Chester Shepard Swanner (1890 - abt. 1943)

Born 26 Aug 1890 in Washington Township, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

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Died about 10 Jan 1943 at about age 52 in Lost at Sea

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Biography

• Parents : Jeremiah Cherry Swanner and Victoria Williams Swanner.
• Siblings :

Roy Swanner (1893-1894) ~

Susan Swanner "Chauncey" (1895-1987) ~

Guy Swanner (1897-1977) ~

Eli Swanner (1901-1901) ~

Jeremiah Cherry Swanner (1903-1986) ~

Cecil Swanner (1905 - 1993 ) ~

Oscar Brown Swanner (1907- 1979) ~

Ebbi Lee Swanner "Williams" (1909-1998) ~

David Williams Swanner (1912-1993).

• Marriage : Florence Cahill Swanner ( 1894-1983) m March 19, 1918
• Children :

Chester Sims Swanner ( 1918- 1919 )

Victoria Mary Swanner ( Becker) 1920- 2019

Florence Irene Swanner ( Eberle ) 1924- 2007 )

Eleanor Elizabeth Swanner ( Shaw ) 1927- 2020 )

Alvin Earnest “Al” Swanner ( 1928 - 2021 )

• Captain Chester Swanner was on the C.J. Barkdull when it disappeared with her crew of 58 in the North Atlantic during WWII. U.S. Merchant Marine , Service No. 16875 , Award : Mariner's Medal.

Sources

• "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRQP-Z1N2 : 12 February 2020), Chester Sheppard Swanner, 1890.

• "United States Census,1900," Family household , age 6 (?) , Washington TWS, Beaufort, North Carolina . https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHC3-RH5?i=29&cc=1325221

• "Massachusetts, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMP-WTGY : 16 March 2018), Chester Shephard Swanner, 1918; citing Immigration, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T938 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,534,550.

• "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZHNF-MT6Z : 7 May 2020), Chester A. Swanner in entry for Chester Jim Swanner, 1919.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV7V-PDV : 1 February 2021), Chester Swanner in entry for Simon Cahill, 1920. ( age 29 )*

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMRD-GKL : accessed 16 April 2022), Chester Swanner, New Orleans (Districts 1-250), Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 198, sheet 25A, line 44, family 419, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 809; FHL microfilm 2,340,544. ( age 39 )*

• "United States Census, 1940”, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGX-C5K ( at sea enumeration )*

• Death and Burial : At Sea https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93963360/chester-shepard-swanner

• Research Note (s) :

VESSEL LONG OVERDUE : http://www.armed-guard.com/cjbark.html

LOST FROM CONVOY, THE C.J. BARKDULL , Grover, David H.

• Acnowledgment : For Patricia O' Neal for her " Lost Ships Project " of Merchant Marine ships on Find A Grave. Her research has identified (33) U S Merchant Marine ships lost during World War II , and graciously includes memorials for their crew members .