Life History

Notes

• When I found out William E Jack Porter's full name, I found I had hisfamily already in the genealogy, but had lacked the information toidentify him.  He had married Hazel Bob McSwain.  All I had previouslyknown was that her married name was Porter.
  
  In Hazel Bob's obituary in February 2008, I learned her husband's fullname, and was then able to connect him to his father, although I havenot been able to find out who his mother was.  She died before he was6 years old.  The various names of Hazel Bob's husband show up in thetwo censuses of 1920 and 1930, enabling us to confirm that this is hisfamily.
  
  The family tie is further confirmed in our previous knowledge that thesecond wife of William E's stepmother Maggie McSwain is Hazel Bob'saunt.  Maggie was a daughter of P K McSwain, and Hazel Bob's fatherRobert Perry was Maggie's brother.
  
  William or Jack first appears in the 1920 census with his widowedfather and older sister in Ethel, Arkansas.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 February, PrairieTownship, District 16, p 8A, Hse #139, Fam #145
  Porter, William  Head  Divorced  M W 40 AR AR AR Farmer
  Porter, Emma J  Dau F W 8 AR AR AR
  ** Porter, William  Son M W 6 AR AR AR **
  
  They are still in the Ethel area in 1930, with Maggie McSwain Rowlandas the woman of the household.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 20 April, PrairieTownship, District 7, p 6B, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #111, Fam #112
  Porter, William  Head M W 48 AR USA USA  Farmer
  Porter, Maggie E Wife  F W 53 AR NC NC
  Porter, Emogene  Daughter  F W 17 AR AR AR
  ** Porter, Jack E  Son  M W 16 AR AR AR Farm Laborer **
  Rowland, Edward  Stepson M W 15 AR KY AR

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 6 February, Prairie Township, District 16, p 8A, Hse #139, Fam #145
• 2. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 20 April, Prairie Township, District 7, p 6B, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse
• 3. Obituary of Thad Mathew McSwain, DeWitt (Arkansas) Erqa-Enterprise 28Mar 2007
  • http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2007/03/28/news/news09.txt
• 4. Social Security Death Index
• 5. Obituary of Hazel Bob McSwain Porter, Roller Funeral Homes online
  • Name: Name:http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=12494&locid=34;;
• 6. Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939
  • Certificate 00270, Volume 0002