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The Swope Family

1,629 Swope records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

1,629Records in our database
1842Earliest birth
2Documented families
See the Swope family trees →63 Swope families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

1,629 Swope records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

North Dakota: 1 Swope recordSouth Dakota: 7 Swope recordsNebraska: 30 Swope recordsKansas: 64 Swope recordsMinnesota: 4 Swope recordsIowa: 60 Swope recordsMissouri: 368 Swope recordsWisconsin: 46 Swope recordsIllinois: 121 Swope recordsMichigan: 114 Swope recordsIndiana: 128 Swope recordsOhio: 484 Swope records17306446036846121114128484
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When they were born

Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 0Born in the 1860s: 260Born in the 1870s: 27Born in the 1880s: 7180Born in the 1890s: 194Born in the 1900s: 2611900Born in the 1910s: 394Born in the 1920s: 26520Born in the 1930s: 126Born in the 1940s: 6540Born in the 1950s: 40Born in the 1960s: 1960Born in the 1970s: 10Born in the 1980s: 380Born in the 1990s: 0Born in the 2000s: 12000
  • Most records: Ohio (484 of 1,629)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Albert Asbury Swope, born 1842, Evansville, Indiana
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Swope families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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The earliest Swopes in the county histories

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People in the record

Swope people in our records

120 of the 1,627 Swope people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Swope record →

