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Franklin Ray "Frank" SWIGER

Franklin Ray "Frank" SWIGER

Male 1934 - 2015  (81 years)


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  • Name Franklin Ray "Frank" SWIGER
    Birth 15 Mar 1934  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • in a cellar house on Broad Run, per his obituary
    Gender Male
    Military (20 YEARS)  [2] 
    S/Sgt, US Air Force, Korean Conflict, Vietnam (Explosive Ordnance DisposalTechnician) 
    Residence 1935  Broad Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Broad Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Union Carbide (25 yrs)  [2] 
    Residence Biloxi, Harrison Co, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 2005  Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 2006, 2008  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence 2010  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 20 Apr 2015  Yuma, Yuma Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I24927  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024

    Father Homer Ray SWIGER,   b. 20 Aug 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Mother Naomi Isophene "Oma" FERREBEE,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Elk Lick, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 2005, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
    Family ID F24311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Susannah "Peggy" COX,   b. 28 Apr 1936, Snake Run (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 2010, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [6, 7, 9]
    Marriage 18 Nov 1952  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    >1. Living
     2. Living
    +3. Franklin Ray SWIGER, Jr.,   b. 18 May 1964, Marquette, Marquette Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 2009, Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     4. Living
    +5. Living
    Documents
    24927_FranklinRaySwiger_SarahSusannaCox_MarriageRecord_18Nov1952.jpg    		24927_FranklinRaySwiger_SarahSusannaCox_MarriageRecord_18Nov1952.jpg
    Family ID F9344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    5. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    6. [S1799] Newspaper birth announcement of grandson.

    7. [S1811] Newspaper birth announcement of granddaughter.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [S1611] Obituary of wife's half-brother.