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William Francis Swisher 1849 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1924

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Father: Azariah Swisher

Mother: Mary Humphrey

Spouse(s): Cora Bricker, Mary Guthrie

Children(s): Otto Swisher, Alta Swisher

According to available records, William Francis Swisher was born in 1849 in Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Azariah W. Swisher and Mary Jane Humphrey. Following those early years, William Francis Swisher married Cora Bricker and Mary J Guthrie, and their family grew to include Otto E Swisher and Alta M Swisher. In the later years of life, William Francis Swisher died in 1924 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

Azariah Swisher
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: ,Vermilion, Illinois, USA
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Mary Humphrey
1826 – 1857
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Cora Bricker
1860 – 1888
Birth Location: –
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Mary Guthrie
1856 –
Birth Location: Illinois
MG

Children(s)

Otto Swisher
1884 – 1945
Birth Location: Illinois
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Alta Swisher
1885 –
Birth Location: Illinois
AS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1849
    Event Place: Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 353A; Image: 713; Family History Library Film: 545784, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana; Roll: 362; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240362, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_341; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374354, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M432_130; Page: 294A; Image: 300

    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: 294A; Image: 300

    Genealogy Event 3
    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: 353A; Image: 713; Family History Library Film: 545784

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana; Roll: 362; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240362

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boone, Cass, Indiana; Roll: T624_341; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374354

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Danville, Ill.
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rossville, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ross, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: M593_285; Page: 353A; Image: 713; Family History Library Film: 545784

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1924
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

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