Swaffard* Mrs. Isabel A. Swaffard*, aged 80, passed away Tuesday noon at the home, 116 Newberry -St.. N. E. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Lulu Haight of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Frank Kranz of Alba, Mich.: three sons. Theodore and Wilbur at home and John of Ottumwa, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Roush of Detroit. Mrs. Ida Foe of Panama, N. Y.: Mrs. Burnett of Luther and Mrs. J. Fred Betz of Adrian. Mrs. Swafford reposes at the VanStrien-Alman Funeral Home where funeral sevices will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Interment Ada cemetery.

Published in Grand Rapids Press Wednesday Nov. 21, 1945

Obit has the last name spelled Swaffard should be spelled *Swafford corrections made by family.

Horace Seymour Sawyer and Nancy Ann Haner were married on February 13, 1864 in Rome Center, Michigan. Nancy is the daughter of Dr. Jonathan Nelson Haner and Mary Reynolds.

Below is a list of the children of Horace and Nancy

Isabelle A. Sawyer born Sept 2, 1865 (FAG# 80701031)

Ida Estella Sawyer (FAG# 27685634) born Feb 29, 1868 Married Ernest A Foe

William Chase Sawyer born Jan 18, 1870 Married Bertha Gallinger. Bertha Gallinger FAG# 114995652
At this time I have not been able to locate William.
**Note Update FAG # 79733755 for William C Chase

Eva Elnorah Sawyer (FAG# 35174229) born Feb 21, 1872 Married William Frank Roush

Minnie L Sawyer (FAG#105653292) born June 12, 1874 Married John Fredrick Betz

Delbert A Sawyer (FAG# 39423592) born April 15, 1878 Married Viola Conkwright
At this time I have not been able to locate Viola Conkwright

Mary Ellen Sawyer (FAG# 113155968) born Oct 15, 1881 Married Gary Burnett

***Gordon Church Sawyer (FAG# 39423594) born Sept 12, 1889 records show that Gordon was adopted and married Ethal Vandenburg born about 1890 and that Gordon died in June 1951.
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Isabelle A Sawyer married David T Swafford on Oct. 27, 1881

*The 1910 Census Record list that Isabelle and David had 11 children with 7 living.*

Bio information written by FAG member Peggy