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John Wesley Swisher 1850 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Location: Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1930

Death Location: Sedgwick Co., Kansas

Father: Lewis Swisher

Mother: Sarah Gritton

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John Wesley Swisher was born in 1850 in Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Lewis Swisher and Sarah Ann Gritton. In 1880, John Wesley Swisher resided in Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States. John Wesley Swisher passed away in 1930 in Sedgwick Co., Kansas.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Swisher was born in 1850 in Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of Lewis Swisher and Sarah Ann Gritton.
  • In 1880, John Wesley Swisher resided in Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
  • John Wesley Swisher passed away in 1930 in Sedgwick Co., Kansas.

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John Swisher's Ancestors

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John Swisher
1850 – 1930
Birth Place: Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Lewis Swisher
1828 – 1872
Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Ann) Gritton
1829 – 1892
Kentucky
Grandparents
Henry (R) Swisher
1806 – 1870
Probably Knox County, Tennessee
Elizabeth King
1803 – 1879
North Carolina, Tennessee USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Swisher
1770 – 1845
Hannah Greene
1782 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Swisher
1745 –

John Swisher's Timeline

3 Records

1850
1850
Birth of John Wesley Swisher in Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 30
John Wesley Swisher resided here in Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
1930
Aft. 1930
Age 80
Death of John Wesley Swisher in Sedgwick Co., Kansas
Sedgwick Co., Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Il Per Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blount, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 254; Family History Film: 1254254; Page: 194D; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 0547

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blount, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Blount, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: 254; Family History Film: 1254254; Page: 194D; Enumeration District: 204; Image: 0547

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1930
    Event Place: Sedgwick Co., Kansas

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