John Farrar Swain^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1853 - 1938  (85 years)

• Name	John Farrar Swain  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	2 June 1853	Big Prairie, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States of America   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1870	Big Prairie, Big Prairie, Newaygo, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Farm Laborer
  Residence	1880	Upper Loup, Sherman, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	31 July 1938	Saint Paul, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America   [4]
  Burial	Rockville, Sherman County, Nebraska, United States of America   [4]
  Person ID	I272722765556	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Aaron Swain,   b. 19 February 1804, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America d. 14 June 1875, Big Prairie, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States of America (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Betsey A Swain,   b. 23 February 1812, Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York, United States of America d. 29 April 1880, Michigan, United States of America (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Flatcher,   b. 15 June 1856, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States of America d. 12 December 1935, Boelus, Howard County, Nebraska, United States of America (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Jessie Brownie Swain,   b. 27 September 1876, Big Prairie, Newaygo County, Michigan, United States of America d. 15 April 1966, Kitsap County, Washington, United States of America (Age 89 years)   2. Infant Son Swain,   b. 22 December 1880, Sherman County, Nebraska, United States of America d. 24 January 1881, Sherman County, Nebraska, United States of America (Age 0 years)   3. Grace Swain,   b. 10 April 1883, Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska, United States of America d. 7 June 1975, Sacramento County, California, United States of America (Age 92 years)   4. Roxie E Swain,   b. 8 May 1886, Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska, United States of America d. 3 October 1963, Gordon, Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States of America (Age 77 years)   5. Ruby Swain,   b. 19 July 1890, Nebraska, United States of America d. 8 April 1970, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska, United States of America (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Swain Bus card
  		Newspapers.com - The Dannebrog News - 28 Jul 1938 - 8 Obituary for F Swain
  		John Farrar Swain headstone
  		John Swain Bus card

  
  

• Sources

  [S976937549] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree. [S977001525] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Loup, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: 756; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 159. [S977013500] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Big Prairie, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 19B. [S977001403] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S977050440] Ancestry.com, Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records. [S977050417] Newspapers.com - The Dannebrog News - 28 Jul 1938 - 8, (The Dannebrog News), Obituary for F Swain 28 Jul 1938. Newspapers.com - The Dannebrog News - 28 Jul 1938 - 8 Obituary for F Swain