George Henry Swearingen and Sarah M. Porter

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Husband George Henry Swearingen ¹

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           Born: 13 Feb 1853 - Hopwood, Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: Daniel Swearingen (1827-      ) 1
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Ingle (1835-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 23 Dec 1875 3

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Wife Sarah M. Porter ³

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         Father: Alexander Porter (      -Bef 1900) 3
         Mother: Mary Ann Watt (      -Bef 1900) 3

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Children

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1 F May Swearingen ³

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2 F Sadie Swearingen ³

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General Notes: Husband - George Henry Swearingen

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He received an academical education at Hopwood and Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and when sixteen years of age, desiring to learn the trade of painter, went to Pittsburgh, where he followed painting on steamboats until 1871. He then served as a clerk at Broad Ford for E. H. Reed, and when the latter sold out, accepted a clerkship with Watt, Reed & Company, of Dunbar, which he held until 1876. In that year he became a partner with George W. Porter in the general mercantile business at Dunbar, buying out Mr. Porter on October 13, 1880, and three years later removed his store from his dwelling to across the street to a building which was burned in 1893, with a loss of five thousand dollars above the insurance. Mr. Swearingen (then at the World's Fair) returned and soon opened a store in a brick building, originally built for a wareroom. He did over forty thousand dollars worth of business yearly, was a large property holder in the borough and was a member of the Royal Arcanum. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and he and his family were communicant members of the Dunbar Presbyterian church. He was a Republican.

One who was well acquainted with him says: "George H. Swearingen is a strong adherent to the principles of government taught by Alexander Hamilton and Abraham Lincoln and put into execution by the able and patriotic administration of William McKinley. He stands high in the councils of his party, and believing the principles of that party to stand for that which is noblest and best in our civil and political institutions, as well as for the material development and social advancement of our people and our country. He is an ardent supporter and indefatigable worker for the success of his party. Mr. Swearingen has been an active factor in the politics of Fayette county for the past fifteen years. For a number of years he has been a member of the executive committee of Fayette county, as well as a committeeman for the borough of Dunbar. He was appointed postmaster at Dunbar by President McKinley, and the appointment was confirmed by the United States Senate June 15, 1897. Mr. Swearingen served as Congressman Ache-son's (of the Twenty-fourth Congressional district) first conferee, and is a staunch supporter of Senator Quay. He is liberal in his views, yet firm in his convictions, of strong personality and prepossessing in appearance, possessed of clear cut and well defined features, that would quickly impress even a stranger with the true worth and high character of the man. He is generous, yet judicious in all matters. He enjoys the highest esteem, regard and confidence of all whose privilege it is to know him. Mr. Swearingen has been a resident of Dunbar for twenty-seven years, and has taken an active interest in every move that would be of material interest to the place, and enjoys an enviable reputation with all classes for his high sense of honor and his unimpeachable integrity in business transactions, which are striking traits of a well rounded character."

1 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 941.

2 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 944.

3 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 942.