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Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5).
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Preferred Citation:
Theodor R. and Helen V. Swem Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 2008.165 is a gift, received December 2008. Acc. 2009.392 is a gift, received 09/15/2009.
Processing Information:
Arranged and described by Daniel Vivas in March 2009; finding aid revised by Amy White in September 2009, folder titles updated
and finding aid revised by Kim Sims, September 2014.
This collection is composed of personal papers, genealogy material and family photographs, gathered by Theodor R. and Helen
V. Swem. Included are original documents, notes on the Swem, Gregg and Wright families, correspondence among family members
regarding genealogy, articles, books, publications and diaries by or about the families, photographs of family members, including
one of Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, Sr., Earl Gregg Swem, Jr., and Earl Gregg Swem, III, and material on Earl Gregg Swem's connection
to the College of William and Mary. The collection also contains photographs, circa 1870s-1988, taken of and by members of
the Swem family. Some of the 19th century photographs were taken by E.L. (Edward Lawrence) Swem, the father of Earl Gregg
Swem, who was the owner of Swem & Newton Gallery in Belle Plaine, Iowa and later of Swem Cottage Gallery (or also Swems Studio)
in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Most photographs are described and often dated on the reverse side.
The collection is arranged into the following series: Correspondence, Genealogical Documents and Notes, Published Materials
about the Family, Earl Gregg Swem Materials, Materials Related to the College of William and Mary, and Photographs.
Correspondence among Swem Family Members (with attachments)
1938-1958
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id241061
"Uncle Earl's Letters," (1 of 2)
1946-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id241062
Uncle Earl's Letters, (2 of 2)
1946-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id241063
Invitation to the 49th Annual Gregg Family Reunion
1988
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id241064
Genealogical Notes
1953, 1955, 1995, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id241065
Biographical Information on Anthony Wright
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id241066
Lease Agreements for Property in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1874, 1876
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id241067
Clipping on William Wright (a.k.a. Dan DeQuille)
1948 September 8
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id241068
Family Data from Bibles (facsimiles)
1958, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id241069
Iowa City Directory
1995
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id241070
Family Tree of Samuel Stuart and Amanda Swem Descendants
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id241071
Article on Asa Gregg
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id241072
Typescript Diary of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Stuart
1856 September 8-1857 Mar. 4
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id241073
Typescript Diary of James Stuart
1863 Apr. 9-1863 June 22
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id241074
"Short History of the Gregg Family,"
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id241075
Log Cabin History
1958
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id241076
"Personal Recollection of the Early Settlement of Wapsinonoc Township and the Murder of Atwood by the Indians" (facsimile)
1974, 1979
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id241077
"Ruth: Poem for the Times,"
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id241078
"The Quaker Greggs" (facsimile of 1944 orginial)
Mixed Materials Box: 2 id241079
Box 2
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id241080
Edward Lawrence Swem, "In Memoriam,"
1918
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id241081
Reminiscences of Earl Gregg Swem
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id241082
"Letter to a Brother: Granville Stuart to James Stuart, April 1873," published in 1953 (facsimile)
1953
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id241083
"The Boys of the Hawkeye State,"
Scope and Contents
1886 original, 1986 facsimile
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id241084
"Our Quaker Ancestors,"
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id241085
Genealogy Sources for Family Material
1976, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id241086
Dr. Frederick Starr
1934-1967
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id241087
Earl Gregg Swem Speeches and Written Material
1957-1960
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id241088
"Resolution Regarding Earl Gregg Swem,"
1963-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id241089
Articles and Speeches about Earl Gregg Swem's Achievements
1941-1965
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id241090
Appraisal Report by James R. Bentley
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id241091
Letter from Charles W. Porter, III
1965
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id241092
Materials from the College of William and Mary
1957-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id241224
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id241225
Earl Gregg Swem and Earl Gregg Swem, Jr
circa 1917-1918
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id241226
Theodor R. Swem
circa 1939-1940
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id241227
Theador R. Swem, son of AR Swem and Dora Doud Swem
circa 1929-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id241229
Leota Swem, portrait
1914
Scope and Contents
Leota Swem, sister of A. Raymond Swem and Earl G. Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241094
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241400
"Uncle William Swem," tintype portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of E. L. Swem , Ted Swem, Sr.'s grandfather
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241401
