Family Surname Note: The family surname has been split within the family between those spelling the name with 2 "n" and those using 1 "n". Until Calvin's headstone is found unclear which surname he was using at the end of life but several of his children and later descendants are split between those using Swanner and Swaner. Calvin's obit using Swaner and Spring Creek online cemetery index using Swanner

1900 - US Census - Paducah, Cottle, Texas
Household ............Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date
Calvin Swanner ....Head ......Male ....31 ..Texas .........Mar 1869
Emma L Swanner .Wife ........Female 31 ..Mississippi Aug 1869
Bertha M Swanner Daughter Female 9 ....Texas .........Mar 1891
Nettie J Swanner ..Daughter Female 8 ....Texas .........Apr 1892
Lela I Swanner ......Daughter Female 6 ....Texas .........Jul 1894
Luna I Swanner .....Daughter Female 4 ....Texas .........Dec 1896

1910 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household .....Role ........Sex ......Age Birthplace
Calvage Swan Head .......Male ....40 ..Texas
Emma Swan ...Wife ........Female 39 ..Alabama
Lella Swan ......Daughter Female 16 ..Texas
Luna Swan ......Daughter Female 13 ..Texas
Leo Swan ........Son ..........Male ....9 ....Texas
Cleo Swan .......Son ..........Male ....9 ....Texas
Walter Swan ....Son ..........Male ....3 ....Oklahoma
Jimie Swan ......Son ..........Male ....2 ....Oklahoma

1920 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ...........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
Calvan Swanner ..Head .......Male ....45 ..Alabama(sic) (widowed)
Luna I Swanner ...Daughter Female 23 ..Texas
Cleo O Swanner ...Son .........Male ....18 ..Texas
Leo A Swanner .....Son .........Male ....18 ..Texas
Walter E Swanner Son .........Male ....13 ..Oklahoma
Beula C Swanner .Daughter Female 9 ....Oklahoma
Sula L Swanner ....Daughter Female 9 ....Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household .........Role ...............Sex .....Age Birthplace
W A Hand ...........Head ..............Male ....50 ..Texas
Bertha M Hand ..Wife ................Female 38 ..Texas
Grady Hand .......Son .................Male ....17 ..Oklahoma
Aubrey Hand .....Son .................Male ....13 ..Oklahoma
Alta Lee Hand ....Daughter ........Female 9 ....Oklahoma
C Swanner .........Father-in-law ..Male ....60 ..Texas (widowed)
Walter Swanner .Brother-in-law Male ....23 ..Oklahoma
Beulah Swanner Sister-in-law ...Female 19 ..Oklahoma
Sula Swanner .....Sister-in-law ...Female 19 ..Oklahoma
Luna Brewer .......Sister-in-law ...Female 32 ..Texas (widowed)
Addie Brewer ......Niece ..............Female 6 ....Oklahoma

1940 - US Census - Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Household ........Role ..Sex ......Age Birthplace
Luna Brewer .....Head .Female 40 ..Texas (widowed)
Calvin Swanner Father Male ....71 ..Texas (widowed)

The Sayre Sun, Thursday, July 20, 1944 pg 1
Calvin C. Swaner(sic)
Dies Wednesday

Long Illness
Fatal to Pioneer

Calvin C. Swaner,(sic) pioneer resident of Sayre, died at 1 a. m., Wednesday morning at his home following a week's critical illness.

Mr. Swanner was born in Stephen(sic) county, Tex., March 14, 1869 and on November 20, 1889 was married to Emma Lee Holley. To this union eleven children were born eight of whom survive.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning at 10 a. m., at the Assembly of God church with Rev. T. H. Lancaster officiating. Interment was in the Spring Creek cemetery by the Littrell-Scroggins funeral home.

Survivors of Mr. Swanner include his daughters, Mrs. W. A. Hand, Mrs. G. A. Paddack, Mrs. G. M. Lowry, Mrs. Henry Doster, Mrs. Prentice Davis, Mrs. Luna Brewer and two sons, Oscar C. and Walter, all of Sayre. Two children died in infancy and another son, Capt. L. A. Swaner(sic) was killed in the southwest(sic) Pacific June 16, 1943. Twenty three grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren also survive.

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