Generation No. 4 4. HEZAKIAH4 SWIGART (JEREMIAH3, GEORGE2, ADAM1) was born April 12, 1842 in Newark,Licking Co. Ohio, and died June 03, 1922 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He married SARAH ELIZABETH BLACK April 04, 1867 in Macomb, Illinois. Notes for HEZAKIAH SWIGART: They got married in Macomb, ILL. And between 4 to 6 yrs later they moved to Iowa ( Shenandoah, Iowa area) They lived there for about 3 years. Then moved to Westboro, Mo. area and stayed there. After that, that is where the family stayed until 1996. In the meanwhile I Sandra (Bricker) Sheldon lived in Mo., then moved to Iowa after my father died. And then moved to Oklahoma. (See rest under Sandra Bricker Sheldon) HEZEKIAH SWIGART & SARAH ELIZABETH SWIGART Hezekiah Swigart, son of Jeremiah and Sarah ( Godfrey) Swigart, was born in Newark, Licking County, Ohio on December 4, 1842. When he was quite young the family moved to Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Black, in Macomb, by the Rev. James T. Bliss on April 4, 1867. Sarah was born in Adams County, Ohio on April 15, 1847. She was the daughter of Arthur Gill and Syrena (Pennington) Black. The Blacks live in Ohio, Indiana and Kansas. Arthur Gill Black was a Dunkard Minister as well as a farmer. Hezekiah and Sarah had eleven children. They moved from Macomb to Shenandoah, Iowa about 1887, living there for three years. They then moved to a farm near Westboro, Atchison County, Missouri. We believe the trips were made with horse and wagons. They were farmers and lived on the farm until their death. Sarah passed away April 23, 1916. Although Hezekiah joined the Christian church in Illinois he was deprived of attending church because he was hard of hearing. Family members tells us that Hezekiah was struck by lighting and evenutally had to be confined to a hospital where he died June 3, 1922 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Sarah and Hezekiah and their small daughter, Lydia, are buried in Grange Hall Cemetery. Sarahs mother and father had five children in all. Sarah Elizabeth Black was the oldest and she married Hezekiah. Mary was second and she married Mr. Miller of Wellington, Kansas. Mattie was the third child born and she married Mr. Craig in So. Haven, Kansas. James Black was the fourth child and he lived in S. Haven, Kansas. And Abraham Black was the fifth child and he lived in Sunnyside, Wash. These were Hezekiah and Sarah E. (Black) Swigarts children.... 1. NORMAN CHARLES WORKMAN SWIGART- BORN: FEBRUARY 2, 1868 & Died 8-31-1931 2. FLORENCE VIOLA OLIE SWIGART -BORN: SEPTEMBER 28, 1869 & Died 5-18-1942 3. SARAH SYRENE SWIGART- BORN: MARCH 21, 1871 & DIED AUGUST 1871 4. ROSS EMERSON SWIGART -BORN: NOVEMBER 30, 1872 & Died 5-3-1914 5. LULU MAY SWIGART- BORN: NOVEMBER 17, 1874 & Died 12-7-1968 6. FLORA ELIZABETH SWIGART - BORN: OCTOBER 1, 1876 & Died 12 -11-1945 7. WILLIAM SWIGART - BORN: APRIL 17, 1878 & DIED: JUNE 18, 1878 8. ARTHUR NEHEMIAH SWIGART - BORN: APRIL 1, 1880 & Died 12-11-1963 9. JAMES HEZEKIAH SWIGART - BORN: APRIL 1, 1880 & Died 4-9-1934 10. LYDIA AMELIA SWIGART - BORN: DECEMBER 25, 1882 & DIED MARCH 12, 1885 11. ISSAC NEWTON SWIGART- BORN: FEBRUARY 23, 1887 & Died 8-16-1931 ( The picture that Ellabella got xerox off of is our original that we have here at home) The picture was taken in 1889 This was the family members ages.... Flora Elizabeth age 13 Florence Viola age 20 Norman Charles age 21 Lula May age 15 Ross Emerson age 17 Arthur & Jimmie age 9 twins Issac Newton age 4 This is what the obituary of Sarah Elizabeth ( Black) Swigart- Her name reverted back to Mrs. Sarah Black. She died at their home sixteen miles south of Shenandoah April 15, 1916 and born April 15, 1847 in Adams county, Ohio. She was the oldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Black. When she was a year old her