Ross Elden Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of E. L. Swem; one son, William Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241402
Phoebe Stuart Boarman, portrait
Scope and Contents
Cousin of Leota Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241403
Guy Leroy Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of Earl Gregg Swem; died 1878; 2 years old.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241404
Luse, Swem, or Gregg relative, portrait, circa 1870
Scope and Contents
Possibly Sarah Ann Mills Luse, mother of Emeline Luse Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241405
Reddyn Luse, portrait
circa 1870
Scope and Contents
Reddyn Luse, 1816-1903. Father of Emeline Luse Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241406
E. L. Swem, holding grandson, Edward Raymond Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241407
E. L. Swem with grandson, Edward Raymond Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241408
Frank Nichols, portrait
Scope and Contents
Married to Eliz Luse, sister of Emelies Luse and Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241409
Guy Leroy Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother to Ray Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241410
Francis Leigh Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Born 1884; died 1890
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241411
Mrs. A. R. Swem and Ted
circa 1918
Scope and Contents
Dora Doud Swem holding her son, Ted.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241412
Leota Swem, E. L. Swem, and Mrs. E. L. Swem
Scope and Contents
Standing in front of their home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to his death in 1918. World War I era.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241413
Mrs. Emeline Luse Swem
circa late 1930's-early 1940's
Scope and Contents
Grandma Swem, seated in rockingchair. 222 14th Street, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241414
Emeline Luse Swem
circa 1917-1920
Scope and Contents
Grandma Swem, wife of E. L. Swem, standing in front of her home, 222 14th Street, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241415
Emeline Luse Swem
World War I era
Scope and Contents
Standing in front of her home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241416
A. R. Swem "in the hole"
Scope and Contents
Excerpt from news clipping: "Crandic's General Superintendent Ray Swem is shown coming out of the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde
National Park, Kiva, Colorado during his recent vacation."
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241417
Ted Swem, Lila Swem, Mrs. A. R. Swem, Grandmother Swem, and Leota Swem
Scope and Contents
Aunt Leota's first car, an Oldsmobile, in which we drove to Chicago one time on which was a real trip.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241418
Margaret Swem, portrait
circa 1890-1900
Scope and Contents
Daughter of Asa Swem and niece of E. L. Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241419
Esther Luse, in garden with tiger lily
Scope and Contents
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Cousin of A. Raymond Swem; also cousin of Earl Gregg Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241420
Mrs. Emeline Luse Swem and daughter, Leota Swem
circa World War I era
Scope and Contents
At their home, 222 14th Street, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241421
Ted Swem
1954 June
Scope and Contents
Shoshone Canyon, Wyoming
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241422
Ted Swem
Scope and Contents
FEI 1970. Conservationist and worked for the National Park Service.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id241423
Edward L. Swem, and wife, Emeline Luse Swem
Scope and Contents
Parents of Earl, Leota, and A. Raymond Swem. Grandparents of E. R. and T. R. Swem. Photo taken in their home, probably on
14th Street, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id241095
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id241424
E. L. Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Edward Lawrence Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id241425
Leota Swem, Emeline Luse Swem, and A. Raymond Swem
circa 1890
Scope and Contents
In family home, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id241427
Edward Raymond Swem, portrait
circa 1911
Scope and Contents
Son of A. Raymond Swem and Dora Doud Swem and nephew of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id241428
E. L. Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
About age 60. Grandfather of T. R. Swem, Sr. on paternal side. Father of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241096
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241703
Friends or classmates of Leota Swem
Scope and Contents
Perhaps friends, classmates, or sorority sisters of Leota Swem of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The woman in the front appears to be
older, a teacher, advisor, or sponsor perhaps.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241704
Leota Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Sister of Earl Gregg Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241706
Earl Swem, Lilia Swem in living room of Swem's home
circa 1950s
Scope and Contents
Earl Swem, his wife Lilia Swem, and an unknown friend in the living room of the Swem's home, 119 Chandler Court, Williamsburg,
Virginia. Earl was the son of E. L. Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241707
Dr. Earl Gregg Swem I, Earl Gregg Swem II, and Earl Gregg Swem III
circa 1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241708
Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Scope and Contents
Uncle Earl and Aunt Leota taught school here. A. R. Swem, Edward, and Ted went to school here.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241709
Mrs. Emeline Luse Swem
circa 1930s
Scope and Contents
Wife of E. L. Swem and mother of Earl, Leota, and A. Raymond Swem. Grandmother of Theodore R. Swem, Sr. This picture probably
appeared in Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241710
Fred McDonald and E. L. Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Fred McDonald, left, and E. L. Swem, right. Fred McDonald married Lily Gregg, daughter of Asa Gregg of West Liberty, Iowa.
