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Walter J Swift 1906–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1906

Birth Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 September 1938

Death Location: Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Swift

Mother: Delilah Ferguson

Spouse(s): Goldie Johnson

Children(s): Richard Swift

Walter J Swift was born in 1906 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert James Swift And Delilah Ferguson. In 1910, Walter J Swift resided in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In 1920, Walter J Swift resided in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Walter J Swift married Goldie Johnson, and had children including Richard Swift. Walter J Swift passed away in 1938 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter J Swift was born in 1906 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert James Swift And Delilah Ferguson.
  • In 1910, Walter J Swift resided in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1920, Walter J Swift resided in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Walter J Swift married Goldie Johnson, and had children including Richard Swift.
  • Walter J Swift passed away in 1938 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Swift's Ancestors

Self
Walter Swift
1906–1938
Birth Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert James Swift
1870–1924
Scottdale, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Delilah Ferguson
1872–1936
Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
George (Wheatly) Swift
1819–1903
Pennsylvania, USA
Mahala (Ann) Ritenour
1832–1901
Pennsylvania, USA
George (W.) Ferguson
1827–1888
, Allegheny, Maryland, USA
Catherine Pletcher
1832–1895
, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Polly Sleasman
1806–1837
Jacob Ridenour
1808–1878
Mary
1808–
Robert Ferguson
1783–1870
Frances Little
1796–1868
David Pletcher
1799–1861
Phoebe Nichols
1802–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sleasman
1776–1812
Demaris Miller
1777–1850
Adam Ridenour
1776–1858
Catherine Theis
1779–1855
James Ferguson
1750–1819
Adam Little
–1827
Maria Martin
1764–1813
David Pletcher
1772–1867
Catherine Kent
1776–1860

Walter Swift's Descendants

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Walter (J) Swift (30 Aug 1906–1 September 1938) m. Goldie Johnson (31 Oct 1905–1976)
  1. 1. Richard Swift 1937–2018

Walter Swift's Timeline

4 Records

1906
30 Aug 1906
Birth of Walter J Swift in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Walter J Swift resided here in Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 14
Walter J Swift resided here in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1938
1 September 1938
Age 32
Death of Walter J Swift in Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1568; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 126.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1345; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0050; Image: 778; FHL microfilm: 1375358.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nicholson, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1345; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0050; Image: 778; FHL microfilm: 1375358.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1568; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 126.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1938
    Event Place: Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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