Abraham Swails (1801 - 1886)

Born 22 Oct 1801 in Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1886 at age 84 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Abraham Swailes was born in Maryland in 1801, his parents were Jacob Swailes and Catherine Ruff.

The family relocated to Knox County, Ohio in about 1816.

Abraham was most likely included in the 1820 census of Chester, Knox County which showed his father Jacob and family ^[1]. The household comprised of 6 people, 3 of each sex.

Abraham was assessed to pay tax in Pike, Knox County in 1827. Also included on the same page are his father Jacob, and his half brother William Vian. ^[2]

Abraham married Mary Cosner in Ohio on 11 March 1830 ^[3]

In 1850, Abraham and his family were living in Pike Township, Knox County, included in the household was his widowed father Jacob ^[4]

Abram Swayles Male 48 Maryland, farmer

Mary Swayles Female 46 Virginia

Arthur Lindia Swayles Female 19 Ohio

David Swayles Male 17 Ohio, carpenter

Jacob Swayles Male 16 Ohio, farmer

Urias Swayles Male 13 Ohio

Catherine Swayles Female 12 Ohio

Wesley Swayles Male 8 Ohio

Jacob Swayles Male 84 Maryland, no occupation

The family were in Pike township in 1870, but had spent some time in both Illinois and Iowa as indicated by their children's birth locations ^[5]

Abraham Swailes Male 68 Maryland

Mary Swailes Female 66 Virginia

Jacob Swailes Male 35 Ohio, farm labourer

Eugene Swailes Male 11 Illinois

Charles Swailes Male 6 Iowa

The 1880 census showed Abraham with Mary and their youngest child Charles living in Van Buren, Keokuk, Iowa ^[6]

Abraham Swails Self Male 78 Maryland, United States

May Swails Wife Female 76 Virginia, United States

C W Swails Other Male 17 Iowa, United States

Abraham passed away in Keokuk, Iowa in 1886, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney. The photograph of his grave marker shows his date of birth as 22 October 1801, and his date of death as 14 April 1886. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-BLZ : accessed 4 March 2021),
2. ↑ "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:791N-XHMM : 18 February 2021), Abraham Swailes, 1827; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Pike Township, Knox, Ohio, United States, p. , Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; FHL microfilm 004848018.
3. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDJ4-BZV : 20 June 2020), Abraham Swailes, 1830
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQN-VZ4 : 21 December 2020
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62R-F8N : 3 January 2021), Abraham Swailes, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2R-9BR : 19 February 2021)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Abraham Swails (1801–1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #9614145, citing Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Gma Ray (contributor 48599714) .

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV3-JBJN : 13 December 2015), Abraham Swails, ; Burial, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, United States of America, Pleasant Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 9614145, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.