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Male 1852 - 1930  (78 years)


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  • Name James Merrill SWINDLER  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
    Born 21 Mar 1852  Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16
    Gender Male 
    Married 26 Oct 1876  DeWitt, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13
    Died 26 Nov 1930  San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11, 15, 16
    Buried San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 16
    Person ID I36090728646  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 

    Father James Dorsey SWINDLER,   b. 1819, Point Coupee, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1868, False River, Point Coupee, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Marie Coralie ANDRE,   b. Jul 1823, Pointe Coupe Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1867, Lakeland, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married Bef 1841  Pointe Coupe Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Ella CARTER,   b. 6 Jan 1860, DeWitt County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 November 1929, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Bef. 1876  Dewitt Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    _SREL unknown 
    Children 
     1. Frank SWINDLER,   b. 25 Jul 1876, Dewitt Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1914, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Anna SWINDLER,   b. Sep 1880, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Myrtle Elizabeth SWINDLER,   b. 20 Apr 1884, Pearsall, Frio County, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1960, Floresville, Wilson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Letha Jane SWINDLER,   b. 22 Sep 1886, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1977, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     5. Alice SWINDLER,   b. Aug 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 July 1908  (Age 19 years)
     6. Lula May SWINDLER,   b. 16 March 1889, Dewitt Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1967, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Lena Alada SWINDLER,   b. 12 Jul 1890, Atascosa Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1930, Loire, Wilson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     8. Agnes SWINDLER,   b. Jun 1892, Atascosa Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. James Arthur SWINDLER,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Loire, Wilson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1961, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     10. Mary SWINDLER,   b. May 1896, Atascosa Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Mary Alice SWINDLER,   b. 21 May 1896, Loire, Wilson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 June 1960, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     12. Genevieve Jacqueline SWINDLER,   b. 18 Feb 1900, San Antonio, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1991  (Age 91 years)
     13. Edgar Joseph SWINDLER,   b. 1 July 1900, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1954, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     14. Rose H. SWINDLER,   b. 1903, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 23 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F1991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    photo
    Frank Swindler - Stag Party 1911
    Frank Swindler - Stag Party 1911
    First postmaster
    First postmaster

    U.S. Postmaster - Manning,  Bexar County
    U.S. Postmaster - Manning, Bexar County
    James Merrill Swindler
    James Merrill Swindler
    Swindler Family - Pre 1908 Labeled
    Swindler Family - Pre 1908 Labeled
    U.S. Postmaster - Loire #2
    U.S. Postmaster - Loire #2
    U.S. Postmaster - Imogene, Atascosa County
    U.S. Postmaster - Imogene, Atascosa County
    JM Swindler - Jitney Permit Refusal
    JM Swindler - Jitney Permit Refusal
    U.S. Postmaster - Loire & Verdi
    U.S. Postmaster - Loire & Verdi
    Swindler_Carter Marriage Certificate
    Swindler_Carter Marriage Certificate
    Swindler 50th Wedding Anniversary
    Swindler 50th Wedding Anniversary
    Bolton on Swale Parish Church,  St Mary's
    Bolton on Swale Parish Church, St Mary's
    info - 1st postmaster
    info - 1st postmaster
    Newspapers.com - Fort Worth Daily Gazette - 30 Aug 1895 - Page 1 Loire - Postmaster Announcement
    Newspapers.com - Fort Worth Daily Gazette - 30 Aug 1895 - Page 1 Loire - Postmaster Announcement
    Hayden Mark E hs
    Hayden Mark E hs
    Mary Agnes Drais
    Mary Agnes Drais
    Elizabeth ? Ferguson. No.
    Elizabeth ? Ferguson. No.
    Texas, County Marriage Records, 1870-2014
    Texas, County Marriage Records, 1870-2014
    GRAVE - Malissa I. Smith
    GRAVE - Malissa I. Smith
    Nehemiah married Mary Minthorn
    Nehemiah married Mary Minthorn
    Frank Dillenburg tombstone
    Frank Dillenburg tombstone
    Gourley by marty and harley at findagrave
    Gourley by marty and harley at findagrave
     Donna Lee Payne Janney
    Donna Lee Payne Janney
    Evaline Davis Mahan & dau Mary Cassandra
    Evaline Davis Mahan & dau Mary Cassandra
    William Basil Hayden Pg 69-70
    William Basil Hayden Pg 69-70
    Nancy C Wheeler
    Nancy C Wheeler
    James and Ella Swindler Grave
    James and Ella Swindler Grave

  • Notes 
    • Census 1860 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, p. 770 Census 1880 Dewitt Co. TX, V.9, ed. 46, p. 21 Census 1900 Atascosa Co. TX, V. 2, ed. 7, p. 18 Census 1910 Bexar Co. TX, V. 13, ed. 8, p. 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S_613140049] Texas Death Certificates, 1890-1976 at Fold 3, Swindler, James Merrill: Texas Death Certificates, 1890-1976.

    2. [S1395396916] San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S_638797802] Family Genealogy Database, James H. Wichman, (June 24, 2002).

    4. [S_638797801] Birth Records, Diocese of BatonRouge,LA.

    5. [S1357752070] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 7, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: M593_527; Page: 438B; Image: 304; Family History Library Film: 552026.
      residence place: Waterloo, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana Name: James Merrill Swindler residence date: 1870 residence place: Ward 7, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States

    6. [S_638207363] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Atascosa, Texas; Roll: 1608; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241608.
      residence date: 1900 residence place: Justice Precinct 7, Atascosa, Texas, USA marriage date: 1877 birth date: Mar 1852 birth place: Louisiana Name: James Swindler

    7. [S_638438251] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
      birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana Name: James Merrill Swindler burial place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA death date: 26 November 1930

    8. [S_638207356] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 2299; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 871.0; FHL microfilm: 2342033.
      residence date: 1930 residence place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana Name: James Merrill Swindler

    9. [S_638207346] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T624_1533; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1375546.
      birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana residence date: 1910 residence place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA Name: James Merrill Swindler

    10. [S1357752071] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana; Roll: M653_414; Page: 770; Image: 344; Family History Library Film: 803414.
      birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana residence date: 1860 residence place: Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States Name: James Merrill Swindler

    11. [S_638207364] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
      death date: 26 Nov 1930 death place: Bexar, Texas Name: James Merrill Swindler

    12. [S_638797616] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, DeWiit, Texas; Roll: 1299; Family History Film: 1255299; Page: 380A; Enumeration District: 046.
      Name: James Merrill Swindler birth date: 31 March 1853 birth place: Louisiana residence date: 1880 residence place: Precinct 1, DeWiit, Texas, United States

    13. [S1357752072] Texas, Marriage Index, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
      marriage date: 26 Oct 1876 marriage place: DeWitt, Texas, USA Name: James Merrill Swindler

    14. [S_638198497] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl).
      Name: James Merrill SWINDLER
      residence date: 1929
      residence place: San Antonio, Texas, USA

    15. [S_635955710] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.Original data - Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah..Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas ).
      Name: James Merrill SWINDLER
      birth date: 21 Mar 1852
      birth place: Louisiana
      death date: 26 Nov 1930
      death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

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      burial place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
      death date: 26 Nov 1930
      death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
      birth date: 31 Mar 1853
      birth place: Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
      Name: James Merrill Swindler

    17. [S1357077680] Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    18. [S1358060782] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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    23. [S1439098270] Texas, U.S., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Sacramental Records, 1700-1996, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Roman Catholic Diocese of San Antonio; San Antonio, Texas; Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Antonio; Description: San Fernando Cathedral Marriages 1884-1911.