Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Andrew Harrison Swiger 1 Also known as: William H. Swiger 2
Born: Nov- 4-1878 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3,4 Died: May-31-1947 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farm worker 6 Father: William Emanuel Swiger (1847 - 1938) Mother: Alice Ann Hooper (1846 - 1924)
Wife: Amy Elizabeth Miller 7 Married: ca 1901 6
Born: Sep- 8-1884 8,9 (see note 1) Died: Jun-27-1964 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8,1 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Henry Floyd Swiger Also known as: Floyd Swiger 10,11 Born: Oct- 3-1900 in Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,14,15,16 Died: Apr-10-1983 14,15 (see note 2) Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Norfolk, VA (see note 3) Occupation: coal miner 17,18 Military: Jan-23-1918 - May-17-1923 QM3, US Navy, World War I 15,19,18 (see note 4) Wife: Lena Ruth Cutright b. Sep- 9-1905 d. Jan-15-1987 Married: Feb- 6-1925 20,17 Married: Dec-23-1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 2: Carl Swiger Born: Oct- 6-1906 1 Died: Mar- 3-1949 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Fairview Bapt (aka Five Points) Cemetery, near Rinehart, Harrison Co, WV 1 Wife: Cloris May Elliott b. Apr-10-1907 d. Sep-26-1949
F Child 3: Hazel Ollie Swiger Born: Jan-10-1910 in Wetzel Co, WV 13,22 (see note 5) Died: Feb-24-1990 13 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 1942 in Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Curtis Earl Glaspell b. Jul- 5-1896 d. Mar- -1982 Married: Aug-12-1928 22 (see note 6)
F Child 4: Dollie May Swiger Born: May-11-1912 in Wetzel Co, WV 13,23 Died: Sep-30-1980 13,1 Buried: in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 1 Resided: in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 13 Resided: 1929 in Jacksonburg, Wetzel Co, WV 23 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: Roosevelt V. Elliott b. 1902 d. Jul-25-1992 Married: Jul-10-1929 in Dale, Tyler Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Wilbert Anderson Swiger Born: Aug- 6-1916 15 Died: Dec-22-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,1 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Military: Pvt, Co C, 23rd Armd Engr Bn (Louisiana), World War II 15 Wife: Tressie Marie Springer Married: Sep-15-1935 in Harrison Co, WV
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Birth record of son. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (4) 1920 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Marriage record of son. (11) Obituary of daughter. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Headstone. (15) Military Grave Marker. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, from Dept of Veterans Affairs records and National Archives. (19) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Obituary of wife. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Henry F. Swiger, 49, b. Ashley WV, res. Salem WV, son of William H. (sic) & Amey Swiger; and Lena Ruth Cutright Cunningham, 44, b. Cascara, Doddridge Co, res. Salem, Doddridge Co, dau of William E. Cutright & Virginia Ash. Married Dec 23 1949 in West Union by C. S. DeBarr, Minister of the Gospel. A handwritten notation in the upper margin of the marriage record states "Do not publish." (NOTE: Census records indicate that this couple was married in about 1925, and wife's obituary states that they were married on Feb 6 1925. No record of that marriage has been found.), MR p. 222 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797506&Type=Marriage. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Age 23 in the 1910 Census puts birth in about 1887, while age 41 in the 1920 Census puts it in about 1879. But birth date on headstone is 1884, and her death record shows her birth date as Sep 8 1884. Note (2) Wife's obituary incorrectly states his death date as Apr 10 1982. Note (3) at U.S. Naval Operating Base Note (4) On Aug 5 1932, he was admitted to the Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldier in Dayton, Ohio, for an unspecified condition. He was discharged on Aug 17 1932. Note (5) Birth date given in her 1928 marriage record as Nov 30 1907, age 21. But she was age 10 in the 1920 Census, and SSDI shows it as Jan 10 1910. Note (6) at Folsom, R.D. 1, W.Va.Name Index