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Sarah Eliza Witcher

Sarah Eliza Witcher[1, 2]

Female 1810 - 1880  (69 years)

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  • Name Sarah Eliza Witcher 
    • Daughter of Vincent Oliver Witcher, (1789-1877) and Nancy Newbill (1786-1869)
    Born 11 Dec 1810  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Feb 1880  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Records indicate DOD as 1834, but the headstone reads that she was 69 years, 2 weeks old, so I have changed the DOD to show when she would have died if her age on the stone is correct. - Mary Frances Eggleston
    Buried Swanson Family Cemetery Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I11962  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Capt. Vincent Oliver Witcher,   b. 1789, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1877, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Nancy Newbill,   b. 1786,   d. 1869, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1810  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel Addison Swanson,   b. 15 Apr 1809, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1885, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Bef 1832  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Valeria A. C. KN6F-5C1 Swanson,   b. 5 Jul 1832, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Vincent William 'V.W.' Swanson,   b. 16 Dec 1834, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1881, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     3. William Thomas Swanson,   b. 25 Jan 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1927, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. Henry Prentiss Swanson,   b. 10 Jul 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1927, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F3710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Swanson Family Cemetery Recorded Gravestones
    Swanson Family Cemetery Recorded Gravestones
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    Headstones
    Sarah Eliza Swanson
Born 11 Dec 1810
Died 19 Dec 1880
    Sarah Eliza Swanson Born 11 Dec 1810 Died 19 Dec 1880

  • Sources 
    1. [S126] United States Archives, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pittsylvania/vitals/marriages/60-69r.txt.
      REYNOLDS, William V., son of James M. and Rebecca Reynolds to Valeria A. C. Swanson, daughter of Samuel and Eliza Swanson. 5 November 1861. Married by John R. Martin.
      1860 Va Census Callands North District; HeritageQuest Series M653, Roll 1370 Pg 196-197 Samuel A., Sarah E. 45, Valeria A. C. 25, James 12, Henry P. 9, William T. 6.

    2. [S38] Headstone.
      Sarah Eliza Swanson

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125955417/sarah-eliza-swanson.
      Sarah Eliza Witcher Swanson
      BIRTH: 11 Dec 1810, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      DEATH: 19 Feb 1880 (aged 69)
      Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      BURIAL: Swanson Family Cemetery
      Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia,