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Samuel Swisher 1804 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1804

Birth Location: Guiliford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States

Father: Johann Swisher

Mother: Magdalena Tickle

Spouse(s): Lovina Hoskins

Children(s): Azariah Swisher, Polly Swisher, Artemesia Swisher, Desdemona Swisher, Elvira Swisher, Cynthia Swisher, Winnie Swisher, Wilson Swisher

In 1804, Samuel Swisher entered the world in Guiliford, North Carolina, United States, born to Johann (John) Swisher and Magdalena Tickle. In 1850, Samuel Swisher resided in District 21, Vermilion, Illinois. In 1860, Samuel Swisher resided in Blount, Vermillion, Illinois, United States. Samuel Swisher married Lovina Hoskins, and had children including Azariah W. Swisher, Polly Ann Swisher, Artemesia Swisher, Desdemona Swisher, Elvira Swisher, Cynthia J. Swisher, Winnie Swisher, Wilson C. Swisher. Samuel Swisher passed away in 1860 in Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Samuel Swisher entered the world in Guiliford, North Carolina, United States, born to Johann (John) Swisher and Magdalena Tickle.
  • In 1850, Samuel Swisher resided in District 21, Vermilion, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Samuel Swisher resided in Blount, Vermillion, Illinois, United States.
  • Samuel Swisher married Lovina Hoskins, and had children including Azariah W. Swisher, Polly Ann Swisher, Artemesia Swisher, Desdemona Swisher, Elvira Swisher, Cynthia J. Swisher, Winnie Swisher, Wilson C. Swisher.
  • Samuel Swisher passed away in 1860 in Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Swisher
1772 – 1833
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Magdalena Tickle
1775 – 1833
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA or Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lovina Hoskins
1803 – 1865
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Azariah Swisher
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Polly Swisher
1829 – 1910
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
PS
Artemesia Swisher
1831 – 1878
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Desdemona Swisher
1831 – 1878
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
DS
Elvira Swisher
1836 – 1915
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Cynthia Swisher
1843 –
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
CS
Winnie Swisher
1845 – 1910
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Wilson Swisher
1846 – 1904
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Samuel Swisher's Ancestors

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Samuel Swisher
1804 – 1860
Birth Place: Guiliford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Johann (John) Swisher
1772 – 1833
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Magdalena Tickle
1775 – 1833
North Carolina, USA or Ireland
Grandparents
Franz (Francis) Schwertzer
1745 – 1820
Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Swisher's Descendants

