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Louisa Jane WILLIAMS

Louisa Jane WILLIAMS

Female 1833 - 1877  (~ 44 years)

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  • Name Louisa Jane WILLIAMS 
    Born CA 1833  [1, 2] 
    • Birthplace given as Tyler County in marriage record, but as Harrison County in death record.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 May 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: apoplexy 
    Person ID I70361  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jul 2017 

    Father Thomas WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1810,   d. 17 Jan 1892, Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Martha THOMAS,   b. CA 1811, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jul 1870  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Family ID F16996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob Coleman MORGAN,   b. CA 1833,   d. Bef Sep 1865  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      J. C. Morgan, 25, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100, cannot read/write; L. J. (female), 25; J. A. (male), 5; S. A. (female), 4; M. A. (female), 3; W. J. (male), 2. [3]
    Children 
     1. J. A. MORGAN,   b. CA 1854
     2. Sarah A. MORGAN,   b. 14 Sep 1855, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1931, Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Mary (Martha) Ann MORGAN,   b. 31 Mar 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1873  (Age 16 years)
    +4. William Thomas MORGAN,   b. 19 Nov 1858, Sycamore Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1951, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     5. Mary J. MORGAN,   b. CA 1861
    +6. Amanda Caroline MORGAN,   b. 1 Jun 1863,   d. 30 Jun 1936, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F38039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Absalom C. SWIGER,   b. 1 Jun 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated on Jul 22 1870:
      Absalom Swiger, 49, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $400; Louisa J. Swiger, 37, cannot read/write; Sarah A. Morgan, 14; Martha A. Morgan, 13; William M. Swiger, 14; John F. Swiger, 10; Aaron M. Swiger, 8; Hiram S. Swiger, 3; Lewis J. Swiger, 1 month, birth month April; William T. Morgan, 11; Mary J. Morgan, 9; Caroline M. Morgan, 6.

      Louisa died in May 1877. Absalom married Margaret Haught in March 1879.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Absalom C. Swigger, 58, farmer; wife Margaret J, 34; son Aron M, 17; son Hiram S, 13; son Lewis J, 10; dau Mariah E, 7; son Eli B, 6 months, birth month November; servant Columbia Morgan, 12.
    Children 
     1. Hiram S. SWIGER,   b. Aug 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1940, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. Lewis J. SWIGER,   b. Apr 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mariah Elizabeth SWIGER,   b. Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1956, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    Family ID F38036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 250 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792069&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Absalom C. Swiger, widowed, 42, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Elias & Milla Swiger; and Louisa Jane Morgan, widowed, 32, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Thomas & Sally Williams. Married Sep 17 1865 in Doddridge County.