John William Swisher
(1832-)
Elizabeth U. Miller
(1837-)
Sarah Catherine Swisher
(1856-1896)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob Calvin Kerns

Sarah Catherine Swisher 1 2

  • Born: 11 August 1856, , Marion County, VA 2
  • Marriage (1): Jacob Calvin Kerns on 10 April 1880 in , Marion County, WV 1 2
  • Died: 15 September 1896, Palatine, WV at age 40
  • Buried: 16 September 1896, Palatine, WV
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 518D, District 93, Family 27, Roll 1407
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Catharine Kerns..Wife..23..West Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with husband.)
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Sarah married Jacob Calvin Kerns, son of George A. Kerns and Florenda Fast, on 10 April 1880 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 (Jacob Calvin Kerns was born on 2 April 1859 in , Marion County, VA,2 3 4 5 6 7 died on 22 September 1925 in Fairmont District, Marion County, WV 6 7 and was buried on 24 September 1925 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 518D, District 93, Family 27, Roll 1407
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Jacob C. Kerns..Self..21..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Catharine Kerns..Wife..23..West Virginia..Keeping House
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Jacob C. Kerns
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10 Apr 1880
Event Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Sarah C. Swisher
Spouse's Sex: Female

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-5BZ : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1880.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRHS-5BZ : 30 January 2020), Jacob C. Kerns, 1880.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 518D, family 27, Jacob Calvin Kerns and Sarah Catherine Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

3 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X55C-73T : 30 January 2020), Jacob Kerns, 1859.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 3B, family 53, Jacob Calvin Kerns and Margaret Delphia Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 3B, family 78; index and images (accessed 19 February 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

6 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 18 February 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML7-BYC : 10 March 2018), Jacob C. Kerns, 22 Sep 1925; citing Fairmont District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 111, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 18 February 2021, memorial page for Jacob C Kerns (2 Apr 1859-22 Sep 1925), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122977828, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA


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