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Nelson Riley Swan 1843 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1843

Birth Location: Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1914

Death Location: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA

Father: Henry Swan

Mother: Mary Bickford

Spouse(s): Isabella Simpson

Children(s): William Swan

Nelson Riley Swan was born in 1843 in Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA, the child of Henry Swan and Mary Bickford. Nelson Riley Swan married Isabella Simpson, and had children including William Ellsworth Swan. Nelson Riley Swan passed away in 1914 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • Nelson Riley Swan was born in 1843 in Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA, the child of Henry Swan and Mary Bickford.
  • Nelson Riley Swan married Isabella Simpson, and had children including William Ellsworth Swan.
  • Nelson Riley Swan passed away in 1914 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Swan
1806 – 1888
Birth Location: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Bickford
1823 – 1871
Birth Location: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Simpson
1843 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

William Swan
1868 – 1938
Birth Location: Washington, Iowa, USA
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Nelson Swan's Ancestors

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Nelson Swan
1843 – 1914
Birth Place: Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
Parents
Henry Swan
1806 – 1888
Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Mary Bickford
1823 – 1871
Belpre, Washington, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John Bickford
1799 – 1873
New Jersey, USA
Mary (Jane) Haight
1801 – 1875
Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Haight
1783 – 1872
Abigail Atwood
1782 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Haight
1750 – 1816
Jemima Waters
1752 – 1797

Nelson Swan's Descendants

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Nelson (Riley) Swan (26 Feb 1843 – 10 Jun 1914) m. Isabella Simpson (1843 – )
  1. 1. William (Ellsworth) Swan (27 Oct 1868 – 15 Mar 1938) m. Minnie (M) Palmer (3 Oct 1871 – 16 Jul 1922)
    1. 1. Pearl (Louisa) Swan (17 Aug 1901 – 31 Aug 1992) m. Artie (Hampton) Marsh (13 Jul 1898 – 3 Dec 1975)
      1. 1. Robert (Artie) Marsh (3 Sep 1926 – 28 Nov 1991) m. Dorothy (Wilma) Hird (15 Jul 1924 – 11 Jun 1985)
        1. 1. Paula (Ann) Marsh (7 Oct 1947 – ) m. Richard (Miller) Phariss (10 Sep 1942 – 2 Jan 1973)
        2. 2. Shelley (Irene) Marsh (28 Mar 1950 – )
    2. 2. Vearl (Nelson) Swan (15 Nov 1904 – 16 Jan 1969) m. Margaret Williams

Nelson Swan's Timeline

2 Records

1843
26 Feb 1843
Birth of Nelson Riley Swan in Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA
1914
10 Jun 1914
Age 71
Death of Nelson Riley Swan in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1843
    Event Place: Dunham, Washington, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
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