Emmaline Kay Swisher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Death Notes:

Name: Emaline Swisher
Event Date: 25 May 1911
Event Place: Catawba, W. Va.
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1851
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Housekeeper
Residence Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Burial Place: Marion Co., W. Va.
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 4 p 157

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRP-WQZ : 10 March 2018), Emaline Swisher, 25 May 1911; citing Catawba, W. Va., County Records, v 4 p 157, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,816.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 8 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 107, Family 752, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion, Virginia, United States
Emeline Swisher..12..Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Jul 1850, then her age should have been 9 instead of 12.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 19, Family 140
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Emeline Swisher..20..Virginia..without occupation

(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 July 1850, then her age should have been 19 instead of 20.
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Banks District, Upshur, WV on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 226C, District 130, Family 235, Roll 1414
Banks District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Emeline Swisher..Daughter (Daughter-in-law)..30..West Virginia..House Keeping

(Living with husband, 6 stepchildren, and 1 son at the home of her husband's parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Jul 1850, then her age should have been 29 instead of 30.
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 65, Family 47
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 22 year
Emeline Swisher..Wife..Jul 1850..49..West Virginia..8/6

(Living with husband, 2 stepchildren, and 4 children of their own.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 77, Family 209, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Married 31 years
Emaline Swisher..Wife..59..West Virginia..6/5

(Living with husband and 2 stepchildren.)
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• She was buried after 25 May 1911 in the Catawba Cemetery in Catawba, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 58432487
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Emmaline married Napoleon Gibbons Swisher, son of Levi Swisher and Nancy Wilson, in 1878 in Monongalia County, WV.^{1 2 3 4} (Napoleon Gibbons Swisher was born on 15 December 1845 in , Marion County, VA,^{2 3 4 9 10 11} died on 20 March 1937 in Winfield District, Marion County, WV ^{11 12} and was buried on 22 March 1937 in Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, WV ^{11 12}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Banks District, Upshur, WV on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 226C, District 130, Family 235, Roll 1414
Banks District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Levi Swisher..Head..54..West Virginia..Farmer
Nancy Swisher..Wife..56..West Virginia..Keeping House
Horatio Swisher..Son..24..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Louisa Swisher..Daughter..18..West Virginia
Ulysses Swisher..Son..16..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Napoleon Swisher..Son..34..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Emeline Swisher..Daughter (Daughter-in-law)..30..West Virginia..House Keeping
Ellen Swisher..Granddaughter..15 West Virginia
Alice Swisher..Granddaughter..13..West Virginia
William Swisher..Grandson..11..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Rosa Swisher..Granddaughter..9..West Virginia..At Home
Clark Swisher..Grandson..8..West Virginia..At Home
Charles Swisher..Grandson..4..West Virginia..At Home
Robert Swisher..Grandson..1..West Virginia..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 65, Family 47
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 22 year
Napoleon Swisher..Head..Dec 1845..54..West Virginia..Farmer
Emeline Swisher..Wife..Jul 1850..49..West Virginia..8/6
Alice Swisher..Daughter..Aug 1866..33..West Virginia
William H. Swisher..Son..Oct 1868..31..West Virginia
Robert M. Swisher..Son..May 1879..21..West Virginia
Lula B. Swisher..Daughter..Aug 1881..18..West Virginia
Maggie M. Swisher..Daughter..Sep 1884..15..West Virginia
Gypsy M. Swisher..Daughter..Jun 1889..10..West Virginia
Ruth B. Swisher..Granddaughter..Sep 1888..11..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 77, Family 209, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Married 31 years
Napoleon G. Swisher..Head..64..West Virginia..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Emaline Swisher..Wife..59..West Virginia..6/5
Nancy A. Swisher..Daughter..43..West Virginia
William H. Swisher..Son..41..West Virginia..Coal Miner
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  Marriage Notes:

Event Type: Marriage
Name: Napolean G Swisher
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1878
Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name: Emma Swisher
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 5288

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBC5-VBQ : 11 February 2018), Napolean G Swisher and Emma Swisher, 1878; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
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