William Reeder Thomas
(1825-1931)
Sarah Hisle
(1825-1916)
Susan A. Thomas
(1848-1934)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert M. Swisher

Susan A. Thomas 1 2 3

  • Born: 29 June 1848, Louisville, KY 3
  • Marriage (1): Robert M. Swisher on 29 August 1878 in Brown County, IL 1 2
  • Died: 16 March 1934, Riverside Township, Adams, IL at age 85 3
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Susan A. Swisher
Sex: Female
Age: 85y 8m 17d
Death Date: 16 Mar 1934
Death Place: Riverside, Adams, Illinois
Occupation: Housework
Race: W
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Wilbain Theruas
Mother's Name: Sallie Hisel
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1848
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Father's Birthplace: unknown
Mother's Birthplace: unknown
Residence Place: Riverside Township, Quincy, Ill.
Spouse's Name: Robert M. Swisher
Burial Date: 19 Mar 1934
Burial Place: Bowen, Hancock, Ill.
Cemetery: Bowen

Citing this Record
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3P1-BZC : 8 March 2018), Susan A. Swisher, 16 Mar 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,675,311.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of June 1855 and a birth location of Kentucky.

This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.
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• She 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
Susan A. Swisher..Wife..June 1855..44..Kentucky..7/7

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 29 June 1848, then her age should have been 51 instead of 44.
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Susan married Robert M. Swisher, son of Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell, on 29 August 1878 in Brown County, IL.1 2 (Robert M. Swisher was born in June 1845 in , Marion County, VA 2 and died after 1916.)

bullet  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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bullet  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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Sources


1 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970 : accessed 14 November 2021), (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.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Locust Creek Township, Linn, Missouri, United States, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 2A, family 28, Robert M. Swisher and Susan A. Thomas; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 November 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438856 : accessed 14 November 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3P1-BZC : 8 March 2018), Susan A. Swisher, 16 Mar 1934; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,675,311.


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