Swindle Family
UNK SWINDLE (m1) UNK
The children are:
- LONIE SWINDLE (b. @ 1899 Arkansas; FPOB/MPOB Arkansas (m1) LULA NLN div. 5 Craig Co Arkansas 1 date 3 Jan 1927)
- JESS ERNEST SWINDLE PHOTOS (b. 3 August 1900 Arkansas; res. Monette Arkansas; med built, brown eyes, black hair; registered for WW1 draft at Piggott Clay Co Ark on 12 Sept 1918. He is listed as a farmer/laborer for W. J. Johnson. His permanent residence was at Pollard Clay Co Arkansas at that time. His nearest relative listed on the draft card is “Lonie" Swindle who was in the Army; div. 10 October 1924 Craig Co Arkansas, 2nd petition, docket 1379, TY 1, CA 1, VOL CO petetion divorce (m1) MAUDIE MAE HOPPER PHOTOS (SEE HOPPER FAMILY) m. 3 Oct 1921 Craighead Co Arkansas; b. 12 Nov 1907 Mumford MO; d. 13 Sep 1973 Kennith MO; bd. Cardwell Cemetery Cardwell Dunklin Co MO; res. East Clarkton Dunklin Co MO 1910; res. Neal Mississippi Co Ark 1930 (m2) CARRIE "TESSIE" DEANNIE HADDON b. 26 JAN 1896 KY; d. 23 Oct 1989 Kennett Dunklin Missouri; m. 14 Jan 1920 Kennett Dunklin Co Missour; res. 1920 Haywood Clay Co Arkansas; FPOB Illinois; MPOB Missouri (m1 for Tessie) J. W. Bilderback on 20 Jul 1912 Kennett Dunklin Missouri (m2 for Tessie) Jess E. Swindle (m3 for Tessie) Dec B. Jones b. 14 OCt 1887; d. 14 Jun 1949 St. Louis MO; m. 18 Oct 1923 Kennett MO)
- HELEN LUCILLE SWINDLE (Buchanan) PHOTOS (cm1; b. 25 Aug 1922 Monette, Craighead
Co, AR; d. 17 Dec 1995 Jeffersontown KY;
bd. St. Edwards Cemetery Jeffersontown KY (m1) ELMER WARREN WILSON (SEE WILSON FAMILY) m. 31 Jul 1942 Blytheville,
Arkansas ;d. 17 Jul 1978 Jeffersontown KY; bd. St. Edwards Cemetery, Jeffersontown KY)
The children of Helen Lucille Swindle and Elmer Warren Wilson are:
- FRANCIS LOUISE WILSON (SEE MIZE FAMILY)
- JOHNNY WARREN WILSON (SEE WILSON FAMILY)
- EARL ANVIL SWINDLE (cm2; d. @ 1950)
The children of Jess Ernest Swindle and Maudie Mae Hopper are:
Here is the Swindle story. The parents of Lonie and Jessie Swindle are unknown but the father and mother for Lonie was born in Arkansas; and the Jess' father was born in Tennessee and his mother was born in Arkansas. Lonie and Jessie lived in the Pink and Dora Hogard household along with the children: Bertie, Mathew and Helmes Hogard. The residence of Pink and Dora Hogard was located in Pollard, Clay County Arkansas. Lonie was born about the year 1899 and Jess Ernest Swindle was born on 2 August 1900 in Arkansas. On the 1910 census, Lonnie is listed as speaking english but Jessie is not listed as speaking english. It is scratched out on the census. Lonie and his brother Jessie are listed as no relation to the Hogard family but as farmers/laborers in the household. Jess Swindle signed up for the World War I draft at Piggot , Clay County Arkansas on 12 Sep 1918 but his permanent residence is Pollard, Clay Co Arkansas. He was listed as a farmer/laborer on the W. J. Johnson farm. The draft registration shows that he was medium built, having brown eyes and black hair. His nearest relative listed is his brother Lonie Swindle who was in the Army. The 1920 census for Haywood located in Clay County, Arkansas lists Jess E. Swindle as being married to Carrie "Tessie" Deannie Haddon who was born on 26 January 1896 in Kentucky. Her father was born in Illinois and her mother was born in Missour. The marriage to Jess E. Swindle was on 14 January 1920 at Kennett, Dunklin County Missour. This was her second marriage. She was married prior to J. W. Bilderbach on 20 Jul 1912 Kennett, Dunklin Missour. She married for the third time to Dec B. Jones on 18 October 1923. Dec B. Jones was born on 14 Oct 1887 and died on 14 Jun 1949 St. Louis Missouri. Jess E. Swindle married Maudie Mae Hopper on 3 Oct 1921 at Craig County Arkansas. Maudie Mae Hopper was born on 12 November 1907 Mumford Missouri and listed as a helper on the marriage certificate. Jess and Maudie Mae conceived a lone daughter named Helen Lucille Swindle on 25 August 1922 at Monette, Craig Co Arkansas. Maudie Mae was approximately 14 years old when she gave birth to her daughter. Jess is listed as 25 years old at the time of Helen's birth which makes his birth year during 1897. This was two years earlier than his older brother Lonie who was born during 1899. Jess is listed as a ferrier on the marriage