George C. SWOPE & Elizabeth __?_

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George C. SWOPE
Elizabeth __?__

Husband: George C. SWOPE / SCHWAB
Birth: 1828/9, VA
Death: 1850-60, presumably in Hancock Co., OH
Occupation: blacksmith

Marriage:
Residence in 1850/60: Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN
Residence in 1870/80: Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN

Wife: Elizabeth __?__
Birth: 1826/7 or Dec 1828, OH
Death: 1900-1910, presumably in Wayne Twp., Marion Co., IN
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN:

1. Mary C. SWOPE, b. 1850/1
2. William SWOPE, b. 1853/4
3. Albert C. SWOPE, b. 1857/8; d. 1880-1900 — did he have issue?

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 20): Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN, Roll M432_149, p. 333, enumerated 9 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

40 40 George C Swope 21 M Blacksmith Virginia

Elizabeth " 23 F Ohio

41 Martha Medaris 26 F Virginia

Sarah F   " 6 F Indiana

Eliza J   " 4 F "

Catherine " 1 F "

Asberry   " 3 M "

There's no obvious genealogical connection between the two families sharing this dwelling, but it's possible that Martha MEDARIS is George's widowed sister.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10-11 of 21): Greenfield P.O., Greenfield, Centre Twp., Hancock Co., IN, Roll M653_263, pp. 578-579, PN 10-11, 81/81, enumerated 1 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Elizabeth Swope 31 F Seamstress 50 Ohio

Mary C Swope 9 F Ind

William Swope 7 M "

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Albert Swope 2 M Indiana

Also in Greenfield Township (p. 585) is a James W. RILEY (æ 10, b. IN), living with his parents, Reuben A. RILEY (æ 40, b. PA), and wife Elizabeth (æ 37, b. NC). This is poet James Whitcomb RILEY (1849-1916).

4a. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 147): Indianapolis P.O., Indianapolis (Ward 3), Marion Co., IN, Roll M593_340, p. 121A, PN 27, 195/198, enumerated 15 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Swope Elizabeth 41 F W Seamstress Ohio

_____ William 17 M W Wks Stove Factory Ind

_____ Albert C 12 M W At Home "

Where's Mary?

4b. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #86 of 132): Indianapolis P.O., Indianapolis (Ward 4, Subdivision 10), "Second Enumeration," Marion Co., IN, Roll M593_338, p. 266B, PN 14, enumerated 6 Feb 1871, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

98 112 Swope Elizabeth 42 F W Keeping House Ohio

_____ William 18 M W Laborer Indiana

_____ Albert 13 M W Laborer Indiana

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113 Bartec Clara 32 F W Keeping house Indiana

______ Mary 13 F W Attending School Indiana

______ Owen D 11 M W Attending School Illinois

There's no obvious genealogical connection between the two widows sharing this dwelling.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 60): 302 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, Roll T9_295, p. 470D, PN 20, SD 3, ED 121, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 11 13 14 24 25 26

* 302 170 211 Swope Elizbeth W F 52 Boarder / At Home IN IN Unk

_____ Mary W F 29 Boarder / " " " " Ind

_____ Albert W M 22 Boarder / Laborer 6 " " "

*Kentucky Avenue

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 6): Marion County Poor Asylum, Wayne Twp., Marion Co., IN, Roll T623_391, p. 315A, SN 3, SD 7, ED 208, enumerated 5 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24

17 1 1 Swope Elizabeth Inmate W F Dec 1828 71 Wd 3 2 OH OH OH N N Y

I can't find Albert, so apparently he is the deceased child, because I've found William, and while I haven't found Mary, she is said to be living. The question is whether Albert married and had children before he died.

8. 1910/20/30 Censuses Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Elizabeth not found.

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