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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)
Henry Zadock Swisher
(1848-1914)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Jane Moran

Henry Zadock Swisher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 18 May 1848, Forksburg, VA 3 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Mary Jane Moran on 29 December 1870 in , Marion County, WV 1 2
  • Died: 25 July 1914, , Marion County, WV at age 66 7
  • Buried: After 25 July 1914, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 7
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Marion County, VA on 5 August 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 131, Family 267, Roll 958
Eastern District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Henry Swisher..2..Virginia

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 8 July 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 107, Family 752, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Henry Swisher..13..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in May 1848, then his age should have been 12 instead of 13.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 523B, District 93, Family 106, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Heny Swisher..Head..33..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in May 1848, then his age should have been 32 instead of 33.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 23 June 1900. 5

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 64, Family 201
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Henry Z. Swisher..Head..May 1848..52..West Virginia..Widowed..Farmer
Claude Swisher..Son..Dec 1871..28..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Nettie Swisher..Daughter..Jul 1874..25..West Virginia
Jessie C. Swisher..Daughter..Apr 1885..15..West Virginia

(Henry was widowed and living with 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 4 May 1910. 6

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 76, Family 131, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Henry C. Swisher..Head..61..West Virginia..Widowed..Farmer, General Farm
Jessie Swisher..Daughter..24..West Virginia

(Henry was widowed and living with 1 daughter.)
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• He was buried after 25 July 1914 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 87464032
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Henry married Mary Jane Moran, daughter of Robert Milton Moran and Margaret Lydia Poe, on 29 December 1870 in , Marion County, WV.1 2 (Mary Jane Moran was born on 26 February 1846 in , Marion County, VA,2 8 died on 12 September 1893 in Fairmont, VA 8 and was buried after 12 September 1893 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 8.)

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 523B, District 93, Family 106, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Heny Swisher..Head..33..West Virginia..Farmer
Mary Swisher..Wife..34..West Virginia..Keeping House
Claude Swisher..Son..8..West Virginia
Frank Swisher..Son..7..West Virginia
Muzetta Swisher..Daughter..5..West Virginia
Charlie Swisher..Son..6m..West Virginia..Dec
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Henry Swisher
Sex: Male
Father's Name: Jacob Swisher
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Barsheba Swisher
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Morgan
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Morgan
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Morgan
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1870
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Source Details: 7-1870

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-QLS : 30 January 2020), Henry Swisher, 1870.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch , (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4B-QLS : 30 January 2020), Henry Swisher, 1870.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 523B, family 106, Henry Zadock Swisher and Mary Jane Moran; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

3 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.

4 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.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 13A, family 201, Henry Zadock Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 7B, family 131, Henry Zadock Swisher; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 November 2021, memorial page for Henry Zadock Swisher (18 May 1848-25 Jul 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87464032, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 November 2021, memorial page for Mary Jane Moran Swisher (26 Feb 1846-12 Sep 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87464017, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA


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