The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
SAMUEL SWABY, farmer, P. O. Canal Dover, was born July 19, 1833, in England, and is a son of William and Elizabeth Swaby. When he was one and a half years old, his parents emigrated to America, and by way:of New York came to Dover Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in 1835, where they died. Our subject was reared on a farm, where he lived with his father until 1875 (his mother having been dead twelve years previous to that time), and received an ordinary education. He was married, May 1, 1858, to Miss Mary A. Brown, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Brown (the latter de- ceased), of this county. To this union have been born four children — Stanley W. , Edson C., John B., and Ella (deceased). In 1856, Mr. Swaby settled where he now lives in Dover Township. He owns 333 acres of land in an excellent state of cultivation. Mr. Swaby has lived in Tuscarawas County ever since coming here in 1835, and has performed his share of labor in rescuing thiB fine land from the grasp of the wild forest.
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Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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