TWELFTH GENERATION

2366. Emma Rachel BOWLSBY ^{(10163) (5326)(5327)} was born on 5 Jan 1874 in Neligh, Antelope County, NE.^{(10164) (10135)} She died on 19 Apr 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^{(10164) (10135)} She was buried on 25 Apr 1937 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.^{(10164) (10135)} She was a Homemaker. ^(10165) She was. ^(10166) Catholic/Penacostal

William and Emma Swain broke with the Catholic church Sep 1895, because the church refused t o hold services for their baby boy Frankie.

She was married to William Francis SWAIN on 3 Jun 1891 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE. William Francis SWAIN^{(10167) (10164) (5327)} was born on 31 Oct 1867 in Madison Co., NE.^(10168) He died on 12 Mar 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. ^(10169) He was buried on 13 Mar 1936 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.^(10170) Notes:James Robert Swain
William Francis Swain was born on Halloween day. October 31. 1867 in Madison County. Indiana , His parents were James Francis Swain 'b. 1840 in Indiana and Sarah Elizabeth (Perry) Swai n b. 1844 in Madison Co. Indiana, His mother was the daughter of Andrew Perry b. 1812 in ID a nd Sarah Marsh b. 1817 OH. The 1870 Missouri census is the oldest record to trace our Swain f amily at this time. James Francis Swain died in Mercer Co, Missouri when William was still a t a young age. Elizabeth remarried before 1878, Joseph Shook (1824-1917). Elizabeth died i n 1882 leaving William and his sisters in the care of Mr. Shook. William, age 15 and his sist er Sarah Emma age 18, were sent to Antelope Co. Nebraska to live with their uncle Samuel Perr y. William also had a sister named Cristina b 1866, who probably died as a child. His half -s isters. Ada Shook b 1879 and Katie Shook b 1881 stayed in the home of their father, Joseph , Shook. William's Uncle Samuel Perry married Ella Bowlsby, in 1882 a sister to Emma Rache l Bowlsby. It was at the Perry farm that William met his future wife Emma Rachel Bowlsby. Emm a Rachel Bowlsby was born 5 Jan 1874 in Ceder Valley community, Antelope County, Nebraska. Sh e was the ninth of eleven children born to Emmanuel Parkhill Bowlsby b. 1829 and Lydia Ann (T hompson) Bowlsby (b. 1834). The Bowlsby family had moved from Wisconsin to Nebraska in 1873 . William and Emma were married on June 3. I 891, in Cedar County, Nebraska where the first n ine children were born, except for Clifton who appears to be born in Missouri. where they we re living at the time of the 1900 U.S. census. Manuel P. Bowlsby and Lydia Ann[Thompson] wit nessed the marriage. Emma is remembered as saying in a joking way that "she must have been c razy to marry William after practically growing up in the same house with him.” William and E mma remained in Nebraska until 1908, when they crossed the planes to the new state of Oklahom a in two covered wagons. Emma was pregnant with Leonard at the time. Leonard was born in 3 S ep 1908 in Oklahoma, so the family must have made the trip sometime in the early months of 19 08. There is no evidence that William or Emma ever saw any of their family again, with the ex ception of the children of William's sister Emma.
The Swain family settled in Caddo County, Oklahoma for a short time, by the l910 census, th e family was in Grady County, Oklahoma. Where they lived in a number of locations. Pocasset , Amber and Minco. Emma was pregnant with twins after coming to OK, but lost them due to a m iscarriage. It was here that the last three children were born. William. either farmed rente d land or sharecropped while in Grady County. During the years in Grady County, the older chi ldren of this family, began to marry, Stella married George Stover on 13 Sep 1913 and Lizzi e married Alfred Francis Stover on 22 Jan 1915. Sometime around 1917, the family moved to a 1 60-acre farm that William had purchased in Seminole County, OK between Maud and Harjo. The h ousehold goods, farm implements and animals were shipped by train to the Maud, OK depot. Th e family moved into a log cabin that was on the Farm, this would be their home for almost tw o years. William added another room to the log cabin from hand cut timber. After two years Wi lliam tore-down the log cabin and moved a house to wherethe log cabin had stood, with the hel p of his sons and a group of neighbours.