Tim P Swope
1949 to 2022
Waterloo, Iowa
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Floyd Arlen Swope
1937 to 2021
Missouri
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Leonard F Swope
1948 to 2021
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Lois Laverne Swope
1929 to 2021
Fort Scott, Kansas
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Thomas Wilbur Swope
1943 to 2021
Dayton, Ohio
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Jack J Swope
1921 to 2020
Saint Joseph, Missouri
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Larry Eugene Swope
1951 to 2020
Leavenworth, Kansas
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Rodney Dean Swope
1949 to 2020
Missouri
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Roger Swope
1931 to 2020
North Baltimore, Ohio
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Ronald E Swope
1940 to 2020
Zanesville, Ohio
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Eugene Swope
1926 to 2019
Dresden, Ohio
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Harry E Swope
1945 to 2019
Delaware, Ohio
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Jacqueline Swope
1938 to 2019
Missouri
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John Sylvester Swope
1943 to 2018
Seville, Ohio
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Madlyn Swope
1930 to 2018
Rock Island, Illinois
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Ralph R Swope
1925 to 2018
Augusta, Michigan
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Edward L Swope
1932 to 2017
Tiffin, Ohio
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Raymond Lee Swope
1945 to 2017
Elwood, Illinois
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Thomas Spencer Swope
1937 to 2017
Elwood, Illinois
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Elaine J Swope
1934 to 2016
Holly, Michigan
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Norman Swope
1929 to 2016
Seville, Ohio
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Raymond Swope
1924 to 2016
Scottsburg, Indiana
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Lutell Swope
1943 to 2015
Missouri
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Donald R Swope
1937 to 2014
Compton, Illinois
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John Herman Swope
1938 to 2014
Lincoln, Wisconsin
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Leo Paul Swope
1933 to 2014
Holly, Michigan
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Melvin C Swope
1949 to 2014
Holly, Michigan
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Robert G Swope
1928 to 2014
Akron, Ohio
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Bruce W Swope
1946 to 2013
Missouri
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Edward E Swope
1936 to 2013
Iowa
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Joanne G Swope
1935 to 2013
Nebraska
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Lael Vincent Swope
1924 to 2013
Missouri
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Richard E Swope
1933 to 2013
Ohio
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Lula B Swope
1926 to 2012
Indiana
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Mary G Swope
1940 to 2012
Missouri
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Nedra M Swope
1939 to 2012
Missouri
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Patricia L Swope
1938 to 2012
Ohio
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Ada B Swope
1912 to 2011
Indiana
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Betty L Swope
1938 to 2011
Ohio
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C James Swope
1915 to 2011
Ohio
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Charlotte B Swope
1922 to 2011
Ohio
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Duane Vondell Swope
1931 to 2011
Washington, Minnesota
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Thomas Swope
1932 to 2011
Ohio
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Edna L Swope
1942 to 2010
Seligman, Barry County, Missouri
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Glenda Marie Swope
1960 to 2010
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
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Harriett Jean Swope
1940 to 2010
Richmond, Ray County, Missouri
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Karel Sue Swope
1930 to 2010
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina
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Norma Lee Swope
1932 to 2010
Gilman City, Harrison County, Missouri
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Russell W Swope
1924 to 2010
Plano, Collin County, Texas
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Floyd K Swope
1928 to 2009
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware
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James H Swope
1933 to 2009
Claiborne County, Tennessee
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Charlotte M Swope
1920 to 2008
Cleveland, White County, Georgia
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Donald D Swope
1927 to 2008
Chaparral, Otero County, New Mexico
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James G Swope
1932 to 2008
Columbia Falls, Flathead County, Montana
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Karen L Swope
1951 to 1997
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota
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Fanna W Swope
1885 to 1986
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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Lela Swope
1893 to 1985
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
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Rose Swope
1910 to 1984
Turtle Lake, McLean County, North Dakota
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Frank Swope
1892 to 1982
St. Lawrence, Hand County, South Dakota
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Harry Swope
1887 to 1981
Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas
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Minnie Swope
1881 to 1981
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Bertha Swope
1884 to 1979
Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois
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Hattie Swope
1879 to 1979
Middletown, Butler County, Ohio
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Virginia Swope
1875 to 1978
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana
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Claude E Swope
1888 to 1977
Carytown, Jasper County, Missouri
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Eva Swope
1880 to 1977
Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana
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Icie Swope
1884 to 1977
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Mary Swope
1875 to 1977
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
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Retta Swope
1877 to 1977
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
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Charles Swope
1883 to 1976
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
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J Swope
1883 to 1976
Crete, Will County, Illinois
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Lonella Swope
1888 to 1976
Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas
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Helen M Swope
1889 to 1975
Carytown, Jasper County, Missouri
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Leonard Swope
1905 to 1975
Viking, Marshall County, Minnesota
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Alonzo Swope
1890 to 1974
Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri
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Bessie Swope
1889 to 1974
Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia
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James Swope
1878 to 1974
Fairfield, Solano County, California
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Edna Swope
1878 to 1973
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois
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Elmer Swope
1876 to 1973
Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio
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Lottie Swope
1875 to 1973
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
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Louis Swope
1880 to 1972
Dresden, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Ada Swope
1876 to 1971
Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio
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Edith A Swope
1894 to 1971
Broken Bow, Custer County, Nebraska
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Samuel C Swope
1889 to 1971
Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
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Walter Swope
1876 to 1971
Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
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William Swope
1878 to 1971
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California
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Daisy Swope
1876 to 1970
Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois
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Essie M Swope
1883 to 1970
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
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Maude Swope
1885 to 1969
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
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Myrtle Swope
1880 to 1969
Normal, McLean County, Illinois
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William Swope
1868 to 1969
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana
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Daisy M Swope
1875 to 1968
Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio
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Ray Swope
1885 to 1968
Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan
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Rolla Swope
1889 to 1968
Windsor, Henry County, Missouri
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Roy G Swope
1887 to 1968
Houstonia, Pettis County, Missouri
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Blanche Swope
1879 to 1967
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
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Elmer Swope
1883 to 1967
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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Estella Swope
1879 to 1967
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Ida Swope
1885 to 1967
Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin
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John Swope
1878 to 1967
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
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Phobe Swope
1876 to 1967
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
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Alice Swope
1894 to 1966
Littlefork, Koochiching County, Minnesota
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Armstead Swope
1883 to 1966
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Clara Swope
1879 to 1966
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Flossie Swope
1886 to 1966
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Joseph Swope
1878 to 1966
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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Mary I Swope
1875 to 1966
Breckenridge, Gratiot County, Michigan
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Ralph Swope
1892 to 1966
Redfield, Spink County, South Dakota
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William H Swope
1875 to 1966
St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
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William Swope
1876 to 1966
Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio
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William Swope
1882 to 1965
Ohio
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George Swope
1879 to 1964
Missouri
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Harry Swope
1889 to 1964
Florida
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Olive Swope
1879 to 1964
Ohio
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Wilbur Swope
1883 to 1964
Ohio
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Russell Swope
1875 to 1963
Indiana
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Louella Swope
1883 to 1962
Ohio
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Dallias H Swope
1879 to 1937
Hancock County, Ohio
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Albert Asbury Swope
1842 to 1904
Evansville, Indiana
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H. E. Swope
born 1868
Maryland
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Swope genealogy: FAQ

Where were Swope ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,629 Swope records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (484), then Missouri (368) and Indiana (128).

How far back does the Swope family tree go?

The earliest Swope birth in our database is 1842: Albert Asbury Swope, Evansville, Indiana. We have pieced together 63 Swope family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Swope family members listed here?

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