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Swango, Abraham[1, 2]

Male 1790 - 1863  (72 years)


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  • Name Swango, Abraham 
    Nickname Abe 
    Birth 20 Oct 1790  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Mar 1863  Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I22474  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2009 

    Father Swango, Samuel,   b. 1767, Frederick, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years) 
    Mother Johnston, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1765, Frederick, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1830, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1789  Frederick, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11412  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ogden, Deborah,   b. Apr 1796, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1862, Stillwater Creek, Morgan (Now Wolfe), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1813  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Swango, George Washington,   b. 7 Jun 1811, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1889, Stillwater, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +2. Swango, Harrison,   b. 8 Nov 1812   d. 31 Mar 1908 (Age 95 years)
     3. Swango, Lydia,   b. 1818   d. 1893 (Age 75 years)
     4. Swango, Stephen,   b. 1820   d. 1899 (Age 79 years)
    +5. Swango, Elizabeth,   b. 1 May 1820   d. 3 Oct 1893, Pine Ridge, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Swango, Mariah,   b. 1824   d. 1859 (Age 35 years)
     7. Swango, Samuel,   b. 21 Sep 1826, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1898, Stillwater Creek, Morgan (Now Wolfe), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +8. Swango, Mary,   b. 1 Oct 1827, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1897 (Age 69 years)
     9. Swango, Nancy,   b. 1829   d. UNKNOWN
     10. Swango, Jesse,   b. 9 Jan 1831   d. 9 Apr 1918 (Age 87 years)
     11. Swango, Ella Jane,   b. 1833   d. 1912 (Age 79 years)
     12. Swango, Capt. Henry Chapman,   b. 1834   d. 18 Jan 1863, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     13. Swango, Emilie Jane,   b. 1835   d. UNKNOWN
    Family ID F11413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Oct 1790 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Mar 1863 - Wolfe, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


    • [1730975.ged.FTW]

      Served in the War of 1812-1814 with England. He was known among thesoldiers as little (Abe) . Soon after the war closed he married andsettled on a large creek named Stillwater in Wolf e County, Kentucky.

  • Sources 
    1. [S306] GEDCOM: JOHNSON.
      Date of Import: Oct 17, 2002

    2. [S269] GEDCOM file imported on 26 May 2003.