FATHER: George Washington Switzer
(1813-1870)
MOTHER: Sarah Ann Finch (1813-1897)
MARRIED: Mary Virginia Burger (1857-1946)
c. 1877 (Botetourt Co., VA)
CHILDREN:
Samuel Guy Switzer (1878-1915)
Kate Switzer (1881-1972)
Laurabelle Switzer (Williamson) (1882/3-1967)
George Williams Switzer (1883-1968)
Emma Clyde Switzer (Benkiser) (1885-1978)
Paul Switzer (1887-1958)
Florence Switzer (Bower) (1890-1947)
CARMEN SWITZER (RILEY) (1892-1978)
May Switzer (1894-1988)
Charles Wyatt Switzer (1896-1992)
Dewey Switzer (1898-1976)
Hugh Lee Switzer (1898-1991)
Hollis Switzer (1902-1990)
OCCUPATION: Surveyor
Occasionally referred to as "C.W. Switzer" in the Boteourt County records.
Charles Switzer was a surveyor like his grandfather Nathan before him, and served as County Surveyor for Botetourt between 1889 and 1928, following in the footsteps of his father-in-law, Samuel Burger, who held the job until his death in 1889. In the crib barn next to his house where others might have stored food or kept a spinning wheel, Charles Switzer kept his survey office--complete with instruments, maps, and records. He was mostly self-educated; he didn't finish school, but also worked as a teacher as well as a surveyor.
A C.W. Switzer map, surveyed from July 12-15, 1893, in the Library of Congress.
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