Louis Wirt MCSWAIN2,3,5,6,10,7
also known as Wirt L MCSWAIN1
17th Sep 19051,2,3,4,5,6,7 - 11th Jul 19759,4,5,7
Life History
17th Sep 1905 |
Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
1910 |
Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.1 |
1920 |
Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.3 |
24th Oct 1939 |
Married Bernice Edward WILLIAMS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.10,7 |
27th Apr 1942 |
Name2: Lewis McSwain in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.8 His name was spelled Lewis by his father in carew's WWII Draft Registration |
11th Jul 1975 |
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.9,4,5,7 |
after 11th Jul 1975 |
Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.7 |
Notes
- Louis was barber in St Charles, Arkansas.
-- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins
His barber chair is now on display in the historical museum there.
In the 1910 census, Louis is listed as Wirt L.
1910 Federal Census, Faulkner County, Arkansas, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, 20 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3A, Hse/Fam #37,
McSwain, Carew Head M W 31 Married (no years) AR NC NC Farm Laborer, working out
McSwain, Susie L Wife F W 24 Married 7yrs OK IN AR
McSwain, Wirt L Son M W 4 AR AR OK
McSwain, Gladys Dau F W 1 OK IN AR
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 February, Prairie Township, St Charles Road, District 16, page 8A, Hse #142, Fam #149
McSwain, Wiley C Head M W 42 AR NC NC Farmer
McSwain, Susie F Wife F W 34 OK IN AR
McSwain, Louis W Son M W 14 AR AR OK Farm Laborer
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #131, Fam #132
McSwain, Wiley C Head Owns M W 52 Widowed AR NC NC Farmer
McSwain, Louis W Son M W 23 Single AR AR OK Barber, Public Shop
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Vol 2, Certificate 00347, page 0835
Marriage of Louis McSwain to Bernice Williams
License was issued 19 September 1939 in Arkansas County
Wedding ceremony was conducted 24 October 1939
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 April, St Charles, District 1-23, page 5B, Main St, Hse #96, Own $500
McSwain, Louis Head M W 34 Married Grade 5 b Arkansas Rural Arkansas County in 1935 Barber [b abt 1906]
McSwain, Bernice Wife F W 32 Married Grade C2 b Arkansas Rural Arkansas County House work [b abt 1908]
Louis' place of residence at the time of death was St. Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, according to the Social Security Death Index. Louis' son Roger informs me that his father died in the St Vincent Infirmary, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Causes of death were pneumonia, chronic obstructive lung disease and colitis.
Social Security Death Index
Louis McSwain
Born: 17 Sep 1905
Died: Jul 1975
Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
SSN 430-60-3989 issued Arkansas (1951)
Louis W McSwain
Birth 1905
Death 1975
Spouse Bernice W. McSwain (1907 - 2002)
Inscription: 'MARRIED: Oct. 24, 1939'
Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by Dale Houghton Jun 05, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #91376810, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91376810
Sources
- 1. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 20 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 3A, Hse/Fam #37
- 2. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #131, Fam #132
- 3. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 February, Prairie Township, St Charles Road, District 16, page 8A, Hse #142, Fam #149
- 4. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
- 5. Personal Letters
- 6. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 5 April, St Charles, District 1-23, page 5B, Main St, Hse #96, Own $500
- 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 8. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- Louis' father Wiley Carew McSwain Louis as contact, speling hsi name Lewis
- 9. Roger Louis McSwain, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, November 2007
- 10. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
- Vol 2, Certificate 00347, page 0835
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