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Esther Ruddick Sweany Ray

Birth: 25 Sep 1842
Death: 7 Feb 1881 (aged 38)
Burial: Driftwood Cemetery

Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 53583527 View Source

Esther Ruddick was the 11th child of 14 children born to Solomon and Mary Morris Ruddick. Esther is the twin of Elwood Ruddick. Esther's brothers and sisters are (in the order of their birth) Jacob Morris, Rachel, twins - Elizabeth A and Mary Ellen, twins - Amy Melinda and Jane Mecinda, Nancy Matilda, Anna, Catherina Jerusha, John, twins - Elwood and Esther, Lindley Lincoln, Solomon Trueblood and Mariam Matilda.

Esther married Lewis Andrew SWEANY on 15 Nov 1860. They had seven children: Sophia Margaret, Mary Etta, Cora Bell, Adeline, Sheridan Lewis, Elizabeth Eva and Abraham Lincoln.

After Lewis Andrew's death 11 Feb 1875, she married James Thomas Ray 13 Oct 1877. They had one child - Nora E.

Esther was a school teacher.

Esther Ruddick Sweany is my gg grandmother.

Esther Ruddick was the 11th child of 14 children born to Solomon and Mary Morris Ruddick. Esther is the twin of Elwood Ruddick. Esther's brothers and sisters are (in the order of their birth) Jacob Morris, Rachel, twins - Elizabeth A and Mary Ellen, twins - Amy Melinda and Jane Mecinda, Nancy Matilda, Anna, Catherina Jerusha, John, twins - Elwood and Esther, Lindley Lincoln, Solomon Trueblood and Mariam Matilda.

Esther married Lewis Andrew SWEANY on 15 Nov 1860. They had seven children: Sophia Margaret, Mary Etta, Cora Bell, Adeline, Sheridan Lewis, Elizabeth Eva and Abraham Lincoln.

After Lewis Andrew's death 11 Feb 1875, she married James Thomas Ray 13 Oct 1877. They had one child - Nora E.

Esther was a school teacher.

Esther Ruddick Sweany is my gg grandmother.

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Esther Ray wife of J.T. Ray

Gravesite Details

Although her stone states her name from her second marriage, Esther is buried next to her first husband, Lewis Andrew Sweany. Note: Family - will not transfer.

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Lewis Andrew Sweany

1833–1875 (m. 1860)

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Created by: RoxAnne Sweany
Added: Jun 12, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53583527/esther-sweany_ray: accessed ), memorial page for Esther Ruddick Sweany Ray (25 Sep 1842–7 Feb 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53583527, citing Driftwood Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by RoxAnne Sweany (contributor 47294733).

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