During this time Earl joined the United States Army Air Guards and sailed to France to figh t in World War I. He was in a severe train accident that took many lives and crippled him. Af ter many months in hospitals he was allowed to return home. His parents and siblings met hi m at the Train station in Harjo. A year and a half after Earl was discharged from the army, h e married Medy [Howarth] Cole on 16 Nov 1920. Much later, after his parent's deaths, Sandy wo uld be drafted into the United States Army for a short time because of World War II. He was s tationed in Florida.
In 1921 a flood destroyed what seemed to be one of the best crops that William had farmed. H e tried to make a loan against the next years crops at the bank in Maud, Oklahoma, but was un successful. William was forced to sale his farm to pay his creditors. William left his famil y with Stella[Swain] Stover and her family and travelled to Oklahoma City to Look for work an d a home for his family. He rented a house on SW 20th and Agnew in Okla. City. It was here t hat Leonard became very ill. He died on 20 Nov. 1924 at 16 years old from a ruptured append ix in the Oklahoma
General Hospital . He was buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Oklahoma city, OK. The years in Ok lahoma City saw marriages of four of William and Emma's sons, Bill married Jessie Cleo Hensle y on 21 Sep 1923. Pete married Etha (surname unknown) in 1923. He was to later remarry to Rub y Rosier on 21 Nov 1935. Quil married Ruth Altana and Sandy married Mary (surname unknown). W illiam was not able to keep the house because of back taxes. In the early years of this centu ry individuals did not know how much the taxes would be until they came to collect. The amoun t
was staggering and for this man who made a modest living, it was overwhelming. He moved his f amily which by now consisted of Emma, Willemma and Golda to Wapanucka, Oklahoma. Where Willia m bought another farm. In 1929, America was brought to its knees by the fall of Wall Street a nd the Great Depression that was to last until the beginning of World War II and in 1930 cam e the drought and in 1932 the Dust Bowl. Oklahoma was one of the
hardest hit areas in the country economic as well as physically. William was unable to pay hi s taxes because of the poor crop conditions and lost his farm, by now all of their children h ad homes and families of their own. Willemma married John Holland on 29 May 1929 and Golda m arried Robert Gains Owen on 2 I Sep 1931. In 1931 William and Emma lost another child. Stell a died at the Oklahoma General Hospital of cancer of the stomach on August 13. 1931. She ha d been married twice, once to George Stover and the second time to Tom Southerland. At the ti me of her death
she was divorced from her second husband. She also left two daughters, Catherine and Willemma . She was buried at the Fairlawn Cemetery under the name of Stella Stover. It was within the se years of so much unhappiness that William and Emma separated. The exact reason for the sep aration is not known, there was no divorce. William rented a small farm, near Binger and Coge r Oklahoma and Emma lived in Verden, Oklahoma with her son Sandy, The last few months of 193 5 she moved back to Oklahoma City and early 1936. William contracted a very bad cough that th e local doctors attributed to his continuous smoking of a pipe. In February of 1936 he went t o visit Golda and her
family who lived in Oklahoma City During this visit William became very sick and was put to b ed. For the next three weeks Golda. Bill and his wife Cleo sat up with him around the clock . William slipped into a Coma on the night of March 11tho His family took him to the Oklahom a General Hospital here he died the next morning, 12 Mar 1936 at 9:30 am. It was discovered t hat he had suffered from a severe kidney infection and bronchitis. The Street & Draper Funer al Home handled arrangements for the funeral. His funeral was held on March 15th at the Secon d Pentecostal Church on SW 24th St. and Agnew St. (William. had helped build this church buil ding some years before.) A "Brother" Phillips conducted the services. William was laid to re st in the Fairlawn Cemetery not far from his daughter Stella. Emma suffered a fatal stroke i n her home at 7:30 pm on 19 April 1937. She had been in good spirits that day but had compla ined about not feeling well, She was sitting on the edge of her bed when she suffered the 9t roke. She died approximately at 10:00 pm. Emma's funeral was at theChurch of the First Born ( Pentecostal Holiness on Capitol HiIl in Oklahoma City on the 25th of April. The funeral was a rranged through the Ben V. Hunter Funeral Home. Emma was buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery no t far from William, Emma like William and probably Leonard, rests in an unmarked grave.
