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| Hazel Gertrude SWANN, Harvey Julian SWANN |
UPDATE - The SWANN children have been claimed by family and are going home!
The back of this portrait is labeled: "Harvey Julian SWAN (6 yr 3 mo), Hazel Gertrude SWAN (2 yr 1 mo)" and there is no indication of location.
The back of this portrait is labeled: "Harvey Julian SWAN (6 yr 3 mo), Hazel Gertrude SWAN (2 yr 1 mo)" and there is no indication of location.
However, research finds that the photo had to have been taken in March 1890 in Salem Massachusetts. The siblings were found on census records there.
These are two of the three children of William A. Swann and Ella A. Hutchinson.
1900 Census - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, 35 Broad Street
SWANN, William A., head, 43, Apr 1857, born in Ohio, tailor
SWANN, Ella A., wife, 44, Jan 1856, born in Maine
SWANN, Harvey J., son, Dec 1884, born in Mass.
SWANN, Hazel G., daughter, Feb 1888, Mass.
SWANN, Camden, son, Feb 1890, Mass.
1910 Census, Amherst, New Hampshire
SWANN, William A., head, 53, fruit and pigeons
SWANN, Ella A., wife, 54
SWANN, Hazel G., daughter, 21
SWANN, Camden J., son, 19
Harvey attended Brown University in Providence RI, class of 1905, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Germanic and Romance Languages and Literatures.
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Harvey married Mary Dean SCOTT in Sep 1911.
On his WWII draft registration card, he indicated that he lived in Brooklyn NY and was employed by the NYC Board of Education, working at Boys High School in Brooklyn (photo at left.)
Harvey appears to have died in Oct 1951 of carbon-monoxide poisoning. The following appeard in "The Kingston Daily Freeman" (Kingston, NY) on 19 Oct 1951.
The obit for Harvey Swann lists survivors as: His wife, Mrs Mary Scott Swann; a brother, Camden J. Swann of Danvers Mass.; a sister, Mrs Thomas I. Fenno of Essex Mass., and a niece Mrs G. Chapin of Essex Junction VT.
The obit for Harvey Swann lists survivors as: His wife, Mrs Mary Scott Swann; a brother, Camden J. Swann of Danvers Mass.; a sister, Mrs Thomas I. Fenno of Essex Mass., and a niece Mrs G. Chapin of Essex Junction VT.
Youngest brother, Camden Jean Swann, married Ethel Jessie Lewis in 1912. He moved back to Salem Massachusetts and worked at a leather company.
It is unknown what became of Hazel. She disappears after the 1910 Census.
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| Camden Jean Swann, age 5 months |
UPDATE - Through a very remarkable coincidence, I revisited the same Antique Mall in Wildwood Florida two years later, acquiring a few more photographs. One of them was of Camden Jean SWANN, the younger brother of Hazel and Harvey. Thus I was able to reunite the family photos that I'd inadvertently separated two years earlier. This photo of Camden was taken around July of 1890 at the Edward Hazelton studio in Salem.
On 29 July 1912, Hazel (age 23) married Thomas Irving Fenno (son of Thomas J Fenno and Katherine Upton), in Milford NH. This explains why Hazel "Swann" disappeared after the 1910 Census. Special thanks go out to Allene Dewitt Tanges who provided this information, which opened the following floodgates.
In 1920, Thomas and Hazel Fenno are found on the Census in Salem Mass, living on Cedar Street. Thomas (35) works as a bookkeeper for the Gas Company. Hazel (30) has no occupation. There are no children in the household.
In 1930, same address. Thomas (45) works as a store manager (office mgr?) for the public utilities. Hazel G. (41) has no occupation. Still no children in the household.
1950 City Directory Beverly Mass: Thomas Fenno is given as "Emp Salem Gas & Electric Co."
1959 City Directory for Beverly Mass. Both Hazel G. and Thomas Fenno are shown with the occupation of "clk White Elephant Shop."
It is evident that neither Harvey nor Hazel had descendants. That leaves Camden Swann to save the day.
Camden Jean Swann (1890- ) m. Ethel Jessie Lewis (1890- ) in 1912.
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| The lovely Jessie Swann-Chapin |
They had a daughter Jessie Swann-Chapin (b. 10 Mar 1920 - d. 29 May 1994) who is clearly the niece mentioned in Harvey's obit. Jessie married Graton Andrew Chapin, a dairy farmer and apple grower in Essex Center, VT.
Jessie Chapin's obit mentions that she had three children. I think it best to not list her children's names here as they are surely still living. But I will start making contact with them as soon as possible.
I stumbled back onto this blog --- and noticed my name mentioned. (Allene DeWitt Tanges). I am so thrilled it help you make the connection for the safe return of the pictures to their family! I love doing family tree research.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your help. On the whole I find genealogists and family historians are exceedingly generous and helpful people. It restores my faith in people.
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