Ebenezer Graham
(1792-1841)
Elizabeth Thomas
(1800-1853)
Mary Jane Graham
(1828-1885)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Enoch Wesley Swisher

Mary Jane Graham 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 4 January 1828, , Monongalia County, VA 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Enoch Wesley Swisher on 15 October 1854 in , Marion County, VA 1 2
  • Died: 12 May 1885, Champaign County, IL at age 57 4
  • Buried: After 12 May 1885, Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, IL 4
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Magisterial District 2, Marion, VA on 27 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 74, Family 517, Roll 1361
Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States
Mary J. Swisher..32..Virginia

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Stanton Township, Champaign, IL on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 354A, District 26, Family 6, Roll 0180
Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Mary J. Swisher..Wife..52..Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• She was buried after 12 May 1885 in the Stanton Friends Cemetery in Saint Joseph, IL.

Find a Grave Memorial 89200197
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Mary married Enoch Wesley Swisher, son of Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell, on 15 October 1854 in , Marion County, VA.1 2 (Enoch Wesley Swisher was born in 1833 in Virginia,2 3 5 6 died on 8 January 1909 in , Marion County, WV 6 7 and was buried after 8 January 1909 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Magisterial District 2, Marion, VA on 27 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 74, Family 517, Roll 1361
Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States
Enoch Swisher..27..Virginia..Farmer
Mary J. Swisher..32..Virginia
George M. Swisher..5..Virginia
Olive R. Swisher..3..Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Stanton Township, Champaign, IL on 1 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 354A, District 26, Family 6, Roll 0180
Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States
E. Swisher..Head..47..Virginia..Farmer
Mary J. Swisher..Wife..52..Virginia..Keeping House
George M. Swisher..Son..25..Virginia..Farming
Juliet Swisher..Daughter..17..Indiana..At Home
J. F. Judd..Hand..19..Illinois..Farm Laborer
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Ernest W Swisher
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Father's Name: Jacob Swisher
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Barsheba Swisher
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Mary J Graham
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Spouse's Father's Name: Ebenezer Graham
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Graham
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1854
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States
Marriage Place (Original): West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NTD2 : 29 September 2021), Ernest W Swisher and Mary J Graham, 1854.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NTD2 : 29 September 2021), Ernest W Swisher and Mary J Graham, 1854.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Stanton Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 26, p. 354A, family 6, Enoch Wesley Swisher and Mary Jane Graham; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0180.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Magisterial District 2, Marion, Virginia, United States, p. 74, family 517, Enoch Wesley Swisher and Mary Jane Graham; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1361.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Mary Jane Graham Swisher (5 Jan 1828-12 May 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89200197, citing Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA

5 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.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Enoch Swisher (1833-1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75964714, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

7 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 12 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRP-S65 : 10 March 2018), Enoch N. Swisher, 08 Jan 1909; citing Marion Co., W. Va., County Records, v 4 p 154, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,816.


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