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Reverand James L. Swaney
1790 - 1855 (64 years)-
Name James L. Swaney Title Reverand Birth 26 Dec 1790 Pennsylvania 
Gender Male Death 13 Oct 1855 Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio Burial Vickers Cemetery, Washington Twp, Hancock County, Ohio Notes - James Swaney at one time, tutored Abraham Lincoln. James Swaney also settled in the township in April, 1831, a short time after Mr. Gorsuch. He located on the southeast quarter of Section 4, where he resided until his death, prior to the Rebellion. At the time of his settlement here, Mr.Swaney was in the prime of manhood, a fitting representative of those hardy pioneers who dared the privations of frontier life. He was a local Methodist Episcopal preacher, and a very worthy man. His widow survived him a few years, but none of his children reside in this county. The first religious society in this part of the country was organized by members of the Methodist Episcopal faith in 1832, at the house of John Gorsuch. Services were afterward held alternately at the cabins of John Gorsuch, James G. Wiseman, James Swaney, Elijah McRill and Oliver Day, all of whom were ardent Methodists. On the 21st of July, 1832, an election was held in this township for justice of the peace. James G. Wiseman, David Heaston and James Swaney were the judges.
(History of Hancock County, Ohio," Beers, 1897 Chapter XXVI Washington Township)
Person ID I52360 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 9 Nov 2024
Father James L. Swaney Mother Elizabeth Batto Family ID F19092 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Ann Clarkson, b. 13 Jun 1791, Pennsylvania d. 3 Mar 1863, Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 71 years) Children + 1. Joseph Swaney, b. 20 Mar 1822, Ohio d. 24 Nov 1856, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 34 years)Family ID F19090 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Nov 2024
- James Swaney at one time, tutored Abraham Lincoln. James Swaney also settled in the township in April, 1831, a short time after Mr. Gorsuch. He located on the southeast quarter of Section 4, where he resided until his death, prior to the Rebellion. At the time of his settlement here, Mr.Swaney was in the prime of manhood, a fitting representative of those hardy pioneers who dared the privations of frontier life. He was a local Methodist Episcopal preacher, and a very worthy man. His widow survived him a few years, but none of his children reside in this county. The first religious society in this part of the country was organized by members of the Methodist Episcopal faith in 1832, at the house of John Gorsuch. Services were afterward held alternately at the cabins of John Gorsuch, James G. Wiseman, James Swaney, Elijah McRill and Oliver Day, all of whom were ardent Methodists. On the 21st of July, 1832, an election was held in this township for justice of the peace. James G. Wiseman, David Heaston and James Swaney were the judges.
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Birth - 26 Dec 1790 - Pennsylvania 
Death - 13 Oct 1855 - Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio 
Burial - - Vickers Cemetery, Washington Twp, Hancock County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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