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Wesley Swank

Birth	:	11 Apr 1812
Death	:	12 Dec 1850
Burial	:	Hawkeye Cemetery, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0457993, -91.0472031
Description	:	Wesley Swank, deceased, was a native of Indiana, born in 1812, and was a son of John and Nancy (Harrison) Swank, the father of German descent and the mother of English ancestry. When a young man, our subject emigrated to Pekin, Ill., where he remained for a short time, engaging in the hotel business, but later, in 1835, took up his residence in Des Moines County, stopping first at Burlington, where he engaged as a farm hand for Alexander Hilleary, and while there was united in marriage with Henrietta Hilleary. She was born in Virginia, May 26, 1818, and is... Read More	Wesley Swank, deceased, was a native of Indiana, born in 1812, and was a son of John and Nancy (Harrison) Swank, the father of German descent and the mother of English ancestry. When a young man, our subject emigrated to Pekin, Ill., where he remained for a short time, engaging in the hotel business, but later, in 1835, took up his residence in Des Moines County, stopping first at Burlington, where he engaged as a farm hand for Alexander Hilleary, and while there was united in marriage with Henrietta Hilleary. She was born in Virginia, May 26, 1818, and is a daughter of Francis and Charlotta (Arnold) Hilleary, who were also natives of Virginia, and emigrated to Harrison County, Ky., in 1819, residing there until 1832, when they removed to Adams County, Ill. After making that their home for two years, they came to Des Moines County, which was then an almost unbroken wilderness and formed a part of the Territory of Michigan. Securing a claim, they lived there the remainder of their lives. Mr. Swank and his wife lived on a farm in Huron Township, which he had entered, consisting of 160 acres of land on sections 11, 12, 13 and 14. Improvements were at once begun, and the land was soon under a high state of cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Swank were the parents of eight children: America, who died in childhood; Jacob H., died at the age of eight years; Orval, who enlisted in the 30th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, died while in the service; William Franklin, died in Jefferson City, Mo., while a member of Company I, 6th Iowa Infantry; Jennie S. is the wife of Arthur Rice, a resident of Austin, Ill.; Wesley T. makes his home near Melville, Dak.; J. Lewis has charge of the home farm; and Henry H., whose home is in San Antonia, Tex. Mr. Swank was a member of the Universalist Church, and his wife belonged to that denomination. He cast his vote with the Republican party, and was an active politician in his day. This couple were true pioneers of Iowa. Very few were the settlements in 1835, when they became residents of Des Moines County. The prairies were covered with wild grass, the timber was uncut, wild game and deer were very numerous, wolves were often heard howling at night, and bands of Indians were frequently seen. At the time of their settlement there was no law in the Territory, but soon the work of civilization and progress was begun, schools and churches were built, railroads and other improvements made, until Des Moines County now stands among the first in the great State of Iowa. Portrait and Biographical Album of Des Moines County, Iowa (at the request of L Forbes)

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Latitude: 41.0457993
Longitude: -91.0472031

Family Members:

Spouse

Henrietta Hilleary Swank

(1818 - 1910)

Children

America Swank

(1835 - 1837)

Jacob Henry Swank

(1837 - 1847)

PVT William Franklin Swank

(1842 - 1861)

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Coordinate: 41.0457993, -91.0472031

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Coordinate: 41.1170100, -91.0593000

15. Parson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1175003, -91.0594025

16. Kossuth Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0124000, -91.1350000

17. Newberry-Haight Cemetery
Kingston, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9704500, -91.0446000

18. Haight Cemetery
Kingston, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9696900, -91.0424400

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Coordinate: 40.9737000, -91.0944500

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Coordinate: 41.0875015, -91.1494370

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Coordinate: 40.9527817, -91.0688934

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Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0611000, -91.1722031

23. Pioneer Cemetery
Henderson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0037700, -90.9190000

24. Mallory Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.1497002, -91.0924988