Descendants of Wiley Carew McSwain

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILEY CAREW7 MCSWAIN  (GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)1 was born 03 Jul 1877 in Arkansas2, and died 22 Jan 1949 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas2.  He married SUSIE FRANCES LOWRY3 27 Nov 1902 in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas4, daughter of UNKNOWN LOWRY and UNKNOWN PADGETT.  She was born 04 May 1885 in Indian Territory/Oklahoma4, and died 12 Mar 1925 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas4,5.

 

Notes for WILEY CAREW MCSWAIN:

Wiley Carew always went by the name Carew.

He had been sick some time before he died.  An autopsy discovered cancer and it is presumed that was the cause of death.

        -- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins

 

In the 1900 Arkansas County, Arkansas, census, Wiley's parents have died and he is head of the household, with his sister Callie and brothers Matthew and James living with him.  A Russell McSwain, age 21, is also reported as a boarder.  it is not clear where this Russell came from or how he is kin to them.  Like the others he was born in Arkansas, and both his parents were born in North Carolina.

 

Notes for SUSIE FRANCES LOWRY:

Different sources have the name spelled differently.  In her formal listing of family information, Bertie Lois Dumond McSwain spelled the name Lowrey.  But in her letters and in spelling it orally in a family discussion, she spelled it Lowry.  In the Essex Funeral Home registry, there is a listing for a T W Lowrey (Book VI, 85).  We cannot find listings for the specific Lowry family members we know.

 

Susie Frances Lowry died of the measles which would never "break out."

        -- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins

 

 

Marriage Notes for WILEY MCSWAIN and SUSIE LOWRY:

Ceremony performed by Rev. Cannon of DeWitt, Arkansas.

                -- Bertie Lois Dumond McSwain Family Information 27 Feb 1979

 

More About WILEY MCSWAIN and SUSIE LOWRY:

Marriage: 27 Nov 1902, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas6

       

Children of WILEY MCSWAIN and SUSIE LOWRY are:

2.                i.    LOUIS WIRT8 MCSWAIN, b. 17 Sep 1905, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 11 Jul 1975, St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.

3.               ii.    GLADYS LUCILLE MCSWAIN, b. 01 Jul 1908, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 20 Nov 1987.

4.              iii.    CAREW OLIVER MCSWAIN, b. 25 Oct 1910, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 30 Sep 1979, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.

5.              iv.    LOGAN MORRIS MCSWAIN, b. 02 Apr 1914, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 20 Jun 1975.

                  v.    ROGER FULTON MCSWAIN, b. 10 Dec 1916, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas6; d. 01 Oct 1921, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas6.

 

Notes for ROGER FULTON MCSWAIN:

Memory is somewhat unclear, but it is thought that Roger Fulton died at home.  Cause of death is uncertain, but thought to be illness.  He was less than five years old.

       -- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins

 

More About ROGER FULTON MCSWAIN:

Name 2: Roger F McSwain7

Residence: 1920, Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas7

 

6.              vi.    BERNICE JUNE MCSWAIN, b. 07 Jun 1919, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 19 Mar 2000, St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  LOUIS WIRT8 MCSWAIN (WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born 17 Sep 1905 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas8, and died 11 Jul 1975 in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas8,9.  He married BERNICE WILLIAMS10 24 Oct 1939 in Arkansas County, Akansas11.  She was born 23 Nov 190712,13, and died 08 Feb 2002 in St. Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas14,15.

 

Notes for LOUIS WIRT MCSWAIN:

Louis was barber in St Charles, Arkansas.

        -- Edith Marie McSwain Jenkins

 

Notes for BERNICE WILLIAMS:

"Bernice" is pronounced BURN-iss.

        -- Orville Boyd Jenkins

 

More About BERNICE WILLIAMS:

Burial: Feb 2002, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas, by Essex Funeral Home16

 

Marriage Notes for LOUIS MCSWAIN and BERNICE WILLIAMS:

Louis and Bernice's mariage license was issued on 19 Sep 1939.  The ceremony was ocnducted 24 Oct 1939. 

