Swift Raper (Ross County, Ohio, candymaker)
b. 1833? d. 1917-04-03
Ross County, Ohio, candymaker. Son of Margaret Raper. Married to Sarah Elizabeth Orr Raper in Ross County, Ohio, on February 21, 1861. Candymaker in Ross County in 1860.
Details
- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Ohio, Ross County, Chillicothe, p. 54.
Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ross County Marriages, Film 000281640, p. 434.
"Swift Raper," The Daily Scioto Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio), April 4, 1917, p. 5.
Citation
Raper, Swift. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208019 (November 12, 2026).
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