Jul-28-2018
Husband: Frederick Milton Swiger
Born: Feb-11-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4 Died: Oct- 6-1936 1,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1910 merchant - retail meats 5 Occupation: 1900 farmer 2 Father: Israel Swiger (1831 - 1923) Mother: Phoebe Melvina Dye (1831 - 1911)
Wife: Olive Sonora Ford 6 Married: Sep-15-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Oct- 6-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8,9 (see note 1) Died: Jul-19-1918 near Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 Resided: 1921 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: James R. Ford (1828 - 1888) Mother: Talitha W. Davis (1827 - 1900)
M Child 1: Oren Wane Swiger Also known as: Orin Wane Swiger Born: Jan-12-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Died: May-25-1938 in Clackamas Co, OR 13 Buried: in Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Clackamas Co, OR 1 Census: 1930 in Gladstone, Clackamas Co, OR Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1920, 1930 commercial traveler salesman 14,15 Occupation: 1918 merchant at Ford & Swiger in Salem WVa 12 Wife: Nancy M. Clark b. 1883 d. 1953 Married: Jul-22-1908 in Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Ottis Ford Swiger Born: May-15-1884 in Harrison Co, WV 12,16,2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 postmaster 17 Occupation: 1930 automobile salesman 18 Occupation: 1918 hardware merchant, Salem Hardware Co. 12 Occupation: 1910 retail merchant - fish meats 5 Wife: Mary Helen Witter b. ca 1887 Married: Oct-23-1907 in Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Frederick E. Swiger Census name: Freddie Swiger Born: Apr-21-1892 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Died: Apr-24-1923 at Lake Floyd, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 4: Roy D. Swiger Born: Oct-25-1897 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Wife: Celia ___ b. Jan-23-1898 d. Apr- -1981
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Obituary of wife's brother. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Frederick M. Swiger, 22, of Harrison Co; and Olive S. Ford, 26, of Doddridge Co. Married Sep 15 1881. (Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 43, reports marriage date as Sep 27 1881.) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 43. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (13) Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) 1920 Census, Wood County, WV. (15) 1930 Census. (16) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1853.Name Index