Alice Emma (Tellas) Swango (1878 - 1921)

Born 12 May 1878 in Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Thomas Tellas and Mary Margaret (Godert) Tellas

Wife of Henry Edward Swango — married 22 Nov 1892 in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1921 at age 42 in Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Native Hoosier (born, married, and died in Indiana)

Alice (Tellas) Swango has German Roots.

Alice (Tellas) Swango has French origins.

Alice (Tellas) Swango has Scottish Ancestors.

When Alice Emma Tellas was born on 12 May 1878, in Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, her father, John Thomas Tellas, was 42 and her mother, Mary Margaret (Godert) Tellas, was 31.

Her siblings were...

1. Jeremiah Tellas (1866 - 1944)
2. Charles Lewis Tellas (1868 - 1942)
3. John Thomas Tellas (1870 - 1946)
4. Dora Elizabeth (Tellas) Christie (1872 - 1916)
5. Anna Helena (Tellas) Falderman (1875 - 1940)
6. Margaret May Tellas (1880 - 1881)
7. William Thomas Tellas (1883 - 1942)

In the 1880 census Alice (age 2) was the daughter of John Tellas in Dillsboro, Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.^[1]

Alice married Henry Edward Swango on 22 November 1892 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.^[2]

Their children were...

1. Roy Tellas Swango (1894 - 1967)
2. Margaret Mary (Swango) McDermott (1899 - 1993)
3. Andrew Irvin Swango (~1902 - 1917)
4. Henry Edward Swango (1906 - 1908)
5. Paul Charles Swango (1909 - 1928)
6. Charles Henry Swango (1912 - 1962)
7. Alice Luella (Swango) Baker (1914 - 2002)
8. Faye Eugenia (Swango) Chitwood (1918 - 2000).

In the 1900 census Alice (age 23) was the wife of Henry Swango in Hogan Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.^[3]

In the 1910 census Alice (age 33) was the wife of Henry Swango in Salt Creek, Decatur, Indiana, United States.^[4]

In the 1920 census Alice (age 41) was the wife of Henry Swango in Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States.^[5]

She died on 15 February 1921, in Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Rossburg, Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States.^[6] She is buried in Rossburg Cemetery, Rossburg, Indiana.^[7]

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Marc Griffin and Dennis Thackery, his 3rd cousin . Their most recent common ancestors (MRCA) are John Tellas and Mary Godert, the great great grandparents of both Marc Griffin and Dennis Thackery. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 3rd cousins, based on sharing 51 cM (0.67% DNA shared) across 4 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Marc Griffin and Terrence Hillman, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Tellas and Mary Godert, the great great grandparents of both Marc Griffin and Terrence Hillman. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 38 cM across 3 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00011; Digital film/folder number: 005157815; FHL microfilm: 1254272; Image number: 152; Sheet number: 74; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: MHML-74D (accessed 2 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYB-KMX
   Alice Tellas (2), single daughter, in household of John Tellas (41) in Dillsboro, Clay Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476633
   FamilySearch Record: XXT5-N56 (accessed 5 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-65S3-M7Y Image number 00540
   Alice Tellas marriage to Henry E Swango on 22 Nov 1892 in Dearborn, Indiana, United States.
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 79; Digital film/folder number: 004118594; FHL microfilm: 1240366; Image number: 68; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00779-3
   FamilySearch Record: MMBL-5WQ (accessed 5 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q19-2WD
   Alice Swango (23), wife, in household of Henry Swango (25) in Hogan Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971203; FHL microfilm: 1374358; Image number: 732; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03355-2
   FamilySearch Record: MKG8-VZX (accessed 5 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVL-5DD
   Alice Swango (33), wife, in household of Henry Swango (35) in Salt Creek, Decatur, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 004964853; FHL microfilm: 1820429; Image number: 760; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01923-6
   FamilySearch Record: MF79-T4M (accessed 5 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6W-N73
   Alice Swango (41), wife, in household of Henry Swango (44 years) in Salt Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
6. ↑ Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 05
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 October 2020), memorial page for Alice Emma Tellas Swango (12 May 1878–15 Feb 1921), Find a Grave Memorial no. 24480564, citing Rossburg Cemetery, Rossburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 April 2020, 12:27), entry for Alice Emma Tellas(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K897-RPV); contributed by various users.