Family: Zachous SWIGER / Clementine BOICE (F88)
m. CA 1871-
Father | Male
Zachous SWIGER
Born Apr 1830 Harrison Co, (W)VA 
Died CA 1923 Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Married CA 1871 Father Mother
Mother | Female
Clementine BOICE
Born 6 Jul 1830 Marion Co, (W)VA Died 23 Aug 1926 Marion Co, WV Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Father John Francis BICE | F10417 Group Sheet Mother Mary J. "Polly" PETERS | F10417 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Mary A. SWIGER
Born CA 1851 Harrison Co, (W)VA Died Buried Spouse John A. GRIFFITH | F10418 Married 4 Sep 1873 Marion Co, WV
Child 2 | Male
+ Sylvester Elmore SWIGER
Born 14 Sep 1854 Harrison Co, (W)VA Died 27 Jul 1935 Rivesville, Marion Co, WV Buried Jones Cemetery, Bellview (Fairmont), Marion Co, WV Spouse Margaret J. KNIGHT | F27846 Married 17 Sep 1876 Marion Co, WV
Child 4 | Male
+ William Marcellus "Sell" SWIGER
Born 15 Aug 1857 Virginia (now West Virginia) Died 1954 Buried Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Atha L. STOUT | F9444 Married
Child 5 | Female
Rebecca Nancy SWIGER
Born CA 1859 Marion Co, (W)VA Died Bef Jan 1963 Buried Spouse Charles O. PARKER | F9374 Married 11 Apr 1878 Harrison Co, WV
Child 6 | Male
+ John Allen "Jack" SWIGER
Born 8 Mar 1862 Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV Died 26 Jan 1963 Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Spouse Martha Alice SLATER | F9375 Married 20 Jun 1889 Marion Co, WV
Child 7 | Male
+ George Walter SWIGER
Born 6 May 1865 Harrison Co, WV Died 29 Jan 1958 Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Dora Ella DAVIS | F9438 Married 13 Nov 1890 Doddridge Co, WV Spouse May ELLIS | F14806 Married
Child 8 | Female
+ Lucy May SWIGER
Born 15 Jan 1868 Harrison Co, WV Died 1 May 1891 Doddridge Co, WV Buried Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Jesse Smith GASTON | F89 Married 11 Aug 1887 Doddridge Co, WV
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Notes - While his obituary twice states his name as Zachous, a newspaper article about his son John identifies him as Zacharias, while John's obituary identifies him as Zaccheus. Obituary of son G. Walter Swiger identifies him as Zachius.
1860 Census, Marion Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated in Jun 1860:
Zaccheus Swiger, 30, farm laborer; Clementina, 29; Mary A, 8; Sylvester, 6; William M, 2; Nancy R, 9 months.
1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clay Twp, Clarksburg Post Office), enumerated on Nov 15 1870:
Zacheus Swiger, 40, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $400; Clementine, 40; Mary A, 19; Sylvester E, 15; William M, 12; Nancy R, 10; John A, 8; George W, 5; Lucy M, 2.
1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District), enumerated Jun 8-9, 1880:
Zachus Swiger, 50, farmer; wife Clementine, 49; son John A, 18; son George W, 15; dau Lucy May, 12. [1]
Married:
- Husband's obituary implies marriage date of about 1871, but that is inconsistent with census data and death record of son Marshal.
- While his obituary twice states his name as Zachous, a newspaper article about his son John identifies him as Zacharias, while John's obituary identifies him as Zaccheus. Obituary of son G. Walter Swiger identifies him as Zachius.
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