Swank Family Scrapbook 1890-1960.

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Swank Family Scrapbook 1890-1960.

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The Swank Family Scrapbook, 1890-1960, documents the lives of two prominent Methodist men, the Rev. Jesse Swank (1867-1943), and his son, Paul Swank (1892-1954). Both were active in the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church (until 1940 known as the Methodist Episcopal Church), Jesse as a minister and Paul as a layperson. Paul's career as an Associated Press writer is also well documented.

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Ohio Wesleyan University, L.A. Beeghly Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7083868

Ohio Wesleyan University, L.A. Beeghly Library

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Swank, Lula Kette, (? -1940)

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Swank, Ann MacRae.

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Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865-1923

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Warren Gamaliel Harding (b. November 2, 1865, Blooming Grove, Ohio-d. August 2, 1923, San Francisco, California) was an American politician who served as the 29th President of the United States from March 4, 1921 until his death in 1923....

Swank Family.

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The Rev. Jesse Swank was born in Quincy, Ohio, July 12, 1867. In 1890 he was ordained in the Central Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His pastorates included the following: Gettysburg, Zanesville, West Liberty, Napoleon, Bellfontaine, Van Wert, Springfield, and Marion, Ohio where he officated at the funerals of both President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. The Ohio Conference sent him as a delegate to three General Conferences and to the Uniting Conference of 1939. ...

Swank, Jessie, (1866-1946)

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...

Swank, Rev. Jesse, (1867-1943)

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Swank, Paul, (1892-1954)

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