Husband: William Nelson Swisher
Born: Mar-26-1872 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Sep-19-1939 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1901 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2)
Father: Napoleon Bonaparte Swisher (1842 - 1898)
Mother: Mary Ann Russell (1850 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Indiana "India" Ferrell
Married: Sep-12-1901 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: 1872 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,8
Died: Aug-11-1955 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1901 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Father: Robert Ferrell
Mother: Martha Heflin
M Child 1: Ural Brice Swisher Born: May-24-1903 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,10 Died: Jun-15-1968 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 11 Buried: in Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit Co, OH 12 Census: 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1939 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 road construction worker 14 Wife: Thelma Mae White b. Sep-11-1913 d. Feb- 4-2008 Married: Mar-12-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 2: Melburn Eugene Swisher Census name: Melvin Swisher Born: Feb-21-1905 16,2 Died: Jan- -1974 16,2 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14,13 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3) Occupation: 1940 truck driver (for state) 14 Occupation: 1930 truck driver Wife: Lula Dessel Davis b. Nov-20-1906 d. Jun-17-1965 Also known as: Dessel Lula Davis 18 Married: Oct-27-1923 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 19,20
M Child 3: Francis William Swisher Also known as: William F. Swisher 21 Born: Oct-12-1906 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,22,23 Died: Nov-28-1990 23 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 14,13 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1944 carpenter 24 Occupation: 1940 road construction worker 14 Occupation: 1930 house painter 20 Military: enlisted 11/23/1944 U.S. Army, World War II 24 Wife: Edna Pearl Matheny b. 1908 d. 1959
M Child 4: Cecil N. Swisher Born: Jul-30-1909 at Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,16 (see note 4) Died: Jun-15-1977 16 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 23 Resided: 1939 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 11/3/1942) Cpl, U.S. Army, World War II 22,24 Wife: Gladys Lucille Doak b. Aug-19-1910 d. Jan-14-1964 Married: Mar-24-1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Birth record of son. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary. (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11536023&Type=Marriage. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (11) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Obituary of father. (14) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Social Security Death Index. (17) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) Family Bible. (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (21) Birth record of daughter. (22) Cemetery marker. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1873. Note (2) In 1900, listed as son William N. Swisher, 27, b. Mar 1873, widowed, carpenter, in household of his widowed mother and three of his siblings. His marital status was also given as widowed in his marriage record the following year. Note (3) In 1940, location specified as Morgansville. Note (4) Birth date given as Jul 30 1908 in marriage record. But age 10 in 1920 Census, and age 20 in 1930 Census, put it in about 1910.