born CA father born Sweden mother born CA. In home of Frances Misten [sp?] family.
Census	1 Jan 1920	Tulare Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 221 Sh 13A; Mary U. Swanson, mother, widow, 76 (1843), born IL father born VA mother born IN. Lives with daughter Amanda.
Census	15 Apr 1930	Tulare Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 69 Sh 11A; Mary U. Swanson, mother, 87 (1842-43), born IL father born VA mother born IN. With daughter Amanda.
Death	28 Mar 1933	Visalia, Tulare Co., California
Burial	30 Mar 1933	Tulare, Tulare Co., California
Reference No		1544

Spouse	Aaron SWANSON (1839 - 1915)
Child	Amanda O. SWANSON (1865 - 1946)
Child	Henry SWANSON (1869 - 1870)
Child	Willard SWANSON (1870 - 1898)

Father	Warden Pope "Pony" FLETCHER (1810 - 1890)
Mother	Narcissa SWANSON (1810 - 1876)
Sibling	Alfred Moore FLETCHER (1840 - 1910)
Sibling	Levi Myers FLETCHER (1844 - 1872)
Sibling	James Worden FLETCHER (1848 - 1933)
Sibling	Stearns J. FLETCHER (1852 - 1872)