Treva was born in 1909 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She was the daughter of Henry Houser and Jimmy Sue Nolen. According to the 1940 Census, Treva had two years of college. On 21 June 1929 Treva married Thomas Swarbrick. The couple had a son, Robert. Treva died in Austin, Texas on 10 May 1999. Her body was returned to Indiana and she was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute.
Research Notes
Census and marriage records give Treva's father's name as Joseph, not Henry. Heritage-577 15:45, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
Sources
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKRQ-N63 : accessed 8 May 2023), Treva M Houser in household of Joe H Houser, Terre Haute Ward 3, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 1B, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 385; FHL microfilm 1,374,398.
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM1-K8G5 : 3 August 2022), Thomas E Swarbrick and Treva Houser, 21 Jun 1929; citing Vigo, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007030773.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X413-KML : accessed 8 May 2023), Treva Swarbrick in household of Sue Houser, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 12B, line 61, family 311, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 635; FHL microfilm 2,340,370.
"United States Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 58; FamilySearch Record: V1B8-BH5 (accessed 8 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MB-GNHF Treva Swarbrick (30), wife, in household of Thomas Swarbrick (31) in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J139-M47 : 8 January 2021), Treva H Swarbrick, 10 May 1999; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Treva 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 Treva: