Robert M. Swisher ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Marion County, VA on 5 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 131, Family 267, Roll 958
Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Robert Swisher..6..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jun 1845, then his age should have been 4 instead of 6.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 8 July 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 107, Family 752, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Robert Swisher..15..Virginia..Laborer

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jun 1845, then his age should have been 14 instead of 15.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Locust Creek Township, Linn, MO on 4 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 80, Family 28
Locust Creek Township, Linn, Missouri, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
R. M. Swisher..Head..June 1845..54..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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Robert married Susan A. Thomas, daughter of William Reeder Thomas and Sarah Hisle, on 29 August 1878 in Brown County, IL.^{1 2} (Susan A. Thomas was born on 29 June 1848 in Louisville, KY ⁵ and died on 16 March 1934 in Riverside Township, Adams, IL ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 29 August 1878, in Brown County, IL. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Locust Creek Township, Linn, MO on 4 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 80, Family 28
Locust Creek Township, Linn, Missouri, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
R. M. Swisher..Head..June 1845..54..West Virginia..Farmer
Susan A. Swisher..Wife..June 1855..44..Kentucky..7/7
Georgi W. Swisher..Son..July 1880..19..Missouri
Sarah E. Swisher..Daughter..Mar 1884..16..Missouri
Martha M. Swisher..Daughter..Sep 1885..14..Missouri
Enoch F. Swisher..Son..Feb 1889..11..Missouri
Carrie Swisher..Daughter..Apr 1891..9..Missouri
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Robert M Swisher
Sex: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year (Estimated): 1851
Father's Name: Jackop Swisher
Mother's Name: Bersheba Ferell
Spouse's Name: Susan A Thomas
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1852
Spouse's Father's Name: William Thomas
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Hi*L
Marriage Date: 1878
Marriage Place: Brown, Illinois, United States

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2PR-MTY : 19 February 2021), Robert M Swisher and Susan A Thomas, 1878; citing Brown, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,021,114.
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