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Franklin Perry "Frank" SWIGER

Franklin Perry "Frank" SWIGER

Male 1894 - 1927  (32 years)


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  • Name Franklin Perry "Frank" SWIGER
    Birth 29 Jun 1894  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 22 Sep 1917 to 2 Apr 1919  [4, 5] 
    Pfc, Co A 332nd Inf, Co A 308th MP Corps, Co A 18th Inf, WW I (France) 
    • Enlisted on Sep 22 1917 in Akron, Ohio22 Sep 1917. Service history: Co A 332 Infantry to 5 March 1918; Co A 308 Military Police Corps to 13 Aug 1918; 1 Military Police Co American Expeditionary Forces to 2 Apr 1919; Co A 18 Infantry to Discharge Private, first class 27 Oct 1918. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector.
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Residence Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence From Jul 1923 to 16 Jan 1927  Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 16 Jan 1927  Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: tuberculosis 
    Burial Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Person ID I79550  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2018

    Father George Wilson SWIGER,   b. 6 Feb 1869, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1954, Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Mother Carrie Jane BEAVER,   b. Jul 1872, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1956, Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
    Family ID F25064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carrie Florence PHILLIPS,   b. 12 Apr 1902, Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1952, Riverside Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Marriage 23 Jun 1921  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Philip Franklin SWIGER,   b. 23 Aug 1922, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 2001 (Age 78 years)
     2. Paul Vernon SWIGER,   b. 11 Jan 1924, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1998, Hillsborough Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    >3. Oma Mae SWIGER,   b. 19 May 1926, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1983, Santa Clara Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F44077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2581] Ohio Soldiers in World War I, 1917-1918 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S148] Arizona Death Records, 1887-1968 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 53 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796304&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Franklin Perry Swiger, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Carrie Florence Phillips, 19, b. in Reynoldsville Pennsylvania, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jun 21 1921 "at Hanging Rock Lot Sale, West Union, W.Va," officiated by S. P. Crummett, a Minister of the M.E. Church.