Gazlay Family History
Elizabeth C. Porter
Parents
| Father | Dr. Alexander Porter II ( - ) |
| Mother | Elizabeth M. Boyce ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 August 2012; Last Edited: 2 October 2020 |
| Person ID | 4010 |
| Name | Elizabeth C. Porter |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 March 1832 in Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 3 July 1855 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio to Rev. David Swing, Jr.6, 7 |
| Died | 2 August 18791, 7 |
| Buried | in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Rev. David Swing, Jr. (son of David Swing and Karenda Gazlay) |
| Born | 23 August 1830 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio |
| Married | 3 July 1855 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio to Elizabeth C. Porter |
| Died | 3 October 1894 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Children | of Elizabeth C. Porter and Rev. David Swing, Jr.: |
| +1. | Mary Ann Swing |
| Born | 22 March 1856 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio |
| Married | 22 October 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Jewett E. Ricker |
| Died | 1 September 1930 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois |
| +2. | Helen Beth Swing |
| Born | 9 January 1862 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 October 1886 in Cook County, Illinois to Mason Brayman Starring |
| Died | 2 August 1947 in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Elizabeth Porter Swing, born: 5 March 1832; died: 2 August 1879 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, siblings, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Butler County, Oxford Town, Page No. 42, family of David Swing (28, Ohio, prof. of Latin and Greek); Elizabeth Swing (26, Ohio); Mary Swing (4, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Page No. 235, family of David Swing (38, Ohio, clergyman); Elizabeth Swing (35, Ohio); Mary Swing (14, Ohio); Helen Swing (11, Ohio); Bridget O’Connor (30, Ireland, domestic servant); Mary Flynn (20, Ireland, domestic servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Enumeration District 190, Page No. 8, family of David Swing (49, Ohio, theologian); wife Elizabeth Swing (46, Ohio); daughter Helen Swing (19, Ohio); cousin Ginnie Swing (27, Illinois); servt. Maria Ward (40, Ireland); servt. Jennie O’Malley (40, Ireland).
- The First Five Generations of the Swing Family in America, compiled by Albert H. Swing and Harry P. Swing, April 1961. Available at Heritage Quest Online. This document provides numerous biographical and vital details, but there are few references cited for any of the information.
- Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Hamilton, Butler County, File No. 1181, David Swing and Elizabeth C. Porter, married on 3 July 1855.
- History of Chicago, From the earliest period to the present time, by Alfred Theodore Andreas. Volume 2. Chicago, the A.T. Andreas Company, Publisher, 1885. Available at ebooksread.com