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Henry Floyd SWIGER

Henry Floyd SWIGER

Male 1900 - 1983  (82 years)

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  • Name Henry Floyd SWIGER 
    Born 3 Oct 1900  Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Military From 23 Jan 1918 to 17 May 1923  [4, 6, 7] 
    QM3, US Navy, World War I 
    • On Aug 5 1932, he was admitted to the Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldier in Dayton, Ohio, for an unspecified condition. He was discharged on Aug 17 1932.
    Census 1920  Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • at U.S. Naval Operating Base
    Census 1930  Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation coal miner  [7, 8] 
    Residence 1964  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Died 10 Apr 1983  [3, 4] 
    • Wife's obituary incorrectly states his death date as Apr 10 1982.
    Buried K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I50784  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2021 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Amy Elizabeth MILLER,   b. Dec 1886, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1964, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Family ID F35930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lena Ruth CUTRIGHT,   b. 9 Sep 1905, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1987, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1925  [8, 11] 
    Married 23 Dec 1949  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Eagle District), enumerated on Apr 5 1930 at Shinnston-Middlebourne Pike:
      Henry F. Swiger, 27, coal miner, age 23 at time of first marriage; wife Lena R, 23, age 14 at first marriage; son Junior F, 4; dau Emmajean V, 2 yr 1 mo; stepson James H. Cunningham, 8.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, City of Salem), enumerated on Apr 16 1940 at 118 Caroline Ave:
      Henry F. Swiger, 38, handyman for State Roads; wife Lena R, 33; son Floyd Jr, 13; dau Emmajean V, 12; son William L, 7; mother-in-law Virginia B. Swiger, 75, widow.
    Children 
    +1. Floyd SWIGER, Jr.,   b. 13 Nov 1925, Dogtown, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2008, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Emmajean Virginia "Jean" SWIGER,   b. 29 Feb 1928,   d. 9 Nov 2017, Monongah, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. William Leonard SWIGER,   b. 6 May 1932, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 2018, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F20985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    50784_SWIGER_HenryFloyd_1900-1983_KofPCem_Salem_HarrisonCoWV.jpg    		50784_SWIGER_HenryFloyd_1900-1983_KofPCem_Salem_HarrisonCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    50784_HenryFSwiger_LenaRuthCutrightCunningham_MarriageRecord_23Dec1949.jpg    		50784_HenryFSwiger_LenaRuthCutrightCunningham_MarriageRecord_23Dec1949.jpg
    50784_SWIGER_HenryF_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_5Apr1930.jpg    		50784_SWIGER_HenryF_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_5Apr1930.jpg
    Henry F Swiger, Home for Disabled Soldiers, 1932    		Henry F Swiger, Home for Disabled Soldiers, 1932

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

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S2724] U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, from Dept of Veterans Affairs records and National Archives).

    8. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    9. [S1671] Death record of mother.

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 222 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797506&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Henry F. Swiger, 49, b. Ashley WV, res. Salem WV, son of William H. (sic) & Amey Swiger; and Lena Ruth Cutright Cunningham, 44, b. Cascara, Doddridge Co, res. Salem, Doddridge Co, dau of William E. Cutright & Virginia Ash. Married Dec 23 1949 in West Union by C. S. DeBarr, Minister of the Gospel. A handwritten notation in the upper margin of the marriage record states "Do not publish." (NOTE: Census records indicate that this couple was married in about 1925, and wife's obituary states that they were married on Feb 6 1925. No record of that marriage has been found.)