John Switzer's property valuation was listed at $1,100 in the 1850 Botetourt Census.

• Married: 15 DEC 1836 in Botetourt County, Virginia
• Note: They were married at Mt. Moriah Church; Rev Absolom C. Dempsey, Bapt. ^{7 8 9}
• Note: ⁹

  
  Mary Barger and John Switzer were married 15 Dec 1836, by a Baptist minister, Absalom Dempsey, at Mt. Moriah Church. John Barger, father of the bride, was bondsman. The marriage license date is 10 Dec 1836.

  Text: p.333

1. Jane Christianna "Jennie" SWITZER b: 5 FEB 1837 in Botetourt County, Virginia
2. Mary SWITZER b: 1839 in Botetourt County, Virginia
3. Elizabeth SWITZER b: 7 MAR 1842 in Botetourt County, Virginia
4. Roseanna Virginia SWITZER b: 1843 in Botetourt County, Virginia
5. Catharine SWITZER b: 1846 in Botetourt County, Virginia
6. Nancy Melcenia SWITZER b: 1849 in Botetourt County, Virginia
7. Matilda A D SWITZER b: ABT 1857

1. Type: Gedcom File
   Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Genealogical Repository
   Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2. Type: Book
   Author: J. William Austin, II and Rebecca H.R. Austin
   Periodical: Related Families of Botetourt County Virginia
   Publication: Clearfield Publ. Co, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland
   Page: pp. 337-355
3. Type: Book
   Author: Maxine Barger Rogers "Barger History"
   Periodical: Botetourt County, Virginia Heritage Book, 1770-2000
   Publication: Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. Summersville, West Virginia
   Page: 76-77
4. Type: Web Site
   Title: The Switzer Family
   URL: www.switzerfamily.org/va.htm
   Date: August 29, 2004
5. Type: Web Site
   Author: The Library of Virginia
   Title: Death Records Indexing Project
   URL: http://eagle.vsla.edu/cgi-bin/drip.gateway?authority=0072-16480&conf=010000+++++++++++
   Date: March 10, 2003
6. Type: Web Site
   Author: Sandy Carneiro
   Title: 1850 CENSUS - BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA
   URL: VA GenWeb
   Date: March 4, 2003
7. Type: Gedcom File
   Title: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Genealogical Repository
   Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
   Text: Family Search gives date as 10 Dec 1836
8. Type: Book
   Author: Nadine Wilhelm Nelson: "Wilhelm Family, Parts I and II"
   Periodical: Botetourt County, Virginia Heritage Book, 1770-2000
   Publication: Walsworth Publishing Company Inc.
   Page: 244-245
9. Type: Book
   Author: John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr
   Periodical: Botetourt County, Virginia Marriages 1780-1853
   Publication: Iberian Publ. Co./reprinted by New Papyrus Company, Athens, GA
   Page: 333