Wouter (Walter, Walt) Swier^[1]

1901 - 1978  (77 years)

• Name	Wouter (Walter, Walt) Swier  [2]
  Born	9 May 1901	Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	16 Mar 1909	New York, New York County, New York   [4]
  	Arrived from Rotterdam aboard the Rijndam
  Census	17 Jan 1920	Garfield Township, Sioux County, Iowa   [5]
  Occupation	1940	Buffalo, Minnehaha County, South Dakota   [6, 7]
  	Farmer, retired in 1955
  Died	30 May 1978	Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota   [3, 7]
  	at home
  Buried	2 Jun 1978	Colton Cemetery, Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota   [3, 7, 8]
  	gravemarker
  Person ID	I1736	LaZeut
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Pieter (Peter) Swier,   b. 3 Dec 1879, Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland ,   d. 6 Jan 1961, Holland Home for the Aged, Sheldon, O’Brien County, Iowa  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Trijntje (Katherine) Mantel,   b. 27 Jan 1879, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland ,   d. 29 May 1957, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1900	Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dirkje (Dorothy) van der Lugt,   b. 18 Feb 1903, Schipluiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland ,   d. 20 Sep 1984, Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1923	Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota   [12, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Peter Leonard (Pete) Swier,   b. 17 Jun 1924, Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota ,   d. 20 Jul 1998, Dell Rapids Community Hospital, Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota  (Age 74 years) + 2. William John (Will) Swier,   b. 3 Sep 1925, Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota ,   d. 31 Mar 2005, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota  (Age 79 years) + 3. Richard Allen (Rich) Swier,   b. 26 Feb 1927, Lyons, Minnehaha County, South Dakota ,   d. 27 Oct 2013, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona  (Age 86 years) + 4. Catherine Elizabeth (Betty) Swier,   b. 18 Sep 1928, Humboldt, Minnehaha County, South Dakota ,   d. 12 Jul 2005, Dells Area Health Center, Dells Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota  (Age 76 years) + 5. John Edwin (Johnny) Swier,   b. 4 May 1931, Humboldt, Minnehaha County, South Dakota ,   d. 24 Apr 1982, Dell Rapids Hospital, Dell Rapids, Minnehaha County, South Dakota  (Age 50 years) + 6. G.H. Swier + 7. R.R. Swier + 8. E.W. Swier   9. Dennis Lee Swier,   b. 30 May 1942, Chester, Lake County, South Dakota ,   d. 22 Jan 1946, Lake County, South Dakota  (Age 3 years) + 10. Roger Eugene Swier,   b. 9 Oct 1944, Chester, Lake County, South Dakota ,   d. 8 Sep 1996, Sioux Valley Foundation Hospice, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2017
  Family ID	F1151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 9 May 1901 - Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Immigration - Arrived from Rotterdam aboard the Rijndam - 16 Mar 1909 - New York, New York County, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Swier: 1945 Swier Pieter (1879-1961) and sons at 45th wedding anniversary, 1945 Photo of Pieter Swier (1879-1961) seated before his sons on the occasion of his 45th wedding annivesary with Trijnte Mantel (1879-1957). Standing, from left to right, John (1904-2004), Peter (1913-2004), Bill (1910-1984), Neal (1915-1990), Gerrit (1919-2006), and Walt (1901-1978).

  
  

• Notes

  At time of death, 36 grandchidren and 19 great-grandchildren [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S866] Bovenkarspel: Geboorten 1893-1902, (FamilySearch: Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem), Akte No. 18 (1901). [S39] The Swier Family History, Gertrude Swier Korver, compiler, (Thomasville, Pennsylvania: self-published, 1989), p. 199. [S25] Social Security Death Index (SSDI), 1925-2014, (Ancestry: Social Security Administration). [S266] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Ancestry: National Archives, Washington, D.C.). [S196] U.S. Census, 1920, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.). with parents [S212] U.S. Census, 1940, (Ancestry: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.). [S3190] Obituary: Swier, Walter (1901-1978), (Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 31 May 1978, p. 2A: accessed 24 January 2017). [S302] Find A Grave, Memorial# 55611743. [S867] Bovenkarspel: Huwelijken 1883-1902, (FamilySearch: Noord-Hollands Archief, Haarlem), Akte No. 22 (1900). [S108] GenLias, (Rijkarchiefdienst, Nederland, 2000-2012: see WieWasWie, https://www.wiewaswie.nl/). Bron Burgerlijke stand - Huwelijk Archieflocatie Noord-Hollands Archief Algemeen Toegangnr: 358 Inventarisnr: 24 Gemeente: Bovenkarspel Soort akte: Huwelijksakte Aktenummer: 22 Datum: 06-12-1900 Bruidegom Pieter Swier Leeftijd: 21 Geboorteplaats: Bovenkarspel Bruid Trijntje Mantel Leeftijd: 21 Geboorteplaats: Enkhuizen Vader bruidegom Wouter Swier Moeder bruidegom Aafje Sluis Vader bruid Klaas Mantel Moeder bruid Jesje Sas Nadere informatie beroep bg.: landbouwer; beroep vader bg.: landbouwer; beroep vader bd.: landbouwer [S39] The Swier Family History, Gertrude Swier Korver, compiler, (Thomasville, Pennsylvania: self-published, 1989), pp. 12, 193, 199. [S265] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-2017, (Ancestry: State of South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota). [S39] The Swier Family History, Gertrude Swier Korver, compiler, (Thomasville, Pennsylvania: self-published, 1989), p. 200.