Leonard Swank
1810–1899 (Age 89)
Kentucky, United States
The Life of Leonard
When Leonard Swank was born in 1810, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John R. Swank, was 25 and his mother, Sara G. Wallace, was 20. He married Mccallaster in 1840, in Ohio, United States. He died on 14 August 1899, at the age of 89.
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Leonard Swank
1810–1899
Mccallaster
1819–
Marriage: 1840
Spouse and Children
1810–1899Male
Mccallaster
1819–Female
MARRIAGE
1840
Ohio, United States
1840
Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
1785–1869Male
1790–Female
siblings
(11)
1808–1883Male
1810–1899Male
1810–1903Female
1814–Male
1816–1860Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 2
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 26
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schwank or Schwenk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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