Life History
7th Jun 1919 |
Born in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
1920 |
Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.5 |
31st Dec 1938 |
Married Bedford Forrest ROWLAND in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1 |
before Jul 1946 |
Divorced from Bedford Forrest ROWLAND in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
1st Jul 1946 |
Married Floyd Glenn JAMES in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,7 |
about 1952 |
Birth of son Glenn JAMES.10 |
5th Oct 1989 |
Death of Floyd Glenn JAMES in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,9,7,8 |
19th Mar 2000 |
Died in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.9,7,8 |
after 19th Mar 2000 |
Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.7 |
Notes
- "Bernice" is pronounced BURN-iss.
-- Orville Boyd Jenkins
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, Bernice J Dau F W 10 Single AR AR OK
Bernice marrired Bedford Rowland. IN the 1940 census, they are living in the second house from her father Wiley Carew McSwain.
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 6A, Belleview Rd, Hse #91, Rents $2
Rowland, Bedford Head M W 21 Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer
Rowland, Bernice Wife F W 20 Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Housekeeper
In 1940 it appears that Bedford and Bernice have been married about 1 year or less. And the report on location in 1935 says Rowland lived in the same place, and the same for Bernice, even though we know they were married only in 1938. Thus the enumerator must have meant to indicate Ethel, but not in this house. They are living in the second house from her father Wiley Carew McSwain.
Bernice's headstone for the grave had not yet been updated with her death date when it was photographed by Edith McSwain Jenkins in June 2003.
Social Security Death Index
Bernice J. James
Born 7 Jun 1919
Died 19 Mar 2000
Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
SSN 430-48-4823 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Bernice June James [Bernice June McSwain] [Bernice James]
Birth 7 Jun 1919 Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Father Wiley C McSwain
Mother Susie F Lowrey
Death Date 19 Mar 2000
SSN 430484823
Mar 1955 Name listed as BERNICE JUNE JAMES; Dec Name listed as BERNICE JUNE MCSWAIN; 11 Apr 2000 Name listed as BERNICE J JAMES
Bernice McSwain James
Birth Jun. 7, 1919
Death Mar. 19, 2000
Spouse Floyd Glenn James (1919 - 1989)
Inscription: MARRIED:'July 1, 1946'
Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by Dale Houghton Jun 05, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #91376357, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91376357
Sources
- 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 2. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 4 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 6A, Belleview Rd, Hse #91, Rents $2
- 3. Gravestone of Floyd Glenn and Bernice McSwain James, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas
- 4. Personal Letters
- 5. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 February, Prairie Township, St Charles Road, District 16, page 8A, Hse #142, Fam #149
- 6. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 23 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 7B, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #131, Fam #132
- 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 8. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 9. Social Security Death Index
- 10. Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins, Personal Knowledge
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