Husband: John Benton Swiger
Also known as: Benton Swiger 1,2,3
Born: Oct-31-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,6 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-23-1941 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 7,6
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,8
Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Doddridge County Sheriff, farmer 2,4
Occupation: 1920 County Assessor, farmer 9
Occupation: 1910 farmer 10
Father: John Christopher Swiger (1837 - 1887)
Mother: Emily Jane Bogard (1842 - 1924)
Wife: Allie Mae Riffee 3 Married: Sep- 4-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: May-20-1890 in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 12,6 Died: Jun-14-1962 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,6 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,8 Resided: 1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Harvey Ivan Riffee (1867 - 1949) Mother: Susan Jane Cayton (1869 - ) Other spouse 2 Notes
M Child 1: Edward R. Swiger Born: 1908 6 Died: 1935 6 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Forrest Webster Swiger Born: Jan-27-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,12 Died: Jul-16-1986 in Valley Grove, Ohio Co, WV 12 Resided: in West Alexander, Washington Co, PA 16 Resided: 1986 in Valley Grove, Ohio Co, WV 12,15 Resided: 1951 in Triadelphia, Ohio Co, WV 17 Census: 1940 in Cross Creek District, Brooke Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Weirton Steel, Farm Dairy Co-op of Triadelphia WV, State College Maintenance Dept 12 Occupation: 1940 flopper in steel mill 18 Wife: Katharine B. Moses b. ca 1907
M Child 3: Carson Otto Swiger 19 Born: Aug- 3-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,19,15 Died: Oct-18-1988 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 12,15 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 17,16,20,12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Weirton Steel, Tin Mill Dept (30 yrs) 12 Wife: Ernestine Rose Henline b. ca 1927 Married: Mar-25-1945 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Wife: Lillian Mary Perine b. Jun- 5-1913 d. Mar- 3-1991 Married: Jun-27-1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 4: John Benton Swiger, Jr. Also known as: J. Benton Swiger 17 Born: ca 1926 22 Resided: 1986, 88 in Gate City, Scott Co, VA 16,20 Resided: 1951 in Halifax, Halifax Co, VA 17 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Marriage record of son. (2) Obituary of wife. (3) Obituary of son. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Wife's obituary states his death date as Sep 23 1941, but death record shows it as Dec 23 1941. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Obituary. (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Obituary of mother. (17) Obituary of stepfather. (18) 1940 Census, Brooke County, WV. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 17, p. 395. (20) Obituary of brother. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 305. (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). Event Notes Note (1) Age 8 at 1880 Census would put birth in about 1872. But death record states Oct 31 1870, and West Virginia Births Index also shows it as Oct 1870