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I received E-mail in October 2001 from Christine containing information on the descendants of Joel Swindell
Joel Swindell and Metilda Grant were my Great Grandparents. Joel
was in the Civil War and received a war pension and is buried in
Grants Chapel Cemetery in Arkansas. This is close to Hot Springs.
His Children were:
Joel Fill Swindell
Mary Swindell
Willie Swindell
Ora Swindell
Benjamin Ceal Swindell (My grandfather. He lived to be 103 years old.)
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He [Benjamin Ceal Swindell] did tell me he left home (at the time in Arkansas) and
came to Oklahoma. He said he rode a horse, and all he seen was tall grass and indians. He
met my grandmother here and married and then they went back to Arkansas for awhile
but soon came back to Okla.
I have a copy of the Civil War Pension Application that Joel Joseph
Swindell made. It says That in 1901 he applied for this pension in Arkansas. He
served in the 3rd Mississippi Battalion from 1861 to April 1865 (Infantry). That he
was shot in the right knee at Chickamoga, Tennessee.
Petition for Re Instatement On Pension
List Of Hot Spring County, Arkansas
To The Board Of Pensions Of
Spring County Arkansas
The petitioner herein, Joel Swindell would respectfully show to this nonorable board
that he was for several years a pensioner under the laws of this State by reason
of service in the Confederate Army, and that his Proof of Service is on file in the
Auditor's office of the State of Arkansas: that in September 1908, he removed from
this State to Texas and ceased to draw any pension; that about a year ago, he again
settled in Hot Spring County Arkansas and now resides in said County as his
permanent residence; that by direction of the Auditor of the State Of Arkansas
whose letter is hereto attached, he is now applying to this board for re-instatement
as a pensioner as a Confererate Soldier.
Petitioner states that he is now 76 years of age , owns no property in the world,
and has a wife who is also old and disabled.
Wherefore, he asks that he be re-instated so as to permit him to draw his regular
Confederate pension under the laws of this state.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of July 1915.
It shows that he would get $50.00 pension.
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I found some notes that my mother has written down before she
passed away.
Joel Joseph Swindell
Born August 1 1837
Died April 20 1922 Buried in Grants Chapel Cemetary Hot Springs
County Arkansas.
Married Matilda Grant. d. 1926
Children
Mary Swindell
Joe Fell Swindell
Willie (May be William) Swindell
Ora Swindell
Benjamin Ceal Swindell
Joe Fell Swindell Married?
Children
Carl Swindell
Anna Swindell
Lorene Swindell
Dale Swindell
Willie Swindell Married Dottie ?
Children
Mattie Swindell
Willie Swindell
Pauline Swindell
Walter Swindell
Fuston Swindell
Mary Swindell Married Jasper Lutin [Louton]
Children
Charlie Lutin
Braz Lutin
Addie Lutin
Luttie Lutin
Ora Swindell Married Frank Lambert
Children
Mamil Lambert
Delila Lambert
Julia Lambert
Elsia Lambert
Lucy (Lucie) Lambert
Vergie Lambert
Benjamin Ceal Swindell
Born Sept. 9, 1880
Married December 28, 1904 at White Bead Indian Territory, Okla.
Married Caroline Cagle b. Oct. 25. 1887 d. Sept. 4, 1976
Children
Carl Swindell b. Oct. 10, 1905 d. May 28th 1927
Opel Swindell b. Feb. 18, 1907 d. March 18, 1907
Noami Swindell b. May 3 1908
Cleo Swindell b. June 23, 1910 d. May 17, 1983
J. T. Swindell b. Jan. 28, 1913 d. April 21, 1913
Nona Bell Swindell b. Jan 19, 1915 d. Feb. 10, 1915
Foster Swindell b. April 7, 1817 d. April 30. 1955
Helen Swindell b. Nov. 24, 1919 deceased
Yandell Swindell b. Sept. 2, 1921 deceased
I received E-mail in November 2001 from Christine containing information on the descendants of Joel Swindell
Benjamin Ceal Swindell
Born Sept. 9, 1880 Died April 6, 1984
Married December 28, 1904 at White Bead Indian Territory, Okla.
Married Harriett Carolyn Cagle b. Oct. 25. 1887 d. Sept. 4, 1976
Parents: Father: John Richmond Cagle 1867-1930 Mother: Mary Elisabeth Ballard
Children :
Carl Swindell b. Oct. 10, 1905 d. May 28, 1927
Opel Swindell b. Feb. 18, 1907 d. March 18, 1907
Noami Swindell b. May 3 1908 Living in Little Rock Arkansas as of Oct. 2001
Mollie Cleo Swindell b. June 23, 1910 d. May 17, 1983
J. T. Swindell b. Jan. 28, 1913 d. April 21, 1913
Nona Bell Swindell b. Jan 19, 1915 d. Feb. 10, 1915
Foster Swindell b. April 7, 1817 d. April 30, 1955
Helen Swindell b. Nov. 24, 1919 d. June 5, 1989
Yandell Swindell b. Sept. 2, 1921 d. Feb. 2, 1993
Noami Swindell
married Elmer Lawrence Aug. 5, 1925 Elmer died Sept. 1986
Children:
Carroll Lawrence
Mollie Cleo Swindell
Married John Mathes Dec. 29, 1928
Parents: John Standhope McCarver Mathes: Mother Ola Guest Mathes
Children:
Joe Burl Mathes born Sept. 6, 1930
Thelma Christene Mathes born June 26 1934
Kenneth Wayne Mathes born Sept. 28 1936
Foster Swindell
Married Pauline Harold Dec. 1, 1941
Children:
Phllis Ann Swindell
Helen Swindell
Married 1st. Marrion Mathews Sept. 25, 1938
Married 2ed
Married 3rd. Tommy Roberts
Children:
Linda Matthews
Roger Matthews
Vickie Roberts
Tommy Roberts
Yandell Swindell
Married Martha Becky Ingram July 30, 1942 Becky died Jan. 1989
Children:
Yanice Swindell
I received E-mail in June 2002 from Christine containing information on the descendants of Joel Swindell
I did find where Matilda was buried, where my mother always
said she was but I was trying to find Swindell and she was
going by Swindle.
This is the reading on her headstone.
M. A. Swindle
Born 18, Oct. 1840
Died 29, Dec. 1926
Wife of Joel Swindle
This is in Restland Cemetary, Cunningham, Texas.
I also found who her parents were.
John Grant born about 1818 in South Carolina or Georgia
Married Rebecca born About 1823 South Carolina or Georgia.
Married About 1840 in Alabama.
Children:
Matilda Grant b. Abt 1840 in Alabama
John H. Grant b. Abt. 1847 in Alabama
Benjamin F. Grant b. 12 Nov. 1849 In Alabama
died 11, 29, 1915 Hot Springs, Arkansas
Aney E. Grant b. Abt 1851 in Alabama
Puss Grant b. Abt. 1853 in Mississippi or Alabama
Rebecca Grant b. Abt 1855 in Mississippi
James L. Grant b. Abt. 1860
Henry Harry Grant b. Abt 1866
Dovie Grant b. Abt. 1866
There is a lot of information on Matilda's brother Benjamin in the
Arkansas genealogy. He is the one that gave the land for the Grant
Chapel Cemetary in Arkansas. And one thing I don't understand is
why Joel went by Swindell and Matilda went by Swindle. I feel that
maybe her son she was living with at the time may have went by the
old family spelling of the name.
Type: e-mail
Date: 2001-10-00
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