Leroy Junior Swingle (1924 - 2013)

Born 25 Jun 1924 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Timothea (Litras) Swingle — married 1951 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Died 15 Sep 2013 at age 89 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Biography

Leroy was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Leroy was born in 1924.^[1] He was the son of Leroy Swingle and Harriet Harrison.^[2][3]

Leroy volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[4][5]

In 1951, Leroy married Timothea Litras.^[6][5]

1. Gary^[5]
2. Debbie^[5]
3. Linda^[5]

He passed away in 2013.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Utah, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 46
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10865424 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Name: Leroy Junior Swingle; Race: White; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 25 Jun 1924; Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Residence Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942; Registration Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; Employer: Hawthorne Drug Co; Height: 5 9; Weight: 150; Complexion: Dark; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Leroy D Swingle;
   Household Members Age Relationship:
   Leroy Junior Swingle 18 Self (Head).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6X-M79 : accessed 18 July 2022), Leroy J Swingle in household of Leroy D Swingle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 19B, line 52, family 333, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2418; FHL microfilm 2,342,152.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04224; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 30-48
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #111723096 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Leroy J Swingle (15), single son, in household of Leroy D Swingle (59) in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah. Born in Utah.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294833136 (accessed 17 July 2022)
   Leroy J Swingle (25) lodger in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Utah.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKPP-QKSQ : accessed 18 July 2022), Leroy Swingle, Utah, United States, 19 Sep 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Salt Lake Tribune, The, born-digital text.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QP97-DZ4Z : 19 June 2017), Entry for Leroy J Swingle and Timothea Litras, 1951, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index (http://www.nycmarriageindex.com : 2016); citing New York City Clerk's Office.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 July 2022, 00:29), entry for Leroy Junior Swingle (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LK44-RCK ); contributed by various users.