Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Swisher, Nathan November 5, 1837 - 
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NATHAN SWISHER, farmer, sec. 21, Wheatland Tp., resident at Remus, was born in 
Allen Co., Ohio, Nov. 5, 

1837.  His parents, Michael and Salome (Stukey) Swisher, were natives of 
Pennsylvania and of German 

descent.  Previous to their marriage they were residents of Ohio and removed 
thence, later in life, to 

Whitley Co., Ind.  Mr. Swisher enlisted when he was 24 years old as a soldier 
for the Union.  He enrolled 

in the 17th Ind. Vol. Ind. Inf., Aug. 28, 1862.  His command was attached to 
the Army of the Cumberland, 

and during his period of service he participated in 42 important actions, 
besides taking part in numerous 

minor affairs.  Among the principal battles were Hoover's Gap, Duck River, 
Columbia, Tenn., and Nashville, 

Farmington, Lookout Mountain, etc.  He went through all without wound or 
capture, though his clothing was 

more than once riddles with bullets, and a horse was shot under him on one 
occasion.  He was honorably 

discharged in August, 1865.  On his return from the war he was married in Van 
Wert Co., Ohio, Nov. 29, 

1865, to Esther, daughter of Lot and Margaret (Arnold) Meeker, natives of New 
York.  After farming two 

years in Ohio, he came to Michigan and bought a farm containing 80 acres of 
forest in Wheatland Tp., now 

the site of the village of Remus.  Later he bought 120 acres additional, 
making 200 acres, which is in 

good condition.  Mr. Swisher is erecting a substantial residence, at an 
expenditure of $1,500.

Mr. and Mrs. Swisher have had nine children:  Joseph M., Roscoe P., Enos, L. 
G., William, A.O., Arnold, 

Stukey, Nathan R. and Lou B.  Arletta M. is deceased.  Mr. Swisher is a 
Republican in politics, and has 

been Treasurer of Wheatland nine years.  He is a member of the Order of Good 
Templars, and himself and 

wife belong to the M.E. Church.

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