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William Andrew Harrison SWIGER

William Andrew Harrison SWIGER

Male 1878 - 1947  (68 years)

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  • Name William Andrew Harrison SWIGER  [1
    Born 4 Nov 1878  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farm worker  [4
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 31 May 1947  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I83997  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2021 

    Father William Emanuel SWIGER,   b. 28 Feb 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Alice Ann HOOPER,   b. 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1924, Folsom, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F31774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amy Elizabeth MILLER,   b. Dec 1886, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1964, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)  [6
    Married 4 Apr 1901  Arches Fork, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated in April 1910 at Morgan Run:
      William A. Swiger, 32, farm laborer, married 9 yrs; wife Amy, 23, married 9 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Henry F, 9 (or 7?); dau Myrtle, 4; son Carl, 3; dau Grace J, 1 yr 6 mo.

      1920 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Feb 17 1920:
      William A. Swiger, 43, farmer worker; wife Amy, 41; dau Myrtle, 16; son Carl, 14; dau Grace, 12; dau Hazel, 10; dau Dollie, 8; dau Pearl, 6; son Archie, 4; son Harry, 2.
      (NOTE: In this census, son Henry F was enumerated as one of many sailors at the U.S. Navy Operating Base in Norfolk County, Virginia.)
    Children 
    +1. Henry Floyd SWIGER,   b. 3 Oct 1900, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1983  (Age 82 years)
     2. Carl SWIGER,   b. 6 Oct 1906,   d. 3 Mar 1949, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
    +3. Hazel Ollie SWIGER,   b. 10 Jan 1910, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1990  (Age 80 years)
     4. Dollie May SWIGER,   b. 11 May 1912, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1980  (Age 68 years)
     5. Wilbert Anderson SWIGER,   b. 6 Aug 1916, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. John Wilbur SWIGER,   b. 6 Jun 1921, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1988  (Age 66 years)
    Documents
    83997_WilliamHarrisonSwiger_AmyEMiller_MarriageRecord_4Apr1901.jpg
    83997_WilliamHarrisonSwiger_AmyEMiller_MarriageRecord_4Apr1901.jpg
    Family ID F35930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

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

    3. [S2199] 1920 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    4. [S2248] 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    7. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11597686&Type=Marriage.