John Calvin Swecker 1841–1924
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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records
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Biography
In 1841, John Calvin Swecker entered the world in Crab Bottom, Highland, Virginia, United States, born to benjamin swecker and sophia simmons. John Calvin Swecker married ophelia ann simmons, and had children including adam d swecker, branch robinson swecker, elizabeth m shifflet, flora ware, harmon joseph swecker, holt samuel swecker, jacob calvin swecker, jane b channell, joseph benjamin swecker, william valentine swecker. John Calvin Swecker passed away in 1924 in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Sources
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1Census 1880 United States Federal Census
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2Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from John Swecker
This ancestor line traces from Bardenfleth, Germany (1555) to Crab Bottom, Highland, Virginia, United States (1841) across 10 generations.
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- John Swecker (1841–1924) was born in Crab Bottom, Highland, Virginia, United States and died in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record