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Aubrey Levi "Mike" SWIGER

Aubrey Levi "Mike" SWIGER

Male 1895 - 1979  (84 years)

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  • Name Aubrey Levi "Mike" SWIGER 
    Born 23 Jan 1895  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date on military grave marker is 1894, but all other records show it as 1895. Age given as 56 in 1956 marriage record, but 1930 Census shows age as 35.
    Gender Male 
    Military From 20 May 1918 to 28 Apr 1919  [4, 5] 
    QM SGT, US Army, World War I 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    blacksmith 
    Census Between 1940 and 1632 PRIDE AVE  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census From 1940 to PERRY HOLLOW  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census Between 1950 and 1823 N 22ND ST  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940, 1950  [7] 
    welder in own shop 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Died 23 Jul 1979  [1, 2] 
    Buried O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I62312  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2023 

    Father George Willis SWIGER,   b. 12 Jan 1869, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Minnie WILLIAMS,   b. 22 Jun 1871, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F26597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ada Pearl GOODWIN,   b. 25 Jan 1901,   d. 28 Feb 1990  (Age 89 years) 
    Married CA 1920  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Apr 2 1930 at Route 50:
      Aubry L. Swiger, 35, blacksmith, age 25 at first marriage; wife Ada, 29, age 19 at first marriage; dau Thelma, 9y 3m; son Aubry Jr, 7y 9m; son Denny, 6y 1m; son George, 3y 11m; son Clarance, 1y 10m; cousin Hellen Goodwin, 15, occupation cook at home.

      Aubrey Swiger Sr was enumerated twice in both 1940 and 1950, appearing with both of the families he had with his two wives.

      1940 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District), enumerated on April 16, 1940 at Perry Hollow:
      Aubry Swiger, 45, welder in own shop; wife Ada, 39; son Aubrey Jr, 17; son Denny, 16; son George, 13; son Clarence, 11; dau Charleen, 9.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (Clark District), enumerated on April 5, 1950:
      A. L. Swiger, 56, divorced, welder in own shop, WW I veteran; son George Swiger, 23, married, welder; dau-in-law Alice, 23; granddau Sharon S, 6; grandson George Jr, 4; granddau Pamela A, 1.
    Children 
    +1. Aubrey Levi "Joe" SWIGER, Jr.,   b. 4 Jun 1922, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1997  (Age 75 years)
    +2. Denny Thurman SWIGER,   b. 27 Mar 1924, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2010  (Age 86 years)
     3. Clarence Jackson "Jack" SWIGER,   b. 27 May 1928, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 2019, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Documents
    62312_SWIGER_AubryL_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_TenmileDist_2Apr1930.jpg    		62312_SWIGER_AubryL_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_TenmileDist_2Apr1930.jpg
    Family ID F26599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Helen Marie GOODWIN,   b. 4 Aug 1914, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 2007, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)  [10] 
    Married 19 Nov 1956  Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Aubrey Swiger Sr was enumerated twice in both 1940 and 1950, appearing with both of the families he had with his two wives. He and Helen Goodwin were not officially married until 1956.

      1940 Census, Harrison County, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on April 15, 1940 at 1632 Pride Avenue:
      Aubrey Swiger, 45, welder in own shop; wife Helen, 25; dau Annalee, 7; son Gail, 4; son Richard, 3; son Gene A, 1 month.

      1950 Census, Harrison County, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on April 10, 1950 at 1823 N. 22nd Street:
      L. A. L. Swiger, 55, welder in own shop; wife Helen, 35; dau Anna L, 17; dau Gail, 14; son Richard, 13; son gene, 10; son Garry, 8; dau Lucinda, 7; son Michael, 6; dau Faye, 4; son Danny, 2; dau Connie, 2.
    Children 
     1. Anna Lee SWIGER,   b. 8 Feb 1933, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 2023  (Age 90 years)
     2. Richard John "Dick" SWIGER,   b. 12 Jan 1937, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 2015, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Documents
    62312_AubreyLeviSwiger_HelenMarieGoodwin_MarriageRecord_19Nov1956.jpg    		62312_AubreyLeviSwiger_HelenMarieGoodwin_MarriageRecord_19Nov1956.jpg
    Family ID F25876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    62312_AubreyLeviSwiger_HelenMarieGoodwin_MarriageRecord_19Nov1956.jpg    		62312_AubreyLeviSwiger_HelenMarieGoodwin_MarriageRecord_19Nov1956.jpg
    62312_SWIGER_AubryL_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_TenmileDist_2Apr1930.jpg    		62312_SWIGER_AubryL_1930Census_HarrisonCoWV_TenmileDist_2Apr1930.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2226] Randolph County Marriage Records, Elkins, WV.

    4. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    5. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

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

    7. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S2298] Cemeteries of Coal District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990)).

    10. [S1567] Marriage record of son.