Jul-28-2018
Husband: Samuel Preston Swiger Census name: Preston Swiger
Born: ca 1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 Died: bef Feb 1915 2 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 farmer 3 Father: Thomas George Swiger (1808 - 1871) Mother: Nancy Ash (1808 - 1893) Other spouse 2
Wife: Mary Missouri Davis 4,5 Also known as: Missouri Davis 5 Married: Jan-24-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Apr-28-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7,8 Died: Apr- 7-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Christian Anderson Davis (1823 - 1895) Mother: Sarah Jane Griffin (1832 - 1893) Notes
F Child 1: Sarah Ann P. Swiger Also known as: Sarah P. Swiger 1 Born: Feb-26-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,1 Died: May-10-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,8 Buried: in Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Cause of death: measles & lung fever 10 Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George W. Lyons b. Sep-15-1865 Census name: George W. Lions Married: Mar-19-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 2: Stephen E. Swiger Born: 1873 4 Died: 1926 11 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Minerva Jane Powell b. Jun-11-1872 d. Jun-10-1936 Married: May-12-1894 in Harrison Co, WV
M Child 3: Columbus Christopher Swiger Also known as: Columbus C. Swiger 12 Born: Mar- 7-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,15,16 Died: Apr-24-1926 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1918 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: 1911 in Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 16,17 Wife: Anna "Annie" Dye b. 1876 d. 1911 Census name: Anna Married: Oct-23-1897 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 19 Wife: Mary S. Hall b. ca 1864 Married: Sep- 8-1911 near Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Benjamin Rufus Swiger Also known as: Rufus B. Swiger 21,12 Born: May- 4-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,22,1 Died: Jan- 4-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14,23 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 24 Occupation: 1920 laborer for South Penn Oil Co. 25 Wife: Ida Safrona Hutson b. Jul-26-1881 d. Feb-26-1970 Married: Jan-28-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 5: John Milton Swiger Born: Sep-27-1880 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 17,26,14 Died: Apr-27-1940 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 14,26 Buried: in Lions Cemetery, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 9,14 Census: 1930 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Occupation: 1920 oil well pumper 27 Occupation: 1918 oil well worker for South Penn Oil Co. 17 Occupation: 1910 oil field worker 16 Wife: Emily Jane Lyon b. May- -1882 d. Jan- 9-1938 Also known as: Emma J. Lyons 15 Married: Apr- 6-1901 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15
F Child 6: Jessie May Swiger Born: Mar-22-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Died: Mar-21-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Cause of death: measles 10
F Child 7: Giula Swiger Born: Mar-25-1889 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 13,26,1 Died: 1921 26 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: 1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Husband: Dixon H. Prunty b. Jul-13-1881 d. Jul-13-1930 Married: Apr- 3-1906 at Heldreth, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Record of wife's remarriage. (3) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (4) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 261. (5) Death record of son. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as S. P. Swiger, 49, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Rosetta Bates, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 6 1898 at the residence of Isaac Ice, the presiding minister. Informants for marriage license: S. P. Swiger & Morgan Gorby. MR p. 468. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) Headstone. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (12) Marriage record of daughter. (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (19) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12042056&Type=Marriage. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24445&Type=Marriage. (21) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) 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. 118. (24) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (25) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) Headstone (year only) (27) 1920 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (28) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.Name Index