This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: annecady Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.saintlawrence/16218.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I find quite a lot on Adele's parents and siblings. Here is what I found on Ancestry.com and on http://news.nnyln.net/ 1860 Census, Fowler NY William Swen, age 70, Carpenter & Joiner, Real Estate=$3000, Person Estate=$600, born NJ Elizabeth Swen, age 70, born New Jersey Fowler Swen, age 29, Inn Keeper, born New Jersey Margaret Swen, age 23, born New York Amelia A. Swen, age 3, born NY 1870 Census, Fowler, NY Fowler Swen, age 45, Laborer, Property=$1000, born New York Margaret Swen, age 34, Keepps house, born NY Adell Swen, age 13, age 13, attended school, born NY Stephen Swem, age 7, born NY, atended school 1880 Census, Fowler Fowler Swem, age 47, Farmer, born NY, parents born NY Margaret, age 43, wife, Keeping House, born NY Stephen, age 17, Son, born NY (marked as maimed, crippled, disabled), Farmer, attended school born NY Frank, age 6, Son, born NY, attended school Steven D Swem died in 1888 (he's buried in Hailesboro Cemetery which I have on my website) Franklin E. Swem died in 1919 (he's buried in Hailesboro Cemetery as well along with his wife). Here is a link to his obit. http://news.nnyln.net/gouverneur-newspapers/gouverneur-northern-tribune-1917-june-1920-april/gouverneur-northern-tribune-1917-june-1920-april - 0939.pdf#xml=http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=100e71f2&DocId=171912&Index=D:\dtSearch Developer\UserData\st-lawrence-county&HitCount=2&hits=326 32b &SearchForm=D:\st-lawrence-county\dtSearch_form.html&.pdf Fowler Swem died Feb 20, 1884 (per her wife's obituary). His wife, Margaret Carpenter Swem Smith died in March 1917. Here is a link to the page with her obit: Per the obit, only her son Franklin was still alive when she died. http://news.nnyln.net/gouverneur-newspapers/gouverneur-press-1915-february-1918-may/gouverneur-press-1915-february-1918-may - 0465.pdf#xml=http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=d05f10e&DocId=183030&Index=D:\dtSearch Developer\UserData\st-lawrence-county&HitCount=2&hits=19fe 19ff &SearchForm=D:\st-lawrence-county\dtSearch_form.html&.pdf You can find the obit for Adele's daughter Esther (d. 1943) at: http://news.nnyln.net/massena-observer/massena-observer-1942-august-1943-february/massena-observer-1942-august-1943-february - 0545.pdf#xml=http://news.nnyln.net/st-lawrence-county/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=af6d883&DocId=279052&Index=D:\dtSearch Developer\UserData\st-lawrence-county&HitCount=2&hits=527 528 &SearchForm=D:\st-lawrence-county\dtSearch_form.html&.pdf Hope this helps, Anne Cady Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.