Brief Life History of Carlton James
When Carlton James Swope was born on 29 August 1913, in Wells Tannery, Wells Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Sylvester Swope, was 41 and his mother, Hallie Waters, was 28. He married Mary Agnes Gregor on 19 July 1950, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. He lived in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 12 October 1985, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in New Saint Josephs Cemetery, North Versailles Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Carl Sopape, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Carl Swope - Government record: birth-name: Carl Swope
- Carl Jamrs Swope, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1932
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Americanized form of German Schwab .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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