certificate. Helen Lucille Swindle would later marry Elmer "Buddy" Warren Wilson on 31 July 1942 at Blytheville, Arkansas. Jess would petition a second time for a divorce from Maudie Mae Hopper on 10 October 1924 at Craig County, Arkansas. This is where it gets confusing. The 1930 census of Scott township, Sikeston City, Missouri lists Jess E. Swindle as residing with and being married to "Tess" Swindle. They are both listed as being 26 years old which makes their birth year about 1904. They are listed as having been 21 years old when married which means they were married about the year 1921 which is the same year Jess is listed as being married to Maudie Mae Hopper. This may be why there is divorce decree dated 10 Oct 1924 located at Craig Co Arkansas which states it was the second petition for divorce. The divorce was granted. Jess was a truck driver for a coal business and he is shown not to have been a veteran on the 1930 census. There is evidence that their marriage produced a child named Earl Ancil Swindle who died about the year 1950. Overall, the dates presented through censuses, marriage records, and birth certificates present a nonsensible chronological series of events for Jess Ernest Swindle's life. No other information for Jess is available to fill in the gaps or prevent overlapping events demonstrating a polygamous relationship which may have taken place for Jessie with Maudie Mae Hopper and Carrie "Tessie" Deannie Haddon. Only additional data with specific dates will confirm this or deny this.
**The marriage certificate from Craighead Co Arkansas states the groom’s name is Ernest Swindle. He is 21 years old which makes his birth year 1900. Maudie May Hopper is listed as 18 years old on the same marriage certificate making her birth year 1903. But the birth certificate for Helen states the father’s name as Jess Swindle being 25 years old during the year 1922 making his birth year about 1897. Also Maudie Hopper is listed being 15 years making her birth year around 1906 which is correct. She is listed as being a helper and Jess is listed as a Ferrier. Marriage certificate is located in the Jonesboro Court House and is number U-0338.
The 1910 Census of Pollard, Clay Co Arkansas shows Jessie Swindle born @ the year 1901 in Arkansas. Jessie's father born in Tennessee and his mother was born in Arkansas. Jessie's brother, Lonie Swindle was born @ 1900/1899 in Arkansas. Lonie's father and mother born in Arkansas. Jessie and Lonie were living in the household of Pink Hogard. Pink Hogard was born in @ the year 1871 Tennessee, his father was born in Kentucky and his mother was born in Tennessee. Pink Hogard's wife, Dora Hogard was born about the year 1878 Arkansas. It shows her parents being born in the United States but does not specify what state. The children of Pink and Dora Hogard are: Birtie Hogard, born about the year 1896 in Arkansas; Mathew Hogard born about the year 1900 in Arkansas; Helmes Hogard born about the 1909 in Arkansas. Jessie and Lonie both lived on the farm, both attended school, Jessie is not listed as speaking english. Spoken language of english is scratched out on the 1910 census pertaining to Jessie. Both Lonie and Jessie are listed as farmer/laborer and no relation to the Hogard family on the same census.
The 1920 census of Haywood, Clay Co Arkansas lists Jess E. Swindle born about the year 1899 Arkansas being married to Carrie Swindle born about the year 1898 Missouri. He is listed as a farmer/laborer and renting his house.
The 1930 Census of Missouri, Sikeston City, 2nd Ward, Scott township states that Jess E. Swindle is 26 years old which gives approximate date of birth around 1904 and his wife, Tess is listed as 26 years old which makes her year of birth about 1904. They are both listed as being married when they were 21 years old. Their marriage would have been during the year 1921. He is listed as driving a truck for a coal business and she is listed as being a house wife. Both are educated. Jess's parents are both born in Arkansas and Tessie's is listed being born in Missouri. Her father was born in Illinois and her mother was born in Missouri. They are listed as residing on North West Street. Even though Jess registered for the World War I draft he was not a veteran.