Hermia Lea Politte Swofford

1923 - 1981  (58 years)

• Name	Hermia Lea Politte Swofford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	16 May 1923	Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter of Edward Swofford
  Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Occupation: Beauty Operator; Relation to Head of House: Lodger's Wife; Marital Status: Married to Louis Erba
  FSID	GYSQ-N8H
  Death	24 Dec 1981	Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Burial	Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I32701	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Herman Roscoe Politte,   b. 24 Aug 1896, Irondale, Washington, Missouri, USA d. 13 Apr 1960, Kansas, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ida Evelyn Finger,   b. 8 Mar 1902   d. 13 Mar 1987, Iron Mountain Lake, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Oct 1922	St Francois County, Missouri, USA
  Marriage End	Abt Dec 1925	St Francois County, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Divorce of Ida and Herman Politte
  Family ID	F18674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Albert Edward Swofford,   b. 22 Jun 1902, Missouri, USA d. 28 Sep 1988 (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Ida Evelyn Finger,   b. 8 Mar 1902   d. 13 Mar 1987, Iron Mountain Lake, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 May 1927	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F18673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louis Angelo Erba,   b. 5 Jul 1915, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 25 May 1974 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1950
  Family ID	F18678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 May 1923 - Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter of Edward Swofford - 1930 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Census - Occupation: Beauty Operator; Relation to Head of House: Lodger's Wife; Marital Status: Married to Louis Erba - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Death - 24 Dec 1981 - Missouri, USA Burial - - Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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