Robert McDonald, their son, was a musician. E.L. Swem and Lily Gregg McDonald were cousins. The name Swem is marked out above
the monogram ELS (Edward Lawrence Swem) who owned the photography studio.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241711
James Stuart, portrait
Scope and Contents
Son of Amanda Swem Stuart. James Stuart was born in 1865, became a doctor, and was a first cousin of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id241712
Francis Leigh Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Francis Leigh Swem, 1884-1890. Brother of Earl Gregg Swem.
Four generations: Reuben Luse, his son Reddyn Luse, Reddyn's daughter Emeline Luse Swem, and her daughter, Leota Swem. Reuben
Luse was the son of Mathias Luse; born circa 1790. He married Mary Lacock of the Virginia Family.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241097
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241715
Leota Swem, Earl Gregg Swem, and Amanda Hunter Niles, portrait
Scope and Contents
Leota Swem (left), Earl Gregg Swem (center), and Amanda Hunter Niles (right). Earl and Leota were the children of Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Swem, grandparents of Theodor R. Swem, Sr. Amanda Hunter Niles was possibly cousin to Earl and Leota.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241716
James Madison Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of E. L. Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241718
A. Raymond Swem and Grace Luse, portrait
Scope and Contents
Cousins
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241721
Reddyn Luse, portrait
Scope and Contents
Reddyn Luse, son of Reuben Luse. Reddyn, father of Emeline Luse Swem, who was mother of A R. Swem, Leota Swem, and Earl Gregg
Swem. Reuben Luse was the son of Mathias Luse.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241723
A. Raymond Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of Earl Gregg Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241725
Emeline Luse Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Wife of E. L. Swem, and mother of Earl, Leota, and A. Raymond Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241732
Asa Gregg and Catherine Drake Gregg, portrait
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Asa Gregg, 1806-1896, and his wife, Catherine Drake Gregg, 1812-1891. He was uncle to E. L. Swem. Asa Gregg
settled in Iowa in 1837 near West Liberty. He married Catherine Drake, both from Quaker families. He was the author of "History
of Wapsinonoc Township".
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241734
E. L. Swem in volunteer firefighter uniform, portrait
Scope and Contents
E. L. Swem, 1838-1918. Volunteer firefighter uniform, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Phebe Holloway Gregg Swem, seated; her daughter Martha Swem Hunter Moore. Woman seated with baby is probably a granddaughter
with a great-grandchild. Possibly showing four generations.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id241742
Martha Swem Hunter
circa 1880s
Scope and Contents
Martha Swem Hunter, later Martha Swem Moore from around West Liberty, Iowa. Sister of E. L. Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241098
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241399
Leigh Francis Swem and Herbert MacDonald, portrait
Scope and Contents
Leigh Francis Swem, age seven years and Herbert MacDonald, age six years; cousins. Both died of diptheria in March 1890.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241748
Leigh Francis Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Son of Edward L. and Emeline Swem; brother of Earl, Leota, and A. Raymond Swem. Leigh died of Diptheria as a young boy in
1890.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241749
A. Raymond Swem, portrait, circa 1888-89
Scope and Contents
Father of E. R. Swem and T. R. Swem
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241750
Amber Swem Taylor, portrait
Scope and Contents
Born 1875. Daughter of Uncle Eli Swem, brother of E. L. Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241752
Asa Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Uncle Asa Swem, father of Merton E. and Marguarita (Margaret?) Swem. Brother of E. L. Swem. Possibly a resident of Denver,
Colorado.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241754
Eli Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Brother of E. L. Swem.Eli Swem gave up banking to enter the Methodist Ministry. He ended up in a hardware business in Belle
Plaine, Iowa.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241757
Emeline Luse Swem surrounded by indoor plants
circa 1930s
Scope and Contents
Mrs. Emeline Luse Swem, 1843-1943. Wife of E.L. Swem and mother of Earl, Leota, and A. Raymond Swem; grandmother of Ted Swem.
