Swearingen - Joseph - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Joseph Swearengen died last night at the advanced age of 82 years. He was one of the oldest settlers of this county and for the most part of life was a resident of Ripley Township. At the time of his death, he was making his home with his son, Charles, who lives west of college campus. He was a Baptist minister of the Old School; and for a long time was undertaker at Alamo. He has a son, Robert, and a daughter, Mrs. Dr. Green, at Waynetown. His wife, who died some years ago, was a sister to Newt McConnell, Mrs. Lucinda Lynn and Mrs. Jane Benefiel.

Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Saturday, 3 Jan. 1891