Apr-24-2012
Husband: Peter Gaston Swisher
Born: Oct-28-1830 in Laurel Lick Run (Berlin), Lewis Co, WV 1,2
Died: Aug- 7-1913 1
Census: 1900 in Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
Father: Isaac R. Swisher
Mother: Jane Gaston
Wife: Margaret Mary Hinzman
Born: Feb-22-1832 in Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 1,2
Died: Feb- 2-1902 in Laurel Lick Run (Berlin), Lewis Co, WV 1
Census: 1900 in Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
Father: Abraham Hinzman
Mother: Rebecca Means
F Child 1: Harriet Jane Swisher
Born: May- 4-1853 in Lewis Co, WV 3
Died: 1915 in
F Child 2: Amanda Elizabeth Swisher
Born: May-31-1855 in Lewis Co, WV 4
M Child 3: William Oscar Swisher
Born: Apr-18-1857 in Lewis Co, WV 4
M Child 4: George Washington Swisher
Born: Feb-28-1859 in Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 5,6,7
Died: Feb- 7-1942 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV 6
F Child 5: Alice Rebecca Swisher
Born: Dec-17-1860 in Lewis Co, WV 4
Died: 1861 in
F Child 6: Mary Marcelia Swisher
Born: ca 1862 in 8
M Child 7: James Edwin Swisher
Born: Nov- 6-1864 in 6,8,2
Died: Jun-29-1922 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9
F Child 8: Flora Lee Swisher
Also known as: Flora Lea Swisher
Born: ca 1867 in 8
M Child 9: John Alden Swisher
Born: Dec-22-1868 in Lewis Co, WV 10,8
Died: Aug-24-1961 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10
F Child 10: Iza Florence Swisher
Also known as: Inza Florence Swisher
Born: 1870 in 8
Died: 1917 in
F Child 11: Sarah Ann Swisher
Born: May-15-1873 in Laurel Lick Run (Berlin), Lewis Co, WV 11,2
Sources:
(1) Jeffrey Wood (Ancestry World Tree,
http://awt.ancestry.com)
(2) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV.
(3) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, Name appears in birth record as Carrieth Jane
Swisher. BR Bk 1.
(4) Lewis County Court House, Weston, WV, BR Bk 1.
(5) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, Parents listed as "Peter G. & Jane Swisher."
It is unknown whether Jane was Margaret's middle name that she went by, or whether, thru
misunderstanding, Peter's mother's name was given instead of the child's. BR Bk
1.
(6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(7) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District).
(8) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV
26101 (Sep 1994)
(9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Middle name given as Edward, at variance
with both of his marriage records, which identify him as James Edwin Swisher.
(10) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV.
(11) Lewis County Birth Records, Weston, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 174.
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