Jul-28-2018
Husband: Dixon Lee Swiger
Born: Jul-17-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Died: Jan- 9-1950 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 1,3 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3 Resided: in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4 Census: 1880, 1920, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Jordan Swiger (1834 - ) Mother: Keziah Underwood (1833 - 1888) Other spouse 2
Wife: Alice May Bates 5 Also known as: May Bates 5 Married: Oct- 2-1887 in Wetzel Co, WV 2
Born: Jul- 3-1869 in Harrison Co, WV 1,6,7,2 Died: Sep-24-1928 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 1,6 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Christopher Bates (1840 - 1904) Mother: Elma Jane Strother (1842 - 1923)
M Child 1: Weldon Cleve Swiger Born: Sep-15-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Died: Aug-19-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Charles Claudious Swiger Born: Jul-30-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,7,10 Died: Nov-17-1957 in Haywood, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 9 Cause of death: struck by truck 9 Resided: in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 11,9 Resided: 1923 in Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: coal miner (retired) 9 Military: World War I 9 Wife: Olive Pearl Fetty b. ca 1904 Married: Jan- 2-1923 in Harrison Co, WV 10
M Child 3: Addie Jacob Swiger Birth name: Jacob Addie Swiger 12 Born: Jun-18-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 (see note 1) Died: Feb- 5-1964 in Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,15 Resided: 1950 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1917, 1942 in Wallace, Harrison Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: gas well tender, mail carrier 1,16 Occupation: 1942 Hope Natural Gas Co, Lumberport WV 14 Military: Pvt, 42nd Machine Gun Bn, World War I 17 Wife: Elsie Blanche Dotson b. Jan-17-1901 d. Oct- 2-1955
F Child 4: Virdie Elizabeth Swiger Census name: Birdie E. Swiger Born: ca 1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Resided: 1950 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Zadock Okey Yeater b. ca 1899 Also known as: Zedock Okey Yeater 19 Married: Mar-25-1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 5: Arlie Nolen Swiger Born: Dec- 9-1913 in Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 12,20,21,22 Died: Dec-12-1976 22,21 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 23,24,11 Resided: in Colliers, Brooke Co, WV 25 Resided: 1940 in Doddridge Co, WV 26 Resided: 1935 in Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 cutting timber 27 Military: Dec-21-1940 - Jul- 8-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 26,22 Wife: Clarice Christine Richards b. Aug-13-1914 d. bef Apr 1940 Married: Nov-23-1935 in Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV 20 Wife: Shirley Mae Swiger b. Oct- 7-1939 d. Apr- 4-2004 Married: Aug-10-1957 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. (3) Obituary. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796381&Type=Marriage. (5) Birth record of son. (6) Headstone. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 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=1213381&Type=Death. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=30833&Type=Marriage. (11) Obituary of father. (12) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (15) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (16) Immediate family. (17) Cemetery marker. (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795815&Type=Marriage. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (25) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (26) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (27) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Jun 13 1893 on WW I and WW II Draft Registrations, and on his headstone. But both his birth record and death record, and his SSDI entry, show it as Jun 18 1893.Name Index