An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 345.

CHARLES H. SWETT is a native son of Oregon and has spent the major portion of
his life in the state. He was born in Douglas county, on March 21, 1867, the son
of James B. and Julia E. (Potter) Swett, natives of Illinois and Oregon,
respectively, and now dwelling near Ellensburg, Washington. The mother's parents
crossed the plains with ox teams in 1849, and her father, William Potter, filed
on a donation claim six miles out from Oregon City. The parents of our subject
lived in various places in Oregon, and his education was gained in Jackson.
Douglas and Crook counties, Oregon, and in Kittitas county, Washington. About
1886, he came to Wasco county and filed a homestead on an eighty where he now
lives. In addition to this, Mrs. Swett owns a half section here which makes a
nice estate of four hundred acres. Mr. Swett devotes himself to general farming
and also raises some stock. He was married in The Dalles, on May 28, 1894, to
Mrs. Alice J. Potter, who was born in Lane county, Oregon, on August 3, 1867,
the daughter of John and Lucinda (Moore) Hanna, natives of Indiana and Illinois,
respectively. The father crossed the plains with ox teams in 1852, and the
mother came across with her parents in 1851. Settlement was made in the
Willamette valley and in 1870 they came to this county and now reside near Boyd
Mr. Swett has the following named brothers and sisters; Cornelius C., Lord M.,
Frank E., William A., Harry, James R., Mrs. Mary E. Roland, Mrs. Eveline N.
Fowler, Mrs. Elmira DeWese, and Sadie M., single. Mrs. Swett has brothers and
sisters as named below: George, Henry, Joseph, John, Fred, Stephen, and Mrs.
Lucy Swett. The last one named is the wife of Mr. Cornelius Swett, our subject's
brother. To our subject and his wife four children have been born, Elmer J.,
Annie M., Ernest E., and Thomas L. In political matters, Mr. Swett is
independent, and is intelligently posted on the issues and questions of the day.
He is a man who has continued steadily along in the work of farming and has done
his share to build up the county.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.