Colorful Settler Ends Longest Career in Teton.
Samuel Swanner, 88, lived among Indians for years.
(Special to the Post-Register)
Tetonia, Jan 13 -- Samuel Swanner, 88, who died last week, friends recollected Saturday, was the oldest resident in Teton County and one of the country's most colorful settlers. Mr. Swanner was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa while his parents were crossing the midwestern Plains with Mormon pioneers. After a several-year stay in Iowa, the family continued its Western trek and settle at Smithfield, Utah. Here Mr. Swanner worked at farming and odd jobs until 16 years old when he was employed by a freight outfit that work through Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Indians
Deeply interested in Indians Mr. Swanner often lived among tribes in Idaho and Utah, studying their habits and customs learning their languages. He was voluble in his description of what he frequently termed foul treatment of the Indians by Whites. Mr. Swanner married Cecilia E Morrell August 31st 1873 at Smithfield. She died in 1901 and he married Ruth Shaffer in 1906. He settled in the Teton Basin in 1889, one of the first white men to move into the region with his family.
Active in the country's Civic life, Mr. Swanner at times served as postmaster, justice of the peace, and probate judge. He was a gifted musician, speaker, and writer.
Samuel Swanner 88 Teton County Pioneer was mourned Monday by friends who remember the aged resident as one of the most colorful settlers in the valley. He was an accomplished musician.
The Post-Register (Idaho Falls, Idaho) 13 Jan 1941 Monday
He was also married at least briefly to Ella Blanche Perkins Mooney between the death of his wife Cecilia and his marriage to his surviving wife, Ruth.
Colorful Settler Ends Longest Career in Teton.
Samuel Swanner, 88, lived among Indians for years.
(Special to the Post-Register)
Tetonia, Jan 13 -- Samuel Swanner, 88, who died last week, friends recollected Saturday, was the oldest resident in Teton County and one of the country's most colorful settlers. Mr. Swanner was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa while his parents were crossing the midwestern Plains with Mormon pioneers. After a several-year stay in Iowa, the family continued its Western trek and settle at Smithfield, Utah. Here Mr. Swanner worked at farming and odd jobs until 16 years old when he was employed by a freight outfit that work through Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Indians
Deeply interested in Indians Mr. Swanner often lived among tribes in Idaho and Utah, studying their habits and customs learning their languages. He was voluble in his description of what he frequently termed foul treatment of the Indians by Whites. Mr. Swanner married Cecilia E Morrell August 31st 1873 at Smithfield. She died in 1901 and he married Ruth Shaffer in 1906. He settled in the Teton Basin in 1889, one of the first white men to move into the region with his family.
Active in the country's Civic life, Mr. Swanner at times served as postmaster, justice of the peace, and probate judge. He was a gifted musician, speaker, and writer.
Samuel Swanner 88 Teton County Pioneer was mourned Monday by friends who remember the aged resident as one of the most colorful settlers in the valley. He was an accomplished musician.
The Post-Register (Idaho Falls, Idaho) 13 Jan 1941 Monday
He was also married at least briefly to Ella Blanche Perkins Mooney between the death of his wife Cecilia and his marriage to his surviving wife, Ruth.
Gravesite Details
Husband of Eliza Morrell Swanner
Family Members
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Eliza Celia Swanner Moffat
1875–1902
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Willard Elmer Swanner
1878–1944
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Clarence Herbert Swanner
1880–1911
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Frank Heral Swanner
1882–1953
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Mary Elvira Swanner Griffiths
1884–1966
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Claudine Marie Swanner Judkins
1886–1918
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Glenn Harrison Swanner
1888–1955
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Shirley Dewain Swanner
1894–1958
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Sterling Cole Swanner
1909–1992
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