Person:Mary Swope (6)
Mary SWOPE
b.13 Feb 1851 Greenfield, Hancock County,,Indiana,United States
d.11 Apr 1885 Probably Marion County,,Indiana,United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1850
  1. Mary SWOPE1851 - 1885
  2. William SwopeAbt 1853 -
  3. Albert SWOPE1858 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1881
  1. Costa Strub1882 - 1946
  2. Cora STRUB1885 -
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Facts and Events
Name Mary SWOPE
Alt Name Mary C _____
Alt Name _____ STRUB
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 13 Feb 1851 Greenfield, Hancock County,,Indiana,United States_COR: _LAD: 85 _LAM: 46 _LAS: 9 _LAN: 1 _LOD: 39 _LOM: 47 _LOS: 5 Changed: Date: 13 May 2011 Time: 17:46:53
Marriage Abt 1881 Probably Indianapolis, Marion County,,Indiana,United States_COR: _LAD: 86 _LAM: 9 _LAS: 28 _LAN: 1 _LOD: 39 _LOM: 46 _LOS: 6 Changed: Date: 13 May 2011 Time: 17:46:53
to Joseph STRUB
Death[1] 11 Apr 1885 Probably Marion County,,Indiana,United StatesCause: Unknown Changed: Date: 13 May 2011 Time: 17:46:53

Type: 3

LABL:

Family stories had stated that Mary Swope was a childhood playmate of James Whitcomb Riley. Census records have confirmed that they did live in the same neighborhood as children. At history of Greenfield, Indiana indicates that James W. Riley and Mary Swope were Charter Members of the Chautauque Literary and Scientific Club organized in 1880. There are a couple of Riley's poems that refer to Mary and the Swope family.

(Medical):The handwritten note by Edith M. Minnemeyer states that Mary died in 1885. She may have died giving birth to Cora May or shortly thereafter.

(Research):A special Thank You goes to Diana Gale Matthiesen, a Strub family genealogist; and to Jack Eaton, a member of Randon Acts of Genealogical Kindness in Indianapolis, IN, for their time and effort spent to help verify Strub and Swope information.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edith M. Smear Minnemeyer. Handwritten Note.
  2. ↑ Greenfield Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
  3.   1880 City of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.
  4.   1870 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Census.
  5.   1880 United States Census.
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