Generation No. 3 3. JEREMIAH3 SWIGART (GEORGE2, ADAM1) was born February 12, 1814 in Frederick, Maryland, and died August 02, 1876 in Macomb, Illinois. He married SARAH GODFREY April 15, 1834. Notes for JEREMIAH SWIGART: Jeremiah and Sarah ( Godfrey) Swigart Jeremiah son of George and Mary ( Gantz) Swigart was born December 2, 1814 in Frederick Co, Maryland. The family moved to Newark, Licking Co, Ohio about 1815. Jeremiah was married to Sarah Godfrey on Sunday, April 15, 1834, at the residence of Jacob Vance eight miles north of Newark. The Rev. George Evans performed the ceremony. Sarah was born August 28, 1813 near Rush Creek, Ohio . Jeremiah and Sarah made their home in the Newark area until about 1847- 1848 when they moved to Macomb, Mc Donought County, Illinois. They were some of the early pioneers to that area. They purchased a farm about three miles southeast of Macomb. At one time they owned 120 acres. The homestead is still in the Swigart family. Elden Swigart a great grandson of Jeremiah and Sarah is farming the land. Jeremiah also served as Justice of the Peace from June 1859 to March 1860. Jeremiah and Sarah were the parents of six sons and four daughters. The sons were all given Biblical names, and they all used nicknames. Two of the sons served in the Civil War. Josiah died from results fo an illness due to the war. Zack was wounded and information handed down tells us that he had a metal plate on one side of his head. He suffered extreme pain from the injury and was eventually admitted to Manard Hospital in Illinois, where he lived the remainder of his life. Jeremiah died August 2, 1876 at the age of sixty two and Sarah lived to the age of ninety two, passing away February 24, 1905. Both are buried in Macomb, Illinois. They had 10 children - Eliza Jemima on January 19, 1835 near Newark, Ohio. Married March 25, 1858 to William A. Wales near Macomb, ILL : Death : January 14, 1905 near Odell, ILL; Josiah Swigart born November 23, 1836 Death d: June 9, 1864 near Macomb, ILL; George Swiggart born October 4, 1838 near Newark, Ohio Death : July 30, 1841 northeast of Newark, Ohio ; Rachael Ann Swigart born November 2, 1840 near Newark, Ohio Married : William W. ODell near Macomb, ILL Death: Near Beatrice, Nebaraska Children of JEREMIAH SWIGART and SARAH GODFREY are: 4. i. HEZAKIAH4 SWIGART, b. April 12, 1842, Newark,Licking Co. Ohio; d. June 03, 1922, St. Joseph, Missouri. ii. ELIZA JEMINA SWIGART, b. January 19, 1835, Newark, Ohio; d. January 14, 1905, ODell, ILL; m. WILLIAM A. WALES, March 25, 1858. iii. JOSIAH SWIGART, b. November 23, 1836, Newark Licking Co., Ohio; d. June 09, 1864, Macomb, Illinois. More About JOSIAH SWIGART: Fact 1: Served in the civil war. And died iv. GEORGE SWIGART, b. October 04, 1838, Newark Licking Co., Ohio; d. July 30, 1841, Newark Licking Co., Ohio. v. RACHEL ANN SWIGART, b. November 02, 1840, Newark Licking Co., Ohio; d. Beatrice, Nebraska; m. WILLIAM W. ODELL. vi. NEHEMIAH SWIGART, b. September 09, 1844, Chatham, Licking Co, Ohio; d. April 1927; m. MARY EMMA OAKMAN, December 09, 1866, Macomb, Illinois. vii. ZACHARIAH TAYLOR SWIGART, b. March 17, 1850, Macomb, Illinois; d. May 26, 1900, Manard, Illinois; m. JOSPHINE PARKER. 5. viii. MARY LOU SWIGART, b. January 17, 1850, Macomb, Illinois (Scotland Township); d. 1910. ix. URIAH SWIGART, b. January 05, 1852, Macomb, Illinois; m. SUSAN WESTFALL, December 25, 1870. x. AMANDA JANE SWIGART, b. January 28, 1875, Macomb, Illinois; d. September 1902, Geneva, Nebraska; m. JAMES ELLIOT.