OBIT: Joseph H. SWIGART, 1917, McVeytown, Mifflin County, PA

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TRAIN KILLS FOREMAN.
J. H. Swigart, of McVeytown, Meets Death on Pennsy Yesterday.

  Failing to see an eastbound train approach while walking on the 
Pennsy tracks a quarter mile east of McVeytown station, J. H. Swigart, 
aged 63, a track foreman, was run down and killed by passenger train 
No. 41 at 10:37 yesterday morning.
  Swigart was employed as track foreman for twenty-five years and is 
survived by his wife and four sons - Earl and H. Clair, both at home; 
Robert and Arthur, students at Juniata college.  These brothers and 
sisters also survive: Harvey Swigart and Mrs. Albert Manbeck, of 
Ferguson valley; William Swigart, of Mattawanna; Mrs. C. Swigart, of 
Germantown, and Mrs. John Brininger, of Lewistown.  The body was 
removed to his home and the Mifflin county coroner notified.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Saturday morning, February 24, 1917

1910 Bratton Township, Mifflin County census -
Joseph H. Swigart, 49  
Alice L. Swigart, 44  
Earl B. Swigart, 19  
Claire H. Swigart, 17  
Crawford D. Swigart, 14  
Arthur G. Swigart, 12