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Private Benjamin F. Swinehart saw service during the Civil War from Feb.14, 1865 and was mustered out Jan. 31, 1866. He was with Company D.195th Regiment.
B. F. Swinehart is buried in the Fair Haven Cemetery north ofLattasburg. In 1874, Ben and Nancy Swinehart deeded Ground to the littleFair Haven Brethren Church for a building and cemetery. The oldestrecord of a lot sale is a deed to P. J. Brown dated 1886 for the price of$10 for a lot that was 10X10 feet.
In 1910 more land was bought from Swinehart to enlarge the cemetery. In1922 the Fair Haven Church deeded the cemetery to the Fair Haven CemeteryAssociation.

The following is quoted from WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO by Dougles, p. 1323 & 4.

Benjamin F. Swinehart, well known farmer of Chester Township, WayneCo., is one of those whole souled, large hearted individuals who areconstantly adding to the number of their friends by there disinterestedkindness and their genial natures. He was born in 1844 near where theExperiment Station is now located, the son of Ephraim and Barbara‎(Stoner)‎ Swinehart, both natives of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hispaternal grandparents were Daniel and Ellizabeth Swinehart, who lived and died in the old Keystone state. In that state Ephraim Swinehart, fatherof Benjamin F., was bound out. When eighteen years of age, 1836, he ranaway and came to Apple Creek, Wayne county, Ohio. The maternalgrandparents of the subject of this rev iew were John and ElizabethStoner, who came to Wayne county, Ohio in 1836, Mr. Stoner following thetrade of Basket maker in connection with farming. Here the father ofBenjamin F. worked on the farm for Jacob Kurtz, and while employed therebe be came acquainted with Barbara Stoner, who was at that time workingfor Mr. Kurtz also, and they were married, soon afterwards buying a farmin Medina county, Ohio. Later he bought near Lattasburg, Chestertownship, Wayne county. Ephraim Swinehart f ollowed farming all his life,making a success of agricultural pursuits.
Benjamin F. Swinehart was reared in the neighborhood in which he nowresides. He received a good education in the district schools and in hisyouth taught one term, but not taking kindly to school teaching, he castabout for other lines of end eavor; however, if he had continued teachinghe would doubtless have been very successful, for he received on firsttrial a six months license. As a young man he followed selling machineryand threshing. Giving this up, he later followed farming f or six yearsin Stark county, but the remainder of his life has been spent in Waynecounty; however, he got a good start farming in the former county. Heresided in Wooster for a period of six years. In 1881 he purchased thefarm where he now lives in Chester township, consisting of one hundredand ninety acres. He also owns twenty-nine acres adjoining Lattasburg.He cleared thirty acres of the first named tract. he has greatly improvedhis land, putting up good buildings and fences and in m any other waysrendering his farm equal to any in the township. He has made a specialtyof colt raising and his colts are always ready sellers, owing to theirexcellent quality. Although Mr. Swinehart practically retired fromactive farming in 1896 , he has since resided on the home place and merelyoversees his farming operations, leaving the work for the most part tohis two sons.
Mr Swinehart was married in the fall of 1865 to Nancy Worst, anative of Ashland county, Ohio, and to this union the following childrenhave been born: Mary who married David Joliff; Ephraim A. married NoraZercher; Frances C. married Casper C. Stair; Clara E. married JessieEbert: Samuel W. died when thirteen years of age; Verna Married GuyPittenger; Ralph and Ray are twins; they are farming on the home place;Ralph married Sylvia Hiner, and Ray married Zella Peters. Mrs. BenjaminF. Sw inehart was called from her earthly labors on August 17, 1907.
Mr. Swinehart is a Democrat and he has long taken considerableinterest in the affairs of his community, having served very acceptablyas township assessor and also trustee. he is well known throughout thispart of Wayne county and everybody r espects him for his honesty indealing with his fellow men and his life of usefulness and industry.Religiously, he belongs to the United Brethren Church.‎[leyda.FTW]‎

