Dixie (Copley) Swimm (1902 - 1976)

Born 10 Aug 1902 in West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Estel Swimm — married 28 May 1921 in McDowell County, West Virginia

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Biography

Birth: 10 AUG 1902

Death: JAN 1976

During the 1910 US Census:

Ira Copley, age 48, was renting his home (not a farm) Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia with his wife Emma Copley, age 46, and their children

Frank Copley, Son, age 19

Myrtle Copley, Daughter, age 17

Ben Copley, Son, age 16

Jay Copley, Son, age 17

Minnie Copley, Daughter, age 12

Dixie Copley, Daughter, age 7

Joshua Copley, Boarder, age 20

Dwelling #178 Family #182, race: white. All family members were born in West Virginia. Ira and Emma have both been married two times and together for 25 years. Emma has birthed 8 children and 6 are living. Ira, Ben and Jay's occupation is Laborer in the Coal Mines, Frank is Driver in the Coal Mines and Joshua is a Miner in the Coal Mines. Ben and Jay can read but cannot write and except for Dixie all other household members can read and write.

During the 1930 US Census:

Ira Copley, age 69, was renting his house (not a farm) for $8/month at house #63 (no street/road name) in Logan, Logan, West Virginia, with his wife Emma Copley, age 68, and

Dixie Swim, Daughter, 26

Estil Swim, Son-in-law, age 27

Goldie Swim, Granddaughter, age 5

William E Swim, Grandson, age 4 years 5 months

Edra Swim, Granddaughter, age 2 years 2 months

Opal Swim, Granddaughter, age 0

James Stamper, Boarder, age 30

Dwelling #13 Family #13, race: white. Emma was born in Ohio, Estil in Virginia, James in Kentucky and all other household members in West Virginia. Ira's parents were born in West Virginia and Emma's in Kentucky. Ira was age 22 when he first married and Emma age 21. Dixie was age 18 when she first married and Estil was age 19.

Ira, Estil and James' occupation in Miner at the Coal Mines. All the adults can read and write.

Sources

• West Virginia Marriage Record: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTRD-T58 : 11 February 2018), Ester Swim and Dixie Copley, 1921; citing Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 806,441.

• 1910 US Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNY-9BF : accessed 5 September 2019), Myrtle Copley in household of Ira Copley, Chapmanville, Logan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 13A, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1686; FHL microfilm 1,375,699.

• 1930 US Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMH7-7CG : accessed 29 May 2018), Dixie Swim in household of Ira Copley, Logan, Logan, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 13B, line 56, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2540; FHL microfilm 2,342,274.

• SSDI: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS5F-V25 : 19 May 2014), Dixie Swimm, Jan 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of AdamsFamily4.GED on 28 March 2011.