Family Group Sheet
NameJohn W. Lancaster
Birthabt 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJames F. Lancaster (~1854-)
MotherSarah Jane Royse (1855-)
Marriage17 Oct 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucy Evalena Switzer
Birth28 Jul 1880, Harrison Co., Kentucky
Death14 Jul 1955
BurialBrown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherRichard Switzer (1845-1906)
MotherSarah Jane Jones (1845-1916)
Other spouses<unknown>
Children
Birth28 Mar 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Dec 1947, Clearfield, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAlene
Notes for Lucy Evalena Switzer
Her gravestone is inscribed Lucy Evalena Switzer, 1880 - 1955.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 5 May, lists on p. 15B as family #253/271:
Switzer, Sarah J., 64, b. Ky Ky unknown, widowed, mother of 9 children, 5 living, farmer; Lucy E., dau, 29, single, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Roy L., grandson, 6; Carl L., grandson, 3; Osil T., grandson, 1 1/12. Lucy and children born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on pp. 3A-3B as family #47:
Switzer, Eva, 38, widowed, laundry; Leslie, son, 7; Luther, son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Switzer, Sarah J., 64, b. Ky Ky unknown, widowed, mother of 9 children, 5 living, farmer; Lucy E., dau, 29, single, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Roy L., grandson, 6; Carl L., grandson, 3; Osil T., grandson, 1 1/12. Lucy and children born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on pp. 3A-3B as family #47:
Switzer, Eva, 38, widowed, laundry; Leslie, son, 7; Luther, son, 5. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Notes for John W. & Lucy Evalena (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 7, p. 468, records the marriage on 17 Oct 1911 of John W. Lancaster, age 28, born in and resident of Rowan Co., son of James F. & Sallie Lancaster, to Lucy E. Switzer, age 31, born in Harrison Co., residence Rowan Co., daughter of Richard & Elizabeth Switzer, by James P. White at his house, witnesses Cyntha B. White and Isaac White, bond surety by R. C. Choat. It is recorded as the first marriage for John and the second for Lucy.
The name of Lucy’s mother is incorrect.
The name of Lucy’s mother is incorrect.
