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Emma V. SWISHER

Emma V. SWISHER

Female 1845 - 1918  (73 years)

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  • Name Emma V. SWISHER 
    Born 1845  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 20 Sep 1918  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Buried Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I57957  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2011 

    Father Isaac SWISHER,   b. 15 Jul 1793, Brown's Creek, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1854, Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Mariah JETT,   b. 21 Jan 1797, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1863, Rockford (Lost Creek), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F8298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Moses Hoffman DAVIS,   b. 27 Feb 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1891, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [4] 
    Married 3 Nov 1863  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Peter DAVIS,   d. IN INFANCY
     2. Owen T. DAVIS,   b. 4 Feb 1866, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Julia Adda DAVIS,   b. 22 Jun 1868,   d. 22 Jun 1868  (Age 0 years)
     4. Elva M. DAVIS,   b. 9 May 1870,   d. 1960  (Age 89 years)
     5. Cora Esther DAVIS,   b. 17 Apr 1874, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906  (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F23960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Benjamin Wilson BEE,   b. 22 Jan 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1911, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [7] 
    Married 26 Dec 1893  Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F32402  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Dec 1893 - Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Sep 1918 - Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    57957_BEE_EmilySwisherDavis_1845-1918_DeathCertificate.jpg    		57957_BEE_EmilySwisherDavis_1845-1918_DeathCertificate.jpg
    28990_BenjaminWBee_EmmaSwisherDavis_MarriageRecord_26Dec1893.jpg    		28990_BenjaminWBee_EmmaSwisherDavis_MarriageRecord_26Dec1893.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    4. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 84.

    5. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV), p. 46.
      Headstone reads: Emma V. Davis, 1845-1918, wife of M. H. Davis.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 30.
      Identified as Moses H. Davis, widowed, age 30y 8m 5d, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Jesse M & Abigail Davis; and Emily Swisher, single, 18, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Isaac & Maria Swisher. Married Nov 3 1863.

    7. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 103.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 191 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=23296&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Benjamin W. Bee, widowed, 60, b. Harrison Co, res. Lewis Co, son of Ezekiel & Elizabeth Bee; and Mrs. Emma Davis, widowed, 49, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Isaac & Burgley Davis (sic). Married Dec 26 1893 at Lost Creek, West Virginia. Informants for marriage license: C. H. Davis & B. W. Bee of Harrison & Lewis Counties.