George W. SWINEFORD & Susanna FREED? & Susanna INHOFF?

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George W. SWINEFORD
Susanna FREED?
Susanna INHOFF?

WARNING: except for the census records, this page is supported only by secondary sources, which are inconsistent. I've made the best sense of them I can, but caveat emptor! If you know what is correct, please share. Otherwise, this family is too far afield for me to take the time to straighten it out (my interest here is STRAUB, husband of their daughter, Melinda).

Husband: George W. SWINEFORD
Birth: 1792/3, PA
Death: bef. Nov 1857
Occupation: carpenter
Father: George Michael SWINEFORD (1764-1812/18)
Mother: Hannah STAHL

Marriage-1:

Wife-1: Susannah / Susanna / Susan FREED?

Marriage-2:

Wife: Susannah / Susanna / Susan INHOFF?
Birth: 25 Dec 1809, Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 27 Dec 1887?
Occupation: homemaker

I don't find Susanna SWINEFORD in the 1860, 1870, or 1880 censuses. Is 1887 a typo for 1857, or did she remarry?

Children with Susan FREED? — born in Union [now Snyder] Co., PA:

1. Mary Ann SWINEFORD, b. 22 May 1822; d. 2 Mar 1872
2. Malinda / Melinda SWINDEFORD, b. 1824/5
3. Caroline SWINEFORD, b. ca. 1826
4. Philip SWINEFORD, b. 1830; d. 1895
5. (Daughter A) SWINEFORD, b. 1830-35

Children with Susan INHOFF? — born in Union [now Snyder] Co., PA:

5. (Daughter A) SWINEFORD, b. 1830-35
6. Amelia C. SWINEFORD, b. 16 Jan 1839; d. 29 Mar 1928
7. Elizabeth SWINEFORD, b. 1841/2
8. Rosanne Harriet SWINEFORD, b. 25 Mar 1847

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Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Husband: George SWINEFORD
Birth: 1793, Snyder, Pennsylvania
Death: Before Nov 1857
Father: George Michael SWINEFORD (1764-1812/18); Mother: Hannah STAHL
Marriage: <1827>/1830, Snyder, Pennsylvania
Wife: Susannah/Susan FREED
Birth: 25 Dec 1809, Snyder, Pennsylvania
Death: 27 Dec 1887
Children (born in Center Twp, Snyder, Pennsylvania):
1. Mary Ann SWINEFORD; Birth: 22 May 1822; Death: 02 Mar 1872
2. Malinda SWINEFORD; Birth: About 1824
3. Caroline SWINEFORD; Birth: About 1826
_. Philip SWINEFORD; Birth: 1831; Death: 1895, Middleburg, Pennsylvania
Source: patron submissions

Husband: George SWINEFORD
Wife: Susan INHOFF
Children (born in Middleburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania):
1. Amelia C. SWINEFORD; Birth: 16 Jan 1839; Death: 29 Mar 1928
2. Elizabeth SWINEFORD; Birth: About 1826
3. Harriet Rosanne SWINFORD; Birth: 25 Mar 1847

Are these two Susan's or one? The birth and death dates shown for Susan FREED surely apply to the second wife because a woman born in 1809 was too young to have a child in 1822.

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 4 — indexed "Swinford"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 PA Union Co. Middleburg Roll 149 p. 361 Ln. 22 Sweinford Geo 000 101 - 210 010

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = ?

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = George (b. 1792/3)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Caroline (ca. 1826)
= Malinda (b. 1824/5)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Mary Ann (b. 1822)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Susanna-1 or -2

The teenage male appears to be hired help.

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #40-41 of 45; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 PA Union [now Snyder] Co. Roll 496 pp. 361A-361B Ln. 23 Swineford George 010 100 100 - 110 000 100 000100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Philip (b. 1830)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = George (b. 1792/3)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Amelia (b. 1839)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter A

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Susanna-2 (b. 1809)

1 person employed in manufactures or trades

The teenage male appears to be hired help. Susanna is in the wrong age-class.

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 52): Centre Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA, Roll M432_831, p. 42A, 592/620, enumerated 19 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

George Swineford 57 M Carpenter 500 Pennsylvania

Susanna    do 40 F "

Philip     do 20 M "

Emilia C   do 12 F "

Elizabeth do 8 F "

Rosanne H do 3 F "

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

8. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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