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Charlotte "Lottie" SWISHER

Charlotte "Lottie" SWISHER

Female 1807 - 1875  (68 years)

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  • Name Charlotte "Lottie" SWISHER 
    Born 10 Jun 1807  Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Census 1870  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 31 Aug 1875  [6] 
    Buried Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • Spoke fluent German. [7]
    Person ID I1460  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2008 

    Father Peter S. SWISHER, III,   b. 11 Mar 1779, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1830, Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Susannah RINEHART,   b. 1 Dec 1779, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F8284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James GASTON,   b. 1804, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Sep 1870  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1829  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), District 22, enumerated Aug 1850:
      James Gaston, age 46, farmer; Charlotte Gaston, 43; Elizabeth, 20; Mary, 18; Isaac, 14; Margaret, 12; Rebecca, 10; Thomas, 8; Olive, 6; John, 3; Sarah, 9 months; William Law, 15; Susannah Swisher, 70.

      1860 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      James Gaston, 56, farmer; Charlotte, 53; Margaret D, 22; Thomas M, 17; Oliver (sic) J, 15 (female); John L. M., 13.

      1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Twp), enumerated on Sep 21 1870:
      Thomas M. Gaston, 27, miller; Helon Gaston, 19; Albert, 2; Charlotte, 63; John M, 23, shoemaker.
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ann GASTON,   b. 16 May 1830, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1905  (Age 74 years)
     2. Mary Catherine GASTON,   b. 19 Jan 1833,   d. 9 Jun 1908  (Age 75 years)
     3. William Granville GASTON,   b. 4 Mar 1834,   d. 12 Oct 1839  (Age 5 years)
     4. Isaac M. GASTON,   b. 1 Apr 1836,   d. 16 Mar 1914, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Margaret Drusilla GASTON,   b. 19 Feb 1838,   d. 24 Apr 1918, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Rebecca Alcinda GASTON,   b. 25 May 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1928, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Thomas M. GASTON,   b. Oct 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1913, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     8. Olive Jane GASTON,   b. 12 Jan 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1930, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     9. John M. "Lank" GASTON,   b. 27 Jun 1847, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1926, Gaston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     10. Sarah Palestine GASTON,   b. 15 Nov 1849, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1857, Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jun 1807 - Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    1460_GASTON_CharlotteSwisher_1807-1875_DuckCrkMissnChCem_WestMilford_HarrisonCoWV.jpg    		1460_GASTON_CharlotteSwisher_1807-1875_DuckCrkMissnChCem_WestMilford_HarrisonCoWV.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1684] Jeffrey Wood , (Ancestry World Tree, http://awt.ancestry.com).

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    5. [S334] 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Lincoln Township).

    6. [S5] Headstone.
      age at death as 68y 2m 2d.

    7. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).

    8. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR Bk 1/1829, p. 51.
      Her name appears in the marriage record as Charlotte Switzen.

    9. [S1784] Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101).