Doddridge County Roots

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John Benton SWIGER

John Benton SWIGER

Male 1870 - 1941  (71 years)

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  • Name John Benton SWIGER 
    Born 31 Oct 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Age 8 at 1880 Census would put birth in about 1872. But death record states Oct 31 1870, and West Virginia Births Index also shows it as Oct 1870
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4
    farmer 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5
    County Assessor, farmer 
    Census 1930, 1940  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Doddridge County Sheriff, farmer  [1, 6
    Died 23 Dec 1941  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Buried Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Person ID I18257  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2016 

    Father John Christopher SWIGER,   b. 1 Feb 1837, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Emily Jane BOGARD,   b. 7 Jun 1842, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1924, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F13148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Allie Mae RIFFEE,   b. 20 May 1890, Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1962, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 4 Sep 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 6 1910:
      Benton J. Swiger, 39, farmer, married 2 yrs; wife Allie M, 20, mother of 1 child (still living); son Edward R, age 20 months; Ray Conaway (no relation), 23, single, occupation (illegible) at grocery.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, outside corporation limits), enumerated on Jan 2 1920:
      J. B. Swiger, 49, farmer & county assessor; wife Allie M, 29; son Edward R, 11; son Forest W, 7; son Carson, 1.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at Arnolds Creek Road:
      J. Benton Swiger, 59, farmer; wife Allie, 40; son Forrest W, 18; son Carson O, 11; son J. Benton Jr, 4.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated May 22 at Central Station:
      J. Benton Swiger, 69, occupation (blank); wife Allie M, 50; son Carson O, 21; son J. Benton Jr, 14. [10]
    Children 
     1. Edward R. SWIGER,   b. 1908,   d. 1935  (Age 27 years)
     2. Forrest Webster SWIGER,   b. 27 Jan 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1986, Valley Grove, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Carson Otto SWIGER,   b. 3 Aug 1918, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1988, Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. John Benton SWIGER, Jr.,   b. CA 1926
    Family ID F6648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    18257_SWIGER_JohnBenton_1870-1941_DeathCertificate.jpg
    18257_SWIGER_JohnBenton_1870-1941_DeathCertificate.jpg
    21197_GeorgeWashingtonPrim_JohnBentonSwiger_GasLineExplosion_28Jan1915.jpg
    21197_GeorgeWashingtonPrim_JohnBentonSwiger_GasLineExplosion_28Jan1915.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2094] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    7. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Wife's obituary states his death date as Sep 23 1941, but death record shows it as Dec 23 1941.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    10. [S1570] Obituary of son.