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George Washington SWISHER

George Washington SWISHER

Male 1818 - 1888  (70 years)


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  • Name George Washington SWISHER
    Birth 28 May 1818  Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Death 20 Dec 1888  Buckhannon Run, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I22264  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2003

    Father Peter S. SWISHER, III,   b. 11 Mar 1779, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 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 Mary Ann BORAM,   b. 13 Apr 1820, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1879, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Marriage 26 Sep 1839  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 13 1860:
      George W. Swisher, 42, farmer; Mary A, 41; James W, 20; Thomas J, 17; Harriet J, 13; Edwin, 12; John B, 10; Mary C, 8; Olive B, 5; Charles L, 2; unnamed male, 1 month.
    Children 
     1. James W. SWISHER,   b. CA 1840
     2. Thomas J. SWISHER,   b. CA 1843
     3. Harriet J. SWISHER,   b. CA 1847
    +4. Edwin SWISHER,   b. 22 Aug 1848, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1923, Berlin, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +5. John Bland "Doc" SWISHER,   b. 6 Jun 1850, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1927, Berlin, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    >6. Mary Catherine SWISHER,   b. 12 Feb 1853   d. 19 Jan 1900 (Age 46 years)
     7. Olive B. SWISHER,   b. 17 Dec 1855   d. 24 Sep 1867 (Age 11 years)
     8. Charles L. SWISHER,   b. 2 Jun 1858   d. 1 May 1868, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
    >9. George Washington SWISHER,   b. CA 1860
    >10. Ardelia Adaline SWISHER,   b. CA 1862
    >11. Albert Willis SWISHER,   b. 1866   d. 1949 (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F8291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1784] Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101).
      Identified as George W. Swisher and Mary M. Boram. Other sources provide her middle name as Ann.