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John Christopher SWIGER

John Christopher SWIGER

Male 1837 - 1887  (50 years)

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  • Name John Christopher SWIGER 
    Born 1 Feb 1837  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Died 4 Sep 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: tuberculosis 
    Buried Swiger (aka Broad Run) Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I33556  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 May 2019 

    Father Daniel SWIGER,   b. 1818, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary BATES,   b. CA 1806, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Ann LOUGHERY,   b. CA 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Sep 1865  (Age ~ 26 years)  [6, 7] 
    Married 3 Jan 1856  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth E. SWIGER,   b. 12 Aug 1858,   d. 11 Mar 1890  (Age 31 years)
     2. Daniel Hiram SWIGER,   b. 25 Dec 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Mary S. SWIGER,   b. 1862,   d. 26 Apr 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     4. Sarah Savilla SWIGER,   b. 17 Apr 1864, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1931, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F25998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emily Jane BOGARD,   b. 7 Jun 1842, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1924, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [9] 
    Married 25 Sep 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Jesse SWIGER,   b. 29 Jun 1866, Lamberts Run, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1892  (Age 26 years)
     2. James W. SWIGER,   b. 14 Sep 1867, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1936, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. George Wilson SWIGER,   b. 6 Feb 1869, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1954, Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. John Benton SWIGER,   b. 31 Oct 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1941, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Phebe Ann SWIGER,   b. 12 Jan 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Manerva Jane SWIGER,   b. 21 Mar 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1952, Paden City, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Charles M. SWIGER,   b. 14 Oct 1878, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1899  (Age 21 years)
     8. Bertha May SWIGER,   b. 29 May 1881, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1952, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. Ollie Myrtle SWIGER,   b. 29 Apr 1884, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1956, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F13148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Swiger (aka Broad Run) Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2060] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan Twp).

    5. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    7. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    8. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 5.
      Identified as John C. Swiger, age 19y 6m, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Daniel & Mary; and Sarah Ann Loughery, 16, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Hiram & Elizabeth. Married Jan 3 1856.

    9. [S1604] Death record of son.

    10. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as John C. Swiger, widowed, age 27, of Harrison Co, son of Daniel & Mary; and Emily Jane Bogard, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John R. & Eliza. Married Sep 25 1865.