Husband: Daniel Swiger
Born: 1818 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1
Died: 1895 in Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Mother: Dorcus Tabitha Swiger (1800 - 1867)
Wife: Mary Bates 2 Marriage Bond: Feb- 2-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3 Married: Feb-18-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3
Born: ca 1806 4 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: John Christopher Swiger Born: Feb- 1-1837 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,3 Died: Sep- 4-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Buried: in Swiger (aka Broad Run) Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Cause of death: tuberculosis 6 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6 Wife: Sarah Ann Loughery b. ca 1839 d. bef Sep 1865 Married: Jan- 3-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8 Wife: Emily Jane Bogard b. Jun- 7-1842 d. May- 5-1924 Married: Sep-25-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Anna E. Swiger Census name: Ann E. Swiger Born: ca 1838 4,10 Died: ca 1897 in Wetzel Co, WV 1 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Wetzel Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Pinkney Edgell b. ca 1838 d. Jan- 7-1895 Married: Sep- 9-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10
F Child 3: Nancy L Swiger Born: 1842 11,4 Died: 1905 11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Granville Laughery b. ca 1828 d. 1906
M Child 4: Andrew H. Swiger Born: ca 1843 4 Died: 1887 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 13 Military: Pvt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, and Co I, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 12 (see note 1) Wife: Sarah Q. Morgan b. ca 1848 Married: Jul-20-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Tabitha Swiger Born: ca 1845 4 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: William Emanuel Swiger Born: ca 1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14 Died: May-14-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,16 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 16,15,1 Resided: in Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1880, 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 15 Wife: Alice Ann Hooper b. 1846 d. Jan-19-1924 Also known as: Alice Ann Hoopper 3 Married: Sep-21-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 17 Wife: Virginia Burd "Genie" Ash b. Dec- -1865 d. Nov-27-1942 Census name: Jennie Married: Mar- 8-1924 in Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, 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. MR p. 5. (9) 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. (10) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=27794&Type=Death. (16) Obituary. (17) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Wm. E. Swiger, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Daniel & Mary Swiger; and Alice Ann Hoopper, 19, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John & Jane Hoopper. Married Sep 21 1865 in Harrison County. MR p. 38 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=253190&Type=Marriage. (18) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, Identified as William E. Swiger, widower, 77, b. Doddridge Co, res. Smithfield; and Mrs. Virginia Cutright, widow, 56, b. Harrison Co, res. Sedalia. Married Mar 8 1924 "at the Home of the Bride." Witnesses: Hazel Cutright, Dessie Seckman, W. A. Cornwell. Informant for marriage license: C. S. Lowe. MR p. 59 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11604565&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Military records show that Andrew H. Swiger enlisted in Co H, 4th W.Va. Cavalry, on 25 Sep 1863 in Clarksburg, and mustered-in as a Private on 16 Oct 1863 in Clarksburg. He mustered-out as Private on 8 Mar 1864 in Wheeling. A year later, he enlisted in Co I, 6th W.Va. Infantry, on 4 Mar 1865 at Grafton. He mustered-in as Private on 6 Mar 1865 at Grafton, and mustered-out 10 Jun 1865 at Wheeling as a Private. NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for him was never claimed and is still in storage at the West Virginia State Archives.