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Sampson Switzer 1831–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Lucas, Richland County, Ohio

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA

Father: Frederick Switzer

Mother: Barbara Stukey

Spouse(s): Nancy Penell

Children(s): Louisa Switzer, Jennie Switzer, Minerva Switzer, Frederick Switzer, Orwell Switzer

The story of Sampson Switzer began in 1831 in Lucas, Richland County, Ohio. In 1850, Sampson Switzer resided in Monroe, Richland, Ohio, USA. In 1863, Sampson Switzer resided in Ohio, USA. Sampson Switzer married Nancy Penell, and had children including Frederick Madison Switzer, Jennie Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Minerva Switzer, Orwell Switzer. Sampson Switzer passed away in 1915 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sampson Switzer began in 1831 in Lucas, Richland County, Ohio.
  • In 1850, Sampson Switzer resided in Monroe, Richland, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1863, Sampson Switzer resided in Ohio, USA.
  • Sampson Switzer married Nancy Penell, and had children including Frederick Madison Switzer, Jennie Switzer, Louisa Switzer, Minerva Switzer, Orwell Switzer.
  • Sampson Switzer passed away in 1915 in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Switzer
1783–1855
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Barbara Stukey
1790–1862
Birth Location: Stukey Homestead, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Penell
1844–
Birth Location: Ohio
NP

Children(s)

Louisa Switzer
1863–
Birth Location: Ohio
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Jennie Switzer
1865–1909
Birth Location: Ohio
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Minerva Switzer
1868–1940
Birth Location: Ohio
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Frederick Switzer
1870–1958
Birth Location: Ohio
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Orwell Switzer
1879–
Birth Location: Perry, Wood, Ohio
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Sampson Switzer's Ancestors

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Sampson Switzer
1831–1915
Birth Place: Lucas, Richland County, Ohio
Parents
Frederick Switzer
1783–1855
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Barbara Stukey
1790–1862
Stukey Homestead, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Jacob (Switzer) Sr
–1814
Barbara Stucky?
–1812
John (Stukey) Jr
1742–1818
Stukey Homestead, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Salome Zimmerman
1744–1821
Stukey Homestead, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1710–1786
Ann Egnar
1714–1800
Joseph Zimmerman
1718–1787
Margaret Eberly
1722–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Stucki
1691–1752
Barbara Hugenbergerin
1691–
Mattheus Jr
1685–1771
Anna Rooss
1685–1758
Niklaus Zimmerman
1670–1739
Verena Spring
1675–
Michael Eberly
1682–1760
Veronica Ulrich
1685–1765

Sampson Switzer's Descendants

1.
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Sampson Switzer (9 Dec 1831–1915) m. Nancy Penell (May 1844–)
  1. 1. Louisa Switzer 1863–
  2. 2. Jennie Switzer 1865–1909 m. Henry (L) Smith 1862–1939
    1. 1. Cleo Smith 1886–
    2. 2. Claude (S) Smith 1890–
    3. 3. Hugh (F) Smith 1895–
    4. 4. Archie (R) Smith 1897–
    5. 5. Charles (H) Smith 1899–
  3. 3. Minerva Switzer 1868–1940
  4. 4. Frederick (Madison) Switzer 1870–1958
  5. 5. Orwell Switzer 1879–

Sampson Switzer's Timeline

9 Records

1831
9 Dec 1831
Birth of Sampson Switzer in Lucas, Richland County, Ohio
Lucas, Richland County, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 19
Sampson Switzer resided here in Monroe, Richland, Ohio, USA
Monroe, Richland, Ohio, USA
1863
1863
Age 32
Sampson Switzer resided here in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Sampson Switzer resided here in Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Sampson Switzer resided here in Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
1900
1900
Age 69
Sampson Switzer resided here in Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 79
Sampson Switzer resided here in Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
1915
Jul 22 1915
Age 84
Death of Sampson Switzer in Wood County, Ohio, USA
Wood County, Ohio, USA
1915
1915
Age 84
Burial of Sampson Switzer in Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA
Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Lucas, Richland County, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1078; Family History Film: 1255078; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0240
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: M593_1283; Page: 448A; Image: 82979; Family History Library Film: 552782
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1334; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241334
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 1375253
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M432_724; Page: 338B; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Monroe, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M432_724; Page: 338B; Image: 496

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: M593_1283; Page: 448A; Image: 82979; Family History Library Film: 552782

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1078; Family History Film: 1255078; Page: 4C; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0240

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: 1334; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1241334

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Perry, Wood, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 1375253

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 22 1915
    Event Place: Wood County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Fostoria, Hancock County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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