William Ralph Swindell, remains a mystery to all his family in Long County, GA. Apparently he had a wife with at least one child in Atlanta, GA in the late teens or early 20’s; Another wife and two children in the 20’s while he worked/lived out West (believed to have lived just across state line in Ottawa, Oklahoma-or Cherokee, Kansas) when he and his brother Wallace Leroy Swindell worked with the railroad and/or mining operations in and around Joplin, Missouri. William Ralph Swindell never returned to his home in Long County Georgia until in the early 1940’s after having been gone for over 20 years with another wife (Harriet and their child Irene in her early teens all from Utah – maybe Ogden or Salt Lake City).

William Ralph Swindell departed Long County Georgia again to unknowns in the late 40’s leaving yet another wife and daughter in Ludowici, Georgia and they soon moved on as well where Harriet Swindell was believed by William Ralph Swindell’s sister (Annie Swindell Watson) to have been employed in a Walgreen Drug Store in Atlanta, GA when she lost all contact with Harriet Swindell about 1948 or 1949 when all correspondence ceased. Annie (Swindell) Watson’s home was destroyed by fire in the early 1950’s and all family pictures, old correspondence, records, etc., was completely destroyed by the fire.

Any information or knowledge on William Ralph Swindell/Swindle (born about 1898-GA) or his descendants, etc., will be most appreciative by his family in Georgia {descendants of his brother Wallace Leroy Swindell’s children/gc/ggc/gggcc and the grand children/ggc/gggc of Annie Swindell Watson - Both of his siblings and some nieces and nephews are now deceased}. We are trying with some success to peace together a family-tree.

This Board Query Postings was also posted: Weber & Salt Lake Counties in Utah; Ottawa County, Oklahoma; Benton County, Arkansas; Cherokee County, Kansas; and Benton, Jasper, McDonald, & Newton Counties in Missouri.

He may have gone to Butte, Silver Bow, Montana when he left his home Georgia again in the late 1940's

Thanks, Earl Swindell, Glennville, GA!

The following information is from Montana, death index,
the obits are from newspaper archives:
I am not related, I hope this information is helpful.
Thanks,
Cathee


Montana Death Index:
Name: William Swindell
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Male
Death Date: 15 Dec 1950
Death County: Silver Bow
Index Number: SB 7727 Source:
Montana Office of Vital Statistics
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12/17/1950
Montana Standard
Butte, Montana
RALPH Swindell
Ralph Swindell. 53. died suddenly
Saturday morning while at work in
a stope on the 3200-foot level of
the Leonard mine. Coroner R. E.
Sayatovic said death apparently was
due to a heart condition, although
an autopsy will be performed.
Mr. Swindell had lived at 257
East Park.
The body Is In Duggan's Merrill
mortuary.

December 22, 1950
Montana Standard
Butte, Montana
WILLIAM R. SWINDELL
The funeral of William Ralph
Swindell was conducted Thursday
afternoon at Duggan's Merrill
mortuary, with the Rev. Dorranee
N. Jensen officiating.
Burial was In the American Legion
plot In Mountain View cemetery,
where officers and members of
Silver Bow post No. 1, American
Legion, held military rites.
The Rev. Mr. Jensen served as
chaplain and Arthur Clark as
bugler. Commander Robert Heckman,
was in charge of -a firing
squad of Hugh Doyle, William Carlson,
Henry Gardner, Jack Wulf and
Pete Johnson. Al Bartle was the
color bearer and Maurice Kiely and
William Hepoia were the color
guards.
Pallbearers were William Hepoln,
Arthur Clark, Henry Gardner, Jack
Wulf, William Carlson and Ervin
Laity.