Individual Details
John Thomas Swale
(24 Jan 1811 - 8 Feb 1887)
Parents: Timothy Swale 1780–1871
Mary Wilks Swale 1790–1870
Spouses:
Julia Ann Farnum Morse 1832–1917
Ann Stabler Swale 1821–1871 (m. 1837)
Died, Tuesday morning Feb. 8th, 1887, at his home in Leroy Township, John Swale, aged 76 years last January. He was one of the old settlers and will long be kindly remembered. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Mentor school house, Rev. Ricker of Fredericksburg M.E. Church officiating. There was a large attendance of relatives and the house was crowded with friends and neighbors. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his loss, one son and a daughter live in Kansas and were not present at the funeral.
John Swale was born in Yorkshire, England in 1811. In 1837 he married Eliza Knapton and they had 3 children. John earned his living as an Inn Keeper. Eliza died only 6 years later. John married again, this time to Harriet Freeman, who died only a year after they were married. Then John married Ann Stabler in 1846. Seven years later, John and Ann immigrated to the United States with their children, arriving in Cook County, Illinois in 1855. In 1860 they settled in Bremer County, making their home in Waverly, where they established a farm. John became a naturalized citizen of the United States on Oct. 6, 1862. Children who lived in Bremer County were: Charles Swale; Sarah Matilda Swale (who married Stewart Daily); Mary A. Swale (who married Albert Van Tassell); John Thomas Swale (who married Azelia Sponable); and Frederick W. Swale (who married Adell Farnham). Ann Swale died in 1871 and is buried at Mentor-Fay Cemetery. John and Julia Ann Farnham were married about 1875. John Swale died on Feb 8th, 1882 at his home in Leroy Township at age 76. He was remembered as one of the “old settlers”. He is buried at Mentor-Fay Cemetery near his wife, Ann.
Mary Wilks Swale 1790–1870
Spouses:
Julia Ann Farnum Morse 1832–1917
Ann Stabler Swale 1821–1871 (m. 1837)
Died, Tuesday morning Feb. 8th, 1887, at his home in Leroy Township, John Swale, aged 76 years last January. He was one of the old settlers and will long be kindly remembered. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Mentor school house, Rev. Ricker of Fredericksburg M.E. Church officiating. There was a large attendance of relatives and the house was crowded with friends and neighbors. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn his loss, one son and a daughter live in Kansas and were not present at the funeral.
John Swale was born in Yorkshire, England in 1811. In 1837 he married Eliza Knapton and they had 3 children. John earned his living as an Inn Keeper. Eliza died only 6 years later. John married again, this time to Harriet Freeman, who died only a year after they were married. Then John married Ann Stabler in 1846. Seven years later, John and Ann immigrated to the United States with their children, arriving in Cook County, Illinois in 1855. In 1860 they settled in Bremer County, making their home in Waverly, where they established a farm. John became a naturalized citizen of the United States on Oct. 6, 1862. Children who lived in Bremer County were: Charles Swale; Sarah Matilda Swale (who married Stewart Daily); Mary A. Swale (who married Albert Van Tassell); John Thomas Swale (who married Azelia Sponable); and Frederick W. Swale (who married Adell Farnham). Ann Swale died in 1871 and is buried at Mentor-Fay Cemetery. John and Julia Ann Farnham were married about 1875. John Swale died on Feb 8th, 1882 at his home in Leroy Township at age 76. He was remembered as one of the “old settlers”. He is buried at Mentor-Fay Cemetery near his wife, Ann.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jan 1811 | Pannal, Yorkshire, England | |||
| Christen | 14 Apr 1811 | Marton cum Grafton, Yorkshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 18 Feb 1837 | Eliza Knapton | |||
| Naturalization | 6 Oct 1862 | ||||
| Death | 8 Feb 1887 | Le Roy, Bremer County, Iowa | |||
| Burial | Mentor Cemetery, Frederika, Bremer County, Iowa |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Eliza Knapton (1810 - 1842) |
| Child | Sarah Matilda Swale (1841 - 1933) |
Notes
Burial
PLOT Lot 32Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 27003543.