Swope Family History

Sevope/Schwab/Swope: Yost Swope was born on February 22, 1678 in Leiman-Duchy of Baden, Germany. His mother's name was Anna Catherine Schwab. He died 1735 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and is buried at Heller's Church in that county...don't know if the following family members are a link of this family connection:

John W. Swope B: 07/24/1859 D: 02/17/1938 M1: Mary/Mollie B. Tuttle 01/03/1861 D: 08/20/1900 M2: Talitha Ann Tuttle 1867-1940

1~Zora Hadden Swope: B: 1883 D: 1967 M: ~Fox 

2~James C. Swope Jr (Jim) B: 01/18/1885 D: 02/23/1957 M1: Zetta Lee in 1909 B: 11/05/1885 D: 04/19/1944 M2: Jennie B. Powell 1887-1968 Daughter of George W. & Sallie A. Powell

1-John Henry Swope B: 11/19/1911 Winchester, KY  D: 02/16/1935  

John Henry Swope

2-Evelyn Swope B: 08/20/1914, in Winchester, KY  D: 11/30/1987  Sacramento, CA M: 07/26/1935 to William O. Mize II and renewed their vows on 05/22/1965 

3-James Swope 1920-2006 M: Frances Jean Currie. James was a salesman for the former Roth Equipment Company in Louisville and a WWII Navy Veteran. James is survived by a daughter, Mary (Ronald) Hall; two sons, John (Kay) Swope, and J.B. Swope; three grandchildren Clayton (Ursa) Hall, Dawn (Trevor) Hopper, and Mary (Marcus) Jones; and two great-grandchildren, Meghan and Ethan Hopper. The family held a memorial Graveside service in Evans Cemetery in Campton.

4~Dorothy Swope    B: 06/30/1921 Winchester, KY  D:

3~John C. Swope:  1886-1962

4~Thomas Mark Swope 1886-1977  Non union street car conductor Evansville, Indiana

5~Nancy Swope: 1891-1987

6~Roger Swope: 1900-1980