Benjamin Morley
(1782-1852)
Margaret A. Mundell
(1794-1883)
Sarah Ann Morley
(1834-1914)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Thomas Nelson Swisher

Sarah Ann Morley 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: June 1834, , Greene County, PA 2 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Thomas Nelson Swisher on 15 April 1858 in , Marion County, VA 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 1914, , Marion County, WV at age 80 6
  • Buried: 1914, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 136
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sarah A. Swisher..36..Pennsylvania..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in June 1834, then her age should have been 35 instead of 36.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 524D, District 93, Family 123, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Sarah Swisher..Wife..46..West Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 7 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 21 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 64, Family 177
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 42 years
Sarah A. Swisher..Wife..June 1834..65..Pennsylvania..7/6

(Living with husband and 1 son.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 3 May 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 76, Family 122, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 51 years
Sarah A. Swisher..Wife..75..Pennsylvania..7/5

(Living with husband and married son, Jacob, with his wife.)
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• She was buried in 1914 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 87464087
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Sarah married Thomas Nelson Swisher, son of Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell, on 15 April 1858 in , Marion County, VA.1 2 3 4 (Thomas Nelson Swisher was born on 8 November 1836 in Virginia,2 3 4 7 8 9 died on 25 May 1920 in Winfield District, Marion County, WV 9 10 and was buried after 25 May 1920 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 30 August 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 136
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Thomas N. Swisher..34..Virginia..Farmer
Sarah A. Swisher..36..Pennsylvania..Keeping House
Samuel S. Swisher..11..Virginia..At Home
Francis M. Swisher..10..Virginia..At Home
Charles E. Swisher..8..Virginia..At Home
Willie G. Swisher..4..West Virginia..At Home
Sabina B. Swisher..3..West Virginia..At Home
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 524D, District 93, Family 123, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Thomas M. Swisher..Head..43..West Virginia..Farmer
Sarah Swisher..Wife..46..West Virginia..Keeping House
Samuel Swisher..Son..21..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Francis Swisher..Son..20..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Charles Swisher..Son..18..West Virginia..At Home
Willie Swisher..Son..14..West Virginia..At Home
Sabina Swisher..Daughter..13..West Virginia..At Home
Jacob O. Swisher..Son..10..West Virginia
James H. Swisher..Son..8..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 21 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 64, Family 177
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 42 years
Thomas N. Swisher..Head..Nov 1836..63..West Virginia..Farmer
Sarah A. Swisher..Wife..June 1834..65..Pennsylvania..7/6
Jacob O. Swisher..Son..June 1870..29..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 3 May 1910. 4

1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 76, Family 122, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 51 years
Thomas N. Swisher..Head..73..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Sarah A. Swisher..Wife..75..Pennsylvania..7/5
Jacob O. Swisher..Son..40..West Virginia..married 1 month..Carpenter
Lunda. Swisher..Daughter-in-law..24..West Virginia
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Thomas N Swisher
Sex: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Father's Name: Jacob Swisher
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Barbasheba Swisher
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Sarah Morely
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Spouse's Father's Name: Benjamin Morely
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Morely
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1858
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-JM48 : 30 September 2021), Thomas N Swisher and Sarah Morely, 1858.
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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-JM48 : 30 September 2021), Thomas N Swisher and Sarah Morely, 1858.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 524D, family 123, Thomas Nelson Swisher and Sarah Ann Morley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 11A, family 177, Thomas Nelson Swisher and Sarah Ann Morley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 7A, family 122, Thomas Nelson Swisher and Sarah Ann Morley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, p. 18, family 136, Thomas Nelson Swisher and Sarah Ann Morley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 13 November 2021, memorial page for Sarah Ann Morley Swisher (1834-1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87464087, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

7 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.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 3B, family 57, Thomas Nelson Swisher and Rebecca C. Smyth; index and images (accessed 13 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 12 November 2021, memorial page for Thomas Nelson Swisher (1836-1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87464074, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

10 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 13 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NML4-L2P : 10 March 2018), Thomas Nelson Swisher, 25 May 1920; citing Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 184, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.


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