Edwin Albert Swanson

1891 - 1956  (65 years)

• Name	Edwin Albert Swanson
  Born	10 Apr 1891	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Residence	1910	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  Residence	05 Jun 1917	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  Residence	1920	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  Residence	1930	Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  Died	4 Sep 1956	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I601063041	Master Tree
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	Charles Swanson,   b. 16 Dec 1866, Vegeholm, Ängelholm, Skåne, Sweden ,   d. 27 Nov 1944, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Clara Louise Bengtsdotter,   b. 8 Oct 1869, Årnarp, Snöstorp, Halland, Sweden ,   d. 13 Sep 1949, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1891	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States   [7]
  Family ID	F539541138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Louise Nygren,   b. 24 Sep 1892, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 11 Mar 1962, Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1918	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Baby Swanson,   b. 7 Apr 1919, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 10 Apr 1919, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 0 years) + 2. Clara Louise Swanson,   b. 8 Jun 1920, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 30 Dec 1994, Lyman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States  (Age 74 years) + 3. Jean Marion Swanson,   b. 19 Oct 1922, Forty Fort, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 12 May 2009, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States  (Age 86 years) + 4. Edwin Albert Swanson, Jr.,   b. 12 Nov 1925, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 10 Dec 2010, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 85 years) + 5. Nancy Carolyn Swanson
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F539541137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Apr 1891 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1900 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1910 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 05 Jun 1917 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 22 Jun 1918 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1920 - Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1930 - Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 27 Apr 1942 - Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 4 Sep 1956 - Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Buried - - Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. [S4791290818] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. [S560402624] 1920 United States Census. [S560402625] 1930 United States Census. [S8072384371] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 , National Archives and Records Administration, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2005). [S16144775131] Wilkes-Barre Independent, Newspaper, 16 Feb 1941. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson of 553 North River Street, city, observed their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Feb. 14. They celebrated by holding open-house at their home yesterday afternoon and evening for all their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson came to Wilkes-Barre in 1888 from Sweden, their native home. They were married on Feb. 14, 1891, in this city. Mr. Swanson is well known by many residents of North Wilkes-Barre as the proprietor of a grocery store at North Main and Maple streets. They have been residents in the First ward of the city for 52 years. Up until recent months, Mr. Swanson had been employed at the Wilkes-Barre Lace Company. They have always been active in church work and have for over 50 years been members of the Trinity Lutheran Church, North Main street. All their children and grand-children were home to celebrate this occasion. A family dinner will be held today at noon at Hotel Sterling for the immediate family and friends. They have six children who are as follows: Edwin A., of Kingston; Ernest B., of New York; Carl, at home; Hilding, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Ralph Kahler, a home and Mrs. Kenneth Allen, of this city. There are also six grandchildren. The couple received many gifts, telegrams, cablegrams, and best wishes from their family and friends.