Rachel (Brandican) Swanson (1906 - 1978)

Born 22 Apr 1906 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died Jul 1978 at age 72 in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Biography

Youngest child of Nicholas W. Brandican and Adelaide Stewart.

1910 Census, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (indexed by Heritage Quest under Nicholas W. BRANDREAU): 4th ward Bloomington SD 8 ED 86 series T624 Roll 306 page 156 line 74, 512 E. Taylor St., family 135 dwelling 138:

• Brandican, Nicholas W. Head M W 54 married 22 yrs. b. in Va., as were parents. Attorney at law.
• Brandican, Adalad wife F W age 43 married 22 yrs mother of 5, 4 now living. b. in Ill., father b. Ill., mother b. W. Virginia. English home
• Brandican, Emilie daughter F W age 19 single b. Ill., father b. Va., mother b. Ill. Saleslady music store.
• Brandican, Lucie L. daughter F W age 15 single b. Ill father b. Va., mother b. Ill.
• Brandican, Helen A. daugher F W age 12 single b. Ill. father b. Va. mother b. Ill.
• Brandican, Rachael daughter F W age 4 single b. Ill father b. Va., mother b. Ill.

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1920 Census, 18th Ward Bloomington, McLean, Illinois (indexed by Heritage Quest under Nicholis Brandagar): Series: T625 Roll: 387 Page: 59

• Brandagan, Nicholis age 63
• wife Adelaide age 53
• Lucy S. age 24 single saleslady music store
• Helen N. age 22 single reporter daily paper
• Rachel age 13 single
• (next line) Snow, Cherholt (or Cherbolt?) head age 30 b. Illinois as were parents. Pasteur, creamery
• Snow, Emily age 28 b. Illinois as were parents (could this be the Emilie Brandican of the 1910 Census?)
• Snow, Wilber age 1 11/12 b. Illinois as were parents

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Married Frederick John Swanson. Infant son born and died 16 Jun 1939 in Moline, Ill. ^[3]

1940 Census: Frederick Swanson head age 30 b IL; Rachel Swanson wife age 33 b Illinois. Resided 1 Jan 1935 in Kankakee, Illinois. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6Z-QTZ : accessed 12 May 2019), Adalade Brandiean in household of Nicholas W Brandiean, Bloomington Ward 4, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 7A, family 138, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 306; FHL microfilm 1,374,319.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHW-ZRP : accessed 12 May 2019), Adelaide Brondagon in household of Nicholis Brondagon, Bloomington Precinct 18, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing ED 108, sheet 7A, line 11, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 387; FHL microfilm 1,820,387.
3. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3PS-XVB : 8 March 2018), Rachel Brandison in entry for Swanson, 16 Jun 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,819,558.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZ7-HBQ : 13 March 2018), Rachel Swanson in household of Fredrick Swanson, Ward 4, Moline, Moline Township, Rock Island, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81-41, sheet 5A, line 15, family 87, 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 875.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2YX-16J : 20 May 2014), Rachel Swanson, Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLW-Y7V : 24 June 2015), Rachel B Swanson, died 1978; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States. https://billiongraves.com/grave/person/2262799