Ira Dallas Swartwout (1844 - 1925)

Born 24 Dec 1844 in Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Winbault — married 12 Mar 1866 in Paw Paw, Il

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1925 at age 80 in Leavenworth, KS

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Biography

This profile is part of the Swartwout Name Study.

Ira was born in 1844 in Pennsylvania, the son of Joshua Swarthout and Elizabeth VanLoon.

Physical description:

Height: 5' 5-1/2"

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

During the Civil War, Ira served as a Private in the Illinois Volunteers, U.S. Army. He was assigned to Company G of the 15th Regiment, Illinois Infantry. He enlisted and was mustered in on 4 March 1865 at Dixon, Illinois. He mustered out on 16 September 1865 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

In 1866, he married Anna B. Winbault (1846-1924) who had been born in Ohio in 1846, the daughter of Edward B. Winbault and Melissa Fero. Ira and Annie had four children:

1) William J. Swarthout (1869-?) - born in Illinois

2) Robert Gale Swarthout (1871-1941) - born in Missouri

3) Edward Roy Swarthout (1873 - 1936) - born in Kansas

4) May Swarthout (1875-?) - born in Kansas

NOTE - The Frank L. Swarthout that another researcher has linked as Ira's son does not appear in any of the records found so far for Ira. Can anyone clarify?

Residences:

1850 - Exeter, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA (He was 6, living with his parents and siblings.)

1865 - Wyoming Township, Lee County, Illinois

1870 - La Plata, Macon County, Missouri (Oddly, both of his parents were listed in the U.S. Census as living at this time with both Ira's family as well as his sister Malvina Christie's family.)

1875 - Newbern Township (near Abilene), Dickinson County, Kansas

1880 - Newbern Township, Dickinson County, Kansas

1900 - Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson County, Missouri

1904 - Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri

1910 - Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri (next door to son Robert and his family)

Occupation:

1865 - Farmer

1870 - Painter

1875 - Farmer

1880 - Farmer

1900 - Contractor and Painter

1910 - Contractor & Builder

Son Robert was a carpenter and his father's business partner.

Annie died on 22 August 1924 at age 77 and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. Two months later, on 07 October 1924, Ira was admitted to the National Home for Disabled Veterans in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas. He was discharged on 19 February 1925 and went to live with his son Robert in St. Joseph, Missouri. Ira died a month later at age 80 and was buried next to his wife.

Sources

• Military Service:
  • "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSWJ-CT1 : accessed 8 April 2016), Ira D Swartwout, Private, Company , Unassigned Illinois Volunteers, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 88; FHL microfilm 881,708.
  • Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995. Illinois State Archive. Illinois Civil War Detail Report. Accessed 08 Apr 2016.
  • Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
• 1850 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Exeter, Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_838; Page: 100A; Image: 201. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• 1870 United States Federal Census. Census Place: La Plata, Macon, Missouri; Roll: M593_790; Page: 132A; Image: 267; Family History Library Film: 552289. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• 1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_5; Line: 13. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
• 1880 United States Federal Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Newbern, Dickinson, Kansas; Roll: 379; Family History Film: 1254379; Page: 362D; Enumeration District: 065; Image: 0288. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ([database on-line]). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
• 1900 United States Federal Census. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Census Place: Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 864; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1240864. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• 1910 United States Federal Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: T624_772; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374785. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
• 1920 United States Federal Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Washington, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: T625_908; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 964. Ancestry.com. (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
• Graden, Debra. Buchanan County, Missouri Directories, 1902, 1904-06 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 55120741 for Ira: Created by Pedro; Record added Jul 18, 2010
• Find A Grave Memorial# 55154302 for Annie: Created by Pedro; Record added Jul 19, 2010

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Swartwout-196 created through the import of InitialWikiTree.GED on May 26, 2011 by Mark Swarthout. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
• WikiTree profile Swartwout-197 created through the import of InitialWikiTree.GED on May 26, 2011 by Mark Swarthout. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.