Person:William Swiger (3)

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William Emmanuel Swiger
  • HWilliam Emmanuel Swiger1836 - 1938
  • WAlice Hooper1848 - 1924
m. 21 Sep 1865
  1. John Daniel Swiger1868 - 1900
  2. William Andrew Harrison Swiger1875 - 1947
m. 8 Mar 1924
Facts and Events
Name William Emmanuel Swiger
Gender Male
Birth? 28 Feb 1836 Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Marriage 21 Sep 1865 Harrison, West Virginia, United Statesto Alice Hooper
Marriage 8 Mar 1924 Harrison, West Virginia, United Statesto Virginia Burd Ash
Death? 14 May 1938 Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Birth

William E. Swiger was born on February 28, 1836 in Doddridge, Virginia (now West Virginia) to Daniel L. Swiger, Jr. and Mary (Bates) Swiger].

Marriage

William E. Swiger was married twice.

  • William E. Swiger and Alice Hooper were married on September 21, 1865 in Harrison, West Virginia. Both were 19 and single.
  • William E. Swiger and Virginia (Ash) Cutright Swiger married on March 4, 1924 in Wetzel, West Virginia by Rev. W. A. Cornwell in the home of the bride. The witnesses were Hazel Cutright and Dessie Seckman.

Children

William E. Swiger and Alice Hooper

  • Sarah Tabitha Swiger
  • John Daniel Swiger
  • Mary Virginia Swiger
  • Benjamin Benton Swiger
  • Arretta Louvina Swiger
  • William Andrew Harrison Swiger
  • Emily Rosetta Swiger
  • Harrison "Henry" Walter Swiger

Military

William E. Swiger served during the Civil War from 1861 - 1865. He was wounded in the Battle of Bull Run.

Death

William E. Swiger passed away in 1938 at the age of 102.

References
  1.   Memorial for William Emmanuel Swiger, in Find A Grave
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39292007/william-emmanuel-swiger.
  2.   Marriage of William Swiger and Virginia (Ash) Cutright, in West Virginia Archives - Marriage
    https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=840560&frame=00350.