Francis Marion Swisher and Ellen Calwell

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Husband Francis Marion Swisher ¹

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           Born: 22 Apr 1833 - North Beaver Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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         Father: John K. Swisher (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Martha McClure (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1 Sep 1857 1

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Wife Ellen Calwell ¹

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            AKA: Ellen Caldwell 2
           Born:  - Union Co, PA
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         Father: Daniel Calwell (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Huff (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Martha Jane Swisher ¹

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           Born: 7 Mar 1861 - Kansas 1
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         Spouse: William P. Hogg (      -      ) 1

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2 M Julius Calwell Swisher ¹

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           Born:  - Kansas
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           Died: 20 Sep 1861 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Salem Town Swisher ¹

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           Born: 27 Feb 1863 1
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           Died: 28 Oct 1868 1
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Lizzie Calwell Swisher ¹

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           Born: 21 Oct 1865 1
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           Died: Bef 1908
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         Spouse: Frank Hayes (      -Bef 1908) 1

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5 M George Washington Swisher ¹

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           Born: 9 Sep 1872 1
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6 M John Jay Swisher ¹

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           Born: 11 Aug 1875 1
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7 F Bessie Edith Swisher ¹

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           Born: 8 Sep 1879 1
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           Died: Bef 1908
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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: James E. Buchanan (      -Aft 1908) 3

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8 F Jessie Edna Swisher ¹

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           Born: 8 Sep 1879 1
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           Died: Feb 1908 1
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         Status: Twin

         Spouse: Rev. C. C. Chain (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Francis Marion Swisher

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He grew to manhood on the old family farm, which was later known as the Gwin farm. Before his marriage he went to the Territory of Kansas, much as his father had come to North Beaver Township, and there took up 162 acres of government land and ten acres of timber land, after which he returned to Lawrence County, married and went back to Kansas, where he lived for five years. His father became sick and he returned to give him filial care, as the two older brothers were in the army. His father made him a present of fifty acres off the home farm, and with this incentive to stay at home, Mr. Swisher consented and sold his Kansas land. During his residence in that then troubled state, he had many experiences with the Indians, and one of these might have proven fatal to him: An intoxicated Indian one night shot him with his bow and arrow and then escaped. After he settled again in Lawrence County he cultivated the old homestead farm until 1867, when he moved to his own place, where he has made all the improvements.
He was a member of the Petersburg Methodist Episcopal Church and was president of its Board of Trustees.

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General Notes: Wife - Ellen Calwell

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She was born in Union County, Pennsylvania, and when eight years of age was brought to North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, by her parents.

1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 463.

2 Compiler's Speculation.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 868.