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John M. Swisher 1834 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1834

Birth Location: Vermilion Co., IL

Death Date: 2 May 1902

Death Location: Vermilion Co., IL

Father: George Swisher

Mother: Catherine Moss

Spouse(s): Martha Rutledge, Catherine Moss

Children(s): Elmer Swisher, Walter Swisher, Lulu Swisher, John Swisher, Basil Swisher

According to available records, John M. Swisher was born in 1834 in Vermilion Co., IL, the child of George Swisher and Catherine Moss. Following those early years, John M. Swisher married Martha Jane Rutledge and Catherine Moss, and their family grew to include Elmer Swisher, Walter Hanford Swisher, Lulu E Swisher, John O Swisher and Basil A Swisher. In the later years of life, John M. Swisher died in 1902 in Vermilion Co., IL.

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Parents

George Swisher
1799 – 1852
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Catherine Moss
1811 – 1842
Birth Location: Vermilion Co., IL
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Spouses(s)

Martha Rutledge
1835 – 1906
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Catherine Moss
1811 – 1842
Birth Location: Vermilion Co., IL
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Children(s)

Elmer Swisher
1858 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Walter Swisher
1878 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lulu Swisher
1890 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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John Swisher
1892 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Basil Swisher
1897 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Dec 1834
    Event Place: Vermilion Co., IL
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 341A; Image: 689; Family History Library Film: 545784, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 349; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240349, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: M653_303; Page: 3; Image: 3; Family History Library Film: 803303, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 249B; Image: 211

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 249B; Image: 211

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana; Roll: M653_303; Page: 3; Image: 3; Family History Library Film: 803303

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 341A; Image: 689; Family History Library Film: 545784

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 349; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240349

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Myersville, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 341A; Image: 689; Family History Library Film: 545784

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 May 1902
    Event Place: Vermilion Co., IL
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012

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