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Samuel Swisher (24 Apr 1804 – 1860) m. Lovina Hoskins (1803 – 1865)
  1. 1. Azariah (W.) Swisher (1827 – 7 Dec 1900) m. Mary (Jane) Humphrey (1826 – 1857 or 7 June 1900) m. Josephine (E Moorehead) Smith (Dec 1821 – AFT 1900)
    1. 1. Jonathan (B) Swisher (10 April 1847 – 7 June 1929) m. Florence (Emma) Dye (17 April 1859 – 15 June 1891)
      1. 1. Purviance (Dye) Swisher (28 Jan 1876 – 28 Dec 1955)
      2. 2. Ada (May) Swisher (27 Sep 1886 – 17 Jan 1976) m. Charles (David) LaFavor (31 Jan 1884 – Sept 8 1965)
        1. 1. Harry (William LaFavor,) Sr (11 Dec 1907 – 20 Dec 1991)
        2. 2. Howard (Edward) Lafavor (1 Apr 1909 – 17 Feb 2002)
        3. 3. Raymond (James Leroy) LaFavor (17 Nov 1910 – 11 July 1992) m. Irene (M) Lafavor (25 Mar 1914 – 2 May 2003)
        4. 4. Florence (Ada) LaFavor (25 Dec 1919 – 2005)
        5. 5. Leone LaFavor (1920 – 2002)
        6. 6. Charles (Arnold) LaFavor (21 April 1927 – 1 Sep 2010)
    2. 2. William (Francis) Swisher (1849 – 23 Jan 1924) m. Cora Bricker (1860 – 1888) m. Mary (J) Guthrie (Jul 1856 – )
      1. 1. Otto (E) Swisher (May 1884 – 1945)
      2. 2. Alta (M) Swisher (Sep 1885 – )
    3. 3. Thomas (B) Swisher (Mar 1855 – 1932) m. Hulda Guthery (Nov 1861 – 07 May 1931)
      1. 1. Jesse (Edward) Swisher (28 Apr 1884 – 20 Dec 1949) m. Henrietta Kistler (abt 1890 – )
        1. 1. Richard (E) Swisher (abt 1917 – )
        2. 2. Nellie (E) Swisher (31 Jan 1918 – 14 September 2005) m. William (L) Pherson (10 Jan 1917 – 25 Jan 2001)
        3. 3. Eugene (D) Swisher (abt 1922 – )
        4. 4. Helen (Alice) Swisher (abt 1925 – )
      2. 2. Fred (Thomas) Swisher (04 Feb 1886 – Oct 1962) m. Alice (Jane) Fry (28 SEP 1884 – 4 Mar 1915) m. Lula (Pearl) Caldwell (17 Sep 1891 – 12 Oct 1971)
      3. 3. Zola (Bernice) Swisher (20 Nov 1890 – Apr 1965) m. Frank (Virgil) White (05 Oct 1887 – Feb 1980)
        1. 1. Lois (B) White (abt 1913 – )
        2. 2. Don (Virgil) White (1918 – 1920)
        3. 3. Frank (J) White (01 Dec 1920 – 23 Aug 2010)
      4. 4. Pearl (A) Swisher (Jan 1896 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Swisher (abt 1861 – )
    5. 5. Charles (Alvin) Swisher (1862 – after 1929) m. Abigail (Sophia "Abby") Welliver (ABT 1865 – 09 JUL 1945)
      1. 1. Alvin (Brooks) SWISHER (25 JAN 1882 – 5 AUG 1953)
      2. 2. Ross (Burton) SWISHER (10 FEB 1884 – 20 JUL 1956)
      3. 3. Lyle SWISHER (1885 – )
      4. 4. Ralph SWISHER (ABT 1885 – )
      5. 5. Douglas SWISHER (ABT 1885 – )
      6. 6. Lewis (Earl) SWISHER (23 NOV 1885 – 13 DEC 1969)
      7. 7. Beulah (Edith) SWISHER (31 OCT 1887 – 1979)
      8. 8. Russell (Lodeta) SWISHER (15 OCT 1889 – 15 JAN 1975)
      9. 9. Clinton (Franklyn) SWISHER (28 OCT 1891 – before 1895)
      10. 10. Leon (William) SWISHER (11 OCT 1896 – 2 NOV 1958)
  2. 2. Polly (Ann) Swisher (1829/1830 – 1910)
  3. 3. Artemesia Swisher (1831/1832 – 17 Jul 1878) m. Erastus French (1826/1828 – )
    1. 1. Ersom French (1850 – 1927)
    2. 2. Samuel (Steerman) French (1852 – )
    3. 3. Melvina (J.) French (1854 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth French (1856 – )
    5. 5. Alice (M.) French (1858 – 18 Jul 1894)
    6. 6. Jennitta French (1862 – )
    7. 7. Josie (D.) French (1868 – )
  4. 4. Desdemona Swisher (24 Mar 1831 – 30 Jul 1878) m. Joseph (Martin) Adams (25 Dec 1826 – 22 Aug 1897)
    1. 1. William (Charles) Adams (25 Aug 1851 – 22 Sep 1879)
    2. 2. Nancy (L.) Adams (4 Sep 1853 – 2 Feb 1935) m. Ambrose Villars (1850 – )
      1. 1. Odessa Villars (1889 – )
    3. 3. Samuel (M.) Adams (1857 – 1889)
    4. 4. Joseph (Clark) Adams (1863 – 17 Mar 1883)
  5. 5. Elvira Swisher (30 July 1836 – 3 Jan 1915) m. Silas Cossairt (06 Aug 1838 – 14 Jun 1909)
    1. 1. Mary (B) Cossairt (20 Sep 1861 – )
    2. 2. Samuel Cossairt (13 Feb 1863 – )
    3. 3. George (B) Cossairt (15 Feb 1865 – )
    4. 4. Ida (Ann) Cossairt (10 Sep 1867 – 06 Jul 1923)
  6. 6. Cynthia (J.) Swisher (1843 – )
  7. 7. Winnie Swisher (1845 – 10 May 1910)
  8. 8. Wilson (C.) Swisher (1846 – 26 Jun 1904)

Samuel Swisher's Timeline

7 Records

1804
24 Apr 1804
Birth of Samuel Swisher in Guiliford, North Carolina, United States
Guiliford, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 46
Samuel Swisher resided here in District 21, Vermilion, Illinois
District 21, Vermilion, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 56
Samuel Swisher resided here in Blount, Vermillion, Illinois, United States
Blount, Vermillion, Illinois, United States
1860
1860
Age 56
Death of Samuel Swisher in Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States
1870
1870
Age 66
Samuel Swisher resided here in Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
1875
1 May 1875
Age 71
Samuel Swisher resided here in Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota
Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota
1880
1880
Age 76
Samuel Swisher resided here in Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1804
    Event Place: Guiliford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 634; Family History Film: 1254634; Page: 357A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0324
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: M593_716; Page: 11B; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 552215
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Blount, Vermillion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 808; Image: 260; Family History Library Film: 803233
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 251A; Image: 214

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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: 251A; Image: 214

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Blount, Vermillion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Blount, Vermillion, Illinois; Roll: M653_233; Page: 808; Image: 260; Family History Library Film: 803233

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: M593_716; Page: 11B; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 552215

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 May 1875
    Event Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 July 1875
    Event Place: Stearns, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 634; Family History Film: 1254634; Page: 357A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0324

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Torah, Stearns, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Eden Lake, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: M593_716; Page: 11B; Image: 27; Family History Library Film: 552215

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Minnesota City, Winona, Minnesota, United States
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