Thomas B. Swearingen

ARNOLD, SWEARINGEN

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/13/2004 at 22:54:40

Thomas B. Swearingen, Ohio twp., farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. St. Charles; born in Brook county, Virginia, August 23, 1831; he lived there until he was about ten years of age; his parents then moved to Jefferson county, Ohio; he lived there about twelve years; came to this State, and Wapello county in 1852 or 3; came to this county in the fall of 1860; enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Iowa, Co. F, August 2, 1861; in the late civil war he was in all of the battles excepting two, which were participated in by their regiment; he was mustered out June 5, 1865; he married Miss Sarah J. Arnold, June 22, 1854; a native of Ohio; has five sons and three daughters: Daniel, Eli, Mertie E., Thomas B., David W., Nicholas D., Nellie J., Mary A (Alice).; he owns 180 acres of land.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 571