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Henry Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Henry Swiger was born on 2 February 1812 in Clay District, Harrison Co., Virginia.¹

• Last Edited: 15 July 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

John William Swiger¹

Biography

• Marriage: John William Swiger married Mary Unknown.
• Emigration: He emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War.¹

• Last Edited: 30 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Mary Unknown

Biography

• Marriage: Mary Unknown married John William Swiger.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Mary Swiger.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Christopher Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Christopher Swiger was born in Germany.¹

• Last Edited: 30 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

John Allen¹

Biography

• Marriage: John Allen married.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS.)

William Newton Roden^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Newton Roden was born in 1868.¹
• Death: He died in 1961 at age ~93.¹

• Last Edited: 1 July 2014

Citations

1. [S7] Barry Co., Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 3 (Vol. 3 p. 37, photographs of John Roden and James Roden.)
2. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 236 C.

Minnie Mae Roden¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Minnie Mae Roden was born after 1871.
• Marriage: She married John Wilson.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Minnie Mae Wilson.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S7] Barry Co., Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 3 (Vol. 3 p. 37, photographs of John Roden and James Roden.)

John Wilson¹

Biography

• Marriage: John Wilson married Minnie Mae Roden, daughter of John Wesley Roden and Melissa Jane Sapp.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S7] Barry Co., Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 3 (Vol. 3 p. 37, photographs of John Roden and James Roden.)

Wilson Wilson¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Wilson Wilson was born circa 1903.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S7] Barry Co., Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 3 (Vol. 3 p. 37, photographs of John Roden and James Roden.)

James Henry Elam¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: James Henry Elam was born circa 1840 in Fayette Co., Illinois.^1,2,3
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Cass Township, Greene Co., Missouri, next door to his father RH Elam and wife Elizabeth (Louisa's sister?)⁴
• Marriage: He married Louisa Marnitha Paralee Rogers, daughter of Josiah Rogers and Lucinda Spradling, on 4 March 1860 in Greene Co., Missouri.^5,6
• Milit-Beg: James Henry Elam began military service in 1861 He joined the Union Missouri Volunteers, 14th Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Pvt James H. Elam 14th Missouri S.M. Cav).⁷
• Marriage: He married Sarah E. after 1869.⁸
• Note: He In the 1870 Newton Co., Missouri census, there is a Sarah E. ELAM age 15 (wife? daughter?) b. Illinois, and daughter Sarah Alice is age 9, b. Missouri.
  
  J.H. Elam document in Circuit Court Record Books, Jan-July 1866, p. 128.
  
  ELAM, JAMES H., Missouri Newton Co., 8/25/1871 Springfield Office, document 228, Serial # MO5810__.220 (from BLM-GLO records search)
  
  according to daughter Lucinda Amanda's death certificate, James was born in Green Co., Illinois.⁹
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Buffalo Township, Newton Co., Missouri.⁸
• Marriage: He married Edney Jones on 29 October 1871 in Newton Co., Missouri.¹⁰
• Death: He died on 23 September 1873 in Newton Co., Missouri, at age ~33.¹¹

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri (unidentified publisher), p. 16.
2. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)
3. [S59] National Archives, Fayette Co. Illinois Census - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 350.
4. [S66] National Archives, Greene Co. Missouri Census - 1860 (ancestry.com), Cass Township, p. 246, #489.
5. [S68] compiled by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages 1833-1860 (unidentified publisher.)
6. [S67] unknown compiler, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book B, p. 208.
7. [S242] National Park Service, U.S., Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com.)
8. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri, transcription, p. 16.
9. [S151] Land records: multiple subjects, by Ancestry.com; Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1246/; 1776-2015.
10. [S96] Larry Alan James, Pioneers of the Six Bulls, Vol. 28 (Newton County Historical Society), p. 19, Marriage Book 2A.
11. [S97] Larry Alan James, Pioneers of the Six Bulls, Vol. 5 (Newton County Historical Society), p. 2.

Louisa Marnitha Paralee Rogers¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Louisa Marnitha Paralee Rogers was born circa 1840 in Tennessee or Mississippi.^2,3
• Marriage: She married James Henry Elam, son of Richard Hurt Elam and Lockey Taylor, on 4 March 1860 in Greene Co., Missouri.^4,5
• Name-Marr: As of 4 March 1860,her married name was Louisa Marnitha Paralee Elam.
• Note: Louisa Marnitha Paralee Rogers in 1860 Census was listed as Louisa D.²
• Note: She name is spelled Marritha and RODGERS in Marriage Book B.⁶
• Death: She died before 1870.⁷

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S247] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002: spelled Louisa Maruitha Paralee Rodgers, Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Missouri Marriage Records.
2. [S66] National Archives, Greene Co. Missouri Census - 1860 (ancestry.com), p. 246.
3. [S159] Rogers household, 6 Nov 1850 Federal census, www.ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Census Records Roll: M432_381; Page: 553B; Image: 604.
4. [S68] compiled by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages 1833-1860 (unidentified publisher.)
5. [S67] unknown compiler, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book B, p. 208.
6. [S68] compiled by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages 1833-1860, From Marriage Book B p. 208.
7. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS), p. 16 of transcription.