James Robert Swain 9/11/1989
Note: Ruby L. M.[Swain] Cyphers In 2000 William and Emma (Bowlsby) Swain’s headstones we re
set up in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, OK to mark their graves. Leonard’s grav e was
not found. Emma Rachel BOWLSBY and William Francis SWAIN had the following children:

+4385 i. Stella Malinda SWAIN^{(10164) (5327)} was born on 5 Feb 1891 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE.^{(10171) (10164)} She died on 13 Aug 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.^{(10164) (10171)} She was buried on 15 Aug 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. ^{(10172)(10173)} Note: James Robert Swain
Stella M. Swain was born on February 5 1891 in the state of Nebraska. The exact location in N ebraska is not known, but it could possibly be Randolph Co. where her sister Lizzie was bor n the following year. Family stories put her birth at Omaha. Nebraska. Stella was William an d Emma's first child.
In the year of 1907 Stella moved with her parents and siblings to Oklahoma where she would li ve the rest of her life. Stella met and married George W. Stover on September 13. 1913. Thi s couple live in Oklahoma City.
They had two daughters born to them, Catherine Elizabeth born Nov. 20, 1914 and Willemma Rach el July 10 1921.
Stella and George separated sometime during the 1920 and Stella remarried to Tom Sullivan. A t the time of her death Stella Was divorced for a second time. .
Stella entered the Oklahoma General Hospital for an operation on her stomach, the doctors fou nd cancer, and She died on August 12. 1931. Stella was buried at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Okl ahoma City under the name of Stella Stover. Her daughters gave her the head stone that mark s her grave.
After the death of their mother, Catherine and her family went to live in Waldron. Arkansas . In 1940 the family moved to Texas where they still reside.
Willemma lived with her father George Stover in Fort Worth after Stella’s death.
Both of Stella's daughters married. Catherine married Leonard Young on September 6. 1930 an d had one child, Betty Eugene Young born August 12. 1931, the same day that Stella died. On F ebruary 5. 1936, Betty tragically died in a house fire when she was only four years old. Cath erine married the second time to Billy G. Roberson, they had no children.
Willemma married Oscar Armstrong; they had one child, Allie Mae Armstrong born on Aug. 12 194 4. Oscar passed away on March 17 1972.
Stella's first husband, George W. Stover, lived until March 13 1966. He was buried on the 17t h in the Larlawn Cemetery in Ft. Worth. Texas.

Note:Claude D. Swain
BIRTH:
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Stella Malinda SWAIN
Sex: F
Event(s):
Birth: 5 Feb 1892
Randolph, Cedar, Nebraska
Parents:
Father: William Francis SWAIN
Mother: Emma Rachel BOWLSBY
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She died of Stomach Cancer.
+4386 ii. Elizabeth Catherine SWAIN^{(10164) (5327)} was born on 12 Jul 1892 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE.^(10174) She died on 19 Jul 1959 in Chickasha, Grady Co., OK. ^(10175) She was buried on 22 Jul 1959 in Pocasset Cemetery, Pocasset, Grady Co., OK.^(10176) She was also known as.^{(10177) (10178)} "Lizzie"
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Catherine Swain was born on July 12 1893 in Randolph County. Nebraska, Sh e was the second daughter of William and Emma Swain. At the age of I5, Lizzie moved to the ne w state of Oklahoma with her family finally settling at Amber, Grady County, Oklahoma. Ther e she met and married Alfred Francis (Frank/Shorty) Stover on January 15 1915. To this coupl e three children were born: Rachel Elizabeth born October 10 1915, Francis Katheryn Stover bo rn August 8 1917 and Alfred Manuel
Stover born June 23 1924.
Alfred and Lizzie moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma where, Alfred died on April 21 1952 from Emphy sema and Heart complications. He was buried at the Pocasset, Oklahoma Cemetery. Lizzie passe d away suddenly from a heart attack on July 20 1959 at Her home in Chickasha. Her funeral wa s at 2 pm on July 23 1959. She was buried beside her husband at Pocasset.
4387 iii. Frank SWAIN^{(10164) (5327)} was born on 30 May 1895 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE.^(10164) He died on 15 Sep 1895 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE.^(10164) He was also known as.^(10179)
Frankie Swain was born May 30, 1895 in Nebraska, and died 3 months later on Sept 15 1895. Th e Swains until the time of Frankie's death were Catholic.The Catholic Church refused to let F rankie's body be buried in a Catholic Cemetery, the actions taken by the Catholics agains t a helpless Infant were reason enough for the Swain family to break with the Catholic Church .
+4388 iv. Earl Francis SWAIN⁽⁵³²⁷⁾ was born on 12 Oct 1896 in Dixon, Dixon Co., NE.^{(10180) (10181) (10182)} He died on 14 Jan 1980 in Altus, Jackson Co., OK. ^{(10183)(10184) (10185)} He was buried on 16 Jan 1980 in Altus, Jackson Co., OK. ^{(10186) (10187)(10188)} He was a farmer/carpenter/Pet Shop owner.^{(10189) (10190)} He was. ^{(10191)(10192)}
Notes: Ruby Lee Melvina [Swain] Cyphers
2002

Earl Francis Swain
Earl Francis Swain was Born on October 12, 1896 in Dixon Nebraska to Emma Rachel Bowlsby Swai n and Charles William Swain. As a young child his family moved to Oklahoma, in a small tow n called Cougar in Grady County. He joined the Army in 1917 during WW1 and took his trainin g in San Antonio, Texas. He was later station in Denver Colorado. He was sent to France an d it was their that he saw action. After a few days leave in Paris, on Armistice Day, he an d his buddies were on their way back to camp when a train with a drunk engineer switched to t he wrong track and hit Earls train head on. He was considered dead and put in the mortuary . At that time the 'big flu epidemic' was raging in France and people were dying everywhere . The morturary was full and they set up a temporary one in a building with a glass front . That is where they put Earl. A colored worker happened to walk by and saw Earl move and c arried him into the hEarl married Medy Howarth Cole in Wichita Falls, Texas on November 16 , 1920. Their first home was two miles north of Pocasset Oklahoma. It was there that Earl W illiam Swain was born on October 25, 1921. Little Earl joined a half sister Margaret Cole (4 -17-1919), who was adopted by Earl F. that year. At that time Earl was a farmer by trade. I n 1921 they moved to Oklahoma City where Earl went to a Government school for a year. The ne xt year they moved to Stillwater Oklahoma where Earl attended what was then called A & M Coll ege for three years studying Animal Husbandry. A & M is now the great University called Okla homa State University. It was at Stillwater that Francis Alexander was born on September 23 , 1923. The year 1924 found them living at Amber, Oklahoma and on May 24, 1925 Medy Alzina w as born. They farmed in the Amber community until 1927 when they moved back to Pocaset. Rub y Lee Melvina was born their on January 13, 1929..From Their they moved to Wapanuka Oklahom a and it was their that Pat. R. Swain was born on October 22, 1933. When Pat was only a fe w weeks old Earl fell on hard times. He put Caissons (tires) on a sturdy farm wagon and buil t a house on it. On the outside he built shelves and a pull down table. From this Medy cook ed all the meals and washed dishes and an area for the family to 'wash up.' Inside was a clo set for clothing and chest for necessities and a bed. They set out to find a better life. T hey worked from place doing whatever ever they could find. Earl, Medy, Pat and the two smal l girls slept inside and the 3 older ones in the car. They got as far as Roswell, Arizona an d Earl decided it was to much for his large family. He headed back and stopped at Chillicoth e Texas. He worked in that area for a couple of years and in 1935 move to Nocona Texas and r ented a place in the Bonita area. He farmed their for six years and moved to Olustee Oklahom a. In 1946 he moved to Altus and put in a feed store and pet shop. That sEarl was plague d with heart problems, and on January 14, 1980 he died in Jackson County Memorial Hospital i n Altus Oklahoma and was Buried in Restlawn Cemetary one and one half miles North of Altus . Medy passed away on November 12, 1982 at Jackson County Memoral Hospital and was laid to r est with Earl and their two sons, Pat, who died June 12, 1969 and Earl W. who died in Decembe r 1976.



