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“Squire” Swaney, said to be the oldest negro in Kansas City, died at the home of his daughter, Nancy Winburn,1212 Highland Avenue, Thursday morning. He was born on the plantation of John Bean in Lafayette County, Kentucky, in 1805, being 104 years old at the time of his death. Swaney lived on the Bean plantation as a slave until 1859, when his owner moved to Platte County, Missouri. In 1860 he was sold to Squire (Hugh) Swaney, of Platte County, who had moved to Missouri from Kentucky several years before.Date(s) of Creation
1/21/1910
