Jul-28-2018
Husband: Benjamin Rufus Swiger Also known as: Rufus B. Swiger 1,2
Born: May- 4-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5 Died: Jan- 4-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,6 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 7 Occupation: 1920 laborer for South Penn Oil Co. 8 Father: Samuel Preston Swiger (1849 - 1915) Mother: Mary Missouri Davis (1850 - 1897)
Wife: Ida Safrona Hutson 2,9 Married: Jan-28-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Jul-26-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,10,5 Died: Feb-26-1970 6 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Winter Smith Hutson (1848 - 1920) Mother: Sarah Jane Shields (1847 - 1923) Notes
M Child 1: Carman Ershel Swiger Census name: Carmen Swiger Born: Mar-14-1906 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Died: Aug-29-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 (see note 1) Resided: in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Resided: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 15 Resided: 1932 in East Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mechanic 13 Occupation: 1940 Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Md. 15 Wife: Deloris Virginia Stout b. Jul-15-1913 Census name: Delorus Stout Married: Sep- 3-1932 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14 Wife: Bessie Mae Hutson b. Jan- 7-1928 Married: May- 8-1949 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14
M Child 2: Samuel Winter Armon Swiger Also known as: Armon Swiger 6 Born: Feb-16-1908 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 12,15,4 Died: Nov- -1975 4 Resided: in Baltimore, MD 16,15 Census: 1940 in Baltimore, MD Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 laborer in steel plant (Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point) 17,15 Occupation: 1930 laborer in tin mill 18 Wife: Mildred Waneta Duty b. May-18-1906 d. Jun- -1982 Also known as: Mildren Wauneta Duty 19 Married: Nov-16-1929 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Harman Ray Swiger Census name: Ray Swiger Born: Apr-25-1910 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 12,21 Died: Oct-11-1944 21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD Resided: 1935 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 17 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 nail mill (Bethlehem Steel) 17 Occupation: 1930 laborer in tin mill 18 Wife: Freeda Mae Cornell b. Dec-26-1911 d. Nov-15-1991 Also known as: Freda Mae Cornell Married: Jun-14-1930 in Broad Oaks (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 22,23
F Child 4: Dora Lee Swiger Also known as: Dora Leota Swiger 11 Born: Apr-27-1912 21 Died: Jan-22-1961 21 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1934 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Husband: Clarence Earl Swiger b. Sep- 9-1912 d. Jun- 9-1992 Married: Mar-28-1934 in Salem, WV 5
M Child 5: Wayman Beaurl Swiger Also known as: Beaurl Swiger 5,6 Born: Dec-12-1914 in Harrison Co, WV 4,5 Died: Oct- 6-1998 4 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 24,11 Resided: in Salem, WV 25 Census: 1940 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 7 (see note 4) Resided: 1935 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 steel worker Military: (enlisted 12/8/1943) U.S. Army, World War II 26,24 Wife: Edna Ellen Ford b. Jul-15-1916 d. Mar-18-1994 Married: Sep-13-1935 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 6: Thurman Rufus Swiger Born: Nov-15-1917 24 Died: Jan-11-1996 24 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Census: 1940 in Weirton Heights, Hancock Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 27 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 pickler in steel mill 27 Military: Pfc, US Army, World War II 24 Wife: Evelyn Doreen Fogg b. ca 1921 Married: 1939 in Hancock Co, WV 23
M Child 7: Nile Tillman Swiger Census name: Tillman N. Swiger Born: Mar-24-1921 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 15,1 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Resided: in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 28 Resided: 1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 29 Resided: 1942 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 15 Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1942 Bethlehem Steel (Baltimore Yard) 15 Military: enlisted 10/21/1942 U.S. Army, World War II 26 Wife: Clara Anice Barr b. Feb- 7-1920 d. Mar-19-2018 Married: Apr-10-1950 in Jefferson Co, OH 30
F Child 8: Flora Leora Swiger Also known as: Flora Lenora Swiger 12 Born: Jun- 4-1924 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 12,4 (see note 5) Died: Jan-24-1999 4 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: in Salem, WV 16 Census: 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: David Paul Currey b. Feb-12-1921 d. Oct- 8-1944 Married: Dec-20-1941 at Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV 14 Husband: Gerald Emerson Swiger b. Feb-17-1917 d. Feb- 6-2000 Married: Apr-12-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Social Security Death Index. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 118. (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (8) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) Marriage record of son. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (11) Findagrave.com. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (17) 1940 Census. (18) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795699&Type=Marriage. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796449&Type=Marriage. (21) Headstone. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=35403&Type=Marriage. (23) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) 1940 Census, Hancock County, WV. (28) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (29) City Directory. (30) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Burial location in death record is Cascara, Doddridge County. But there is a grave marker for him at K of P Cemetery in Salem, Harrison County. Note (2) Not with family in 1930 Census. Note (3) Enumerated twice in 1930, once as Harman R. Swiger in his parents' household in Doddridge County, and once as Ray Swiger in the household of his brother Winter in Clarksburg. Note (4) Non-resident form in 1940 Census of McClellan District, Doddridge County, states that the family was actually residing in Weirton. Note (5) Birthplace given in marriage record as Doddridge County, but birth record shows it as Bristol, Harrison County.Name Index