Thomas R. Swaney Biography Hancock County, WV ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** Submitted by Dale Patterson Copied from " History of the Panhandle, being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia". Compiled and Written by: J.H. Newton, G.G. Nichols, and A.G. Sprankle Published by: J.A. Caldwell, 1879, Wheeling, W. VA. Biographical Sketches of Hancock County: Thomas R. Swaney: a son of Isaac Swaney, was born in Beaver County, Pa., in 1840. Came with his parents to Hancock County, W. Va., in 1852, locating in New Lexington, where they remained until 1858, and then moved to New Cumberland. He engaged at carpentering for a while. On the 5th of September, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, First Virginia Infantry, and served three years and two months, after which time he was honorably discharged and returned home. Was married to Miss Mollie A. Atkinson, daughter of Ephraim Atkinson. They settled in New Cumberland, where they have resided ever since. Their union has resulted in three sons. Engaged at present in the mercantile and livery business.