William Nelson SWISHER

1872 - 1939  (67 years)

• Name	William Nelson SWISHER
  Born	26 Mar 1872  [1, 2, 3]
  	Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1873.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880, 1900	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  	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.
  Residence	1901	Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV   [4]
  Census	1920	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Residence	Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV   [5]
  Died	19 Sep 1939	Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 6, 7]
  Buried	Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV   [8]
  Person ID	I81311	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Napoleon Bonaparte SWISHER,   b. 26 Aug 1842,   d. 20 Feb 1898, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann RUSSELL,   b. Nov 1850
  Family ID	F42849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dollie PRUNTY,   b. CA 1881, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 19 years)  [9]
  Married	21 Apr 1897	Doddridge Co, WV   [10]
  	Husband identified in marriage record as W. M. Swisher, rather than W. N. Swisher. Dollie's mother, Melissa (Russell) Prunty, was listed as an informant for the marriage license. William Nelson Swisher and Dollie Prunty were first cousins, as their mothers were sisters
  Documents		81311_WilliamNelsonSwisher_DolliePrunty_MarriageRecord_21Apr1897.jpg
  Family ID	F52261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Indiana "India" FARRELL,   b. 1872, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 11 Aug 1955, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1901	Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Ural Brice SWISHER,   b. 24 May 1903, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 15 Jun 1968, Akron, Summit Co, OH  (Age 65 years) + 2. Melburn Eugene SWISHER,   b. 21 Feb 1905,   d. Jan 1974  (Age 68 years) + 3. Francis William SWISHER,   b. 12 Oct 1906, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 28 Nov 1990  (Age 84 years)   4. Cecil N. SWISHER,   b. 30 Jul 1909, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 15 Jun 1977  (Age 67 years)
  Photos		81311_SWISHER_WilliamN_IndiaFerrell_WolvertonCem_WaldoRun_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
  Documents		81311_WilliamNelsonSwisher_IndiaFerrell_MarriageRecord_12Sep1901.jpg
  Family ID	F34756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1599] Birth record of son. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11536023&Type=Marriage. [S14] Obituary. [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S5] Headstone. [S1372] Obituary of wife's brother. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793352&Type=Marriage.