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He had a heart condition.
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SSN 446-28-8259 Residence: 73521 Altus, Jackson, OK
Born 12 Oct 1896 Last Benefit:
Died Jan 1980 Issued: OK (Before 1951)

MARRIAGE:
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Earl Francis SWAIN
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Spouse: Medy_ HOWARTH
Marriage: 16 Nov 1920
Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
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+4389 v. Clifton Ora SWAIN⁽⁵³²⁷⁾ was born on 12 May 1898 in Springfield, Green Co., MO.^(10193) He died on 21 Jun 1969 in Sulphur, Murray Co., MO. ^(10194) He was buried on 23 Jun 1969 in Olustee, Jackson Co., OK. He was also known as.^(10195) Notes from James Robert Swain
Clifton Ora Swain known to everyone as Sandy, born on May 12 1898 presumably in Springfield , Missouri. He is the only. child of William and Emma born in Missouri. The siblings before h im were all born in Nebraska, and the next three after him were born in Nebraska. It is not k nown why the family, or at least Emma, was in Missouri at this time. Perhaps the family move d there in hopes of a better living and then returned to Nebraska, or perhaps they were visit ing relatives.The family settled in Grady Co.. Oklahoma and that is where Sandy grew up. Litt le is known of Sandy's early childhood except that he suffered from a terrible accident tha t rendered him a slow learner for the rest of his life. When he was 18 months old. he was pla ying in the barn yard and got over into the horse coral. One of the horses kicked him in th e head and caused severe injuries. Sandy did live but this accident had caused brain damage . It is not know when he married. but Sandy was married to a lady named Mary and had two son s by her. Charles Ray Swain and William "Bill" Armond Ora Swain. Sometime when the boys wer e quite young. Sandy and his wife separated and divorced. Mary moved to Cresent, Oklahoma wit h both sons and remarried to a man named Fox. Both of Sandy’s sons resided in Cresent, Oklaho ma and had families of their own. Sandy's two sons have both died. the dates and place are no t known, Sandy had at least, one grandchild, a girl. Her name is not known. For a few years s tarting in 1941, he lived with Earl and Medy Swain in Olustee, Oklahoma, also with Hazel Pear l Albertson. Quill’s daughter. and helped rear her son Joe Lee Albertson. Joe Lee was kille d in Vietnam. In his later years, Sandy build a small house behind the home of Alex and Gwe n Swain in 0lustee, Oklahoma. During World War II, Sandy enlisted at the age or forty three y ears. Although he was not in the service for very long, Sandy took great pride in his unifor m and was honourably discharged 18 March 1943. It was because of this short time in the arm y that Sandy was able to retire to the Military Veterans Home in Sulphur. Oklahoma. It was he re that he passed away from a heart attack on 20 June 1969. His funeral was at the First Meth odist Church in Olustee on Monday 23 June 1969 at 230 pm. He was buried In the Olustee Cemet ery in Olustee. Oklahoma. Sandy will always be remembered for his kind heart and his love fo r the children in our Swain family.
