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Sarah M. Swafford

Female 1866 - 1919  (52 years)


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  • Name Sarah M. Swafford 
    Birth 8 Nov 1866  MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Jun 1919  OK; burial: Holdenville Cem., Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6072  forneyclark
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas H. Swafford,   b. 23 May 1844, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1927, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Malissa Jane Andrews,   b. ABT. 1850, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1892 (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1863 
    Family ID F4300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Berry Toney,   b. 9 May 1869, AR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1949, Hughes Co., OK; burial: Holdenville Cem., Holdenville, Hughes Co., OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1892  Sebastian Co., AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Taft (twin) Toney,   b. 29 Jul 1909   d. 8 Apr 1994 (Age 84 years)
     2. Teddy Roosevelt (twin) Toney,   b. 29 Jul 1909   d. 1 May 1985 (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F2364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      John West via Mary Jane Vandale Wood:
      Name, date & place

      Source:
      Ellen Reed-Walsh:
      Marriage date

      Source:
      Ellen Reed-Walsh:

      1. "Sarah M Swafford was born on 08 Nov 1866 in Missouri and died on 29 June 1919 (a month before her twin sons' 10th birthday) in Oklahoma. She is buried in Holdenville, OK. When she passed away, William B put an advert in the newspaper for someone to help with the household cooking and cleaning and looking after the twins Bill & Teddy. He ended up marrying the lady who responded to the ad (Blanche) in September of the same year and she and her two children moved in and Blanche and William B were together until he died."

      2. "Sarah's father was Thomas H Swafford (b. 23 May 1844 in Tennesee, d. 05 Feb 1927 in Oklahoma), married on 24 Sept 1863 to Malissa Jane Andrews. They had 10 children together over the span of 25 years (they are all listed on ancestry.com fairly accurately). Malissa Jane was born c1850 in Missouri and died on 26 Dec 1892 in Missouri a few years after the birth of their youngest child. Thomas lived with his eldest daughter Mary's family in Oklahoma until his death after Malissa Jane died."

      3. "Thomas Swafford's father was a John (or Jack) J Swafford born c1800 in Tennessee, died 29 Sep 1879 in Missouri. He was married to a lady named Eliza (surname unknown) born c1818-21 in Tennessee, died 20 May 1883 in Missouri. It would appear that the family migrated from Tennessee to Missouri when Thomas and his 2 brothers were children."

      4. William T Toney (b 29 July 1909, d 8 April 1994) and LaDora Boardman (b 13 June 1913, d 14 April 2000) had 5 children: Billy Jr. and his female twin (Billy Jr. lived to about 2 years old and his twin died shortly after birth), Son Toney (b. date omitted), Paula Toney (b. c1937 d. c1993) and Daughter Toney (b. date omitted).

      Source:
      Ellen Reed-Walsh:
      Marriage date

      Source:
      http://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Toney/6000000032602581955
      Sarah M Toney (Swafford)
      Birthdate: circa 1871
      Birthplace: Colorado, United States
      Death: (Date and location unknown)
      Immediate Family:
      Wife of William Berry Toney
      Mother of William Taft Toney
      Managed by: Ellen Michelle Reed-Walsh
      Last Updated: April 2, 2015

      Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      In the next two sources there are dueling birthdates, perhaps from an error in transcription or interpretation.

      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9WF-K24
      "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9WF-K24 : accessed 7 April 2015), W B Toney and Sarah M Swafford, 27 Nov 1892; citing , Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,074.
      Sarah M Swafford
      mentioned in the record of W B Toney and Sarah M Swafford
      Name: W B Toney
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date (Formatted): 27 Nov 1892
      Event Place:, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
      Age: 23
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
      Residence Place: Sugar Loaf, Choctaw Nation
      Spouse's Name: Sarah M Swafford
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
      Spouse's Residence Place: Sugar Loaf, Choctaw Nation
      Marriage License Date: 22 Nov 1892
      Page: 4
      GS Film number: 1034074 , Digital Folder Number: 004539508 , Image Number: 00470
      Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957

      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBS-SL6
      "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBS-SL6 : accessed 6 April 2015), W. B. Toney and Sarah M. Swafford, 27 Nov 1892; citing Greenwood District, Sebastian County, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,034,074.
      Sarah M. Swafford:
      mentioned in the record of W. B. Toney and Sarah M. Swafford
      Name: W. B. Toney
      Birth Date: 1869
      Age: 23
      Spouse's Name: Sarah M. Swafford
      Spouse's Birth Date: 1866
      Spouse's Age: 26
      Event Date: 27 Nov 1892
      Event Place: Greenwood District, Sebastian County, Arkansas
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75069-4 , System Origin: Arkansas-EASy , GS Film number: 1034074 , Reference ID: Vol C, P 4
      Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944

      Source:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=toney&GSfn=sarah&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=34364903&df=all&
      Danny Chancellor:
      Sarah M. Toney
      Birth: Nov. 3, 1866
      Death: Jun. 29, 1919
      Burial:
      Holdenville Cemetery
      Holdenville
      Hughes County
      Oklahoma, USA
      Created by: Danny Chancellor
      Record added: Mar 02, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 34364903



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