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Matilda Swisher

Female 1823 - 1914  (91 years)


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  • Name Matilda Swisher 
    Born 10 Aug 1823  , Ripley , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID D3EE4B92984CE647890A15590FAF0E0D89C0 
    Died 29 Oct 1914  Ervin Twp, Kokomo, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      DEATH:
      Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Name: Matilda Petty Death Date: 29 Oct 1914
      Location: Ervin Township
      Age: 91 Yr Gender: Female Race: White
      Source Location: County Health Office, Kokomo
      Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-20 on page 91 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
    Person ID I15292  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2011 

    Father George W Swisher,   b. 1799, ,Guilford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1852, , Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 2 Jan 1798, Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1831, , Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 20 May 1819  , , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Marriage index for Ripley Co., Indiana Basset, Elizabeth married Swisher, George on 20 May 1819 in Ripley County, Indiana
      http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/framej.htm

      Ancestry.com files of :Ellie Burch and Susan Allison-Willmott, show:
      Name: Elizabeth Bassett Swisher Sex: F Marriage 1 George Swisher b: 1799 in Guilford Co, NC
      Married: 20 MAY 1819 in Preble Co, OH (??)
      From RootsWeb file Contact: Ellie Burch:

      Basset, Elizabeth Spouse: George Swisher Marriage Date: May 20, 1819 Location: Ripley Co., Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1311944

      Indiana State Library, Marriages through 1850
      Swisher, George; Basset, elizabeth; Ripley Co, 05-19-1819
      [This may be the date license was taken out]
    Family ID F526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caleb Petty,   b. 25 Aug 1814, , Surrey, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1900, Richland Twp, Peru, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1847  Richland, Miami, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 <http://www.ancestry.com>
      Name: Caleb Petty Spouse Name: Matilda Swisher
      Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1847 Marriage County: Miami
      Book: County Court Records at Peru, IN
      Source Citation: Title: , , ; Book: County Court Records at Peru, IN;.
      Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
      Original data:
      Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.
    Children 
    +1. Samantha J Petty,   b. 30 Jun 1849, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1927, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. George W Petty,   b. 7 Oct 1850,   d. 30 May 1919, Richland Twp, Miami, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Frances M Petty,   b. 17 Apr 1853,   d. 24 Feb 1861  (Age 7 years)
     4. Mary E Petty,   b. 7 Feb 1855,   d. 21 Feb 1861  (Age 6 years)
     5. Eliza A Petty,   b. 23 Sep 1857,   d. 21 Feb 1861  (Age 3 years)
    +6. Malinda Adeline Petty,   b. 25 Feb 1860, , , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Phebe L Petty,   b. 23 Nov 1863
     8. Margaret F Petty,   b. 22 Dec 1865,   d. 1 Feb 1867  (Age 1 years)
     9. Dora B Petty,   b. 12 Dec 1867,   d. 4 Oct 1883  (Age 15 years)
     10. Infant Petty,   b. WFT Est. 1837-1864
    Family ID F6730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] 1910 US Census, US Gov., (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1081] Marriage index for Ripley Co., Indiana, Ripley Co. web page, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~inripley/framej.htm).