Margaret Swinney^[1]

1834 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Margaret Swinney
  Birth	14 Aug 1834	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Family Search ID	L19N-XX5
  Name	Margaret Smith
  _UID	76A23CD61B0C40CA96245C2DB481404E613C
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I977	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas W. Swinney,   b. 13 Nov 1803, Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States d. 20 Jan 1875, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lucy Taber,   b. 5 Apr 1804, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 1860 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1827	Allen, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	J. McNutt Smith,   b. Abt 1830   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Jun 1858	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States   [2]
  	Smith had been engaged to Rhesa Swinney, but at the last minute "fell in love" with Margaret and they eloped. This caused a permanent rift in the family. Margaret's name was never again spoken in the Swinney household, and the Smith children were never welcomed at the Swinney homestead
  Children	1. Reader Smith,   b. Abt 1868   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Smith,   b. 1868   d. 28 Aug 1950 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Aug 1834 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States  Marriage - 27 Jun 1858 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Letter - Listenberger Rosemary to Brown Barbara 1993, from "Thomas Swinney, Donor of Fort Wayne's First Park". [S824] Bio - Swinney Thomas.