Simon M Swick (abt. 1861 - 1913)

Born about 20 Apr 1861 in Virginia, USA

Husband of Mary Catherine (Heatherly) Swick — married 27 Jun 1886 in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1913 at about age 52 in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA

Biography

Simon M Swick was an Appalachian.

Simon M Swick was born to parents, John Swick and Mary Jane (maiden name not yet known) Swick, on 20 Apr 1862 in West Virginia.^[1][2]

In 1880 he and two sibling and parents were living in Pleasant, Barbour, WV.^[3]

He married Mary Catherine (Heatherly) Swick on 26 Jun 1886 in Barbour County, WV.^[4][5]

Their first born daughter, Dora Swick was born on 14 Aug 1887.^[6]

By 1900 while still living in Pleasant, the family had grown by four more children - Howard Davis, Charles Everett, Eliza Jane, and Gordon.^[7]

On 15 May 1910 Simon (49) and wife, Mary (Heatherly) Swick (50) and four of their children were still in Pleasant and living together. (Of note, their younger son Gordon Swick was not shown. The circumstances of his not being an enumerated resident is not known.)^[8] It should also be noted that on the 1920 US census there was a son Elden L Swick (age 16) living with the widowed mother, Mary (Heatherly) Swick (60) and Dora (30) but was also not enumerated as a resident in the family home in 1910. (Why was he not named? Where was he?)^[9]

He died 3 Jun 1913, at age 52. in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA and was buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Philippi, Barbour, WV.^[2]

Research Notes

2 Missing Sons on the 15 May 1910 US Census:

Gordon Swick - Born Apr 1897 in WV - Missing in 1910

Elden L Swick - Born abt 1904 in WV - Missing in 1910 - Elden does re-surface on the 1920 US Census

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Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69788568/simon-m-swick: accessed 23 November 2023), memorial page for Simon M. Swick (20 Apr 1861–3 Jun 1913), Find A Grave: Memorial #69788568, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by CAC (contributor 47344669); Also provides links to additional memorials for spouse, Mary Catherine Heatherly and daughter, Dora Swick
3. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Pleasant, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: 1400; Page: 133B; Enumeration District: 076
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #69788568 - Simon M Swick
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 June 2020), memorial page for Dora Swick (14 Aug 1887–4 Dec 1948), Find A Grave: Memorial #70033702, citing Mount Olive Cemetery, Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by CAC (contributor 47344669)
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Pleasant, Barbour, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1947; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 12