John Hiram Swayze

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Notes by Marjorie Ann Souder.
"John Hiram Swayze was born May 4, 1816, in Warren County, New Jersey
and died at Coggon, Iowa, June 1st, 1896, at 12:20 p. m.
At the age of sixteen Mr. Swayze with his parents moved to New York
State, but remained there only a year when they moved to Ohio. When
twenty years old he left his Ohio home for a visit in Oakland, Michigan,
and being well pleased with the place, he settled there. At the age of
twenty-seven he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Ann Jeanett Dewey, by
Rev. Suply P. Chase, a Baptist minister at Rochester, Michigan. In
1856, he, with his wife and four children, settled in Jones County,
Iowa. Linn County was their next home, and then Buchanan County where
they lived 12 years. In 1877 he moved back to Linn county, where he
resided on his farm until 3 years ago when he and his wife came to
Coggon, where he spent the evening of his life. Eight children were
born to this couple, six of whom survive him: Green Swayze of Elkhorn,
Nebraska, who was not able to be at the funeral. The remaining five are
Seeman Swayze of Lake Park, Iowa, Mrs. T. J. Bishop of Coggon, Mrs.
Frank Guy of Waterloo, Nebraska, Marshall Swayze of Ocheyedan, Iowa, and
Mrs. Wm. Webb of Coggon. . . . The Funeral was held in the Church of
Christ Wednesday fore noon. The remains were laid to rest in the Coggon
Cemetery."
"Typewritten copy of the obituary of John Hiram Swayze," Clyde W.
Downing to author, 1 March 1990. Photocopy in possession of writer.

John married Angenette Dewey on 28 Nov 1844 in Rochester, Oakland Co., MI. (Angenette Dewey was born before 1826.)