Swan (b. 1832) was born in Ohio and farmed in several midwestern states before taking part in the Pikes Peak gold rush in 1860. He enlisted in the Missouri State Militia in 1862 and was involved in several Civil War skirmishes. Swan went prospecting in the Montana goldfields in 1864 and established a freight outfit in 1866, hauling mining equipment throughout the Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Territories. In 1870, he began a ranch in the Gallatin River Valley of Montana, and moved to Idaho Territory in 1875, n the Gallatin River Valley of Montana and moved to Idaho Territory in 1875, where he ranched for three years before relocating to a ranch site at Big Piney in what is now Sublette County, Wyoming.
Swan married Ann Bales (b. 1838) in 1855, and they had six children. After 1908, E.D. and Ann Swan spent most of their time in Salt Lake City.
From the description of Papers, 1815-1956 (bulk 1846-1913). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 32449051