Peter Righter¹

Biography

• Marriage: Peter Righter married Catherine Grove.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S232] Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Maryland Marriages.

Catherine Grove

Biography

• Marriage: Catherine Grove married Peter Righter.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Catherine Righter.

• Last Edited: 29 November 2022

Jacob Tetrick¹

Biography

• Marriage: Jacob Tetrick married Catherine Unknown.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Catherine Unknown¹

Biography

• Marriage: Catherine Unknown married Jacob Tetrick.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Catherine Tetrick.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Henry Tetrick¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Henry Tetrick was born circa 1771 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.
• Death: He died in 1847 in Shinnston, Virginia, at age ~76.

• Last Edited: 15 July 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Joseph Tetrick¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Joseph Tetrick was born on 22 January 1774 in Marion, West Virginia.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Catherine Tetrick¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Catherine Tetrick was born on 2 December 1776 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Mary Tetrick¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Tetrick was born circa 1778 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Peter Tetrick¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Peter Tetrick was born circa 1780 in Loudoun Co., Virginia.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S6] Barry Co. Genealogical Society (Missouri), Ancestors Unlimited - 2 (A major source was "A Genealogical and Biographical History of the Swiger Family," by Ira L. Swiger, pub. 1916.)

Mary J. Elam^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary J. Elam was born circa 1867 in Newton Co., Missouri.³
• Name-Var: Mary J. Elam was also known as Mary O. Elam.³
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in Capps Creek Township, Barry Co., Missouri.⁴
• Residence: She lived in 1885 in Pierce City (at the time of her marriage).
• Marriage: She married Francis M. Higgins on 23 August 1885 in Barry Co., Missouri.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 23 August 1885,her married name was Mary J. Higgins.

• Last Edited: 28 November 2022

Citations

1. [S26] Lisa Lamp, compiler, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book E (unknown publisher address: BCG&HS). Hereinafter cited as Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book E.
2. [S47] Norma Neill, Descendants of James Elam - Website (Rootsweb.)
3. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri (unidentified publisher), p. 16.
4. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 214B.

Daniel E. Elam¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Daniel E. Elam was born circa 1869 in Newton Co., Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 29 July 2008

Citations

1. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri (unidentified publisher), p. 16.

William T. Elam¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William T. Elam was born circa 1845 in Illinois.¹
• Marriage: He married Lydia Elvira Champ on 18 September 1864 in Greene Co., Missouri.²
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Buffalo Township, next door to James H. ELAM, Newton Co., Missouri.¹
• Death: He died circa 1876 in Newton Co., Missouri, at age ~31.³

• Last Edited: 30 July 2008

Citations

1. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri (unidentified publisher), p. 16.
2. [S67] unknown compiler, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book B, p. 346.
3. [S92] transcription, 1880 Census of Newton County, Missouri (Genealogy Friends of the Library), p. 134, Buffalo Township, #42/42. William is not living with the family, and his wife Lydia appears to have re-married to Unknown Harrison.

Lydia Elvira Champ¹

Biography

• Birth: Lydia Elvira Champ was born circa 1847.
• Marriage: She married William T. Elam, son of Richard Hurt Elam and Lockey Taylor, on 18 September 1864 in Greene Co., Missouri.²
• Name-Marr: As of 18 September 1864,her married name was Lydia Elvira Elam.
• Name-Marr: As of after 1875,her married name was Lydia Elvira Harrison.
• Marriage: Lydia Elvira Champ married Unknown Harrison after 1875.³

• Last Edited: 18 August 2022

Citations

1. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)
2. [S67] unknown compiler, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book B, p. 346.
3. [S92] transcription, 1880 Census of Newton County, Missouri (Genealogy Friends of the Library), p. 134, Buffalo Township, #42/42.

Moses Benton Elam¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Moses Benton Elam was born circa 1866 in Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Margaret Isabel Edens.
• Death: He died in 1924 in Newton Co., Missouri, at age ~58.²

• Last Edited: 29 July 2008

Citations

1. [S91] Joan Kunkel and Betty Bell, 1870 Federal Census, Newton County, Missouri (unidentified publisher), p. 16.
2. [S112] Newton County Historical Society, Pioneers of the Six Bulls Vol. XVI (Newton County Historical Society), p. 5, Coroner's Record.