Private Benjamin F. Swinehart saw service during the Civil War fromFeb. 14, 1865 and was mustered out Jan. 31, 1866. He was with Company D.195th Regiment.
B. F. Swinehart is buried in the Fair Haven Cemetery north ofLattasburg. In 1874, Ben and Nancy Swinehart deeded Ground to the littleFair Haven Brethren Church for a building and cemetery. The oldestrecord of a lot sale is a deed to P. J. Brown dated 1886 for the price of$10 for a lot that was 10X10 feet.
In 1910 more land was bought from Swinehart to enlarge the cemetery. In1922 the Fair Haven Church deeded the cemetery to the Fair Haven CemeteryAssociation.

The following is quoted from WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO by Dougles, p. 1323 & 4.

Benjamin F. Swinehart, well known farmer of Chester Township, WayneCo., is one of those whole souled, large hearted individuals who areconstantly adding to the number of their friends by there disinterestedkindness and their genial natures. He was born in 1844 near where theExperiment Station is now located, the son of Ephraim and Barbara‎(Stoner)‎ Swinehart, both natives of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hispaternal grandparents were Daniel and Ellizabeth Swinehart, who lived and died in the old Keystone state. In that state Ephraim Swinehart, fatherof Benjamin F., was bound out. When eighteen years of age, 1836, he ranaway and came to Apple Creek, Wayne county, Ohio. The maternalgrandparents of the subject of this rev iew were John and ElizabethStoner, who came to Wayne county, Ohio in 1836, Mr. Stoner following thetrade of Basket maker in connection with farming. Here the father ofBenjamin F. worked on the farm for Jacob Kurtz, and while employed therebe be came acquainted with Barbara Stoner, who was at that time workingfor Mr. Kurtz also, and they were married, soon afterwards buying a farmin Medina county, Ohio. Later he bought near Lattasburg, Chestertownship, Wayne county. Ephraim Swinehart f ollowed farming all his life,making a success of agricultural pursuits.
Benjamin F. Swinehart was reared in the neighborhood in which he nowresides. He received a good education in the district schools and in hisyouth taught one term, but not taking kindly to school teaching, he castabout for other lines of end eavor; however, if he had continued teachinghe would doubtless have been very successful, for he received on firsttrial a six months license. As a young man he followed selling machineryand threshing. Giving this up, he later followed farming f or six yearsin Stark county, but the remainder of his life has been spent in Waynecounty; however, he got a good start farming in the former county. Heresided in Wooster for a period of six years. In 1881 he purchased thefarm where he now lives in Chester township, consisting of one hundredand ninety acres. He also owns twenty-nine acres adjoining Lattasburg.He cleared thirty acres of the first named tract. he has greatly improvedhis land, putting up good buildings and fences and in m any other waysrendering his farm equal to any in the township. He has made a specialtyof colt raising and his colts are always ready sellers, owing to theirexcellent quality. Although Mr. Swinehart practically retired fromactive farming in 1896 , he has since resided on the home place and merelyoversees his farming operations, leaving the work for the most part tohis two sons.
Mr Swinehart was married in the fall of 1865 to Nancy Worst, anative of Ashland county, Ohio, and to this union the following childrenhave been born: Mary who married David Joliff; Ephraim A. married NoraZercher; Frances C. married Casper C. Stair; Clara E. married JessieEbert: Samuel W. died when thirteen years of age; Verna Married GuyPittenger; Ralph and Ray are twins; they are farming on the home place;Ralph married Sylvia Hiner, and Ray married Zella Peters. Mrs. BenjaminF. Sw inehart was called from her earthly labors on August 17, 1907.
Mr. Swinehart is a Democrat and he has long taken considerableinterest in the affairs of his community, having served very acceptablyas township assessor and also trustee. he is well known throughout thispart of Wayne county and everybody r espects him for his honesty indealing with his fellow men and his life of usefulness and industry.Religiously, he belongs to the United Brethren Church.‎[leyda.FTW]‎

