Joseph Edward MCSWAIN Ollie V MCSWAIN Iona D MCSWAIN Nettie Mae MCSWAIN Nellie MCSWAIN John Kiner MCSWAIN Raymond L GIRERD James Howard MCSWAIN Joseph Edward MCSWAIN Audrey Alberta MCSWAIN Alice A COOK Mini tree diagram
Velma Josephine MCSWAIN

Velma Josephine MCSWAIN1,2,6,3,4,5

13th Jul 19111,2,3,4,5 - 26th Sep 19873,5

Life History

13th Jul 1911

Born in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5

1930

Resident in Prairie Township (Ethel), Arkansas, Arkansas.2,4

26th Sep 1987

Died in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.3,5

after 26th Sep 1987

Buried in DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas.3

Other facts

 

Married Raymond L GIRERD

Notes

  • Velma Josephine McSwain
    b 13 Jul 1911
    d Sep 1987 in De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas
    spouse Raymond Lee Girerd (sic, parents name Girard)
    Birth 3 Dec 1902 in Louisiana
    Death 20 Apr 1998 in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas [but see death records below]
    --  Clark-Dillion, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16916720/person/453909493

    1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 February, District 16, page 6B, Prairie Township, Ethel & St Charles Rd, Hse #116, Fam #120
    McSwain, Joseph E  Head M W 40 AR NC NC Farmer
    McSwain, Allie Wife F W 33 AR USA USA
    McSwain, Velma Dau F W 8 AR AR AR

    1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, District 25, page 6B, Prairie Township, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #114, Fam #115
    McSwain, Joseph E  Head M W 50 Married at age 21 AR NC NC Farmer
    McSwain, Allie Wife F W 44 Married at age 17 AR USA USA
    McSwain, Velma J  Dau F W 18 AR AR AR

    1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 3B, Belleview Rd, Hse #44, Owns Farm, $1000 value
    McSwain, Joe Head M W 60 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Cotton
    McSwain, Allie Wife F W 54 Grade 7 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper
    McSwain, Velmer Dau F W 26 Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper

    They lived in DeWitt at the time of Velma's death.  Social security likewise reports their residence address as DeWitt.  Note that the genealogies cited above reported the place of death as Ethel, about 13 miles east, near the White River.  He was still in DeWitt in the 1997 directory.  The SSDI reports his residence address at the time he died in 1998 as Ethel.

    U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
    Raymond Girerd
    Address: 220 W Halliburton St, De Witt, Arkansas 72042-1504
    Phone Number: 501-946-1325
    Residence Years: 1997

    Social Security Death Index
    Velma Girerd
    Born: 13 Jul 1911
    Died: Sep 1987
    Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042
    SSN 431-30-4547 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)

    Velma Josephine McSwain Girerd
    Birth Jul. 13, 1911 Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Death Sep. 26, 1987 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Parents:
    Joseph E. McSwain (1879 - 1964)
    Alice A. Cook McSwain (1885 - 1964)
    Siblings:
    Ollie V. McSwain (1902 - 1927)
    Nettie M. McSwain Tucker (1907 - 1996)
    John Kiner McSwain (1909 - 1951)*
    James Howard McSwain (1913 - 1967)
    Joseph E. McSwain (1919 - 1945)
    Spouse Raymond L. Girerd (1903 - 1998)
    Son Michael Dennis Girerd (1953 - 1975)
    Burial De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Created by Jerry Grisham Mar 25, 2013
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #107287075, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107287075

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