Born 1920s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Earl Swingle
and Marion Elizabeth (Cott) Allinger
Sister of
Aliene Joyce (Swingle) Strange and Robert Swingle Sr.
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - 2010s)], Mary (Sullivan) Ryan and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died 1960s.
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Theora was a descendent of Mayflower passengers Edward Fuller and Samuel Fuller
Biography
Theora was born in 1920. She was the daughter of Richard Swingle and Marion Cott.
In the 1930 U.S. census, she is listed as a 9 year old living with her parents in Mansfield, PA along with her sister Aliene (6) and brother Robert (1). [1]
In 1940, Theora is listed in the census in Sayre, Bradford, PA living at Robert Packer Hospital as a student nurse. [2].
In 1942, she married William Sullivan and they had four children: William, Cecelia, Mary and Richard. [3]
She passed away in 1966 at the age of 46. [4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHH8-WQF : accessed 18 February 2021), Theora L Swingle in household of Richard E Swingle, Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 3A, line 15, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2152; FHL microfilm 2,341,886.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ8C-6KC : 7 January 2021), Theora L Swingle, Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-38, sheet 19B, line 79, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3443.
- ↑ MARRIAGE: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70090046/swingle-sullivan-marriage-1942/. The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. 07 May 1942, Thu • Page 4
- ↑ OBITUARY: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70085810/obituary-for-theora-swingle-sullivan/. Star-Gazette. Elmira, New York. 25 Aug 1966, Thu • Page 48
See Also
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2021), memorial page for Theora Lucetta Swingle Sullivan (4 Apr 1920–22 Aug 1966), Find a Grave Memorial no. 135264719, citing Calvary Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA ; Maintained by JSS (contributor 48034857). Find A Grave: Memorial #135264719
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Theora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Theora:
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