Note: Claude D. Swain
CLIFTON ORA SWAIN
SSN 441-28-3983 Residence: 73086 Sulphur, Murray, OK
Born 12 May 1889 Last Benefit:
Died Jun 1969 Issued: OK (Before 1951)
+4390 vi. Charles William SWAIN⁽⁵³²⁷⁾ was born on 23 Jan 1900 in Randolph, Cedar Co., NE.^{(10196) (10197)} He died on 11 Sep 1981 in Tulare, Tulare Co., CA.^{(10198) (10199)} He was buried on 16 Nov 1981 in Tipton, Tulare Co., CA.^{(10200) (10201)} He was also known as. ^(10202) Charles William Swain was born on January 23 1900 in the state of Nebraska. The exact locatio n is not known. At an early age, he traveled with his parents and siblings to the new state o f Oklahoma, then settling in Grady Co, Oklahoma. Bill married Cleo Jessie Hensley on Septembe r 21 1923 at Anadarko, Oklahoma. The couple's first home was in Caddo Co. Oklahoma, near La C ross.
In the years that this family lived in Caddo Co., five children were born to them. Juanita Ju ne July 9 1924, James Marion, May 27 1926 and Lavoina Hope June 22 1928. Oleta Novalene was b orn on April 23 1930 and Marcia Louise September 8 1932.
In 1936 William Francis Swain died and Bill became the executor of his estate and farm auctio n.
Also in 1936 Bill moved his family to Oklahoma City where they lived
until 1938. It was here that the last of their children was born Janet Rae on
July 12 1938,
In 1938, after the death of his mother, Emma Rachel Swain, Bill moved his family to Walls, Ok lahoma. He stayed there for two years before moving across the country to Tipton, California . Bill had many different jobs from 1940 until 1947 when he started an occupation finishing c ement. He remained in this work until 1966 when he retired.
Bill was a very likable person who could find fun in almost anything and was willing to hel p anyone that needed it.
Cleo Jessie [Hensley] Swain passed away from lung cancer July 30 1972 at Tulare, California . She was laid to rest in Tipton, California august 2 1972.
Charles William Swain died on November 11 1981 from a severe Coronary heart disease in the ho spital in Tulare, California. Bill was laid to rest beside his wife Cleo in Tipton, Californi a.
+4391 vii. Wesley Raider SWAIN^{(10171) (5327)} was born on 14 Sep 1902 in Ogalalah, Keith Co., NE.^(10203) He died on 11 Apr 1980 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. ^(10171) He was buried on 13 Apr 1980 in Mt. Olive Cemetery At Healdton, Oklahoma.^(10171) He was also known as.^(10171) Note: Claude D. Swain
Wesley Raider Swain, known as Pete Swain, was born on September 14 1902in Ogalalah, Nebraska . It appears that he was the only child from William and Emma's eleven children that was bor n on the west side of Nebraska. He left Nebraska with his parents and siblings in the early 1 900's and settled inGrady Co., Oklahoma. Little is known of his early childhood and life. Pet e first married to a woman named Etha in 1923 and had two children from this marriage, J R. S wain born September 1924, died June 10 1982 was married to a woman named Ann and Pauline Swai n who married Wallace Pierce.
He married a second time to Ruby Beatrice Rosier on September 2 1 1935 in Chickasha, Oklahoma . They moved to Oklahoma City in 1935 where their first child Claude Dell Swain was born on S eptember 3. 1936. In 1938 Pete started working for the Mobile Oil Co. and moved to Purcell, O klahoma where Darlene Florence Swain was born on October 5 1941 and Judy Deloris Swain on Feb ruary 18 1944.
In 1950 Pete was transferred to the oil fields in Healdton, Oklahoma. Here the family staye d until 1953, then moved to Wewoka, Oklahoma where Pete Managed a Pumping Station. In 1959 th ey moved back to Healdton, Oklahoma and it was here that Pete retired in 1960, after 22 year s with Mobile Oil at the age of 58 because of heart trouble.
For many years Pete was a very active wolf hunter and also raisedWolf hounds. He was a membe r of the Wolf Hunters Association.
