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Amy Elizabeth MILLER

Amy Elizabeth MILLER

Female 1886 - 1964  (~ 77 years)

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  • Name Amy Elizabeth MILLER 
    Born Dec 1886  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • The birth date on her headstone is 1884, and her death record shows her birth date as Sep 8 1884. But the 1900 Census shows her birth date as Dec 1886, age 13, consistent with age 23 in the 1910 Census. In her April 1901 marriage record, her age was given as 17, overstated by at least two years.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1901  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1940  Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 27 Jun 1964  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7] 
    Cause: cancer of bowel & kidney 
    Buried Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 8] 
    Person ID I83998  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2021 

    Mother Martha Ann MILLER,   b. Dec 1843,   d. 12 Jun 1932, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F40225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Andrew Harrison SWIGER,   b. 4 Nov 1878, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1947, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [9] 
    Married 4 Apr 1901  Arches Fork, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated in April 1910 at Morgan Run:
      William A. Swiger, 32, farm laborer, married 9 yrs; wife Amy, 23, married 9 yrs, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Henry F, 9 (or 7?); dau Myrtle, 4; son Carl, 3; dau Grace J, 1 yr 6 mo.

      1920 Census, Wetzel Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Feb 17 1920:
      William A. Swiger, 43, farmer worker; wife Amy, 41; dau Myrtle, 16; son Carl, 14; dau Grace, 12; dau Hazel, 10; dau Dollie, 8; dau Pearl, 6; son Archie, 4; son Harry, 2.
      (NOTE: In this census, son Henry F was enumerated as one of many sailors at the U.S. Navy Operating Base in Norfolk County, Virginia.)
    Children 
     1. Henry Floyd SWIGER,   b. 3 Oct 1900, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1983  (Age 82 years)
     2. Carl SWIGER,   b. 6 Oct 1906,   d. 3 Mar 1949, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Hazel Ollie SWIGER,   b. 10 Jan 1910, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1990  (Age 80 years)
     4. Dollie May SWIGER,   b. 11 May 1912, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1980  (Age 68 years)
     5. Wilbert Anderson SWIGER,   b. 6 Aug 1916, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. John Wilbur SWIGER,   b. 6 Jun 1921, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1988  (Age 66 years)
    Documents
    83997_WilliamHarrisonSwiger_AmyEMiller_MarriageRecord_4Apr1901.jpg    		83997_WilliamHarrisonSwiger_AmyEMiller_MarriageRecord_4Apr1901.jpg
    Family ID F35930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Apr 1901 - Arches Fork, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer of bowel & kidney - 27 Jun 1964 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    83998_SWIGER_AmyElizabethMiller_1884-1964_DeathCertificate.jpg    		83998_SWIGER_AmyElizabethMiller_1884-1964_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    2. [S2248] 1910 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    3. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11597686&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1970497&Type=Death.

    5. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    7. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.