Jul-28-2018
Husband: Zachous Swiger
Born: Apr- -1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: ca 1923 2 (see note 1) Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Clementine Boice 3
Born: Jul- 6-1830 in Marion Co, (W)VA 4 Died: Aug-23-1926 in Marion Co, WV 5 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Father: John F. Boice Mother: Mary ___ Notes
F Child 1: Mary A. Swiger Born: ca 1851 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6 Resided: 1873 in Marion Co, WV 6 Husband: John A. Griffith b. ca 1851 Married: Sep- 4-1873 in Marion Co, WV 7
M Child 2: Sylvester Elmore Swiger Born: Sep-14-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8 Died: Jul-27-1935 in Rivesville, Marion Co, WV 8 Buried: in Jones Cemetery, Dents Run, Bellview, Marion Co, WV 8 Resided: in Rivesville, Marion Co, WV 9,8 Census: 1870 in Harrison Co, WV 10 Wife: Margaret J. Knight b. Aug-12-1855 d. Apr- 6-1949
M Child 3: Marshal C. Swiger Born: Nov-27-1855 11 Died: Mar- 1-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12
M Child 4: William Marcellus "Sell" Swiger 13 Born: Aug-15-1857 13,14 Died: 1954 14,1 (see note 2) Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 1,13 Resided: in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 9,1 Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Wife: Atha L. Stout b. May-18-1854 d. Aug- 5-1946 Also known as: Athalinda Stout 13
F Child 5: Rebecca Nancy Swiger 16 Census name: Nancy R. Swiger 17,10 Born: ca 1859 in Marion Co, (W)VA 17,18 Resided: 1932 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 19 Resided: 1878 in Harrison Co, WV 18 Husband: Charles O. Parker b. Sep- -1857 d. Dec-22-1932 Married: Apr-11-1878 in Harrison Co, WV 20
M Child 6: John Allen "Jack" Swiger 1 Born: Mar- 8-1862 near Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 1 Died: 1962 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1 Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 21,1 Occupation: brick contractor 9,2 Wife: Martha Alice Slater d. Feb-12-1954 Married: Jun-20-1889 in Marion Co, WV 2,16
M Child 7: George Walter Swiger 1 Also known as: Walter Swiger 15,21 Born: May- 6-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 1,14 Died: Jan-29-1958 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC 22,14 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 23 Resided: 1958 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC 1 Resided: 1952 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 24 Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: policeman (1921-38) and first sanitation officer, Fairmont, WV 1 Wife: Dora Ella Davis b. May- -1871 d. 1914 Also known as: Ella Davis 3 Married: Nov-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 25 Wife: May Ellis b. Feb- 5-1878 d. Apr-16-1952
F Child 8: Lucy May Swiger Born: Jan-15-1868 26 (see note 3) Died: May- 1-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 26 (see note 4) Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 26 (see note 5) Husband: Jesse Smith Gaston b. Jun-12-1860 d. May- 4-1943 Also known as: Jessie Smith Gaston 8 Married: Aug-11-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 27,3
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Newspaper article. (3) Obituary of husband. (4) Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV. (5) Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as Clementine Swiger, widow, age 96y 1m 18d, born Jul 6 1830, dau of John F. Boice; died Aug 23 1926 in the Fairmont District of Marion County, burial at (blank). Reporting official: L. C. Fitzhugh, coroner. DR p. 196. (6) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (7) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as John A. Griffith, 22, b. & res. in Marion Co; and Mary A. Swiger, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Marion Co. Married Sep 4 1873. (Note: Obituary of wife's mother identified a surviving daughter as Mrs. Daniel Griffith, rather than John Griffith.), MR p. 54. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) Obituary of mother. (10) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (12) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Marshal C. Swiger, son of Zacheus & Clemintina Swiger, died March 1 1856 at Flag Run, age 3 mos 3 days, cause of death "Fitts." Informant: Clemintina Swiger, mother. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Obituary of father. (16) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (17) 1860 Census, Marion County, (W)VA. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) Death record of husband. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Charles O. Parker, age 20 yrs 8 mos, occupation miner, b. Marion Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Philip W. & Julia A. (?) Parker; and Rebecca N. Swiger, age 19 yrs 8 mos, b. Marion Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Zachariah & Clementine Swiger. Married Apr 11 1878. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) Obituary - Hospital. (23) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (24) Obituary of wife. (25) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (26) Headstone. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as Jesse S. Gaston, age 27, b. Doddridge Co, resident of Doddridge Co. Bride identified as Lucy M. Swiger, age 19, b. Harrison Co, resident of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 11 1887 "at the bride's father's, Doddridge Co, W. Va." Informants for the marriage license: Jesse S. Gaston & G. W. Swiger. MR Bk 3, p. 204. Event Notes Note (1) Undated newspaper clipping of obituary for Zachous Swiger gives his birthdate, but neither his age nor date of death. It did state that he was married for 52 years to Clementine Boyce, who survived him. Note (2) age 96 Note (3) Birthplace of Lucy May Swiger given as Harrison County WV in marriage record, but as Greenbrier County VA in birth record of daughter Rulina. This was probably meant to indicate the Greenbrier region of the border separating Doddridge and Harrison Counties. She was erroneously identified in daughter Rulina's obituary as Rulina Swiger. Note (4) Doddridge County Death Records, Bk 1, p. 42, show a Lucy Gaston, married, age 25y 2m 12d, died Apr 29 1891 at Holbrook, burial at Holbrook. The stated age at death would put birth at Feb 17 1866. The record contains no other information. No other death record for any Lucy Gaston was found in Doddridge Co. Despite the variances in dates, this is almost certainly the same Lucy May Swiger Gaston. Holbrook is located just over the county line in Ritchie Co, about 3 miles from the Gaston-Hart Cemetery. Note (5) A headstone at the Gaston-Hart Cemetery reads "Lucy M., wife of Jesse S. Gaston, born Jan 15 1868, d. May 1 1891." But a double headstone at the nearby Gaston Family Cemetery reads "GASTON - Jessie S., June 12 1860 - May 4 1943 --- Lucy Swiger, Jan 15 1858 - May 1 1891." According to their grandson, Samuel Hileman, Lucy's name was placed on the double headstone, despite the different burial location, simply to identify her as Jesse Smith Gaston's wife. Reasons for the variations in dates and name spelling are not known.Name Index