— born in Perry, Pike Co., IL:
  7.  Hannah Louise SWISHER, b. 25 Jul 1851; d. 21 Dec 1921, Tribune, Greeley Co., KS

— born in MO:
  8.  Sarah E. SWISHER, b. 28 Feb 1854; d. 3 Nov 1865

— born in KS, possibly in Richmond Twp., Nemaha Co., KS:
  9.  Emma Alice Belle SWISHER, b. 6 Jul 1857
10.  Zadoc Horatio SWISHER, b. 20 Oct 1858

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #71-72 of 92; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840

VA

Monongalia Co.

Eastern

Roll 567

pp. 71B-72A

Ln. 5

Horatio Swisher

100 010 - 100 100

no slaves

0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Henry (b. 1837)
1 male	20-29	1810-1820	= Horatio (b. 1817/8)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Eleanor (b. 1839)
1 female	15-19	1820-1825	= Elizabeth (b. 1822/3)
1	person employed in agriculture

The image at Ancestry.com (at least as of 29 Apr 2007) is so pale it's unreadable; the image at Genealogy.com is just barely readable.  There are several other SWISHERs nearby.

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 99):  64th District, Wetzel Co., VA [now WV], Roll M432_981, p. 7B, 94/94, enumerated 1 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Horatio Swisher	32	M		same [farmer]	40	Va
Elizabeth	27	F			125	SC
Henry      =	13	M				Va
Elenor C   =	11	F				=
Jerome     =	9	M				=
Samwel P   =	7	M				=
Hariet     =	5	F				=
Ary Jane   =	1	F				=

4.  1855 — Kansas Territorial Census (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

5a.  1855, 1856, 1857, 1858 — Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915, Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

5b.  1859 — Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915, Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 5):  Richmond Twp., Nemaha Co., KS, "1859," p. 4, Lines 6 and 7 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Horatio M Swisher	Aprile 12 1856		10		11
H M Swisher	Aprile 12 1856		1		2

The dates for individuals on the page vary, ranging from 1856 thru 1858.  I don't know why Horatio appears twice, why the census date is 1859, or what the numbers mean.

6.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  can't find, and I did page-by-page searches of Richmond Twp., Nemaha Co., KS, and Wayne Twp., Doniphan Co., KS.

7.  1865 — Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915, Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11 of 18):  Geary City P.O., Wayne Twp., Doniphan Co., KS, Roll ks1865_3, p. 22, enumerated 1?/21 Aug 1865, official enumeration date 1 May 1865 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1865:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

160

162

Horatio Swisher

49

M

Farmer

250

225

Virginia

M

Elisabeth Swisher

43

F

S Carolina

M

Jacob Swisher

23

M

Farmer

Virginia

S

Sam__il Swisher

21

M

"

"

S

Harriet Swisher

19

F

"

S

Arie J Swisher

16

F

"

S

Hannah Swisher

14

F

Illinois

S

/

Sarah Swisher

11

F

Missouri

S

/

Emma Swisher

9

F

Kansas

S

/

Zodoc H Swisher

6

M

"

S

/

Nelson Mealers

32

M

Farmer

250

Tennessee

S

Robert Mealers

35

M

K 13

C

"

1800

"

S

There's a blob of ink over Samuel's name.

8.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #35-36 of 36):  Doniphan P.O., Wayne Twp., Doniphan Co., KS, Roll M593_432, pp. 190A-190B, PN 35-36, enumerated 9/10 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

250	252	Swisher H M	56	M	W	Farmer	1000	400	Virginia
		"    Elizabeth	48	F	W	Keeping House			South Carolina
		"    Jerome	28	M	W	Farmer			Virginia
[next page]
251	253	Swisher E B	14	F	W				Kansas
		"    Horatio	1	M	W				"
		Harlton H C	74	F	W				South Carolina

Listed next to married son, Jerome SWISHER (æ 35, b. VA).

9.  1875 — Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1915, Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 34):  Doniphan P.O., Wayne Twp., Doniphan Co., KS, Roll Roll ks1875_6, p. 172, PN 8, enumerated 1 Mar 1875, official enumeration date 1 Mar 1875 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1875:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	1	H M Swisher	59	M	W	Farmer	1200	100	Virginia	Missouri
		E M A Swisher	56	F	W	Housekeeper			South Carolina	Do
		H C Tarleton	78	F	W	Do			Do	Virginia
		Z H Swisher	16	M	W	Farmer			Kansas
		John A Dunning?	2	M	W				"

Everyone is numbered 1/1.

10.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 29):  Wayne Twp., Doniphan Co., KS, Roll T9_379, p. 559D, PN 20, SD 3, ED 79, enumerated 14 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

24

25

26

180

180

Drummond Napolian

W

M

37

/

Engineer

MO

KY

IN

________ Emma

W

F

24

Wife

/

Keeping House

KS

VA

SC

________ Lidia

W

F

4

Dau

/

KS

MO

KS

________ Earel?

W

M

2

Son

/

KS

MO

KS

Swisher Horatio

W

M

63

F-in-law

/

VA

VA

VA

_______ Elizabeth

W

F

59

M-in-law

/

SC

SC

SC

Tarlten Caroline

W

F

84

GMother

/

SC

SC

SC

Swisher Xadoc

W

M

22

B-in-law

/

Farmer

KS

VA

SC

Drummond Winnie

W

F

4/12

Feb

Dau

/

KS

VA

SC

11.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

12.  Genealogy shared by descendant.

13.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).