Ida Evelyn Finger

1902 - 1987  (85 years)

• Name	Ida Evelyn Finger  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	8 Mar 1902  [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Edward Swofford
  FSID	GYSQ-CPV  [5]
  Death	13 Mar 1987	Iron Mountain Lake, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3, 6]
  	At her home
  Burial	Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I32702	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Albert Edward Swofford,   b. 22 Jun 1902, Missouri, USA d. 28 Sep 1988 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	8 May 1927	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 3, 6]
  Children	1. Rosalie Verna Politte Swofford,   b. 19 Jan 1925, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 24 Jan 2009, McAllen Heart Hospital, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hermia Lea Politte Swofford,   b. 16 May 1923, Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 24 Dec 1981, Missouri, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F18673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Herman Roscoe Politte,   b. 24 Aug 1896, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1960, Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1922	St Francois County, Missouri, USA
  Marriage End	Abt Dec 1925	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Divorce of Ida and Herman Politte
  Children	1. Rosalie Verna Politte Swofford,   b. 19 Jan 1925, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 24 Jan 2009, McAllen Heart Hospital, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hermia Lea Politte Swofford,   b. 16 May 1923, Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 24 Dec 1981, Missouri, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F18674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 15 Oct 1922 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Ida and Herman Politte - Abt Dec 1925 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 8 May 1927 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife of Edward Swofford - 1930 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 13 Mar 1987 - Iron Mountain Lake, St Francois, Missouri, USA Burial - - Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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