Zechariah Swearingen and Ruth Wilcoxon

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Husband Zechariah Swearingen ¹

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            AKA: Zachariah Sweringen 2
           Born: 1786 - Beaver Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 May 1867 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Samuel Swearingen (Abt 1732/1740-      ) 1 3 4 5 6
         Mother: Catherine Condell (      -      ) 3 7

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Melinda Swearingen (      -      ) 1

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Wife Ruth Wilcoxon ¹

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            AKA: [Unk] Wilcoxen,8 Elizabeth Wilcoxon 1
           Born: Abt 1792
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 1830 1
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Thomas Swearingen ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1818 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jun 1891 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Harsha (      -      ) 8
           Marr: Abt 1858

         Spouse: Maria Gibbs (      -      ) 8

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2 F Elizabeth Swearingen ⁸

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           Born: 1819 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1839
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lemuel Sweringen (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 1838 8

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3 M Samuel Swearingen ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1821 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1884 - Poe, PA 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary McKibbon (      -      ) 8

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4 F Catharine Swearingen ^{1 8}

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           Born: 1823 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 1859 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Thomas Standish (      -      ) 8

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5 M Gerret Van Sweringen ⁸

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            AKA: Garret Swearingen 1
           Born: 1824 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret McCrea (      -      ) 8

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6 M John Swearingen ⁸

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           Born: 1826 - Beaver Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 

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7 M Zechariah Swearingen

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            AKA: Zachariah Sweringen 9
           Born: 13 Jan 1828 or 31 Jan 1828 - Beaver Co, PA 8 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jun 1906 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rachel Gilliland (1832-1912) 8 9
           Marr: 1859 8

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General Notes: Husband - Zechariah Swearingen

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He was a successful farmer, and at the time of his death owned about 910 acres of land, which was divided among his children. He was a man of large physical proportions, industrious habits, and was firm and decisive in all his dealings. [HBC 1888, 895]

He was one of the first native-born citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and spent his early life on the home farm. He became a successful farmer and sheep-raiser, the owner of several hundred acres of land, later divided into productive farms. In middle life he became afflicted with rheumatism, and for more than thirty years was a cripple, confined to his room by his painful malady for the greater part of that time. Notwithstanding this affliction he superintended the administration of his large interests and added constantly to his already vast acres. In a large measure excluded from the activity, pleasure and entertainment of his fellows, he still kept closely in touch with all his friends and acquaintances, the gentleness of his disposition under suffering so intense as to be at times almost unbearable showing them clearly the meekness of his spirit. He allowed himself but one passion, an implacable hatred of the race that had murdered his beloved sister, a deed that had also caused the death of her infant child. [GPHBC, 885]

1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 895.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 885.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 907.

4 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 944.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 160.

6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 8.

7 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 945.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 886.

9 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 896.