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Thomas Wilbur Swick

Male 1875 - 1962  (86 years)


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  • Name Thomas Wilbur Swick 
    Born 4 Oct 1875  Blairstown, Benton, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1884  Watkins, Benton, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Iowa state census 1885
    Iowa State census 1885
    Census 1925  Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 1962 
    Person ID I1944  Tarbert - Waldo
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2017 

    Father Hudson Calhoun Swick,   b. 30 Sep 1845, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1922, Watkins, Benton, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Laura Schneider,   b. 26 Feb 1850, Deavertown, Morgan, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1937  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1871  Watkins, Benton, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Verda M. Vaughn,   b. 7 Oct 1892, Carman, , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1979  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1911  Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/M679-XLL/p4
      Groom's Name: Thomas Swick, Birth Date: 1875, Birthplace: Watkins, Iowa, Age: 36, Father': Hudson C. Swick, Mother: Laura Schneider, Race: White, Marital Status: Single, Previous Wife's Name: [none],
      Bride's Name: Verda Vaughn, Birth Date: 1890, Birthplace: Carman, Illinois, Age: 21, Date: 03 Dec 1911, Marriage Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., Iowa, Father's Name: Wm. Spencer Vaughn, Mother's Name: Minnie Beckwell, Race: White, Marital Status: Single, Previous Husband's Name: [none] Source Film Number: 1704670, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02696-9, Reference Number: no 15190 Note: Birth needs to check out
    Children 
     1. Mildred Swick,   b. Abt 1914, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Vernon D. Swick,   b. Abt 1917, , , Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret Swick,   b. Abt 1918,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Robert E Swick,   b. 18 Nov 1926,   d. 27 Feb 1994  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 31 May 2021 
    Family ID F727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1884 - Watkins, Benton, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Iowa state census 1885
    Iowa State census 1885

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY: World War 1 Draft Registration Cards, 1917- 1918, Viewed online @ ancestry.com
      Serial Number 1717, Order Number A106
      Thomas Wilbur Swick.
      Permament Home adress: Blairstown, Benton Iowa, Age: 42, Date of Birth: 4 October 1875,
      Present Occupation: Carpenter, Employer's Name: Jas. Park & Co, Place of Employment: Guermany, Poweslick, Iowa, Height: Medium, Build: Medium, Color of Eyes: Blue Color of Hair: Blonde
      Nearest Relative: Verda m. Swick - Wife, Blairstown Benton, Iowa Date of Registration: 12 Sept 1918

    Census:
    • Notes from Census event:
      1) Hudson C Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 39, male, white, married, carpenter, born in New York, father and mother native, subject to military duty, entitled to vote.
      2) Laurah Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 35, female, white, married, wife, born in Ohio, father and mother foreign.
      3) «b»Thomas Swick«/b», Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 9, male, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native.
      4) Herbert Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 7, male, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native.
      5) Corah Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 0, female, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native.
      6) Regina Shneider, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 70, female, white, widowed, ---, born in Germany, father and mother foreign;
    • Notes from Census event: 1) «b»Thomas W. Swick«/b», head, male, white, 48 age (last birthday), married, O (Own Home), 1000 (value home), 1000 (insurance on the home), no (Are you naturalized), attended High School, 12 (completed grade), reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Hudson C. Swick (father), New York (father's birthplace), Laura Schieder (mother), Ohio (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), Carpeter, material (transport), none (Church affiliated with).
      2) Verda Swick, wife,female, white, 33 age (last birthday), married, attended High School, 12 (completed grade), reads & writes, Ill. (Birthplace), William S. Vanghn (father), Ill. (Father's birthplace), Maud Beckwll (mother), MO (mother's birthplace), Ill. (Parents' marriage place), X (engaged in domestic personal service), Methodist (Church affiliated with)
      3) Mildred Swick, daughter, female, white, 11 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 6 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with).
      4) Vernon Swick, son, male, white, 9 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 3 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with).
      5) Magret Swick, daughter, female, white, 6 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 2 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with).



  • Sources 
    1. [S78] Iowa State Census - 1885, Iowa, ((FamilySearch.com)), accessed 6 Dec 2015), Hudson C Swick household; Family # 69, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHH6-7PZ. (Reliability: 3).
      Hudson C Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 39, male, white, married, carpenter, born in New York, father and mother native, subject to military duty, entitled to vote; Laurah Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 35, female, white, married, wife, born in Ohio, father and mother foreign; Thomas Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 9, male, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native; Herbert Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 7, male, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native; Corah Swick, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 0, female, white, single, child, Benton, born in Iowa, father and mother native; Regina Shneider, Township 82 Range 10 Section 26, town of Watkins, age at birthday in 1884 - 70, female, white, widowed, ---, born in Germany, father and mother foreign;

    2. [S205] Iowa, Benton County - 1925 State census, Iowa, Benton County, (Digital images. Famiily History Library - Salt Lake City. familysearch.org . https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XG-TJ8T?i=485&cc=2224537 : 23 August 2016), Belle Plaine-Eden, p. 484, image 484, line 28 to 32, Thomas W. Swick household; (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XG-TJ8T?i=485&cc=2224537 : accessed 8 Oct 2017) (Reliability: 3).
      Thomas W. Swick, head, male, white, 48 age (last birthday), married, O (Own Home), 1000 (value home), 1000 (insurance on the home), no (Are you naturalized), attended High School, 12 (completed grade), reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Hudson C. Swick (father), New York (father's birthplace), Laura Schieder (mother), Ohio (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), Carpeter, material (transport), none (Church affiliated with); Verda Swick, wife,female, white, 33 age (last birthday), married, attended High School, 12 (completed grade), reads & writes, Ill. (Birthplace), William S. Vanghn (father), Ill. (Father's birthplace), Maud Beckwll (mother), MO (mother's birthplace), Ill. (Parents' marriage place), X (engaged in domestic personal service), Methodist (Church affiliated with); Mildred Swick, daughter, female, white, 11 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 6 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with); Vernon Swick, son, male, white, 9 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 3 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with); Magret Swick, daughter, female, white, 6 age (last birthday), single, attended Grade School, 6 (completed grade), 9 months of school in 1924, reads & writes, Iowa (birthplace), Thomas W. Swick (father), Iowa (father's birthplace), Verda Swick (mother), Iowa (mother's birthplace), Iowa (parents' marriage place), blank (Church affiliated with).
      1925.