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Family History & Genealogy

The Swank Family

89 documented Swank ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

89Documented ancestors
1828Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Swank

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Swank ancestors in the record

Deceased Swank ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to William Henry Harrison Swank, about 1828 in Kellerton. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
William Henry Harrison Swank
1828 – 1915
Kellerton
Fletcher B. Swank
1875 – 1950
Bloomfield
Lewis Swank
1884 – 1965
Iowa
Ethel Swank
1884 – 1975
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Marie Swank
1885 – 1973
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Elmer Swank
1887 – 1975
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Harry Swank
1889 – 1963
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Effie Swank
1889 – 1974
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Fern Swank
1889 – 1968
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Edwin Swank
1889 – 1972
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Eva Swank
1889 – 1972
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Will Swank
1894 – 1977
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Lizzie Swank
1895 – 1974
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Edna Swank
1897 – 1980
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Ella Swank
1898 – 1989
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Florence Swank
1898 – 1988
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Jacob Swank
1899 – 1965
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Cora Swank
1899 – 1972
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Frederick Swank
1900 – 1972
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Ira Swank
1900 – 1963
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Esther Swank
1900 – 1970
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Cleo F Swank
1901 – 1988
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Lizzie Swank
1902 – 1986
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Gysbert Swank
d. 1902
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Fred Swank
1903 – 1978
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Herman T Swank
1904 – 1990
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Adda M Swank
1905 – 1945
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Leta J Swank
1905 – 1995
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Coba Swank
1905 – 1980
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Violet Swank
1906 – 1985
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John M Swank
1906 – 1997
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Gladys Swank
1907 – 1993
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Joe Swank
1908 – 1971
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Earl Swank
1908 – 1955
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Ruth H Swank
1908 – 1991
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Lula J Swank
1911 – 1990
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Lawrence Swank
1911 – 2003
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Everett Swank
1911 – 1978
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Elmer Swank
1912 – 1986
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Leona B Swank
1913 – 2010
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Jake Swank
1913 – 1989
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Elizabeth S Swank
1913 – 2003
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Lyle W Swank
1913 – 1996
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Marian E Swank
1914 – 2008
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Wilma L Swank
1914 – 2000
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John Swank
1915 – 1987
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W H Swank
1915 – 2002
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William Swank
1916 – 1981
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James F Swank
1917 – 2006
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Gertrude Swank
1917 – 1989
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Georgine F Swank
1918 – 2007
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Wilma M Swank
1918 – 1994
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Lorrayne Swank
1918 – 2001
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Verlan J Swank
1919 – 2003
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Georgia R Swank
1919 – 1998
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Earl Swank
1919 – 1988
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Martha Swank
1920 – 1990
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Marion Swank
1920 – 1984
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Evelyn D Swank
1920 – 2008
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Raymond Swank
1920 – 1980
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Kenneth Swank
1920 – 1970
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Pete F Swank
1921 – 2003
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James R Swank
1922 – 1994
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Marvin E Swank
1922 – 2012
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Florence L Swank
1922 – 2010
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Henrietta Swank
1923 – 2009
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Lloyd J Swank
1923 – 1999
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Walter E Swank
1923 – 1991
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Wilburn P Swank
1924 – 2002
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Marjorie M Swank
1925 – 2005
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Ralph A Swank
1925 – 1989
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Dorothy A Swank
1925 – 2004
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Glen Swank
1926 – 1991
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Marjorie L Swank
1926 – 2005
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Frederick C Swank
1927 – 2007
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Henry M Swank
1927 – 1999
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Phyllis K Swank
1929 – 2002
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Lyle E Swank
1930 – 1991
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W R Swank
1932 – 1990
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Charlotte Swank
1934 – 2004
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Edwin C Swank
1935 – 2008
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Richard Swank
1944 – 1986
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Donald Swank
1945 – 1987
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Linda K Swank
1947 – 2005
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Kathleen A Swank
1950 – 2000
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M Swank
1950 – 1994
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Cathy A Swank
1957 – 2004
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Russell Swank
1964 – 2000
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Eric P Swank
1974 – 2011
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Common questions

Swank genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Swank surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Swank family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1828. Most Swank lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Swank family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Swank family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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