Corporal John Swink

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1850, Illinois, Schuyler County, Ashland Township, Image 5 of 12. Age 12 yrs.

• U.S. Civil War Soldier, 1864, Illinois. Name: John Swink
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Illinois
Regiment Name: 137 Illinois Infantry (100 Days, 1864) Regiment Name Expanded: 137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)
Company: I
Rank In: Corporal
Rank In Expanded: Corporal
Rank Out: Corporal
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal

• Census, 1870, Missouri, Bates County, Charlotte Township, Image 24 of 33. Age 32 yrs., Blacksmith.

• Kansas State Census Collection, 1875, Kansas, Franklin County, Cutler Township, Image 8 of 13. Age 38 yrs., Carpenter, born Kentucky, where from to Kansas - Missouri.

• Census, 1880, Illinois, Fulton County, Astorai Township, Image 7 of 26. Age 41 yrs., Wood Chopper.

• Military Service: Civil War: the Illinois Infantry. Civil War:
Corpl
Company I.
137th Regiment Illinois Infantry

• Census, 1900, Illinois, Schuyler County, Browning Township, Image 6 of 31. Age 62 yrs., married 34 yrs., Wood Surveyer.

• Kansas State Census Collection, 1905, Kansas, Butler County, City of Latham, Latham Post Office, Image 11 of 27. Age 68 yrs. Profession, occupation or trade of each person, male or female, 10 years old or over: Soldier

• Census, 1910, Kansas, Butler County, Union Township, Latham City, Image 4 of 8. Age 72 yrs., number of times married 2, number of year currently married, 44 yrs., Own Income.

• Kansas State Census Collection, 1915, Kansas, Butler County, Latham Township, Image 11 of 21. Age 78 yrs. Profession, occupation or trade of each person, male or female, 10 years old or over: Old Soldier.

John married Nancy Emily Kelley on 21 Dec 1865 in McDonough County, Illinois. (Nancy Emily Kelley was born in 1848 in Illinois and died on 1 Apr 1937 in Adams County, Illinois.)