Notes: Martie Caves mother is said to have remarried a "Swisher" from
Pekin Illinois. However, on Martie Caves' Marriage License in 1915, he listed
his mother as being Jennie Swisher. It was also known that she and her
husband owned an Insurance Company, called after them, "Swisher Insurance
Agency" in Pekin Illinois. Nothing else is known, and it is not known, as of
March of 1999, if Sarah is her correct name. Efforts are and will continue to
be made to learn more about her and her ancestors. Phone calls to all the
Swishers in the Peoria and Tazewell County Illinois area's seem to lead
nowhere.
Jennie, wife of Merritt Cave(s) was born in Virginia.
According to the 1880 Census of Missouri: Found on December 16, 1999, by
Thomas W. Rogers, Jenny, wife of Merritt, was born in Virginia.
Merritt Cave, age 25, born Missouri, White
Jennie, wife, born in Virginia
Children: Chales A. Cave, age 2, born in Illinois
Location: Butler County, Black River, Vol 4, ED 4, page 5, line 20
According to teh 1860 Census of Missouri, Found on December 16, 1999, by
Thomas W. Rogers:
Josephine, born Missouri, age 13
Merritt, born Missouri, age 8
Speedwell Twp, Pg, 974 - 104 Line 17
Enumerated with Charles F. Ashworth, age 22, Born Virginia
Thomas W. Rogers, said that a Mr. Swisher came to visit his mother Cleta
Rogers on Polk Street in Morton Illinois and asked if she was Martie Caves'
daughter. This Swisher said that his mother had been married to a Caves
before she married his father. In March of 1999, Thomas W. Rogers and his
father Donald C. Rogers went to the Tazewell County Court House and the Pekin
Library, but found no information that could lead them to find more
information about her or any of her family. A trip down south into the
Campoint Illinois area, and Mt. Sterling and Clayton Illinois area's, but
only one name might prove some relationship to Jennie. That was a Bert
Swisher who resided in Campoint, Illinois. Thomas W. Rogers, on the trip,
with his father and son, in June of 1999, talked with a man who had known
Bert Swisher, but had no idea of who his kin was, but this Bert Swisher may
have very well been Martie Caves half brother. But up to this point, it was
mere speculation, in Thomas W. Rogers' research efforts. Continued intense
effort has been made to locate the Swisher Family Connections to the Caves.
In a conversation between Alan Caves and Thomas William Rogers on the 8th
of Sept., 1999, Alan stated that Jenny Swisher had owned and operated a
restaurant in Clayton or Camp Point Illinois. Alan further stated that after
Merritt Caves had died, the family had moved to the Swisher family farm, near
a small town on a four corners, outside of Mt. Sterling Illinois. Alan said
that his father Ernie had business in Quincy, and would stop there from time
to time. In later years, Ernie married Wanda, who's family was also from Camp
Point Illinois. After Wanda's parents had passed away, Ernie had went down
and liquidated a meat locker and gave or sold it to Jennie Swisher or a
friend of the family at the restuarant. Alan also stated that the Swisher
Family Farm was near the Stockyards, outside of Mt. Sterling Illinois, in a
small town on a four corners.
The following information was taken from the Rock Island Illinois Marriage
Index Part III 1885-1900. Page 203
Frank L. Swisher married Lulu M. Hollister on March 9, 1892
Roy M. Swisher married Jennie L. Ranson on December 8, 1897
William B. Swisher married Cora Belle Thornton on July 16, 1896
Jennie Swisher's family heritage is of the Swisher's of Pennsylvannia
lineage, but yet is to be found as to her parents information.
Information above has yet to be examined as being validly connecting, which
was taken from the Rock Island Illinois Marriage Index Part III 1905-1900.
Subj: Re: Illinois/Adam/Brown Co
Date: 4/10/00 12:48:35 PM Central Daylight Time
From: pastor751(a)greenapple.com (Terry & Teri Cleaveland)
Reply-to: pastor751(a)greenapple.com
To: Travelback4u(a)aol.com
The one relative that I know they were connected with distantly was
Addie HEWITT CARDER RACE GRAHAM. Addie lived the last
years of her life in Pike Co. MO.
I just don't know more than that at the moment
Teri
Hello
Glad to hear from you. I have been looking, but have not had much luck
with these Swishers of Illinois. Supposedly, they had this farm near
Campoint, and ended up with relatives in Pekin Illinois. But I don't have
much to go on yet at all.
Tom
Subj: Re: Butler county MO, death records
Date: 7/27/00 9:41:42 PM Central Daylight Time
From: ESmith2718(a)aol.com
Reply-to: MOBUTLER-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: MOBUTLER-L(a)rootsweb.com
In a message dated 7/27/00 9:13:44 PM Central Daylight Time,
Travelback4u(a)aol.com writes:
<< Hello
I am wondering, if in the death records for Butler county, Missouri,
there might be any Caves, especially a Merritt, but any Cave or Caves
spellings?
Thomas
>
Thomas
I only show a John Caves, it says he is 6 years old, a timberman, death was
reported on May 4, 1889, he died of Pneumonia at Johnson's Sawmill, he was
from Saline Co. Illinois, he had lived in Missouri for 7 months, he
evidently had complications such as inflamation of the brain that lasted for
3 days. Total length of disease is reported as 5 days. He was buried at
Johnson's Sawmill on April 14, 1889, undertaker is reported as Johnson's
sawmill, his doctor was N H Grigsby, from Ash Hill Township.
So far this is the only Caves that I can find. Hope it helps a little bit!
Earlene
As written by Thomas W. Rogers
1999
Found a Jennie Swisher who died in Adams County, Illinois on February 4,
1946. Buried in Quincy, but have yet to verify if this is the same Jennie
Swisher who married Meritt H. Cave. Cleta Irene Caves, grand-daughter of
Jennie Swisher stated that she believed Jennie died sometime prior to 1917.