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Birth:          Aug 1855 Pa.
Death:          24 Sep 1914 Fairville, Chester Co., Pa.
Cause of Death: heart attack
Burial:         Longwood Cemetery, Longwood Twp., Chester Co., Pa.

Notes
wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=rswayne&id=I22619 
1900 in Pennsbury, Chester Co., Pa. farmer
1910 in Pennsbury, Chester Co., Pa. farmer, widower
awt Swayne/Walton
 342  WILLIAM HAMILTON SWAYNE (7), born 1855, died 9.24.1914,
son of 186 Jacob Swayne & Sarah Jane B. Noblit of Fairville, Chester Co., Pa.,
married June 4, 1881 in parsonage of Memorial M. E. Church at 2508 N. 6th St.
in Philadelphia by Rev. M. D. Kurtz, Ella M. Crittenden, daughter of S. H.
Crittenden.  In 1920 Ella was living in Philadelphia.  The marriage is from 
Philadelphia Public Ledger, which also gives William's death near Fairville
aged 59, funeral from his late residence there, interment Longwood Cemetery.
West Chester Daily Local News adds he was a tall, handsome man, a farmer,
living with his son, went out to feed the pigs, apparently was overcome by a 
heart attack, and when found his hand rested on the fence.  The 1880 census
calls him watch case maker.  Apr. 24, 1916 William H. Swayne Jr admr of Wil-
liam H. Swayne Sr of Pennsbury Twp filed a first and final account showing
balance of $3100.51 due the estate.  9 Oct. 1914 Mary Heyl & husband Charles
with Eleanor Swayne deeded to William H. Swayne Jr all their claims to 130
acres on Wilmington Road in Pennsbury Twp deeded 7 Apr. 1913 by Jacob M.
Swayne & wife to William H. Swayne who died intestate as above.  There were
these two children:
       554  Mary Mifflin b 1883 m 1910 Charles A. Heyl
       555  William Hamilton b 1886 m 1915 Mabel K. Hobson


Parents
SWAYNE Jacob ()
NOBLIT Sarah Jane B. ()

Siblings
SWAYNE William Hamilton (Aug 1855 - 24 Sep 1914)

Marriage To CRITTENDEN Ellen (Ella) M. (1857 - )
    m. 4 Jun 1881 Phila. Memorial M.E. Church, Phila., Pa.

Notes

Parents
CRITTENDEN Salmon Hodges (18 Aug 1829 - 10 Mar 1864)
MIFFLIN Mary L. (1835 - )

Children by CRITTENDEN Ellen (Ella) M. 1857 - 
SWAYNE Mary Mifflin (8 Feb 1883 - )
SWAYNE William Hamilton (18 Sep 1886 - 15 Apr 1970)
SWAYNE Eleanor C. ("Nellie") (Feb 1890 - )

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