Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Frederick Lawson SWIGER / Hester Ellen Asenith SWIGER (F26600)

m. 14 Dec 1857


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  • Frederick Lawson SWIGERFather | Male
    Frederick Lawson SWIGER

    Born  15 Jun 1832  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1915  Olive, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  14 Dec 1857  [1]  Harrison Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Reuben S. SWIGER | F45757 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine TUCKER | F45757 Group Sheet 

    Hester Ellen Asenith SWIGERMother | Female
    Hester Ellen Asenith SWIGER

    Born  13 Dec 1832  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1913   
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Hamilton G. HUSTEAD | F53179 
    Married  6 Jan 1848  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christopher Columbus Stuffield SWIGER | F53178 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah BLACK | F53178 Group Sheet 

    Malissa C. SWIGERChild 1 | Female
    + Malissa C. SWIGER

    Born  11 Jun 1864  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1945  Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    George Willis SWIGERChild 2 | Male
    + George Willis SWIGER

    Born  12 Jan 1869  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 1948  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Minnie WILLIAMS | F26597 
    Married  22 Dec 1889  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Flora Catherine WALLACE | F31833 
    Married  18 Dec 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Flavius Tillman SWIGERChild 3 | Male
    + Flavius Tillman SWIGER

    Born  18 Mar 1872  Olive, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jul 1947  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ada Mae LOUGHERY | F55082 
    Married  20 Mar 1893  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Amanda Ruletta "Lettie" SWIGERChild 4 | Female
    + Amanda Ruletta "Lettie" SWIGER

    Born  12 Feb 1875  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Sep 1962  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sardis Cemetery, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leander O. SMITH | F56441 
    Married  10 Sep 1896  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Roy Grayson FOUTTY | F41349 
    Married  14 Aug 1906  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Reno Dahlgren NEWLON | F41350 
    Married     

    Margaret Belle "Maggie" SWIGERChild 5 | Female
    + Margaret Belle "Maggie" SWIGER

    Born  13 Feb 1878  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Sep 1964  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ollie A. HARDMAN | F56418 
    Married  23 Jan 1898  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Blaine MORAN | F56443 
    Married  29 Jan 1903  O'Neill, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Paul Stanley CURTIS | F56445 
    Married  8 Mar 1916  Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • As grandchildren of Jacob Swiger and Nancy Backus, Frederick L. Swiger and Hester Ellen Asenith "Cena" Swiger were first cousins. They married in 1857.

      1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      Frederick L. Swiger, 28, farm laborer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100; Lena E, 27; William A, 2; Harriet E, 11 months. All born in Virginia.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis Twp), enumeration date not given:
      Frederick L. Swiger, 37, farmer, value of real estate $700, value of personal estate $535, cannot write; Sena E, 37; Malissa C, 6; George W, 1.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV, enumerated on Jun 25 1880:
      Frederic L. Swiger, 48, farmer; wife Sena E, 47, cannot read/write; dau Malissa C, 16, works at home; son George W, 11, works on farm; son Flavious T, 8; dau Amanda J, 5; dau Margaret B, 2.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Sardis District), enumerated on 21-22 Apr 1910:
      Frederick L. Swiger, 77, farmer, married 52 yrs (1st marriage); wife Cenia L, 77, married 52 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 12 children (6 still living); grandson Arthur A. Hardman, 9; dau Malissa C. Swiger, 45, single; granddau Lexie B. Swiger, 14. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR - F. L. Swiger, mid-page : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=38344&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.