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Absalom C. SWIGER

Absalom C. SWIGER

Male 1822 - 1887  (65 years)

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  • Name Absalom C. SWIGER 
    Born 1 Jun 1822  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 18 Feb 1865 to 10 Jun 1865  [2, 3, 4] 
    Pvt, Co I, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 
    Census 1870, 1880  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 Dec 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I84119  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2017 

    Father Elias Jacob SWIGER,   b. 1799, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Permilla Sarah "Millie" MARSH,   b. Sep 1807, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Family ID F35971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachael BACHUS,   b. CA 1830,   d. Bef Sep 1865  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 12 Jan 1846  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Matilda SWIGER,   b. CA 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Christopher A. SWIGER,   b. 1849,   d. Bef Jun 1860  (Age 11 years)
     3. William M. SWIGER,   b. CA 1856
     4. John F. SWIGER,   b. 15 Dec 1859, Sycamore Fork, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Aaron M. SWIGER,   b. CA 1862
    Family ID F38033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louisa Jane WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1833,   d. 12 May 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan Twp), enumerated on Jul 22 1870:
      Absalom Swiger, 49, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $400; Louisa J. Swiger, 37, cannot read/write; Sarah A. Morgan, 14; Martha A. Morgan, 13; William M. Swiger, 14; John F. Swiger, 10; Aaron M. Swiger, 8; Hiram S. Swiger, 3; Lewis J. Swiger, 1 month, birth month April; William T. Morgan, 11; Mary J. Morgan, 9; Caroline M. Morgan, 6.

      Louisa died in May 1877. Absalom married Margaret Haught in March 1879.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Absalom C. Swigger, 58, farmer; wife Margaret J, 34; son Aron M, 17; son Hiram S, 13; son Lewis J, 10; dau Mariah E, 7; son Eli B, 6 months, birth month November; servant Columbia Morgan, 12.
    Children 
     1. Hiram S. SWIGER,   b. Aug 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1940, Smithfield, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. Lewis J. SWIGER,   b. Apr 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mariah Elizabeth SWIGER,   b. Apr 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1956, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
    Family ID F38036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Margaret Jane HAUGHT,   b. CA 1846, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Mar 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Eli B. SWIGER,   b. 23 Nov 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
     2. Orpha Ann SWIGER,   b. 15 Apr 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1957, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F35970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    4. [S2222] 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 250 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792069&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Absalom C. Swiger, widowed, 42, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Elias & Milla Swiger; and Louisa Jane Morgan, widowed, 32, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Thomas & Sally Williams. Married Sep 17 1865 in Doddridge County.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 232 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792371&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Absalom C. Swiger, widowed, 56, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Elias & Millie Swiger; and Margaret Jane Haught, single, 32, b. Monongalia Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John A & Rachel Haught. Married Mar 9 1879 in Doddridge County.