Jul-28-2018
Husband: Thomas George Swiger
Born: 1808 1 Died: 1871 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Christopher Swiger (1750 - 1848) Mother: Eleanor Bacus ( - 1860)
Wife: Nancy Ash 2
Born: 1808 1 Died: 1893 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: George Washington Swiger Born: Apr- -1832 3 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4 Wife: Sarah Cain b. Oct- -1834 Married: ca 1851 3
M Child 2: William Jordan Swiger Also known as: Gordon Swiger 5 Born: ca 1834 in Virginia 6,7 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Keziah Underwood b. Dec-31-1833 d. Jun- 7-1888 Also known as: Kosandra Underwood 5 Married: Jul-12-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
M Child 3: Benoni Alan Swiger Born: ca 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,9 (see note 1) Died: Feb- -1908 in Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Cause of death: shot and killed by Edmond N. Williams 10 Census: 1900 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1857 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 9 Occupation: blacksmith & farmer 9,11 Wife: Nancy Wright b. Mar- 7-1838 d. Jun- 7-1917 Married: Dec-10-1857 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 12
M Child 4: Francis M. Swiger Born: Feb- -1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,8,6 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Abigail Underwood b. ca 1842 Married: Jul-14-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 Wife: Susan P. Roberts b. Oct- -1857 Married: May-22-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 5: Israel Allen Swiger Born: Oct- 8-1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,6 Died: Jan-10-1925 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1915 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 11 Wife: Martha Christine Davis b. Jun-16-1848 d. Nov- 3-1917 Married: Feb- 7-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
F Child 6: Emily Jane Swiger Census name: Jane Swiger Born: Nov- -1845 15 Died: 1918 1 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Francis Marion Lemasters b. Sep-23-1836 d. Apr- 4-1911 Also known as: Marion Lemasters 5
M Child 7: Samuel Preston Swiger Census name: Preston Swiger Born: ca 1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 Died: bef Feb 1915 16 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 farmer 7 Wife: Mary Missouri Davis b. Apr-28-1850 d. Apr- 7-1897 Also known as: Missouri Davis 5 Married: Jan-24-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: Rosetta Bates b. May- -1867 d. Jun-21-1933 Married: Sep- 6-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) Marriage record of son. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (4) 1880 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (5) Death record of son. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (8) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (10) West Union Record, 10/5/1916. (11) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp) (12) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Benoni A. Swiger, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Tyler Co, blacksmith & farmer, son of Thomas & Nancy Swiger; and Nancy Wright, 19, b. & res. in Tyler Co, dau of Danl & Prudence Wright. Married Dec 10 1857 in Tyler County by Jacob Yeater. MR p. 5 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12037586&Type=Marriage. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) West Union Record, 5/13/1915. (15) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (16) Record of wife's remarriage. (17) 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. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census was Nov 1833. But ages 14 and 24 in 1850 and 1860 Censuses would put it in about 1836.Name Index