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@greenapple.com (Terry & Teri Cleaveland) Reply-to: pastor751@greenapple.com To: Travelback4u@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@aol.com Reply-to: MOBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com To: MOBUTLER-L@rootsweb.com In a message dated 7/27/00 9:13:44 PM Central Daylight Time, Travelback4u@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.