Napoleon Gibbons Swisher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

Napoleon was previously married to Caroline Kisner who died in 1874. They had 5 children.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Napoleon G. Swisher
Event Date: 20 Mar 1937
Event Place: Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 91 years 3 months 5 days
Birth Date: 1846
Birthplace: West Va.
Marital Status: Unknown
Father's Name: Levi Swisher
Mother's Name: Nancy Nelson
Cemetery: Catawba
Burial Date: 22 Mar 1937
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: v 7 p 194

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLD-NRL : 10 March 2018), Napoleon G. Swisher, 20 Mar 1937; citing Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, v 7 p 194, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,818.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Banks District, Upshur, WV on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 226C, District 130, Family 235, Roll 1414
Banks District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Napoleon Swisher..Son..34..West Virginia..Farm Laborer

(Living with 2nd wife and 7 children at the home of his parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 65, Family 47
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 22 year
Napoleon Swisher..Head..Dec 1845..54..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with 2nd wife, 2 children from 1st wife, and 4 children from current wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 77, Family 209, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Married 31 years
Napoleon G. Swisher..Head..64..West Virginia..Laborer, Odd Jobs

(Living with 2nd wife and 2 children from 1st wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 26 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 44, Family 320, Roll 1961
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Napoleon Swisher..Head..74..Virginia..Widowed
William Swisher..Son..50..West Virginia..Coal Miner
Alice Swisher..Daughter..52..West Virginia

(Napoleon was widoed and living with 2 children from 1st wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 29 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 24A, District 38, Family 503, Roll 2541
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home owned
William H. Swisher..Head..61..West Virginia..Farmer, Small Farm
Alice Swisher..Sister..63..West Virginia
Napoleon G. Swisher..Father..84..West Virginia..Widowed

(Napoleon was widowd and living at the home of his son, William.)
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• He was buried on 22 March 1937 in the Catawba Cemetery in Catawba, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 58275532
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Napoleon married Emmaline Kay Swisher, daughter of Jacob M. Swisher Jr. and Barsheba Ferrell, in 1878 in Monongalia County, WV.^{1 2 3 4} (Emmaline Kay Swisher was born on 20 July 1850 in , Marion County, VA,^{3 4 9 10} died on 25 May 1911 in Catawba, WV ^{10 11} and was buried after 25 May 1911 in Catawba Cemetery, Catawba, WV ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Banks District, Upshur, WV on 23 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 226C, District 130, Family 235, Roll 1414
Banks District, Upshur, West Virginia, United States
Levi Swisher..Head..54..West Virginia..Farmer
Nancy Swisher..Wife..56..West Virginia..Keeping House
Horatio Swisher..Son..24..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Louisa Swisher..Daughter..18..West Virginia
Ulysses Swisher..Son..16..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Napoleon Swisher..Son..34..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Emeline Swisher..Daughter (Daughter-in-law)..30..West Virginia..House Keeping
Ellen Swisher..Granddaughter..15 West Virginia
Alice Swisher..Granddaughter..13..West Virginia
William Swisher..Grandson..11..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Rosa Swisher..Granddaughter..9..West Virginia..At Home
Clark Swisher..Grandson..8..West Virginia..At Home
Charles Swisher..Grandson..4..West Virginia..At Home
Robert Swisher..Grandson..1..West Virginia..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 65, Family 47
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 22 year
Napoleon Swisher..Head..Dec 1845..54..West Virginia..Farmer
Emeline Swisher..Wife..Jul 1850..49..West Virginia..8/6
Alice Swisher..Daughter..Aug 1866..33..West Virginia
William H. Swisher..Son..Oct 1868..31..West Virginia
Robert M. Swisher..Son..May 1879..21..West Virginia
Lula B. Swisher..Daughter..Aug 1881..18..West Virginia
Maggie M. Swisher..Daughter..Sep 1884..15..West Virginia
Gypsy M. Swisher..Daughter..Jun 1889..10..West Virginia
Ruth B. Swisher..Granddaughter..Sep 1888..11..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 5 May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 77, Family 209, Roll 1687
Winfield District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Married 31 years
Napoleon G. Swisher..Head..64..West Virginia..Laborer, Odd Jobs
Emaline Swisher..Wife..59..West Virginia..6/5
Nancy A. Swisher..Daughter..43..West Virginia
William H. Swisher..Son..41..West Virginia..Coal Miner
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  Marriage Notes:

Event Type: Marriage
Name: Napolean G Swisher
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1878
Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name: Emma Swisher
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 5288

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBC5-VBQ : 11 February 2018), Napolean G Swisher and Emma Swisher, 1878; citing Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 840,910.
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