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Henry Prentiss Swanson[1]

Male 1851 - 1927  (75 years)


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  • Name Henry Prentiss Swanson 
    Born 10 Jul 1851  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Apr 1927  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Swanson Family Cemetery Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I11965  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2023 

    Father Samuel Addison Swanson,   b. 15 Apr 1809, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1885, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Eliza Witcher,   b. 11 Dec 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1880, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Bef 1832  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 'Dollie', Rebecca Gill,   b. 1 May 1862, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1893, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Henry Swanson,   b. 23 Mar 1889, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1968, Lynchburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Mary E. Swanson,   b. 28 Jun 1891, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1945, Lynchburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     3. Eva T. Swanson,   b. 8 Nov 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1985  (Age 93 years)
    +4. James Thomas Swanson,   b. 8 Oct 1893, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1970, Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2023 
    Family ID F9173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nannie E Giles,   b. 5 Nov 1856,   d. 24 Jan 1928, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1897  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2023 
    Family ID F3711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Swanson Family Cemetery Recorded Gravestones
    Swanson Family Cemetery Recorded Gravestones
    7972SwansonCemeteryWmV Reynolds.gif
    Henry Prentiss Swanson-Obit
    Henry Prentiss Swanson-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Apr 19, 1927
    Death Certificate
James Thomas Swanson
    Death Certificate James Thomas Swanson
    dc2019 John Thomas Swanson.jpg
    Henry Prentiss Swanson Death Certificate
    Henry Prentiss Swanson Death Certificate
    SwansonHenryPrentiss.jpg
    Nannie Giles Swanson-Obit
    Nannie Giles Swanson-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Jan 25, 1928

  • Notes 
    • 1910 Census Va. Callands HeritageQuest Series 624, Roll
      1641, Pg 53 line 48-51 Henry P. Swanson 57 (M2) 13 years
      married, Nannie E. wife 52, (M1) 13 years married, Mary E.
      Daughter 19, single, Eva T. dau 18 single. If they were
      married 13 years in 1910 the year of marriage would be 1897
      and the daughters listed as children would be from his
      first marriage. It is not known who his first wife was as
      of 2011.

      !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary
      Frances Reynolds

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pittsylvania/vitals/marriages/60-69r.txt.
      REYNOLDS, William V., son of James M. and Rebecca Reynolds to Valeria A. C. Swanson, daughter of Samuel and Eliza Swanson. 5 November 1861. Married by John R. Martin.
      1860 Va Census Callands North District; HeritageQuest Series M653, Roll 1370 Pg 196-197 Samuel A., Sarah E. 45, Valeria A. C. 25, James 12, Henry P. 9, William T. 6.
      Headston Inscription:
      FATHER

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125969521/henry-prentiss-swanson.
      Henry Prentiss Swanson
      BIRTH: 10 Jul 1851 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      DEATH: 19 Apr 1927 (aged 75)
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      BURIAL: Swanson Family Cemetery
      Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia