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Title
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Finding Aid for the Swisher Family Bible
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Type
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Text
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Date
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1842-1964
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Description
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This collection consists of the family Bible for the Swisher family. This Bible contains the family records for births, marriages, and deaths for Micheal Sylvester Swisher, his Cleopatra Gertrude Vanwinkler, and their children and other relatives.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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1 box
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Identifier
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MGC 1207
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Collection Summary
Title
Swisher Family Bible
Date
1842-1964
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1207-SFB
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019
Name of Creator
Swisher Family
Biographical History
Michael Sylvester was born December 7, 1942. He married Cleopatra Gertrude Vanwinkle on October 7,
1869 at the home of Jesse Vanwinkle in Saline County, Missouri. They had three children, Mathias
Jefferson, William Harvey, and Susie Annie. The family lived in Slater, Missouri.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the family Bible for the Swisher family. This Bible contains the family records
for births, marriages, and deaths for Micheal Sylvester Swisher, his Cleopatra Gertrude Vanwinkler, and
their children and other relatives.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1,
Item 1, Family record sheets [scanned]
Item 2, Bible
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed in file folders. The Bible is secured with cotton tying tape
and wrapped in acid-free tissue paper.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Becky Black.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Family record sheets from Swisher Family Bible.
Ancestry.com. Saline County, Missouri Marriage Index 1820-1881.
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