        -- Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., page 0835

 

More About LOUIS MCSWAIN and BERNICE WILLIAMS:

Marriage: 24 Oct 1939, Arkansas County, Akansas17

       

Child of LOUIS MCSWAIN and BERNICE WILLIAMS is:

7.                i.    ROGER LOUIS9 MCSWAIN.

 

 

3.  GLADYS LUCILLE8 MCSWAIN (WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born 01 Jul 1908 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas18, and died 20 Nov 198719.  She married LINNIE O DEMPSEY19 14 Jun 192919, son of UNKNOWN DEMPSEY and NOFIRSTNAME NLN.  He was born 05 Jan 190219, and died 13 Mar 197219.

 

Notes for GLADYS LUCILLE MCSWAIN:

Carew Oliver always called his sister Gladys "Sister," all his life.

 

More About LINNIE DEMPSEY and GLADYS MCSWAIN:

Marriage: 14 Jun 192919

       

Children of GLADYS MCSWAIN and LINNIE DEMPSEY are:

8.                i.    LAVELLE9 DEMPSEY.

9.               ii.    ANNELLA DEMPSEY, b. 15 Apr 1931; d. 24 Mar 2000.

10.            iii.    CAREW JACKSON DEMPSEY, b. 13 Sep 1933, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 14 Dec 2000, Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.

11.            iv.    ARVIN M DEMPSEY, b. Aug 1937.

 

 

4.  CAREW OLIVER8 MCSWAIN (WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born 25 Oct 1910 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas20,21,22, and died 30 Sep 1979 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas23,24.  He married BERTIE LOIS DUMOND 16 Mar 194125, daughter of IRA DUMOND and ETHEL SEAMONS.  She was born 18 Apr 1917 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas26, and died 12 Dec 2002 in St. Vincent's Hospital, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas26.

 

Notes for CAREW OLIVER MCSWAIN:

Carew Oliver always went by Oliver.

Oliver had been ill for some time, and died in a hospital in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.  Funeral was held at the Belleview Missionary Baptist Chruch in his home community of Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.

 

More About CAREW OLIVER MCSWAIN:

Burial: Oct 1979, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas27

Cause of Death: Heart failure resulting from long-term emphysema

 

Notes for BERTIE LOIS DUMOND:

Funeral was held at her home church, Belleview Missionary Baptist Church, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.

 

More About BERTIE LOIS DUMOND:

Burial: 15 Dec 2002, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas28

 

More About CAREW MCSWAIN and BERTIE DUMOND:

Marriage: 16 Mar 194129

       

Children of CAREW MCSWAIN and BERTIE DUMOND are:

                   i.    GEORGE OLIVER9 MCSWAIN, b. 06 Nov 1944, at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas30,31.

 

Notes for GEORGE OLIVER MCSWAIN:

George never married.

 

12.             ii.    EDITH MARIE MCSWAIN, b. 24 Jan 1948, DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.

                 iii.    FRANK EDDIE MCSWAIN, b. 13 Apr 1955, DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas32,33.

 

Notes for FRANK EDDIE MCSWAIN:

Frank never married.

 

13.            iv.    RICKEY LYNN MCSWAIN, b. 09 Jan 1959, DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.

 

 

5.  LOGAN MORRIS8 MCSWAIN (WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born 02 Apr 1914 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas33,34, and died 20 Jun 197535.  He married DAISY VEE BROWN36 01 May 194337, daughter of CECIL BROWN and MATTIE BLACK.  She was born 28 Nov 1922 in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas38,39, and died 18 Sep 1997 in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas40.

 

Notes for LOGAN MORRIS MCSWAIN:

Logan Morris was called by his middle name, Morris.

 

In the 1930 census, at age 16, he is found living in the household of Oregon Knowlton, Jr, in Ethel (Prairie Township).  District 25, House # 115, Family # 116

 

More About LOGAN MORRIS MCSWAIN:

Date born 2: 04 Feb 1914, Date from Soc Security Death Index41

Cause of Death: Stroke42

 

Notes for DAISY VEE BROWN:

"Daisy Vee led an active live as a farmer's wife, but had to be confined to bed pretty often due to irregular heartbeat.  She never let that affliction keep her down.  She was more active than many a farmer's wife who had no afflictions.  She kept up at least 2 gardens each summer."

