SGT 1CL Clare McKinley Swords (1896-1918)

SGT 1CL Clare McKinley Swords

Birth

6 Nov 1896

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois, USA

Death

4 Oct 1918 (aged 21)

France

Burial

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial

Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France Add to Map

Plot

G Row 43 Grave 23

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Killed in action in World War I.

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CLARE M. SWORDS
SGT. 1 CL. 5 FIELD SIG. BATT'N. 3 DIV.
ILLINOIS OCT. 4, 1918

Family Members

Parents

John Henry Swords

1854–1931
Mary Ann Gleason Swords

1856–1931

Siblings

Mae Swords Clear

1873–1950
Nellie Myra Swords Ryan

1875–1926
Ada Wildred Swords Anderson

1880–1963
Leroy "Lee" Swords

1882–1956
Edna Swords

1885–1887
Naomi Swords Zilm

1888–1938
Catherine "Ruth" Swords Harms

1891–1945
Muriel Emma Swords Randolph

1893–1978

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Geneanet Community Trees Index
1910 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
American Soldiers of World War I
Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

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SGT 1CL Clare McKinley Swords

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John Henry Swords

Mary Ann Gleason Swords

Mae Swords Clear

Nellie Myra Swords Ryan

Ada Wildred Swords Anderson

Leroy "Lee" Swords

Edna Swords

Naomi Swords Zilm

Catherine "Ruth" Swords Harms

Muriel Emma Swords Randolph

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