Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Elias Swiger    
                Born: Sep- 4-1860          at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  1 (see note 1)
                Died: Jul-26-1940          at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  1,2
              Census: 1930, 1940           at Little Battle, Doddridge Co, WV  3,4
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1900     in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  5
              Father: Alfred Swiger   (1825 - 1912) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Underwood   (1830 - 1904) 
                Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Gaston   6,7  
             Married: Jan- 4-1883           5
                Born: May-  -1868          in Wetzel Co, WV  5,8 (see note 2)
                Died: Apr-  -1956          in Virginia  9,10
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  9,2
             Resided:                      in Hot Springs, Bath Co, VA  9
              Census: 1930, 1940           at Little Battle, Doddridge Co, WV  3,4
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Wetzel Co, WV  
              Father: James Thomas Gaston   (1840 - 1925) 
              Mother: Mary Resecker   (1847 - 1876) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Mary Elizabeth Swiger      
                Born: Dec-24-1886          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,5
                Died: Oct-19-1966          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  12
              Buried:                      in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV  12
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: John Williams  b. ca 1877  d. bef Oct 1966  
             Married: Nov- 6-1915          in Doddridge Co, WV  13
           F Child 2: Emily J. Swiger      
                Born: Mar-  -1890           5
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: William Williams  b. ca 1890  
             Married: Nov-21-1910          in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV  13
           M Child 3: James Thomas Swiger      
       Also known as: J. T. Swiger 13
                Born: Sep-  -1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  5
                Died: bef Apr 1988          
              Census: 1930, 1940           at Little Battle, Doddridge Co, WV  3,4
              Census: 1900                 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV  
                Wife: Viola Florence Bollinger  b. Jul-21-1902  d. Apr- 2-1988  
       Also known as: Florence Bolinger 13
             Married: Mar-14-1920          in Doddridge Co, WV  13

Sources:
(1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(2) Findagrave.com. 
(3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(4) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) 
(6) Death record of husband. 
(7) Death record of daughter. 
(8) 1870 Census, Wetzel County, WV. 
(9) Obituary. 
(10) Bill Gaston, Austin TX , Descendants: The Huguenot John Jean Gaston b: About 1600, France. 
(11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) 1900 Census gives birth date as Sep 1863.
Note (2) 1900 Census states birth date as May 1869, but her age was given as 2 in the
1870 Census.  Age stated as 87 in obituary.







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