Swihart, Frank S. Benjamin

Birth Name Swihart, Frank S. Benjamin
Gramps ID I6522
Gender male
Age at Death 31 years, 8 months, 28 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1860-08-25 Ohio, USA  
 
Census 1870 Van Wert, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
1a
Census 1880 Van Wert, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
2a
Death 1892-05-22    
 
Burial   Woodland Union Cemetery, Van Wert, Van Wert Cty, Ohio, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Swihart, Samuel [I6520]1814-05-131878-11-15
Mother Weible, Christina [I6513]1832-08-251917-03-20
    Brother     Swihart, Edward Lee [I6521] 1857-07-09 1917-04-13
         Swihart, Frank S. Benjamin [I6522] 1860-08-25 1892-05-22
    Sister     Swihart, Sarah L. [I6523] 1862 1906
    Brother     Swihart, Samuel L. [I6524] 1865-01-22 1942-02-10
    Brother     Swihart, Chester B. [I6525] 1869-07-15 1932-12-06

Families

    Family of Swihart, Frank S. Benjamin and Hodges, Savilla E. [F2138]
Married Wife Hodges, Savilla E. [I6557] ( * 1847 + 1924 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1892-05-12 Geneva, Lenawee Cty, Michigan, USA  
3a

Narrative

As noted on his burial listing on the FindaGrave.com website, Frank married Savilla E. (Hodges) Peebles, widow of William Francis Peebles, on 12 May 1892, and died just ten days later. I have not done significant research into Savilla, other than to note the following:

- She was seventeen years younger than her first husband.
- She was about thirty-five at the birth of her sons William and Willis Peebles, suggesting she may have married later than was common at the time.
- She was about thirteen years older than Frank at the time of their marriage.
- She remarried again sometime after Frank's death to Lambert H. Potts, who was about sixteen years older than Savilla.
- She was widowed a third time at Lambert's death in 1906, and would survive him by about eighteen years.

Savilla is buried with a simply marker bearing the name "Savilla E. Potts" and marked with her years of birth and death. Her sons appear to have survived until the late 1950s, and are believed to be her only children.

Pedigree

  1. Swihart, Samuel [I6520]
    1. Weible, Christina [I6513]
      1. Swihart, Edward Lee [I6521]
      2. Swihart, Frank S. Benjamin
        1. Hodges, Savilla E. [I6557]
      3. Swihart, Sarah L. [I6523]
      4. Swihart, Samuel L. [I6524]
      5. Swihart, Chester B. [I6525]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870-06-13
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GM-NZ1 : 17 October 2014), Christena Swihart in household of Samuel Swihart, Ohio, United States; citing p. 50, family 376, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,774.

        Event Year 1870
        Event Place Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
        Samuel Swihart M 58 Ohio
        Christena Swihart F 36 Ohio
        Edward D Swihart M 13 Ohio
        Frank S B Swihart M 10 Ohio
        Saml S Swihart M 5 Ohio
        Sarah L Swihart F 8 Ohio
        Chester B Swihart M 0 Ohio

  2. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880-06-06
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83Q-TH3 : 15 July 2016), Christiana Swihart, Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 337A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1073; FHL microfilm 1,255,073.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, United States
        Christiana Swihart Self F 46 Ohio, United States
        Edward Swihart Son M 22 Ohio, United States
        Ben Swihart Son M 20 Ohio, United States
        Sarah Swihart Daughter F 18 Ohio, United States
        Sam Swihart Son M 5 Ohio, United States
        Chester Swihart Son M 10 Ohio, United States

  3. Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 [S0202]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPB-MY6 : 4 December 2014), S. B. F. Swihart and Savilla E. Hodges Peebles, 12 May 1892; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,493.