Fred Swanson ^{1 2}

   Another name for Fred was Fredrick Swanson.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS. ¹ Fred Swanson, car inspector, 33, born Jul 1866, was married for 8 years to wife Katie, 23, Nov 1876. She had birthed one child: Martha, 3, Aug 1896. Fred and his parents were born in Sweden. He immigrated in 1883 and was naturalized. Katie was born in Kansas, her parents in Ireland. Martha was born in Kansas. They were living at 208 Delaware in Kansas City.

2. Newspaper: St. Mary's Star, 27 May 1904, Saint Marys, Auglaize, OH. ³ Ed Swanson of Kansas City was here Wednesday attending the funeral of Pat Devine.

John Dunn is beautifying his fine residence in the north part of town by having it repainted.

Thos. Devine and family of Armourdale were up Wednesday attending the funeral of his brother.

Fred married Catherine Devine, daughter of Thomas Devine Sr. and Martha Dobbins, about 1892 in , , KS.¹ (Catherine Devine was born in Nov 1876 in Emmett Twp., Pottawatomie, KS ^{1 4}.)