FINDAGRAVE ID# 14219720
(Sometimes spelled Swiger or Sweiger. Sweiger is the correct original German spelling.)
Married: Oct. 11 (or 31), 1850 in Tyler Co., West Virginia
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This family is full of multiple spellings for names between one census and the next (which is not uncommon for the time).
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CHILDREN (according to census reports from 1860-1880):
1. William Swagger (not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 1851/1852 in Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ______________
2. Nancy Swagger Williams
b: 24 Dec., 1853 in Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: 12 March, 1939 in Hooker, Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 18627217
3. Mary Swagger (daughter)
(not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 1854/1855 in Doddridge Co., Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ______________
4. Jesse/Jessie F. Swagger (son)
b: 26 March, 1858 in Doddridge Co.,Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ____, 1923. Jesse Frank Swiger/Swagger having died in 1923, is buried near his brother Christopher in an unmarked grave. (Death information added pursuant to request from "J. McCurly" received March, 2016.)
5. Susanna "Nellie" A. Swagger McCurley
(Listed as "Nellie" in the 1860 census)
(Listed as "Susan." in the Aaron Swagger will)
(Listed as "Susana" in the 1910 census)
b: July 9, 1860 (*) in Doddridge Co., Virginia (modern West Va.)
(*) Listed in the 1860 census under the
name "Nellie" and as being 1 month
old in the month of June, which would
put her birth month in May, not July
m: Jonas Brown McCurley
d: Nov. 30, 1914 in Graham, Carter County, Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 76149079
[Note: No children born during the Civil War period. West Virginia broke off from Virginia and stayed with the Union.]
6. Christopher "Chris" Swagger (son)
b: 3 Dec., 1865 in West Union, Doddridge Co., West Virginia
d: 1942, Sevier Co., Arkansas
FINDAGRAVE ID# 98128144
7. Andrew Jackson "Andy" Swagger (son)
b: 8 Dec., 1872 in Waverly, Lincoln County, Missouri
(Post office: Louisville, Lincoln Co., Missouri)
d: 1 Apr., 1949 in Texola, Beckham Co., Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 62761202
8. Minnie Swagger (not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 08 July, 1878, in Waverly, Lincoln County, Missouri
(Post office: Louisville, Lincoln Co., Missouri)
d: ______________
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FINDAGRAVE ID# 14219720
(Sometimes spelled Swiger or Sweiger. Sweiger is the correct original German spelling.)
Married: Oct. 11 (or 31), 1850 in Tyler Co., West Virginia
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This family is full of multiple spellings for names between one census and the next (which is not uncommon for the time).
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CHILDREN (according to census reports from 1860-1880):
1. William Swagger (not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 1851/1852 in Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ______________
2. Nancy Swagger Williams
b: 24 Dec., 1853 in Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: 12 March, 1939 in Hooker, Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 18627217
3. Mary Swagger (daughter)
(not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 1854/1855 in Doddridge Co., Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ______________
4. Jesse/Jessie F. Swagger (son)
b: 26 March, 1858 in Doddridge Co.,Virginia (modern West Va.)
d: ____, 1923. Jesse Frank Swiger/Swagger having died in 1923, is buried near his brother Christopher in an unmarked grave. (Death information added pursuant to request from "J. McCurly" received March, 2016.)
5. Susanna "Nellie" A. Swagger McCurley
(Listed as "Nellie" in the 1860 census)
(Listed as "Susan." in the Aaron Swagger will)
(Listed as "Susana" in the 1910 census)
b: July 9, 1860 (*) in Doddridge Co., Virginia (modern West Va.)
(*) Listed in the 1860 census under the
name "Nellie" and as being 1 month
old in the month of June, which would
put her birth month in May, not July
m: Jonas Brown McCurley
d: Nov. 30, 1914 in Graham, Carter County, Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 76149079
[Note: No children born during the Civil War period. West Virginia broke off from Virginia and stayed with the Union.]
6. Christopher "Chris" Swagger (son)
b: 3 Dec., 1865 in West Union, Doddridge Co., West Virginia
d: 1942, Sevier Co., Arkansas
FINDAGRAVE ID# 98128144
7. Andrew Jackson "Andy" Swagger (son)
b: 8 Dec., 1872 in Waverly, Lincoln County, Missouri
(Post office: Louisville, Lincoln Co., Missouri)
d: 1 Apr., 1949 in Texola, Beckham Co., Oklahoma
FINDAGRAVE ID# 62761202
8. Minnie Swagger (not listed in the Aaron Swagger will)
b: 08 July, 1878, in Waverly, Lincoln County, Missouri
(Post office: Louisville, Lincoln Co., Missouri)
d: ______________
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Inscription
DLILA
WIFE OF A. SWAGGER
DIED AUG. 6, 1885
Gravesite Details
Delila's name is "Delilah" in the censuses.
Family Members
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