parents moved to Indiana and there the home was saddened by all the children but herself having been taken away by diphtheria. Then her parents moved to Illinois where she was married to Hezekiah Swigart, where they lived until the fall of 1877. When they moved southeast of Shenandoah to the place she died. To them were born eleven children, three dying in infancy, their names being: Norman., Sharon, Okla. . Florence Viola, or Mrs. Mons Nelson of St. Joseph: Ross Emerson, deceased, Lulu May, Mrs. homer Sonner, Sunny Side, Wash., Issac Newton, at home. Besides the living children she leaves two sisters and two brothers. Their names being Mrs. Mary Miller, Wellington, Ken, Mattie Craig, South Haven, Kansas, James Black, South Haven, Ken. Abraham Black, Sunnyside, Wash, also twenty-four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her sisters and Norman assisted in taking care of her in her last sickness. The deceased told her children when she was taken sick it was her final sickness, and that she was ready to go. She made arrangements for her burial and requested to be buried at Grange Hall by the side of her daughter. Everything was done for her suffering that could be done. neighbors and friends were very kind- may God bless them. This is what the obituary of Hezekiah Swigart. Hezekiah Swigart of Westboro died in a hospital in St. Joseph on Sat. June 3rd, at the age of 79 years and 6 months. Mr. Swigart was born in Newark county, Ohio, on Dec. 4, 1842. leaving Ohio with his fathers family at an early age, he settled near Macomb, Ill. where he was married to Sarah Black on April 4, 1867. Eleven children were born to this union, seven of whom survive,. They are Norman C. of Sharon, Okla,. Florence of St. Joseph, Lulu , Arthur and James of Sunnyside, Wash and Issac and Flora of Westboro. Two brothers - Nehemiah of Macomb, Ill. and Uriah of Beatrice, Ne. together with 20 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren also survived. Mr. Swigart moved from Illinois to Shenandoah, Ia., where he lived for three years, then moved to the from near Westboro where he has since made his home. When a young man he joined the Christian Church in Ill. and though hard of hearing and deprived of the privilege of attending worship he kept his membership with the church. The funeral services were conducted at Grange Hall Tuesday, the Rev. J. Jay Cokely officiating, Interment was made at Grange Hall. Children of HEZAKIAH SWIGART and SARAH BLACK are: 6. i. FLORA ELIZABETH5 SWIGART, b. October 01, 1876, Macomb, Illinois; d. December 11, 1945, Westboro, Missiouri. 7. ii. NORMAN CHARLES SWIGART, b. February 02, 1868, Macomb, Illinois; d. August 31, 1931, Mooreland, Oklahoma. 8. iii. FLORENCE VIOLA SWIGART, b. September 28, 1869, Macomb, Illinois( McDough Co); d. May 18, 1942, Westboro, Missiouri ( buried at Waldren Grove Cem. ). iv. SARAH SYRENE SWIGART, b. March 21, 1871; d. August 1871. 9. v. ROSS EMERSON SWIGART, b. November 30, 1872; d. May 03, 1914, buried in Grange Hall. 10. vi. LULU MAY SWIGART, b. November 17, 1874; d. December 07, 1968, Sunnyside, Washington (buried in Sunnyside Cem). vii. WILLIAM SWIGART, b. April 17, 1878; d. June 18, 1878. 11. viii. ARTHUR NEHEMIAH SWIGART, b. April 01, 1880, Fremont Co, Iowa; d. December 11, 1963, Gradger, Washington. 12. ix. JAMES HEZEKIAH SWIGART, b. April 01, 1880, Fremont Co, Iowa; d. April 09, 1934, Sunnyside, Washington. x. LYDIA AMELIA SWIGART, b. December 25, 1882; d. March 12, 1885. 13. xi. ISSACNEWTON SWIGART, b. February 23, 1887, Farragut, Iowa; d. August 16, 1931, Westboro, Missiouri. 5. MARY LOU4 SWIGART (JEREMIAH3, GEORGE2, ADAM1) was born January 17, 1850 in Macomb, Illinois (Scotland Township), and died 1910. She married THOMAS JEFFERSON FUHR March 10, 1867. Child of MARY SWIGART and THOMAS FUHR is: 14. i. JERRY M.5 FUHR.