Thomas W. Swinney (1803 - 1875): Our Family History

1803 - 1875 (71 years)

Person ID: I686

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Name Thomas W. Swinney

Born 13 Nov 1803 Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States [1]

Gender Male

Died 20 Jan 1875 Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States [1]

Buried 1875 Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

Siblings

	1. Joseph L Swinney, b. Abt 1803, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. William Swinney, b. Abt 1803, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. John Swinney, b. Abt 1803, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Rhesa Swinney, b. Abt 1803, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Samuel Swinney, b. Abt 1803, d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. Thomas W. Swinney (current person), b. 13 Nov 1803, Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Jan 1875, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 71 years)

Family ID: F227 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Mother Rhesa Swinney, b. 1763, d. 21 Jan 1846, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 83 years)

Mother	Rhesa Swinney, b. 1763, d. 21 Jan 1846, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 83 years)

Family ID: F226 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife Lucy Taber, b. 5 Apr 1804, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 1860 (Age 55 years)

Married 20 Dec 1827 Allen, Indiana, United States [1]

Children

+	1. Minerva Swinney, b. 3 Nov 1828, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States , d. 24 Oct 1909, Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States (Age 80 years)
	2. Rhesa Swinney, b. 1 Sep 1830, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States , d. 1 Sep 1911, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 81 years)
+	3. Margaret Swinney, b. 14 Aug 1834, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Frances E. "Frank" Swinney, b. 7 Mar 1839, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States , d. 4 Dec 1923, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 84 years)
	5. Caroline Swinney, b. 31 Dec 1842, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States , d. 4 Oct 1923, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 80 years)
	6. William Paul Swinney, b. Dec 1845, d. Jun 1886, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 40 years) [Adopted]

Family Search ID	KL5X-X23
Residence	1822	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States [1]
Land	1828 [1]
	tracts of land amounting to 60 acres in the northeast quarter of section 10 Witness Role: Seller Cyrus TABER Witness Role: Seller Samuel Dennis TABER
Misc	17 Dec 1874	Swinney Park, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States [1]
	Donated Land to create Fort Wayne's first park
	In his will, Thomas Swinney donated land which became Fort Wayne's first park. Swinney Park consists of 46.3 acres east of St. Mary's River, and 48.24 acres west of the river
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	Born - 13 Nov 1803 - Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States
	Residence - 1822 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
	Married - 20 Dec 1827 - Allen, Indiana, United States
	Misc - 17 Dec 1874 - Swinney Park, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
	Buried - 1875 - Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
	Died - 20 Jan 1875 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

[S824] Bessie Keeran Roberts, "Thomas W. Swinney, Donor of Fort Wayne's First Park", (Fort Wayne, IN: Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, 1965), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/ithoswswinneydon00robe: accessed 24 January 2019)..

[S824] Bessie Keeran Roberts, "Thomas W. Swinney, Donor of Fort Wayne's First Park", (Fort Wayne, IN: Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, 1965), Internet Archive (http://archive.org/details/ithoswswinneydon00robe: accessed 24 January 2019)..