Samuel Swope Genealogy

Record modified: 2019-02-25

 / Benedict Swope
 / Charles Swope|
|  \ Margaret Keener
Samuel Smith Swope |
|  /
 \ Ruth Wilds |
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Born: 1814-02-00 Kentucky USA
Died: 1900-06-29 Santa Barbara Co, California USA
Marriages:
1. 1847-10-03 Martha Olive Edwards
Children of Samuel Swope and Martha Edwards:
Nancy A Swope b. 1848-09-10 d. 1865-12-15
Joseph Child Swope b. 1849-08-17 d. 1924-01-02
Ruth Swope b. about 1854-00-00
Jessie Whitten Swope b. 1855-04-30
James William Swope b. about 1857-00-00 d. 1938-01-26
Martha P Swope b. about 1862-00-00
Jennette O Swope b. about 1868-00-00

Notes:

They also had a daughter Margaret A 1863-07-31 d 1864-07-22.

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1900 census Santa Barbara Co CA p148a
J McGregor household
father-in-law Samuel S Swope 86 1814-02 KY/GER/ENG

1880 census Santa Barbara Co CA p542a
Samuel S Swope 66 KY/KY/KY
son James W 23 MO/KY/VA
sons wife Jennie M 19 OR/MO/MO
sis Mattie P 18 MO
(no relation) Enoch Edrington?

1870 census Monterey Co CA p388b
S S Swope 55 KY
Martha 43 VA
Joseph C 20 MO
Jessie W 14 MO
James W 13 MO
Martha P 8 MO
Jennette O 2 CA
laborer James Feneshyde?

1860 census Howard Co MO p31
Samuel Swope 46 KY
Martha 34 VA
Nancy 11 MO
Joseph 10 MO
Ruth 6 MO
Jesse 4 MO
James F 3 MO
Hugh McCafferty
Caroline McCafferty
Eliza McCafferty

1850 census Napa Co CA p134a
Samuel S Swope 35 KY

1850 census Howard Co MO p210b
Saml Swope 40 TN
Martha 23? VA
Nancy 4 MO
Jno 2 MO
Caroline Hill

This is confusing. The above entries certainly imply that this Samuel is not the one who married Martha.
But the next two families after the Howard Co entry are this Samuel's sister Margaret and brother
Charles.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 47855
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