Katherine Engle MARTIN4,1,2,6,4,3
also known as Katherin ROWLS5
6th Jan 19121,2,3 - 8th Feb 20024
Life History
6th Jan 1912 |
Born in Arkansas.1,2,3 |
16th Dec 1933 |
Married Dewey Lee RAWLS in Arkansas County, Arkansas.14 |
30th Jun 1937 |
Death of Dewey Lee RAWLS in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.13,8 |
24th Sep 1938 |
Married James Marvin MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.12 |
after 1941 |
Divorced from James Marvin MCSWAIN in Arkansas County, Arkansas |
3rd May 1941 |
Birth of son Marvin Martin MCSWAIN in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.9,10 |
30th Dec 1945 |
Married Robert Oscar TAYLOR in Lonoke County, Arkansas.3 |
about 1946 |
Birth of son Donald Lee TAYLOR.7 |
26th Jun 1953 |
Death of Robert Oscar TAYLOR in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.8 |
14th Jul 1957 |
Death of James Marvin MCSWAIN in Arkansas.11 |
8th Feb 2002 |
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.4 |
after 8th Feb 2002 |
Buried in DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas |
Notes
- The first public record I find of Katherine's family is in DeWitt, Arkansas, in the 1930 census. She and her sister are living with their widowed father, James E Martin, age 61. Their mother Byrdie Ida Gordon had passed away at some unknown time before this census.
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 3 April, DeWitt, District 16, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3
Martin, James E Head Owns house $2000 real estate M W 61 Widowed Indiana Indiana Indiana No occupation
Martin, Katherine E Daughter F W 18 Single AR AR Indiana No occupation
Martin, Jewell L Daughter F W 14 Single AR AR Indiana No occupation
One genealogy had the name of James E Martin as James Edward. I found this was wrong when I got complete names from James' granddaughter Byrdie Engle McSwain. Her grandfather Martin was named James Edgar Martin.
Katherine Engel Martin had been married before she married James Marvin McSwain. Her first husband was Dewey Rawls. Dewey was born 22 August 1900 in DeWitt, Arkansas, the southern county seat of Arkansas County. After Dewey died, Katherine married James Marvin McSwain, son of James Magnus McSwain, of Ethel, Arkansas.
The marriage record for Marvin and Katherine misspells both her names, recording her name as Katherin Rowls.
Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
Certificate 00216, Volume 0002
Katherin Rowls (transcription misspelled both names)
Gender Female
Spouse Marvin McSwain
License Date: 24 Sep 1938 Arkansas County
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Marvin McSwain
Age 25, Birth Year abt 1913
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse Katherine Rawls
Spouse's Age 26
Spouse's Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 24 Sep 1938 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date: 24 Sep 1938
In the 1940 census, we learn that Marvin moved from Ethel into DeWitt, into Kathryn's home.
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 1B, Madison Avenue, Hse #18, Owns $1000
McSwain, Marvin Head M W 26 Grade 7 b Arkansas Ethel, Ark in 1935 Farmer, Farm Tenant
McSwain, Kathryn Wife F W 28 Grade HS-4 b Arkansas same house in 1935
McSwain, Byrdie Engle Dau F W 5mos Single b Arkansas
Rawls, Donald Lee Stepson M W 5 Single b Arkansas same house in 1935
Marvin and Katherine divorced after the birth of two children. Katherine later married a third time, to Robert Oscar Taylor, Jr. They had one child, Robert Gordon Taylor, born 3 April 1948. Many of these names and details were missing until I received more information from Katherine's daughter Byrdie Engle McSwain in May 2008.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Katherine McSwain
Age 33, Birth Year abt 1912
Residence Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Robt O Taylor
Spouse's Age 38
Spouse's Residence N Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
Marriage 30 Dec 1945 Lonoke County
Marriage License Date: 29 Dec 1945
Sources
- 1. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 2 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 1B, Madison Avenue, Hse #18, Owns $1000
- 2. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 3 April, DeWitt, District 16, page 1A, Hse/Fam #3
- 3. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 4. Email Sources
- 5. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
- 6. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v08t0201&id=I0225
- 7. Obituary of Katherine Martin Taylor, RootsWeb
- 8. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v07t4199&id=I1024
- 9. Obituary of Marvin Martin McSwain
- 10. Social Security Death Index
- 11. Gravestones of Mt Pleasant Cemetery
- 12. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
- Certificate 00216, Volume 0002
- 13. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
- 14. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
- Volume 143, Page 0434, Certificate 28409
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