20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . nection iswith the Knights of Pythias, the JuniorOrder of American Mechanics. JOHN S. SWAIDNEE, a representa-tive farmer of Springfield Township, whoowns sixty-five acres of valuable land sit-uated on the Columbus Eoad, is partowner also of another farm of 280 acreswhich is situated in Moorefield Swaidner was born in Allen County,Indiana, November 12, 1856, and is a sonof John and Elizabeth (Eaby) Swaidner,l)oth of whom are now deceased. John S. Swaidner was reared in AllenCounty and remaine
20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . nection iswith the Knights of Pythias, the JuniorOrder of American Mechanics. JOHN S. SWAIDNEE, a representa-tive farmer of Springfield Township, whoowns sixty-five acres of valuable land sit-uated on the Columbus Eoad, is partowner also of another farm of 280 acreswhich is situated in Moorefield Swaidner was born in Allen County,Indiana, November 12, 1856, and is a sonof John and Elizabeth (Eaby) Swaidner,l)oth of whom are now deceased. John S. Swaidner was reared in AllenCounty and remained on his fathers farmuntil he was seventeen years of age, whenhe attended the township high nineteen years old he began toteach, during the first year in DeKalbCounty, and for six years more in AllenCounty, Indiana. Mr. Swaidner completedMs education at Adrain College, Adrain,Michigan, and it was during his collegelife that he met the lady who subsequentlybecame his wife, she being a student of thecollege at the same time. They were mar-ried on March 23, 1882. Mrs. Swaidner. CHARLES E. PATRIC AND EEPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 697 was formerly Emma F. McKillip. Sheis a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Mc-Killip, people of substance and promi-nence in Moorefield Township. Mr. Mc-Killip died May 12, 1904, but his widowsurvives and resides on the old home-stead. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Swaidnertook up their residence with Mr. and , where they remained for tenyears, Mr. Swaidner teaching school inMoorefield Township for several 1892 they settled on the present farmin Springfield Township, on which MrSwaidner carries on general farming. inherited the second farm fromher father, and it is under rental. fell heir to a third interest to160 acres of his fathers estate in Indianain 1908. He and his wife have had threechildren, namely: Daniel B., who diedaged five months; Emma, Laura, and Jes-sie B. Mr. Swaidner is a Eepublican in h
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