Malinda (Bruner) Swezey (1843 - 1934)

Born 6 Oct 1843 in Colchester South Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Adoniram Judson Swezey — married 28 Jun 1865 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Died 18 Jan 1934 at age 90 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Malinda was born in 1843 in Canada. She was the daughter of Phillip Bruner and Mary Ann Munger.

Malinda’s family came to the United States and settled in Harlem Township in 1849. ^[1]

She married A.J. Swezey in 1865. ^[2]

Her brother Malcolm married A.J.’s sister, Sophronia.

They farmed in Guilford. ^[3]

Malinda died in 1934.

Obituary

AGED GUILFORD RESIDENT DIES
Malinda Swezey, 90, Pioneer Settler, Succumbs

Mrs. Malinda B. Swezey, 90, who came to Winnebago County with her parents from Canada in a covered wagon in the year of 1849, died Thursday at her home on Guilford Road where she had resided the last 67 years.

Mrs Swezey who was the widow of A Judson Swezey had been in failing health the last several months. She observed her 90th birthday last October 6.

Born in Gosfield, Ontario, Canada on Oct 6, 1843, she came to Harlem Township in 1849 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Bruner and other members of the family. The trip was made overland in a covered wagon. They settled on a farm in Harlem Township where she resided until her marriage to A. Judson Swezey in 1868 [sic].

The couple then went to live on a farm in Guilford where Mrs. Swezey spent the remainder of her life. A daughter, Miss Anna Swezey resided on the farm with her.

Surviving are four children. They are Mrs Etta M. Coy, of Rockford; Otto H. Swezey of Honolulu, Hawaii; Roy E. Swezey of Eugene, Oregon; and Miss Anna Swezey, at home. There are five grandchildren.

Mrs. Swezey was an active member of the State Street Baptist Church and a charter member of the Guilford Hope Grange. She was one of the few Grange members to receive 50 year gold pin of the state grange. She received her gold pin in 1932.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the farm home in Guilford. The Rev W.C. Rutherford, pastor of State Street Baptist will officiate. Burial will take place at Marsh Cemetery. ^[4]

1930 US Census

Rockford, Illinois ^[5]

• Anne M Swezy Head 56 Illinois
• Malinda Swezy Mother 86 Canada English

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-14W : 12 April 2016), Melinda Bruner in household of Phillip Bruner, Harlem, Lu Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 112, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-N66L : 14 October 2017), Adarrian Judson Swezy and Malinda Bruner, 1865; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,042.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64M-HCM : 8 June 2019), Malinda Sweezy in entry for Judson Sweezy, 1870.
4. ↑ Morning Star (Rockford, IL) 19 January 1934, page 13 GenealogyBank: accessed 12 October 2019
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X39D-QW1 : accessed 12 October 2019), Malinda Swezy in household of Anne M Swezy, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 12A, line 40, family 299, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 572; FHL microfilm 2,340,307.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #26601238: accessed 12 October 2019), memorial page for Malinda A Bruner Swezey (6 Oct 1843–18 Jan 1934), citing Marsh Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by cayuse (contributor 46905363) .