This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SWIFT Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oEC.2ACE/515 Message Board Post: >From the Jackson County Banner [Black River Falls, Jackson Co. WI], June 15, 1867, Page 3 Column 6 DIED--In the village of Black River Falls, June 10th, Mr. John F. SWIFT, in the 65th year of his age. Mr. SWIFT had been declining in health for some months before it was discovered that he had that rather rare but insidious and intractable disease--diabetes. He was a native of Massachusetts, and was one of the early residents of this place, having lived here some 12 years. He was a very quiet, industrious citizen, and leaves a widow to mourn his loss, and three children, two of whom reside in this county. They were all with him when he died. Submitter: Joan M Benner <jmbenner@tznet.com> Golden Rule Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records Member, Association of Professional Genealogists