Doddridge County Roots

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Benton SWIGER

Benton SWIGER

Male 1869 - 1937  (67 years)

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  • Name Benton SWIGER 
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 10  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 7 May 1869  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1868. But birth record shows it as May 7 1869, while death record states May 7 1867. Age 1 in 1870 Census puts it in 1869.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Along with son Charles, listed as a boarder in household of B. B. (Benton Brown) Bond & his wife Stella (Keller).
    Occupation farmer  [2, 3
    Died 3 Feb 1937  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Person ID I75309  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2013 

    Father Alfred SWIGER,   b. Nov 1825,   d. 1912  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth UNDERWOOD,   b. Jan 1830,   d. 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Family ID F19331  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Catherine GREEN,   b. May 1874, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married CA 1891  [2
    Children 
     1. John Silas SWIGER,   b. Jun 1893, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1947, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years)
     2. Ollie May SWIGER,   b. 27 Jul 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1973  (Age 78 years)
     3. George A. SWIGER,   b. May 1897,   d. Bef Apr 1910  (Age ~ 12 years)
     4. Claude Clarence SWIGER,   b. 12 Mar 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Audra E. SWIGER,   b. Mar 1900,   d. Bef Apr 1910  (Age ~ 10 years)
     6. Edna SWIGER,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Eddie SWIGER,   b. 23 Nov 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1910  (Age 8 years)
     8. Rosa SWIGER,   b. CA 1904
     9. Charles Garrett SWIGER,   b. 17 Apr 1906, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     10. Iva Jane SWIGER,   b. 25 Nov 1909, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1981  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F32167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.