This photography appeared in the Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241759
Maude, Phoebe, and Blanche Stuart, portrait
circa 1888
Scope and Contents
Maude, age 15, (right), Phoebe, age 19, (center), and Blanche, age 13, (left). Daughters of Amanda Swem Stuart, sister of
E. L. Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241761
E. L. Swem, Emeline Luse Swem, Leota Swem, and Dora Doud Swem
circa 1815-1818
Scope and Contents
E. L. Swem with his wife Emeline Luse Swem, their daughter, Leota Swem, and daughter-in-law, Dora Doud Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241763
Edward L. Swem and Emeline Luse Swem with sled dogs
Scope and Contents
Emeline Luse Swem, (left) and E. L. Swem, (center) with unknown person, perhaps Elizabeth Luse, sister of Emeline Luse Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id241764
Emeline Luse Swem and Ted Swem
circa 1919
Scope and Contents
Ted Swem, nephew of Earl Gregg Swem, with his grandmother, Emeline Luse Swem, mother of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241099
Photographs: Swem Family
circa 1890-1920s
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241765
Amanda Swem Stuart and North Stuart, portrait
Scope and Contents
Amanda Swem Stuart and her son, North Stuart. Amanda Stuart was a sister of E. L. Swm, father of Earl Gregg Swem. Formerly
of Iowa, she lived in Montana.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241766
Emeline Luse Swem, Leota Swem, A. Raymond Swem, and family
circa 1890
Scope and Contents
Top row: Lily Gregg McDonald and Miss Hetherington, sister to Ed Hetherington. Middle Row: Leota Swem, A. Raymond Swem, and
Emeline Luse Swem. Bottom row: Miss Sylvia Gregg, who married Harry McDonald, brother of Fred.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241768
Phoebe Gregg Swem, portrait
circa 1880s
Scope and Contents
Phoebe Gregg Swem, 1819-1887. Wife of E. R. Swem, mother of E. L. Swem, grandmother of Earl Gregg, A. Raymond, and Leota Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241770
Ezra B. Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Ezra B. Swem, born 1815, died 1870. Tombstone reads 1871. Father of E. L. Swem and grandfather of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20 id241771
Ezra B. Swem, portrait
Scope and Contents
Ezra B Swem, born 1815, died 1870. Tombstone reads 1871. Father of E. L. Swem and grandfather of Earl Gregg Swem.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241100
Photographs: Family Gravestones,
1988 October11
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241772
Emeline Luse and Edward Lawrence Swem tombstone
1988 October 11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241773
Emeline Luse and Edward Lawrence Swem tombstone
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241774
A. Raymond and Dora E. Swem tombstone
1988 October11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241775
Leota Swem, Guy Leroy Swem, and Francis Leigh Swem tombstone
1988 October11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241776
A. Raymond and Dore E. Swem tombstone
1988 October11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241777
Leota Swem, Guy Leroy Swem, and Francis Leigh Swem tombstone
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241778
Edward R. Swem tombstone
1988 October 11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241779
A. Raymond and Dora E. Swem tombstone
1985 Oct.
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241780
Edward R. Swem tombstone
1988 October11
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241781
A. Raymond and Dora E. Swem tombstone
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241782
Ezra B. and Phebe H. Gregg Swem tombstone and E. B. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Left: gravestone of Ezra B. Swem and wife, Phebe H. Gregg Swem. Right: gravestone of E. B. Swem, probably original for Ezra.
Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241783
E. B. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Gravestone of E. B. Swem, probably originally for Ezra Swem. Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241784
Edward R. Swem tombstone
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241785
Edward R. Swem tombstone
1985 Oct.
Scope and Contents
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241786
Phebe H. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241787
Phebe H. and Ezra B. Swem tombstone and E. B. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Front: gravestone of Phebe H. and Ezra B. Swem. Behind: gravestone of E. B. Swem (probably original of Ezra B. Swem.) Oak
Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241788
Ezra B. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Grave of Ezra B. Swem. Wife, Phebe H. Swem's name is inscribed on the opposite side. Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21 id241789
Ezra B. Swem tombstone
1995
Scope and Contents
Grave of Ezra B. Swem. Wife, Phebe H. Swem's name is inscribed on the opposite side. Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Iowa.
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