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Orin Osborn Swope

Male 1883 - 1967


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  • Born  18 Apr 1883  Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  6 Jul 1967  Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried  I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I8416  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  9 Jul 2019 

    Family 1  Roberta Georginana JOHNSON,   b. 31 May 1902, Blairsville, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1944, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  27 Nov 1935 
    Children 
     1. Charles Robert Swope,   b. 5 Jan 1937, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1998, Orange, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Orin Swope,   b. 7 Aug 1938, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 2007, Silver Spring, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Harry Edward Swope,   b. 4 Aug 1940, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 2017, Washington, D.C Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Barbara Anne Swope,   b. 19 Oct 1943, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F3312  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Orpha Dickey,   b. 29 Jan 1883, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1933, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  21 Jun 1907  Blairsville, Indiana Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Helen Orcelia Swope,   b. 3 Nov 1908, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1995, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Isobel Virginia Swope,   b. 27 Jan 1910, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1982, Syracuse, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elnora Agnes Swope,   b. 7 May 1913, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1994, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F3321  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Most of the information regarding Orin Swope and his family and descendants was obtained in 2009 from a website maintained by Robert E. Schaulis, Sr. at: http://res.funurl.com/. He cites the "Barbara Anne Swope Family History" as his source. This source will not be repeated.

      According to Barbara Miller, Orin was a painter and a paper hanger.

      The following obituary appeared in the Meyersdale Republican on July 13, 1967, as transcribed (2009) at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/somerset/obits/s7/swope-orin-o.txt:

      SWOPE Orin O. Swope, 84, Berlin, died July 7 in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born April 18, 1883, in Berlin, he was a son of the late Charles F. and Sarah Agnes (Heffley) Swope. Twice married, he was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Orpha Dickey, and second wife, Roberta (Johnson) Swope. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Helen Lehman, Takoma Park, Md.; Mrs. Isabelle Lange, Syracuse, N. Y.; Mrs. Elnora Yonkovich and Mrs. Barbara Miller, both of Berlin; three sons: C. Robert, Orange, Va.; John, Takoma Park; and Harry, Gaithersburg, Md.; also nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a brother, John Swope, Mesa, Ariz. He was a member of United Church of Christ, Berlin; Moose Lodge, Meyersdale, and Berlin IOOF Lodge. Funeral service was held at Johnson and Son Funeral Home, Berlin, on Monday afternoon, with Rev. Randall L. Heckman officiating. Interment was made in Berlin IOOF cemetery.