Rachel McCord Swem

Brief Life History of Rachel McCord

When Rachel McCord Swem was born from 1831 to 1835, in Ohio, United States, her father, PVT Daniel W. Swem , USA, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Hollingsworth McCord, was 27. She married William H. Warren on 24 September 1854, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Monroe Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died in 1900.

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William H. Warren
1832–1870
Rachel McCord Swem
1831–1900
Marriage: 24 September 1854
Sarah Warren
1854–
Charles Edward Warren
1856–1930

Sources (5)

  • Rachel Swem in household of Peter S Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Rachel Swein, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Rachel M Warren in household of J A Warren, "United States Census, 1860"

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World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Schwemm, a topographic namefrom Middle High German swem(me), denoting a deep ford wherehorses had to swim across, from the Middle High German verbswemmen, causative of swimmen ‘to float or swim’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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