Ray County, Missouri Biographies - John Switzer b. 1806. Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.700-701 John SWITZER John Switzer is a native of Lincoln county, Ohio. He was born on the 9th day of November, 1806. His parents were Jacob and Sophia Switzer. He received his education in his native county, and remained there, with his parents, until 1814. The family then removed to Richland county, Ohio. Our subject lived there, engaged in farming, until 1839, when he came to Ray county, Missouri, and, buying land, settled one and a half miles west of the village of Millville, and lived there during eleven years. He then sold his farm and moved to his present location, section four, township fifty-four, range twenty-seven, were he has ever since resided. Here he owns three hundred and seventy-eight acres of rich land, all in cultivation but about twenty-five acres of timber land, well improved and watered. He has a fine orchard of two hundred and forty trees. Mr. Switzer was married on the 14th of February, 1828, to Miss Elizabeth Alexander. She was born in Belmont county, Ohio, on the 16th of January, 1809. Her parents were Peter and Jane Alexander. Mr. And Mrs. Switzer became the parents of ten children. Their names and date birth follow: Samuel C., born March 12, 1830; Matthew A., born August 14, 1831; Andrew J., born August 22, 1833; Peter A., born December 10, 1835; Mary J., born March 27, 1838; Jacob J., born October 8, 1840; John F., born December 17, 1844; James R., born June 2, 1846; George A., born March 2, 1848; Marion B., born July 7, 1850. The five eldest were born in Ohion, the others in Ray county, Missouri. The son, George A., now has charge of the homestead. Mr. Switzer is a member of the M.E. Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by County Coordinator USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------