Private Benjamin F. Swinehart saw service during the Civil War fromFeb. 14, 1865 and was mustered out Jan. 31, 1866. He was with Company D.195th Regiment.
B. F. Swinehart is buried in the Fair Haven Cemetery north ofLattasburg. In 1874, Ben and Nancy Swinehart deeded Ground to the littleFair Haven Brethren Church for a building and cemetery. The oldestrecord of a lot sale is a deed to P. J. Brown dated 1886 for the price of$10 for a lot that was 10X10 feet.
In 1910 more land was bought from Swinehart to enlarge the cemetery. In1922 the Fair Haven Church deeded the cemetery to the Fair Haven CemeteryAssociation.

The following is quoted from WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO by Dougles, p. 1323 & 4.

Benjamin F. Swinehart, well known farmer of Chester Township, WayneCo., is one of those whole souled, large hearted individuals who areconstantly adding to the number of their friends by there disinterestedkindness and their genial natures. He was born in 1844 near where theExperiment Station is now located, the son of Ephraim and Barbara‎(Stoner)‎ Swinehart, both natives of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Hispaternal grandparents were Daniel and Ellizabeth Swinehart, who lived and died in the old Keystone state. In that state Ephraim Swinehart, fatherof Benjamin F., was bound out. When eighteen years of age, 1836, he ranaway and came to Apple Creek, Wayne county, Ohio. The maternalgrandparents of the subject of this rev iew were John and ElizabethStoner, who came to Wayne county, Ohio in 1836, Mr. Stoner following thetrade of Basket maker in connection with farming. Here the father ofBenjamin F. worked on the farm for Jacob Kurtz, and while employed therebe be came acquainted with Barbara Stoner, who was at that time workingfor Mr. Kurtz also, and they were married, soon afterwards buying a farmin Medina county, Ohio. Later he bought near Lattasburg, Chestertownship, Wayne county. Ephraim Swinehart f ollowed farming all his life,making a success of agricultural pursuits.
Benjamin F. Swinehart was reared in the neighborhood in which he nowresides. He received a good education in the district schools and in hisyouth taught one term, but not taking kindly to school teaching, he castabout for other lines of end eavor; however, if he had continued teachinghe would doubtless have been very successful, for he received on firsttrial a six months license. As a young man he followed selling machineryand threshing. Giving this up, he later followed farming f or six yearsin Stark county, but the remainder of his life has been spent in Waynecounty; however, he got a good start farming in the former county. Heresided in Wooster for a period of six years. In 1881 he purchased thefarm where he now lives in Chester township, consisting of one hundredand ninety acres. He also owns twenty-nine acres adjoining Lattasburg.He cleared thirty acres of the first named tract. he has greatly improvedhis land, putting up good buildings and fences and in m any other waysrendering his farm equal to any in the township. He has made a specialtyof colt raising and his colts are always ready sellers, owing to theirexcellent quality. Although Mr. Swinehart practically retired fromactive farming in 1896 , he has since resided on the home place and merelyoversees his farming operations, leaving the work for the most part tohis two sons.
Mr Swinehart was married in the fall of 1865 to Nancy Worst, anative of Ashland county, Ohio, and to this union the following childrenhave been born: Mary who married David Joliff; Ephraim A. married NoraZercher; Frances C. married Casper C. Stair; Clara E. married JessieEbert: Samuel W. died when thirteen years of age; Verna Married GuyPittenger; Ralph and Ray are twins; they are farming on the home place;Ralph married Sylvia Hiner, and Ray married Zella Peters. Mrs. BenjaminF. Sw inehart was called from her earthly labors on August 17, 1907.
Mr. Swinehart is a Democrat and he has long taken considerableinterest in the affairs of his community, having served very acceptablyas township assessor and also trustee. he is well known throughout thispart of Wayne county and everybody r espects him for his honesty indealing with his fellow men and his life of usefulness and industry.Religiously, he belongs to the United Brethren Church.