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Jacob Swisher Sr.
(1774-1873)
Catherine Bunner
(1789-1856)
Enoch Ferrell
(1788-1866)
Margaret Fast
(1791-After 1860)
Jacob M. Swisher Jr.
(1806-1881)
Barsheba Ferrell
(1809-1864)
Elvira Swisher
(1842-1910)

 

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Elvira Swisher 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 26 June 1842, , Marion County, VA 1
  • Died: 27 September 1910, Cabell County, WV at age 68
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Marion County, VA on 5 August 1850. 1

1850 US Census
Page 131, Family 267, Roll 958
Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Elvira Swisher..8..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Jun 1842, then her age should have been 7 instead of 8.
.

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 8 July 1860. 2

1860 US Census
Page 107, Family 752, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Elvira Swisher..16..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 June 1842 then her age should have been 17 instead of 16.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 19, Family 140
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Elvira Swisher..26..Virginia..without occupation

(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Jun 1842, then her age should have been 27 instead of 26.
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 524D, District 93, Family 125, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Elvaria Swisher..Daughter..36..West Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 June 1842, then her age should have been 37 instead of 36.
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Sources

1 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 131, family 267, Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 958.

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 107, family 752, Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1361.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, p. 19, family 140, Jacob M. Swisher Jr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 524D, family 125, Jacob M. Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

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