Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:30 PM 11/16/2004, you wrote: >Phil, I'm originally from Terre Haute, IN and my >father used to work for a man named Morton Swango. Any >relation? Hi, EJ. I found a Morton Swango in my family tree book but he would have been born in the 1870s, so I'm not sure if he could have been the guy your dad worked for. We're probably related, though. AFAIK, all the Swangos are descended from a couple of guys who emigrated from Bavaria in the 1740s. The original spelling was Schwangau. A lot of them ended up in Indiana. BTW, I noticed you're a blues photographer. I recently posted some blues pictures in the LUG gallery. One is of Furry Lewis and the other is of Joe Calicott. I took them in the 60s when I lived in Memphis. If you're interested, the URLs are: http://gallery.leica-users.org/Phils-LTM-photos/Calicott_small http://gallery.leica-users.org/Phils-LTM-photos/Furry_3small The Lewis shot appears (cropped) in this month's issue of Guitar World Acoustic magazine. There are a few Swangos in the Mississippi delta too, FWIW. cheers, Phil Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr. SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085 714-908-7846 (fax) pswango@att.net