Wesley Raider "Pete" Swain passed away from heart failure on Friday April 11 1980 in an Oklah oma City hospital. He had been sick for many weeks.
His funeral was at 2pm on Sunday April 13 1980, He was buried in the Mt. Olive Cemetery at He aldton, Oklahoma.

PETE SWAIN 14 Sep 1902 Apr 1980 73438 (Healdton, Carter, OK)(none
specified) 456-01-8568 Texas
+4392 viii. Quillen Curley SWAIN^{(10204) (5327)} was born on 8 Jun 1903 in Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.^(10205) He died on 25 Feb 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. ^(10164) He was buried on 27 Feb 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.^(10164) He was also known as. ^(10164) "Quill"
Quillen Curley Swain, was born on June 8. 1903 in, Omaha, Nebraska, He was the last of Willia m and Emma's children to be born in Nebraska, except for the possible exception of Frankie.
Quil married Ruth Altana in Chickasha. Oklahoma sometime before 1924, to this couple eleven c hildren were born. Quil was a farmer most of his , in many different places. The eleven child ren have eight different birth places.
While living in Chickasha, Oklahoma their first child Elizabeth Altana was born on June 1 192 4. In the same year the Quill moved his family to Fort Worth. Texas where Rachel Loetta wa s born on January 15 1925. The family moved to Oklahoma City sometime in 1925 and remained th ere until 1929. During this time Hazel Pearl, born on December 25. 1926 and Laura Mae born o n March I 1928 were born.
In 1929 this growing family moved to Wapanucka. Oklahoma, where they lived and farmed for app roximately four years. Here Evelyn Fern was born on March 6.1930 and Nellie Ruth on July 27,1 932. From here the family moved to EL Point, Texas, where Charles William was born on May
18 1936. After Quil moved his family to Floydday, Texas two additional children were born. Me dy Bernice on September 10 1938 and Quillen Curley Jr on June 6 1941. It was in Floydday tha t young Charley William died in 1939. He was only four years old.
Robert Earl was born at Thara. Texas on July 27. 1943 and Jackie Doris in Vernon, Texas on Ja nuary 25 1946.
The family finally settled in Norman, Oklahoma where Quil and Ruth held jobs at Norman east C entral State Hospital.
In 1976 Quill and Ruth moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . Quill died February 25 1979 in th e South Community Hospital Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was buried February 27 at the Resthave n Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
At the time of his death, nine of his eleven children were living. Quil and Ruth had been ble ssed with a very large family and at the time of his death, Quil had 36 grandchildren.
Quillen C. SWAIN
SSN 466-22-6710 Residence: 73119 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK
Born 8 Jun 1903 Last Benefit:
Died Feb 1979 Issued: TX (Before 1951)
4393 ix. Leonard SWAIN⁽⁵³²⁷⁾ was born on 3 Sep 1908 in Amber, Grady County, OK.^(10206) He died on 20 Nov 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK. ^(10207) He was buried on 22 Nov 1924 in Fairlawn Cem., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.^(10208) He was also known as.^(10209) He Cause death. Leonard (Buck) Swain was the first child of William and Emma Swain to be born in Oklahoma. H e was born on August 3 1908 at Amber, Oklahoma, little is known about his early childhood. H e helped his father farm at Harjo from 1919 to 1921. From the stories told about him he wa s a fine young man, hard working, mild tempered. Buck was tall and dark headed, taking his ph ysical characteristics from the Bowlsby family and not the Swain side. When William and Emm a moved to Oklahoma City, Leonard was in his early teens.
At the age of 16 years, Leonard died of a ruptured appendix on November 20 1924 in the Oklaho ma General Hospital at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Brother Phipps held his funeral at the 2nd Pe ntecostal Church, Leonard was laid to rest in Fairlawn Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co ., Oklahoma. The exact location of this grave is unknown. It is thought that his grave is no t far from his parent’s graves or his sister Stella’s grave.
+4394 x. Willemma SWAIN (Private).
+4395 xi. Golda Mae SWAIN (Private).