        -- Her nephew George McSwain

 

More About DAISY VEE BROWN:

Burial: Sep 1997, Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas, by Essex Funeral Home43

Cause of Death: heart failure44

Medical Information: She had had an irregular heartbeat that often confined to bed much of her adult liife.  She, however, contiued to lead a very active life.  44

 

More About LOGAN MCSWAIN and DAISY BROWN:

Marriage: 01 May 194345

       

Children of LOGAN MCSWAIN and DAISY BROWN are:

14.              i.    MATTIE RUTH9 MCSWAIN.

15.             ii.    MARILYN MCSWAIN.

16.            iii.    RUSSELL MORRIS MCSWAIN, b. 29 Feb 1944, DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas; d. 02 Jan 1997, Little Rock Pulaski, Arkansas.

17.            iv.    DONALD MATTHEW MCSWAIN, b. 18 Jun 1947, DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.

18.             v.    LARRY WAYNE MCSWAIN, b. 18 Jun 1950, Arkansas County, Arkansas; d. 07 Jun 1987, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.

 

 

6.  BERNICE JUNE8 MCSWAIN (WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born 07 Jun 1919 in at home, Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas46,47, and died 19 Mar 2000 in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas48.  She married FLOYD GLENN JAMES49.  He was born 23 Jul 191949, and died 05 Oct 198949.

 

Notes for BERNICE JUNE MCSWAIN:

"Bernice" is pronounced BURN-iss.

        -- Orville Boyd Jenkins

 

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.

 

More About FLOYD GLENN JAMES:

Military service: WW II and Korea50

       

Child of BERNICE MCSWAIN and FLOYD JAMES is:

                   i.    GLENN9 JAMES, d. Apr 2000, a car wreck51; Adopted child.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

7.  ROGER LOUIS9 MCSWAIN (LOUIS WIRT8, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)  He married UNKNOWN NLN. 

       

Children of ROGER MCSWAIN and UNKNOWN NLN are:

                   i.    LANCE S10 MCSWAIN52.

                  ii.    DAVID MCSWAIN52.

 

 

8.  LAVELLE9 DEMPSEY (GLADYS LUCILLE8 MCSWAIN, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)  She married OREGON BENJAMIN BUTLER53, son of OREGON BUTLER and ELSIE KLINE. 

 

Notes for OREGON BENJAMIN BUTLER:

He always went by Junior.  In his business, he used the initials O B.

        -- Edith McSwain Jenkins

       

Children of LAVELLE DEMPSEY and OREGON BUTLER are:

19.              i.    LUCILLE10 BUTLER, b. Abt 1951.

                  ii.    ANITA KARAN BUTLER54,55, b. 22 Feb 195355; d. 21 Sep 195355.

 

 

9.  ANNELLA9 DEMPSEY (GLADYS LUCILLE8 MCSWAIN, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)56 was born 15 Apr 193157, and died 24 Mar 200057.  She married W H POSTON, JR57. 

       

Children of ANNELLA DEMPSEY and W POSTON are:

                   i.    ODELL10 POSTON57.

                  ii.    ROBERT POSTON57.

                 iii.    ESTHER POSTON57.

                 iv.    FRANCES POSTON57.

 

 

10.  CAREW JACKSON9 DEMPSEY (GLADYS LUCILLE8 MCSWAIN, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)58 was born 13 Sep 1933 in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas58, and died 14 Dec 2000 in Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma58.  He married JOYCE W UNKNOWN59.  She was born 29 Aug 193259.

 

Notes for CAREW JACKSON DEMPSEY:

Edith McSwain Jenkins reports that he always went by Jack.

 

Jack was a Gideon.  At the time of his death he was a member of Crown Heights Church of the Nazarene, in Bethany, Oklahoma, where he was a member of the board and a Sunday School teacher.

 

His funeral services were held 18 December 2000, in the Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Bethany.  Burial was in the Spring Creek Cemetery, Oklahoma City, with Mercer-Adams Funeral Service officiating.

