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Jessie Tildon Swift 1874–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1874

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1960

Death Location: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA

Father: Washington Swift

Mother: Lavina Dunlavy

Spouse(s): Ira Christy

Children(s): Eula Christy, Lovena Christy, Eugene Christy

Jessie Tildon Swift was born in 1874 in Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Washington Sylvester Swift And Lavina Jane Dunlavy. In 1880, Jessie Tildon Swift resided in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA. In 1900, Jessie Tildon Swift resided in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA. Jessie Tildon Swift married Ira Christy, and had children including Eugene Ura Christy, Eula May Christy, Lovena Christina Christy. Jessie Tildon Swift passed away in 1960 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Jessie Tildon Swift was born in 1874 in Davis, Iowa, USA, the child of Washington Sylvester Swift And Lavina Jane Dunlavy.
  • In 1880, Jessie Tildon Swift resided in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, Jessie Tildon Swift resided in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • Jessie Tildon Swift married Ira Christy, and had children including Eugene Ura Christy, Eula May Christy, Lovena Christina Christy.
  • Jessie Tildon Swift passed away in 1960 in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Washington Swift
1834–1921
Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
WS
Lavina Dunlavy
1839–1912
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
LD

Spouses(s)

Ira Christy
1875–1944
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
IC

Children(s)

Eula Christy
1902–1902
Birth Location: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
EC
Lovena Christy
1905–1991
Birth Location: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
LC
Eugene Christy
1898–1977
Birth Location: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
EC

Jessie Swift's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Swift
1874–1960
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
Washington Sylvester Swift
1834–1921
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
Lavina (Jane) Dunlavy
1839–1912
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Currin (Efford) Swift
1813–1897
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Anna (Lucinda) McMurray
1817–1882
Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
James (D) Dunlavy
1818–1897
Montgomery, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Woolery
1821–1869
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Swift
1789–1875
Catherine Bird
1793–1867
Joseph McMurray
1780–1856
Rebecca Creswell
1786–1849
Daniel Dunlavy
1765–1846
Martha Yocum
1785–1838
Jacob Woolery
1786–1866
Hannah Todd
1788–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Flower Swift
1750–1813
Mary Bedsaul
1754–1839
Robert Bird
1745–1821
Catherine Cady
1757–1845
Samuel McMurtry
1750–1802
Nancy Bogle
1760–1839
Andrew Creswell
1757–1838
Dorothy Evans
1756–1833
John Yoakum
1747–1839
Mary Downing
1747–1839
Lawrence Woolery
1739–1839
Margaret Horne
1749–1835

Jessie Swift's Descendants

1.
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Jessie (Tildon) Swift (15 Jan 1874–20 Oct 1960) m. Ira Christy (31 Mar 1875–11 Jan 1944)
  1. 1. Eula (May) Christy 1902–1902
  2. 2. Lovena (Christina) Christy 1905–1991 m. Dallas (Franklin) Grigg 1908–1994
    1. 1. Eleanor Grigg 1934–2019 m. William (Dickerson) Gaston 1927–2019
  3. 3. Eugene (Ura) Christy 1898–1977 m. Myrtle (Ethel) Clendenen 1912–1995 m. Opal (Edith) Brooks 1898–1962
    1. 1. Gail (Dean) Christy 1933–2017
    2. 2. Marley (Wayne) Christy 1929–1977 m. Patricia (Ruth) Eagan 1930–2019
    3. 3. Donald (Eugene) Christy 1925–1979 m. Ingeborg (Rita) Steiner 1926–1994
      1. 1. Peter (Dieter) Christy 1946–1961

Jessie Swift's Timeline

10 Records

1874
15 Jan 1874
Birth of Jessie Tildon Swift in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 6
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 26
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 36
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 51
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 66
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 76
Jessie Tildon Swift resided here in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
1960
20 Oct 1960
Age 86
Death of Jessie Tildon Swift in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 973.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: 651; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 728.0.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T9_335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 30.2000; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 0768.
    [6] OneWorldTree
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T623 427; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 9.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T624_399; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 1171.
    [9] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bloomfield, Davis, I
    [13] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T9_335; Family History Film: 1254335; Page: 30.2000; Enumeration District: 42; Image: 0768.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Perry, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T623 427; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 9.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T624_399; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 1171.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 973.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa; Roll: 651; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 728.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Lick Creek, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bloomfield, Davis, I

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1960
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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