Background
Swanson, David Verner was born on October 13, 1890 in Axtell, Nebraska, United States. Son of Olof and Bengta (Eriksdotter) Swanson.
Swanson, David Verner was born on October 13, 1890 in Axtell, Nebraska, United States. Son of Olof and Bengta (Eriksdotter) Swanson.
Student Luther College, Wahoo, Nebraska, 1907-1910. Bachelor of Arts, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1913, Bachelor of Divinity, Augustana Theological Seminary, 1916, School of Theology and Ministry, 1926, Doctor of Divinity, 1940. Graduate studies, University of Nebraska, 1923-1924.
Pastor, Saron Lutheran Church, Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1916-1919, First Lutheran, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1919-1928, Zion Lutheran, Gowrie, Iowa, 1928-1946, Geneva Lutheran, Illinois, 1946-1957. Instructor Luther Theological Seminary, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1927.
Member of the board of director Home for Aged, Madrid, Iowa, 1936-1940. Member of the board of Christian education and literature, 1930-1942. Member Executive Committee and secretary Lutheran Augustana Synod, from 1945.
Member Commission on Lutheran Unity, from 1955.
Member board directors Augustana Theological Seminary, 1947-1959, Home for Aged, Marinette, Wisconsin, 1918-1919. Luther College, Nebraska, 1922-1926.
Member of the board of trustees, Superior Conference, 1918-1919.
Married Edith H. Peterson, June 21, 1916 (died December 9, 1947). Married Euphemia Peterson-Stewart, February 1, 1950. Children: Ruth Louisiana Vern (Mistress Philip A. Farley), Pauline (Mistress Harry Johnson), Vernon, David, Alan.