SWAIM, Daniel M. 1 2 3 4a 4b

Birth Name SWAIM, Daniel M.
Gender male
Age at Death 63 years, 20 days

Narrative

Marriages to Lucinda Firestone and Lucinda Stark may not be real.
BIOGRAPHY: 1910 census: Farmer in Greene, Parke Co., Indiana. Living in Parkeville in 1911.
Rockville Tribune 2-6-1912: "D. M. Swaim and J. E. Wilkinson will have a dissolution sale, Friday, the 8th day of March, at the residence of J. E. Wilkinson.”
DEATH: Waveland Independent, April 26, 1918 -- Daniel M. Swaim, living W. of Bellmore, met death Monday afternoon while blowing stumps with dynamite on his farm. Mr. Swaim was alone at the time and it will never be known just how the accident happened. He left the house shortly after noon and was found by his son, Edgar about 3 o'clock. The injured man was carried to the house and lived until about 9 o'clock Monday night. The force of the explosion seemed to strike him in the face and chest and his features were badly disfigured. Daniel Swaim, 63 years old, was a man well liked by his large circle of friends and acquaintances; he was industrious and often referred to as the hardest working man in Parke Co. Besides the widow he is survived by one son, Edgar and four daughters, Mrs. Frank Crooks and Mrs. David Jacks of Union Twp; Mrs. Fred Crooks of Greene Twp and Miss Ina, living with her parents (Rockville Tribune) Mr. Swaim was a former citizen of this township, living for a number of years on the farm east of town owned by Dr. Arthur Kleiser. The funeral at Mt. Moriah Church on Wed. was in charge of Elders Dodimead and Airhart.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1855-04-02 Indiana   4c
Death 1918-04-22 Union Township, Parke Co., Indiana   4d

Age: 63y 0m 20d

Burial   Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Parke Co., Indiana   5
Christening 70988      

Families

Family of SWAIM, Daniel M. and PAYTON, Lucinda Francis

Married Wife PAYTON, Lucinda Francis ( * 1855-02-15 + 1907-08-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1878-09-08 Parke Co., Indiana Religious Marriage 6
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
SWAIM, Mary Elizabeth1879-12-231945-11-13
SWAIM, George Franklin1881-12-061891-03-15
SWAIM, Nora Belle1887-03-151930-01-09
SWAIM, Sallie Edith1891-01-061979-01-19
SWAIM, Jesse Clyde1893-12-071898-02-11
SWAIM, Charles Otto1895-03-111904-03-12
SWAIM, James Edgar1897-08-201975-03-23

Source References

  1. Barbara Carter
  2. Bible of John A. Payton
  3. Rootsweb
  4. Parke County Web Site
      • Page: Marriage applications
      • Page: Obituaries
      • Page: Marriage applications
      • Page: Obituaries
  5. Parke County Cemeteries
  6. Parke Co Index to Marriage Records 1850-1920