 

        -- Obituary of Carew Jackson Dempsey

 

 

More About CAREW JACKSON DEMPSEY:

Burial: 18 Dec 2000, Spring Creek Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma60

Occupation 1: Auto Sales for 25 years60

Occupation 2: Licensed Insurance Agent60

       

Children of CAREW DEMPSEY and JOYCE UNKNOWN are:

20.              i.    RHONDA10 DEMPSEY.

                  ii.    STEVE DEMPSEY60, b. 195761; m. AUDREY UNKNOWN.

 

Notes for STEVE DEMPSEY:

Steve and his wife Audrey were living in Oklahoma City in December 2000

       -- Obituary of Carew Jackson Dempsey

 

More About STEVE DEMPSEY:

Resident: Dec 2000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma62

 

                 iii.    MARK DEMPSEY62, b. 28 Sep 196663.

 

More About MARK DEMPSEY:

Resident: Dec 2000, Bethany, Oklahoma, Oklahoma64

 

 

11.  ARVIN M9 DEMPSEY (GLADYS LUCILLE8 MCSWAIN, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1) was born Aug 193765.  He married MYRTLE L UNKNOWN65. 

 

Notes for ARVIN M DEMPSEY:

Was living in Almyra, Arkansas, in November 2006.

        -- George Oliver McSwain

 

More About ARVIN M DEMPSEY:

Residence: 2006, Almyra, Arkansas, Arkansas65

       

Children of ARVIN DEMPSEY and MYRTLE UNKNOWN are:

                   i.    RANDY10 DEMPSEY65, b. 13 Aug 196065.

 

More About RANDY DEMPSEY:

Occupation: Works for Raytheon in McKinney, Texas65

 

                  ii.    WALLACE DEMPSEY65, b. Oct 1961.

 

 

12.  EDITH MARIE9 MCSWAIN (CAREW OLIVER8, WILEY CAREW7, GEORGE B6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM DAVID4, WILLIAM DAVID3, DAVID2, UNKNOWN1)66 was born 24 Jan 1948 in DeWitt Clinic, DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas67,68.  She married DR ORVILLE BOYD JENKINS69 01 Aug 1970 in First Baptist Church, Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, son of ORVILLE JENKINS and LOU GREGORY.  He was born 21 Jul 1948 in Grady County Clinic, Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma69.

 

More About EDITH MARIE MCSWAIN:

Baptism: Jul 1967, Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, by Orville Boyd Jenkins, pastor, Cherry Hill Baptist Church69

Degree: May 1970, University of Central Arkansas69

Graduation: 1966, St Charles (Arkansas) High School69

Married: 01 Aug 1970, First Baptist Church, Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, by Pastor William T. Flynt69

 

Notes for DR ORVILLE BOYD JENKINS:

Since 1977, friends have called me Obiwan.  This got started with a young co-worker, because we were both Sci Fi (and Star Wars) fans.  I commonly go by Orville Boyd.  But this is hard for people to get out, so many call me Orville.

 

More About DR ORVILLE BOYD JENKINS:

Advanced Degree: Mar 1984, Institute for Advanced Studies, Clayton, Missouri, EdD, Applied Linguistics69

Baptism: 1955, Quanah, Hardeman, Texas, by Dr. W E Norman, pastor, First Baptist Church69

Degree: May 1971, University of Central Arkansas, BA, French and Philosophy69

Doctor's Degree: Feb 1993, Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael, CA, PhD, Linguistics69

Graduate Degree: May 1981, Communications, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, MTh69

Graduation: May 1966, Conway (Arkansas) High School69

Married: 01 Aug 1970, Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas69

 

More About ORVILLE JENKINS and EDITH MCSWAIN:

Marriage: 01 Aug 1970, First Baptist Church, Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas

       

Children of EDITH MCSWAIN and ORVILLE JENKINS are:

                   i.    GARETH BOYD10 JENKINS69, b. 02 May 1977, Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya69.

 

More About GARETH BOYD JENKINS:

Baptism: 1985, Baptized by Orville Boyd Jenkins at Park Hill Baptist Church, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas69

Degree: May 1999, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas69

Graduation: Jun 1995, Rosslyn Academy, Nairobi, Kenya69

 

21.             ii.    CHRISTOPHER KEVIN JENKINS, b. 24 Jun 1979, Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.</