Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jessie Swiger Census name: Jesse Swiger
Born: Apr-11-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: May-29-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Jefferson Swiger (1829 - 1897) Mother: Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Underwood (1838 - 1887)
Wife: Lydia Margaret "Liddie" Lyons Married: Jul- 5-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Jun- -1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,2 Died: Jun-21-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 70, 1900 10 20 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Elias Lyons (1831 - 1873) Mother: Elizabeth Lavina Swiger (1837 - ) Other spouse 2 Notes
M Child 1: John Doss Swiger Census name: J. D. Swager Born: Apr-15-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,4,2 (see note 1) Died: May-27-1952 in Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV 7,8 Buried: in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1 (see note 2) Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Holly District, Braxton Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 coal company worker 9 Occupation: 1910 farmer 10 Wife: Myrtle Emma Prunty b. May-31-1878 d. Mar- 2-1932 Census name: Myrtle E. Married: Sep-20-1906 in Heldreth, Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 2: Frances A. Swiger Born: Dec- -1879 11 (see note 3) Died: 1895 12 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: William Lafayette Swiger Census name: Lafayette Swiger Born: Sep- 7-1884 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 13 (see note 4) Died: Apr- 5-1950 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Rock Camp (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1919 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Rusha Bell Yeater b. Oct-26-1895 d. Feb- -1987 Also known as: Bell Yeater 2,15 Married: Aug-10-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Nancy Swiger Born: Mar- 2-1886 17 Died: Mar- 8-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: lagrippe 17
M Child 5: Robert Sylvester Swiger Born: Mar-17-1888 4,13 Died: Sep-30-1967 in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 13 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13,1 Resided: in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 13 Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Manufacturers Light & Heat Co. 13 Wife: Mary Cohen b. Mar-26-1890 d. Feb-17-1955
F Child 6: Susan Swiger Census name: Susanna Swiger Born: Jul-29-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,4,18 Died: Dec-21-1937 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1914 in Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Arlice Blaine McIntyre b. ca 1888 Married: Nov-21-1914 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 7: Henrietta "Retta" Swiger Census name: Retta H. Swiger 19 Born: May-30-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 (see note 5) Died: Feb-14-1963 in Salem, WV 17 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 17
F Child 8: Eunice Gladys Swiger Census name: Mary Unice Swiger Born: Jun- 9-1894 at Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 6,2,8 Died: Jan-29-1973 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 14,12 Census: 1900, 1910, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Husband: Emanuel Benton Seese b. May-28-1897 d. Oct- -1976 Also known as: Emanuel B. Sees 2 Married: Sep-13-1919 near Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 2
F Child 9: Martha Ellen Swiger Born: Jul- 4-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,4 Died: Jan-11-1938 in Salem, WV 13 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Franklin Seckman b. Aug-21-1891 d. Dec-28-1969 Census name: Charley Seckman Married: ca 1919 20
M Child 10: Eli Swiger Born: Aug-11-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Died: Nov-25-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jesse Swiger, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Jefferson & Margaret E. Swiger; and Lydia M. Lyons, 16, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Elias & Levina (or Levira) Lyons. Married Jul 5 1876 in Doddridge County, officiated by T. F. Kemper. MR p. 212, Line 33 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792280&Type=Marriage. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (5) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (10) 1910 Census, Braxton County, WV. (11) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (12) Headstone. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (15) Marriage record of daughter. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796094&Type=Marriage. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Apr 5 1876, and the date on his headstone is also 1876. But his birth record states Apr 15 1877, while his WW I draft registration states Apr 5 1877. The 1900 Census also shows it as Apr 1877. Note (2) Burial location given in death record as Shinnston Masonic Cemetery, but Findagrave reports his headstone at Lumberport Lions Club Cemetery. Note (3) Birth date on badly weathered headstone reported by Findagrave as May 10 1879. But the 1880 Census indicates Dec 1879. Note (4) Date on headstone is 1883, but death record states Sep 7 1884. Note (5) Birth date given as May 1892 in 1900 Census, with age 8. But death record states May 30 1891.Name Index