The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-11-13
GENEALOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Data OF Historical Interest to the Read.
erS of the Post.
SwINEFORl


Continued from issue of Oct. 9th.
vi. Catherine, married to John Au-
rand, who had been married before and
had several children with his first wife.
With mis- wife Catherine, he had a
daughter, Mira, who married Buff.
ington. He died where Josephat Wal
tcrs now lives.
VII. Jacob, was halter and also
dealt in sheep. He built the house
where David Ockers lives and one on
the lot where John p. Smith lives.
That house has been burned. He was
murdered for his money in Lebanon
July 4, 1926. He had several children:
l, Agnes, married to James X. Davis
of Selinsgroye.
2.Robert, married Miss Selin, Il
grand daughter of Anthony Selin, the
founder of Selinsgrove.
3. Harriet, married Brock man
who first came around here with "A
show. He exhibited n man without
arms.
5. Barbara, married Walter App, of
Mahontonga.
8. Absalom, Il lawyer in New Berlin,
married one of Lawyer Lashell's
daughters. He and his two sons went
west.
| 8. John, married Miss Hibish,
went out west and died there.
VIII. Albright, born Oct. II, 1896,
and died Nov. 20, 1883, aged 92 years,
l month and Is days. His first wife,
Mary c. Haines, was born Jan. 8, 1867,
died June l3, 1864, aged 81 years, s
months and days. His second wife,
Catherine, was born Feb. Is, jsO5, and
died Nov. 8, 1884, aged 70 years, 8 mos
and p days. She was married four times.
Albrights children were:
i. Abraham, married a daughter of
Henry Smith and died shortly after.
2. Henry, Of Mifilinburg, married
first Klose and second Hassenplug.
Hoy IS the father of Mrs. d. Il.
Rhoads, of this place.
3. Betsey, married John Hoch, first
of Middleburg, afterwards of Miiilin-
burg.
4. Barbara, married Apr. 3, 1913, to
John Bilger. She resides in Franklin.
Among the assessment records we
find that John Swineford and Flavcl
Roam had $50 acres in Penn township
Nov. 12, 1890, and John Swineiord and
Simon Snyder, SO acres June 2S, 1892,
and John Swineford, in trust, go, lO6
acres June IL, 1910. The latter prob
ably applies to Il younger John as the
founder of the town, died in 1905. We
find alsoj that $50 acres in Dauphin
County Sept. II, 1892, in the name of
John Swineford and in 1852 John
Swineford is taxed with Jacob D)sht's
estate In Philadelphia County.
George Swineford, is also probably u
son of the original Albright and
brother to the founder of the town. |
He was born about 1864 and died April !
>, ISIS, aged 81 years. His early death !
was caused 10y an injury received while
rai-inga II barn where Waldo Wittcn-
myers barn now is. He had two sons,
Philip and George. Susaunah, the
wife of George, died Dee. -, 1851 aged
rs years and . days.
George Swineford was assessed as II
single man without property in 1856
and with 100 acres in 1887. Land was
surveyed for him in Northumberland
County as follows 100 acres Dec. "a,
1892; 40 acres Apr. 13, 1893 $50 acres,
same day; 400 acres Feb. 25, 1874. His
body is buried in Franklin.
Peter Swineford. OF this man we
have ben able to discover very little,
bur juG ing from the time he lived, he
too wa4 probably son of the original
Albright and brother of John and
George. OF his family we have been
able to learn nothing. Land was sur
veyed for him i'm Northumberland
County rs follows $50 acres, Dee. l.,
1792, 80 acres, Oct. H. 1892; 100 acres,
same day; 80 acres, Dec. 81, 1892; $50
acres, 40 acres and 50 acres Apr. -,
1898, and 400 acres Feb. -. l79i
In Grubb's cemetery there is buried
an Albright Swineford born Sept 10,
1916, died Apr. "a, 1894, aged ~ years,
I months and 10 days. Also his wife,
Sarah, who died Apr. -, 1890, aged 81
years, months.