Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift is an American signer-songwriter, producer, director, businesswoman, and actress.[1] She was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989.[1][2]

Parents and Family

Scott Kingsley Swift (Left) Taylor (Middle) Andrea Swift (Right)

Father, Scott Kingsley Swift


Taylor's father, Scott Kingsley Swift is a descendant of three generations of bank presidents. His father is Lt. Col. Archie Dean Swift, Jr (US Marine Corps) and Great Grandfather is Archie Swift, Sr.


    Scott is a former stock broker for Merrill Lynch and was working there in 2011. Scott purchased an 11 acre Christmas tree farm in Reading, Pennsylvania called Pine Ridge Farm from one of his stock broker clients. [1][4][5][7][8]

Grandfather, Lt. Col. Archie Dean Swift, Jr.

Lt. Col. Archie Dean Swift, Jr.

    "Archie Dean Swift Jr. was born on December 21, 1914 at Elk County General Hospital, Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania Archie Dean Swift Sr. and Bernice Maude Thompson.

    Archie attended Haverford School where he played for the institution's baseball and basketball team. After graduating, he attended Princeton University where he was a member of the Glee Club, Key Club, and Seal Club; assistant manager of the gym team; varsity member of the lacrosse team; and a member of the class basketball and hockey team. It was here that he earned the nicknames: Swifty, Reds, and Whity. He left Princeton in his junior year to pursue a career in banking at the Central Pennsylvania National Bank in Philadelphia.

    "On May 26, 1930, it was announced that the Central National Bank and the Penn National Bank would be merged under the name Central-Penn National Bank. Archie D. Swift, President of the Central National and slated for the presidency of the new bank, announced to stockholders that the merger would be based on a share for share basis."[11][12]

    "On May 3, 1938, Archie enlisted as a Private in the United States Marine Corps. By the time he left in 1953, Archie had attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel."[9][12]

    "After marrying and divorcing Barbara Newton Godley, Archie married Rose Baldi Douglas on March 21, 1942 in Roxboro, Pennsylvania. The couple had three children: Archie Dean Swift III, Douglas Baldi Swift, and Scott Kingsley Swift (father of singer, Taylor Alison Swift)."[12]

    "Archie died on September 2, 1998 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at the age 83."[12]

Great-Grandfather, Archie Swift, Sr.

 


In 2019 Taylor released her album, Christmas Tree Farm about her childhood growing up on the Pine Ridge Farm. Her album Seven also talks about growing up on the farm. [1][2][3][4]


 

Her brother, Austin Swift is an Actor and was a student at Vanderbilt in 2011. [1][2]


2. Mother: Andrea Gardner Finlay Swift "former homemaker" and "former mutual fund marketing executive."[1]

3. Brother: Austin Swift - Actor[1]
4. Maternal Grandmother: Marjorie Finlay - Opera Singer[1]

Works Cited


1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift
2. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/10/taylor-swift-profile-you-belong-with-me

3. See Baby Taylor Swift Play In Snow For “Christmas Tree Farm”. Lindsay, Kathryn. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/8977349/taylor-swift-christmas-tree-farm-lyrics-music-video
4. Everything You Need To Know About Taylor Swift’s Christmas Tree Farm. Cortes, Michelle Santiago. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/8979759/taylor-swift-pine-ridge-christmas-tree-farm-pa
5. Pine Ridge Farms Tweet (shown in Embed). https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1202817140920930304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202817140920930304%7Ctwgr%5Ed963ec7e609e43aa58aa10fd7c1e4040ce7f473d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refinery29.com%2Fen-us%2F2019%2F12%2F8979759%2Ftaylor-swift-pine-ridge-christmas-tree-farm-pa https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1202817140920930304?s=20https://thttps://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1202817140920930304?s=20witter.com/taylorswift13/status/1202817140920930304?s=20
6. Take a look inside Taylor Swift's childhood home in Pennsylvania, a five-bedroom house worth $800,000. McDowell, Erin. https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-childhood-home-pennsylvania-tour-photos-2022-3
7. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/78-Grandview-Blvd_Reading_PA_19609_M49822-55063
8. Grandparents Info. https://www.facebook.com/TheBradfordEra/posts/one-of-the-worlds-biggest-stars-can-trace-her-roots-to-elk-county-a-local-histor/884612041605411/
9. Archie Swift, Jr. Geni. https://www.geni.com/people/Archie-Swift-Jr/6000000006714975035
10. Archie Swift, Sr. Geni. https://www.geni.com/people/Archie-Swift/6000000006714750605
11. Central National Bank, Philadelphia, PA (Charter 723). https://banknotehistory.spmc.org/wiki/Central_National_Bank,_Philadelphia,_PA_(Charter_723)
12.Archie Dean Swift Jr. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137832286/archie-dean-swift

*This is provided for research and information purposes. It is attempted to be presented in a way for the Reader to form Their Own Personal Conclusions. I am open to edits and corrections.

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