Brief Life History of John "Jack"
When John "Jack" Swift was born on 14 April 1894, in Washington, United States, his father, John L Swift, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Anna Hays, was 42. He lived in Bucoda, Thurston, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 March 1920, in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Tenino, Thurston, Washington, United States.
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- John Swift in household of John L Swift, "United States Census, 1910"
- Jack Swift, "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
- John Swift in household of John L Swift, "United States Census, 1900"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): nickname for a rapid runner, from Middle English swift ‘swift, fleet’ (Old English swift), or else from the Middle English personal name Swift (Old English Swift).
Irish: when not the English name, an Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada which is based on fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody ).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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