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Jacob M. Swisher Jr.
(1806-1881)
Barsheba Ferrell
(1809-1864)
John R. Grubb
(1826-1863)
Matilda Malott
(1834-1900)
Benjamin Franklin Swisher
(1854-1931)
Emma Jane Grubb
(1856-1939)
Charles Lester Swisher
(1882-1946)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Ruth Keener

Charles Lester Swisher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 8 November 1882, Winfield District, Marion County, WV 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Ruth Keener on an unknown date 1 2
  • Died: 2 October 1946, Fairmont, WV at age 63 1
  • Buried: 4 October 1946, , Marion County, WV 1
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Charles Lester Swisher
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 08 Nov 1882
Birthplace: Winfield, Marion, West Virginia
Father's Name: Benjamin Franklin Swisher
Mother's Name: Emma Jane Grubb
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01289-6
System Origin: West Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 1992464
Reference Number: 37105
Collection: West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Charles Lester Swisher
Death Date: 02 Oct 1946
Death Place: Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age: 64 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1882
Birth Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ruth Kane Swisher
Father's Name: Benjamin F. Swisher
Father's Birthplace: W. Va.
Mother's Name: Emma Grubb
Mother's Birthplace: W. Va.
Occupation: Machinist
Burial Place: Mt. Zion
Burial Date: 04 Oct 1946
Film Number: 834818
Digital Folder Number: 4229120
Image Number: 451
Source: County Records
Reference Number: v 8 p 205
Collection: West Virginia Deaths, 1853-1970
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bullet  Burial Notes:


Mount Zion Cemetery, , Marion County, West Virginia

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Grant District, Marion, WV on June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 55, Family 335
Grant Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Charlie Swisher..Son..Nov 1882..17..West Virginia..Day Laborer

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 4 May 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 76, Family 133, Roll 1687
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned
Charles L. Swisher..Son..27..West Virginia..Machinist, Foundary

(Living with parents.)

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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union District, Marion County, WV on 27 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 41, Dwelling 348, Family 353, Roll 1961
Union District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Charles L. Swisher..Son-in-Law..27..Machinist
(Living with wife and son at the home of wife's parents.)

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Charles married Margaret Ruth Keener, daughter of Adolphus Luther Keener and Emily Alice VanGuilder, on an unknown date.1 2 (Margaret Ruth Keener was born on 13 July 1893 in West Virginia,2 5 died on 10 July 1970 5 and was buried after 10 July 1970 in , Marion County, WV 5.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Union District, Marion County, WV on 27 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 18A, District 41, Dwelling 348, Family 353, Roll 1961
Union District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm rented
Luther Keener..Head..53..WV..Farmer, general farm
Minnie Keener..Wife..49..WV
Lindsey S. Keener..Son..14..WV
Mary D. Keener..Dau..9..WV
Charles L. Swisher..SonL..27..Machinist
Margette R. Swisher..Dau..26..WV
Charles Swisher, Jr..GSon..1y3m..WV

(Charles and Margaret were living at the home of her parents.)
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Sources


1 Mount Zion Cemetery (Marion County, West Virginia), "Swisher, Charles Lester, Nov 8, 1882 - Oct 2, 1946, h/ M. Ruth (Keener)" marker, Database info maintained by WVPics.com.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Union District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 18A, dwelling 348, family 353, Charles Lester Swisher and Margaret Ruth Keener; index and images (accessed 27 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Grant Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 18A, family 335, Benjamin Franklin Swisher and Emma Jane Grubb; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 7B, family 133, Benjamin Franklin Swisher and Emma Jane Grubb; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 August 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

5 Mount Zion Cemetery (Marion County, West Virginia), "Swisher, Margaret Ruth, Jul 13, 1893 - Jul 10, 1970" marker, Database info maintained by WVPics.com.


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