Doddridge County Roots

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Oscar Betell SWIGER

Oscar Betell SWIGER

Male 1892 - 1968  (76 years)

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  • Name Oscar Betell SWIGER 
    Born 22 Jul 1892  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1911  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1917  [2
    tool dresser for Alexander Bros. at Central Station 
    Residence 1917  Alma, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1937  West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1940  West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [8
    owner of garage 
    Occupation 1942  [3
    Wheeling Mold & Foundry, Wheeling WVa 
    Residence 1942  West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1945  Haines City, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1945  [9
    mechanic 
    Residence Davenport, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Died Dec 1968  Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 11
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Double headstone with wife Margaret. There is also a double headstone for him and his first wife Dessie at West Alexander Cemetery in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Both headstones have his name as Oscar B. Swiger, with birth/death dates 1892-1968.
    Person ID I116032  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2017 

    Father Edmon SWIGER,   b. 29 May 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1959, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Sarah ASHCRAFT,   b. 14 Feb 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1937, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F43329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Dessie KENDALL,   b. 1892, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 8 Jul 1911  Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Documents
    116032_OscarBSwiger_DessieKendall_MarriageRecord_9Jul1911.jpg
    116032_OscarBSwiger_DessieKendall_MarriageRecord_9Jul1911.jpg
    Family ID F49355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Jane LOVE,   b. 1890, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1969, Polk Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1937  Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Documents
    116032_OscarBSwiger_MargaretJLoveCohick_MarriageRecord_2May1937.jpg
    116032_OscarBSwiger_MargaretJLoveCohick_MarriageRecord_2May1937.jpg
    Family ID F49356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jul 1892 - Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jul 1911 - Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - Alma, Tyler Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1937 - West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1937 - Wellsburg, Brooke Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1942 - West Alexander, Washington Co, PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1945 - Haines City, Polk Co, FL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Davenport, Polk Co, FL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City, Polk Co, FL Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    116032_SWIGER_OscarB_WW2-DraftRegistration_27Apr1942.jpg
    116032_SWIGER_OscarB_WW2-DraftRegistration_27Apr1942.jpg
    116032_SWIGER_OscarB_WW-One_DraftRegistration_31May1917.jpg
    116032_SWIGER_OscarB_WW-One_DraftRegistration_31May1917.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S2508] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12043563&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S2325] Ohio County Marriage Records, Wheeling, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12275737&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S127] 1940 Census.

    9. [S2609] 1945 Florida State Census.

    10. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    11. [S2396] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records).

    12. [S934] Findagrave.com.