Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Jordan Swiger 1 Also known as: William Jerdon Swiger 2
Born: Jun-28-1888 in Wetzel Co, WV 3,4,2 Died: Oct-26-1953 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Mt. Zion (aka Morgan) Cemetery, head of Franks Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Benjamin Franklin Swiger (1866 - 1908) Mother: Elizabeth Jane Beverlin (1867 - 1953)
Wife: Dollie Radus Edgell 6,7,1 Also known as: Dollia Edgell 6,1 Married: Apr-16-1909 in Wetzel Co, WV 2
Born: Oct-10-1891 in Wetzel Co, WV 8,2,9 Died: Jan- -1983 8,9 Buried: in Mt. Zion (aka Morgan) Cemetery, head of Franks Run, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 10,11 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Resided: 1909 in Wetzel Co, WV 2 Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Lora Pearl Swiger Born: ca 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Died: bef Apr 1980 14 Resided: 1938 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: Charles Frank Phillips b. 1898 d. Feb- 2-1937 Also known as: Frank Phillips 16,17,18 Married: Sep- 1-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Husband: Ezra Gilbert Powell b. Aug- 7-1875 d. Jun-26-1954 Married: May-18-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Mildred Swiger Born: ca 1912 in Wetzel Co, WV 16 Died: Aug-14-1994 5 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1980 in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 14 Resided: 1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: Rosser Wilson b. Jan-28-1888 d. Feb-17-1952 Married: Jun-12-1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 3: Lenora Swiger Also known as: Lenoria Swiger 16 Born: Aug-26-1915 in Wetzel Co, WV 19 Died: Nov-15-2004 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 19,5 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19 Resided: 1980 in Salem, WV 14 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: Pearl J. Dotson b. Jul- 7-1908 d. Oct-15-1987 Married: Jan-14-1931 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Freda Swiger Born: Nov- 2-1917 in Wetzel Co, WV 21 Died: Jun- 1-2012 22 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 5 Resided: 2004, 2007, 2008 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23,14,1 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: in Davisville, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: 1980 in Walker, Wood Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Husband: Leeman Charles Cumpston b. Oct-30-1910 d. Sep-12-2001 Married: Dec-10-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,25
M Child 5: Kinzy Swiger Born: Mar-25-1920 in Wetzel Co, WV 16,12 (see note 1) Died: Apr- 9-1980 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,8 Buried: in Griffith Cemetery, Glen Falls, Harrison Co, WV 19 Resided: in Walker, Wood Co, WV 10,19 Resided: 1968 at Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 27 Resided: 1941 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 3/28/1942) U.S. Army, World War II 28 Wife: Myrtle Alice Boyce b. Sep-12-1926 d. Nov-13-2003 Married: Nov-15-1941 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Wife: Thresa Jorene Swisher b. Sep-29-1929 d. Apr-26-2010 Also known as: Jorene T. Swisher 24,27
M Child 6: William Harry Swiger Also known as: Harry Swiger 29,12,14,1 Born: Sep-14-1923 in Harrison Co, WV 30,8 Died: Apr- -1984 8 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10 Resided: 1980 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: 1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 30 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Violet Marie Williams b. Apr- 7-1927 d. Apr-24-2014 Also known as: Marie Williams 29,1 Married: Jul-16-1949 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 30
F Child 7: Louise Swiger Born: Sep- 9-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 31,9,12 Died: Dec- 7-1954 5 Buried: in Mt. Zion (aka Morgan) Cemetery, head of Franks Run, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: Dec- -1946 in Nocona, Montague Co, TX 15 Resided: Sep- -1946 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 31 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Wesley Ervin Golden b. Jun- 9-1918 d. Dec- 8-1946 Married: Sep-22-1946 in Harrison Co, WV 32
F Child 8: Genevieve Swiger Born: Apr-26-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Died: Mar-18-2014 Resided: in Frametown, Braxton Co, WV Resided: 2004, 2007 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 23,14 Resided: 1980 in Sutton, Braxton Co, WV 14 Resided: 1947 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Layton Dale Heckert b. Dec-23-1921 d. Nov- 4-2012 Married: Jun-28-1947 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 17
M Child 9: Ralph Lee Swiger Born: Jul- 8-1929 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 33,12 Died: Jul- 4-1963 in Monroe Co, FL 34,35 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 36 Resided: 1950 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 37 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Betty Lee Jones b. Jun-12-1933 d. Mar-19-2008 Married: Mar-27-1950 in Frederick Co, VA 37
M Child 10: Kenneth Wetzel Swiger Born: Mar- 4-1934 8 Died: Sep-12-2005 in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV 38,8 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 19 Resided: in Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV 19 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 23,10 Resided: 1980 in Arizona 14 Resided: formerly in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Occupation: self-employed mechanic 19 Military: U.S. Army, Korea 19
Sources: (1) Obituary of daughter. (2) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Obituary of son. (12) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798292&Type=Marriage. (14) Obituary of brother. (15) Death record of husband. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1978838&Type=Death. (19) Obituary. (20) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (22) Headstone. (23) Obituary of sister. (24) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (25) Obituary of husband. (26) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (27) Death record of daughter. (28) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (29) Newspaper engagement announcement of grandson. (30) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (31) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=177317&Type=Marriage. (32) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (33) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (35) Obituary of wife. (36) Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell WV, Cemetery Records, Harrison County Genealogical Society (Aug 1998), Last Supper section. (37) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. (38) Obituary - Nursing home. Event Notes Note (1) Although his obituary gives his age as 66 and states that he was born in Smithburg on March 3 1914, his 1941 marriage record gives his age as 21 and states that he was born in Wetzel County on March 25 1920. He was not present with his family for the 1920 Census, enumerated in Feb 1920. The family had moved to Doddridge County by the 1930 Census, where they were found in West Union District, location of Smithburg. Kinzy Swiger was found with his family in that census, age 10. His birth date is shown in the SSDI as March 25 1920.Name Index