Jul-28-2018Husband: Harman Ray Swiger Census name: Ray Swiger Born: Apr-25-1910 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Died: Oct-11-1944 2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD Resided: 1935 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 4 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grass Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 nail mill (Bethlehem Steel) 4 Occupation: 1930 laborer in tin mill 5 Father: Benjamin Rufus Swiger (1877 - 1967) Mother: Ida Safrona Hutson (1881 - 1970)
Wife: Freeda Mae Cornell Also known as: Freda Mae Cornell Married: Jun-14-1930 in Broad Oaks (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 6,7 Born: Dec-26-1911 in Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 1,7,8,9,2,6 (see note 2) Died: Nov-15-1991 in Lorain Co, OH 8,9,2 Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 3 Resided: in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 10,11 Census: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD Resided: 1935 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 4 Census: 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Elmer Cornell (1885 - 1978) Mother: Lillie Anna Carpenter (1891 - 1978) Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Eleanor Louise Swiger Born: Oct-14-1933 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,9,13,2,4 (see note 3) Died: Oct-11-2008 9,2 Buried: in River Road Cemetery, Lagrange, Lorain Co, OH 14,3 Cause of death: automobile accident 14 Resided: in LaGrange, Lorain Co, OH 10,13 Resided: 1954 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 15 Resided: 1952 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD Resided: 1935 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD 4 Husband: Ira Lynn Cornell b. May-27-1929 d. Oct-11-2008 Married: Jun-15-1952 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 12
M Child 2: Kenneth Lee Swiger Born: Oct- 5-1939 3 Died: Feb- 8-2013 3 Buried: in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton, Pocahontas Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Essex, Baltimore Co, MD
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Headstone. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) 1940 Census. (5) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=35403&Type=Marriage. (7) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10270839&Type=Marriage. (12) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10270342&Type=Marriage. (13) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (14) Obituary. (15) City Directory. Event Notes Note (1) 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 (2) Birthplace given in 1930 marriage record as Doddridge County, but in birth record and 1953 marriage record as Smithville, Ritchie County. Name spelled Freda in birth record and first marriage record, but Freeda in second marriage record, in death record and on headstone. Note (3) Birthplace given 1940 Census as Maryland, but marriage record and obituary state Clarksburg, West Virginia.Name Index