NameBlake SWATSWORTH 1220
Birth Date9 Nov 1887
Residence DateApr 19401221
Residence PlaceCurwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
Residence MemoAllegheny Street; Value of home $1000
Death Date7 Jun 1990 Age: 102
Soc. Sec. #162-12-1431
OccupationPlasterer in APA Project in 19401221
FatherAlfred Swatsworth (1850-1932)
MotherFannie Florence Bloom (1858-1942)
Misc. Notes
Last known residence: Curwensville, Clearfield, PA; Zip Code 16833.

Est. Age at death: 102 years, 6 months, 29 days.
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The name was changed somewhat over the years. Locally, the name evolved to Swatsworth from the Dutch "Swarthout".  It was Swartwood and Swartsworth along the way.  I'm sure the Dutch pronunciation was not easy to spell in English.1222
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Richard L. Gleason, with his mother and uncle John, attended Blake’s 100th birthday party, in November of 1987, while Gleason was visiting in Pennsylvania and has video of that event.7
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Blake was the son of Alfred and Florence Bloom Swatsworth--Blake's first name might start with an N.--per his obit--could be a typo.1223
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According to this source there was “an article” about Blake’s 102nd birthday party and included a five generation photo, but “the photo in the paper is horrible”.1224

[Probably a newspaper article in the Clearfield Progress newspaper]
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A 30-year old Sherman Swatsworth (b. abt 1880) is listed in the 1910 Olanta, Clearfield, PA census with his wife Sadie (20) and son Blair (5/12 months).1225
Spouses
Birth DateDec 1892
Birth PlacePennsylvania, USA
Death DateBet 1936 and Apr 19401218,1219
Residence Date11 Jun 1900
Residence PlaceCurwensville, Clearfield Co., PA, USA
FatherJohn L MIDDLETON (1861-1919)
MotherJennie HOOPENGARDNER (1862-1958)
Misc. Notes
Possibly named after her maternal grandmother?3
Family ID635
Marr Dateabt 19111226
Misc. Notes
The 1930 census of Curwensville shows Blake and Lyda were married ca 1911. Their children were Sherman 18, Miriam 14, Rossmon (daughter) 12, Dolly 4 and Norman 2 2/12. I could not find them in the 1920 census.1226
ChildrenJohn Sherman (~1912-)
 Miriam (~1916-)
 Rossmon (~1918-)
 Dolly (~1926-)
 Norman (~1927-)
 Mary Lou (ca1934-)
 Clifford (ca1936-)
Last Modified 13 Apr 2012Created 17 May 2017 Rick Gleason - ricksgenealogy@gmail.com