Jul-28-2018
Husband: George Washington Swisher
Born: May-28-1818 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Dec-20-1888 in Buckhannon Run, Upshur Co, WV 1
Father: Peter S. Swisher III (1779 - 1830)
Mother: Susannah Rinehart (1779 - 1856)
Wife: Mary Ann Boram
Married: Sep-26-1839 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,1
Born: Apr-13-1820 in Fauquier Co, VA 1
Died: Sep-13-1879 in Lewis Co, WV 1
Father: John Boram
Mother: Elizabeth Turner (1796 - 1868)
Notes
M Child 1: James W. Swisher
Born: ca 1840 3
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: Thomas J. Swisher
Born: ca 1843 3
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
F Child 3: Harriet J. Swisher
Born: ca 1847 3
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
M Child 4: Edwin Swisher
Born: Aug-22-1848 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 4,5
Died: Nov-20-1923 in Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 4
Buried: in Friendship Cemetery (Fairview IOOF), Berlin Rd (CR 7), Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV 4
Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV
Occupation: farmer, dry goods merchant 4,6,5
Wife: Cecelia Columbia Lawson b. Nov- -1849
Also known as: Columbia C. Lawson
Married: Sep-15-1870 in Lewis Co, WV 7
M Child 5: John Bland "Doc" Swisher
Born: Jun- 6-1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 8,5
Died: Jan-11-1927 in Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 8
Buried: in Friendship Cemetery (Fairview IOOF), Berlin Rd (CR 7), Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV 8
Census: 1880, 1900 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV
Wife: Ailsy Virginia Lawson b. Jul- 8-1851 d. Nov-30-1939
Also known as: Allie B. Lawson 9
Married: Jun-22-1872 in Lewis Co, WV 10 (see note 1)
F Child 6: Mary Catherine Swisher
Born: Feb-12-1853 8,3
Died: Jan-19-1900 8
Buried: in Morrison (aka Old Hacker) Cemetery, Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 8
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
Husband: George Henry Bonnett b. Oct-11-1853 d. Jan-16-1917
Married: Mar- 2-1876 in Lewis Co, WV
F Child 7: Olive B. Swisher
Born: Dec-17-1855 8,3
Died: Sep-24-1867 8
Buried: in Buckhannon Run Cemetery, Berlin, Lewis Co, WV 8
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA
M Child 8: Charles L. Swisher
Born: Jun- 2-1858 11,3
Died: May- 1-1868 in Lewis Co, WV 12
Census: 1860 in Lewis Co, WV
M Child 9: George Washington Swisher
Born: ca 1860 6,13
Census: 1880 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV
Wife: Mary Dorcas Moore b. ca 1863
Married: Jan-21-1883 in Lewis Co, WV 13
F Child 10: Ardelia Adaline Swisher
Born: ca 1862 13
Husband: Lucullus Virgil McWhorter b. ca 1859
Married: Mar-17-1883 in Lewis Co, WV 13
M Child 11: Albert Willis Swisher
Born: 1866 13
Died: 1949
Wife: Susan Maud Lawson b. ca 1864
Married: Dec-18-1887 in Lewis Co, WV 13
Sources:
(1) Jeffrey Wood (Ancestry World Tree, http://awt.ancestry.com)
(2) 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.
(3) 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA.
(4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx)
(5) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV.
(6) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV.
(7) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as Ervin [sic]
Swisher & Cecelia C. Lawson. Married Sep 15 1870. This is the only reference to him by the name Ervin that we have
found; all other references, including his death record, show his name as Edwin.
(8) Findagrave.com.
(9) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101.
(10) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as John B. Swisher
and Allie B. Lawson. Married Jun 22 1872.
(11) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.
(12) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV.
(13) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994)
Event Notes
Note (1) wife's obituary gives marriage date as Jun 27 1872
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