The History of the Swarthout Family
Swartwout, Swartout and Swartwood
New York
Account Book Of
THOMAS NEAL
Of Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y.
Copied and Indexed by Louise Patterson, 1975Thomas was believed to have been born in Ovid. While it started out as an account book, he recorded many of the important happenings of the area over the next few decades. I have provided excerpts related to Swarthout's. I do not have a copy of the item and the information was collected from the copy in the Burton Collection.
1852 Sold to G. Swartout 19 live hogs 200.00
4 bu. wheat 4.001878 Feb. 14 Benjamin H. Swarthout died - age 55 yr, broken leg 1892 Aug 22 Mrs. Elizabeth Swarthout, wife of Joseph was buried today. 1895 Feb. 7 Joseph Swarthout died. 1868 Sept. 4 John S. Swartout - hung himself - suicide