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Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift 1889–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1889

Birth Location: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1939

Death Location: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States

Father: George Cummings

Mother: Susan Lackey

Spouse(s): Augustus Sperling, James Sanders

Children(s): Lillian Sanders, Lewis Sanders, Roger Sanders, Josephine Sanders, James Sanders, Thomas Sperling, Charles Sperling

In 1889, Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift entered the world in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA, born to George Washington Cummings And Susan A Lackey. Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift married Augustus Gus H Sperling, James Corbet Sanders, and had children including Charles Sperling, James Sanders, Josephine Sanders, Lewis Lloyd Sanders, Lillian J Sanders, Roger Sanders, Thomas Franklin Sperling. Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift passed away in 1939 in Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift entered the world in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA, born to George Washington Cummings And Susan A Lackey.
  • Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift married Augustus Gus H Sperling, James Corbet Sanders, and had children including Charles Sperling, James Sanders, Josephine Sanders, Lewis Lloyd Sanders, Lillian J Sanders, Roger Sanders, Thomas Franklin Sperling.
  • Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift passed away in 1939 in Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cummings
1871–1946
Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
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Susan Lackey
1871–1945
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Augustus Sperling
1882–1917
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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James Sanders
1892–
Birth Location: Indian, Penobscot, Maine, United States
JS

Children(s)

Lillian Sanders
1926–
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Sanders
1929–1982
Birth Location: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
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Roger Sanders
1925–1990
Birth Location: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
RS
Josephine Sanders
1923–2006
Birth Location: Wichita Fall, Texas, United States
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James Sanders
1917–1970
Birth Location: Oklahoma, United States
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Thomas Sperling
1907–1986
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Charles Sperling
1909–1938
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Ethel Swift's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Swift
1889–1939
Birth Place: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Parents
George Washington Cummings
1871–1946
Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Susan (A) Lackey
1871–1945
Arkansas, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Sneed
1845–
Red River, Texas, United States
Molissia
1847–
Red River, Texas, United States
Henry Lackey
1805–1875
Tennessee
Nancy (A.) Lackey
1832–
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Swift's Descendants

1.
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Ethel (Laura Elizabeth) Swift (August 1889–1939) m. Augustus ("Gus" H) Sperling (1882–1917) m. James (Corbet) Sanders (24 April 1892–)
  1. 1. Lillian (J) Sanders 1926–
  2. 2. Lewis (Lloyd) Sanders 1929–1982
  3. 3. Roger Sanders 1925–1990
  4. 4. Josephine Sanders 1923–2006
  5. 5. James Sanders 1917–1970
  6. 6. Thomas (Franklin) Sperling 1907–1986 m. Rosa (Bell "Rosie") Miles 1908–2007
    1. 1. Martha (May) Sperling –1932
    2. 2. Ethel Waggoner 1939–2011
    3. 3. Bernia (Dean Sperling) Kemper 1936–2016
    4. 4. Frank Sperling 1943–2002
    5. 5. Thomas (William) Sperling 1928–2006
  7. 7. Charles Sperling 1909–1938 m. Beaulah (Belle) Bynum 1913–1939
    1. 1. Charles (Spurling) Jr. 1929–2002
    2. 2. Lee (Ray) Sperling 1930–2003 m. Eugenia (Maye) Stout 1932–2016 m. Gail (Leona) Halligan 1930–2020

Ethel Swift's Timeline

8 Records

1889
August 1889
Birth of Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
1906
1906
Age 17
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift was married in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1906
1906
Age 17
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift was married in Oklahoma, United States
Oklahoma, United States
1910
1910
Age 21
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift resided here in Econtuchk, Seminole, Oklahoma
Econtuchk, Seminole, Oklahoma
1920
1920
Age 31
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift resided here in Perry, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
Perry, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift resided here in Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico
Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico
1931
1931
Age 42
Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift resided here in Kelso, Washington, USA
Kelso, Washington, USA
1939
1939
Age 50
Death of Ethel Laura Elizabeth Swift in Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1889
    Event Place: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Perry, McClain, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1470; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 469
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico; Roll: 1393; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 309.0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Econtuchk, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1274; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 176.
    [5] Oklahoma, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Econtuchk, Seminole, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Econtuchk, Seminole, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1274; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 176.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Perry, McClain, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Perry, McClain, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1470; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 469

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico; Roll: 1393; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 309.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Kelso, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Dexter, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
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