Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Swonger was born on 17 February 1853, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Mathias Swonger, was 30 and her mother, Mary Lucetta Cook, was 23. She married Cornelius Augustus Mathews on 24 September 1876, in Seneca, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, United States in 1880 and De Graff, Miami Township, Logan, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 16 May 1910, in De Graff, Logan, Ohio, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Mariah L. Swander in entry for Mabel Matthews, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Mary A Swonger in household of Mathias Swonger, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E. Swonger, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1842–1887 Male
1853–1910 Female
Children (3)
1878– Female
1880–1940 Male
1886– Female
Parents and Siblings
1823–1892 Male
1829–1879 Female
Siblings (13)
1847–1937 Male
1849–1850 Male
1851–1925 Male
1853–1910 Female
1855–1938 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 7
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 10
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 17
Name Meaning
Perhaps an altered form of German Schwanger (see Swanger 1) or Zwanger (see Swanger 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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