William Thomas JONES William Henry JONES James K JONES Cyrus Lester MCSWAIN Wince JONES Mary Frances CRISWELL Mini tree diagram
Mattie Helen JONES

Mattie Helen JONES2,1,4,5,6

about 19021,2 - UNKNOWN

Life History

about 1902

Born in Arkansas.1,2

between 1910 and 1920

Resident in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2

20th Mar 1919

Married Cyrus Lester MCSWAIN in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,6

about 1920

Married in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.3

about 1924

Divorced from Cyrus Lester MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.7

Nov 1987

Death of Cyrus Lester MCSWAIN in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.8,9

UNKNOWN

Died

Notes

  • I found the Jones family in 1910 in Prairie Township of Arkansas County, Arkansas.  Mattie is 8 years old at that time, and was born in Arkansas.  Her father was born in Arkansas and her mother in Mississippi.

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #17
    Jones, Thomas Head  M W 35 2nd marriage Married 4 years AR VA AR Farmer, Owns Farm
    Jones, Cornnie Wife  F W 34 1st marriage Married 4 years MS MS MS
    Jones, Mattie  Dau  F W 8 Single AR AR MS

    It appears that Cornie (Cochran) Jones here is the stepmother of Mattie, since Mattie is 8 years old and the census reports that Thomas and Cornie have been married only 4 years.  A family source Jimmy Jones, reports no child named Mattie for either the first wife of Thomas, Mary Frances Criswell, or Cornie.

    The 1920 census confirms Mattie's birth in about 1902, the date of birth reported by Jerry Griffitt for her.  Jerry reports her as a child of Cornie (Cornnie) Cochran Jones.  It appears from the marriage dates here, however, that her mother was Mary Frances Criswell Jones.

    This was resolved in this genealogy by associating Mattie H with the child Helen reported by Jimmy Jones, giving us Mattie Helen.  Some genealogies now identify her as Mattie Helen.  We concluded that her full name was Martha Helen.  Indeed one family photo (posted courtesy of Jerry Robnette) identifies her as Martha (Mattie Helen) Jonea.  Her marriage record also calls her Mattie Helen Jones.

    (See further discussion on children and date of marriage of Thomas and Cornie in Notes for William Thomas Jones.)

    Arkansas County Marriages Index 1837-1957
    Mattie Helen Jones
    Age 17, Birth Year abt 1902
    Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Lester McSwain
    Spouse's Age 21
    Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 20 Mar 1919 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 19 Mar 1919

    1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 February, District 16, Page 7A, Prairie Township, Ethel & Chute Rd, House #119, Fam #123
    McSwain, Lester  Head M W 20 AR AR AR Farm Laborer, Working Out
    McSwain, Mattie H  Wife F W 18 AR AR MS

    Place of marriage is the residence at time of marriage.  It is not yet known where the actual solemnization ceremony took place.  It could have been by a pastor in the community, or in the county seat of DeWitt, about 20 miles from Ethel center.

    No details are available on when Lester and Mattie divorced.

Sources

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