Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 362
CLARK E. SWAN

Clark E. SWAN, a farmer, located on section 31, of Union Township, close to Harrison County, in the spring of 1869. With no means to begin operations upon, however, he secured eighty acres of land in La Grange Township, paying $4 per acre for the same, at least agreeing to. He made substantial improvement on the place, and remained there until 1881, when he sold out and bought his present place, which at that time was partly improved, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres. He also owns one hundred and sixty acres in La Grange Township. His place contains first-class buildings including a two-story frame house, built after a modern design.

Our subject was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., July 6, 1842, and is the son of Emulus and Catherine (VANSKIVER) SWAN, who had seven children named as follows -- Lucinda, Albert, deceased, Elenor, Clark E., Sarah, deceased, Allie and Bayron.

Our subject lived with his parents until he arrived at his majority, attending school winters, and assisting on the farm summers. When he was twenty-one years old, he emlisted in Company F, Twentieth New York Calvary, under Capt. REYNOLDS and Col. LORD. He was mustered in at Sackett's Harbor, and from there went to Washington, and on to Norfolk, Va., where he did pciket duty, and was with BUTLER in his Peninsular campaign, also with GRANT in front of Richmond, and Petersburg, wearing the royal blue until the close of the Rebellion, receiving his discharge, at Manchester, Va., but mustered out at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. While he never received a wound, yet his health was greatly impaired. He remained in Jefferson County, N. Y., and the came to Iowa.

Mr. SWAN was united in marriage July 1, 1868 to Kittie CASWELL, daughter of Henry and Kittie CASWELL, who were the parents of two children. The parents were natives of Canada, but they were married in New York. Our subject and his wife are the parents of three children named as follows: -- Bert, born June 27, 1871; Fred, February 28, 1873; Hattie, July 2, 1878. All are living at home.

Politically, our subject is identified with the Republican party.

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