Genealogy for
George Lester Swindel
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George Lester Swindel
5/23/1907 - 1/5/1960
(Shown at age 28)
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George Lester Swindel was born on May 23, 1907 in Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska and died on January 5, 1960 in New York, New York. He lived to be 52 years old.
He was called "Joe". He changed the spelling of Swindle to Swindel. He married Kay Antonucci and they had one daughter, Lillian.
Joe played the clarinet and saxophone with many bands during his career and also gave music lessons. When he died he was employed at the Empire State Building in New York City. | 
 | Census | 4/18/1910 | Weeping Water Ward 1, NE (Cass County) | 2 yrs old | | # 29 - J. W. Swindle (age 43),
Lillian R. Swindle (37),
Stella F. Swindle (17),
John L. Swindle (15),
Harvey W. Swindle (12),
Francis L. Swindle (4) and
George L. Swindle (2). All were born in NE, ect. Lillian born in VA. J.W. and Lillian were married at age 18, they have 5 children. J. W.is a butcher. |
| Census | 1/1/1920 | Weeping Water NE (Cass County) | 12 yrs old | | #157, #162 - John W. Swindle (age 53)
Lillian R. Swindle (46),
Harvey W. Swindle (22),
Flowell Swindle (13) and
G. Lester Swindle (12). John was born in NE, his father in TN and mother in IN. Lillian was born in VA, her father in TN and mother in VA. All children in NE. They own their home, John is a butcher. |
| Census | 1/1/1930 | Lincoln NE (Lancaster County) | 22 yrs old | | Lillian R. Swindle (age 57)and
George L. Swindle (22). Lillian was born in VA, her father in TN and mother in VA. Lillian is a widow. George was born in Nebraska. He is a musician. |
| Census | 1/1/1940 | New York NY (New York County) | 32 yrs old | 362 -Lodgers -line 4 -George L Swindel (age 33)Birthplace: Nebraska,married;
line 5 -Kathryn Swindel (27) Birthplace:Youngstown, Ohio, married;
down the page on line 26 - Lillian M. Swindel (7) born in Brooklyn, NY.
Address Street: West 55th Street
New York, New York,
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| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/5/1960 | Long Island National Cemetery NY | 52 yrs old | | Birth: May 23, 1907
Death: Jan. 5, 1960
Inscription:
US ARMY PFC WW II
Burial:
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale
Suffolk County
New York, USA
Plot: S 0 582
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George, his family, and friends. For example, George is 2 years old when The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP)
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| 5 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 6 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 7 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
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1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
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1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
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1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
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1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 21 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 29 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 31 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| 39 |
1946 |
The university of Pennsylvania develops the ENIAC computer, containing 18,000 vacuum tubes |
| 40 |
1947 |
Researches at Bell Labs invent the first transistor |
| 44 |
1951 |
The first color television is introduced in the U.S. |
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1952 |
The first sex-change surgery was performed to change George Jorgensen into Christine Jorgensen. |
| 50 |
1957 |
Sputnik is launched by the Soviets and becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth. It marks the beginning of the great "space race" between the Soviet Union and the U.S. |
| 53 |
1960 |
The ruby laser was created by Maiman |
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| 1 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 5 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 6 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 10 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 12 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 31 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 32 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 34 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| 43 |
1950 |
NEWS HEADLINES: On June 25, the Korean War begins and the United Nations officially declaring war on North Korea two days later. |
| 48 |
1955 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Rosa Parks refuses to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL. |
| 53 |
1960 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first birth control pill was approved and made available to the public |
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 1 |
1908 |
A total of 4,200 automobiles have been registered with the Secretary of State. |
| 11 |
1918 |
Cases of the "flu" appeared in Lincoln and Omaha as early as September, and rapidly spread across the state.
The disease came on suddenly, with a fever and profuse perspiration. Soon the victim was overcome by weakness. Death often came within 24 hours.
As the flu spread, doctors and nurses were in short supply. By October, the Nebraska State Board of Health issued an order closing public meetings, schools, churches, theaters, and all kinds of entertainment. Mail carriers continued on their rounds, but wore white face masks for protection.
After three weeks, the schools were reopened. Teachers and pupils were required to wear masks.
The epidemic was deadly. In Omaha alone there were 974 deaths between October 5 and December 31. Merchants sustained heavy losses from light Christmas trade.
The "Spanish influenza" of 1918 brought sorrow and suffering to almost every Nebraska community. |
| 38 |
1945 |
Nebraska becomes known as the "Cornhusker State". |
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| 2 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 3 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 20 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 22 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 23 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 25 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 26 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
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1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
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1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 28 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 32 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 36 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 37 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| 38 |
1945 |
President Roosevelt dies; The United Nations is established; the first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. |
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1954 |
The nationally televised McCarthy hearings lead to Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall; Segregation by race in schools is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; Congress adds the words "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and requires "In God We Trust" to appear on all American currency. |
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| 2 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 7 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 10 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 12 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 13 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
| 31 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 32 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 38 |
1945 |
World War II ends with a Japanese delegation signing instrument of surrender aboard battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. |
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 The Swindle Children
 George, Stella and Lowell
 The Swindle family
 Ed Legate's Band
 Guys in the Band! |
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Marriages
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 | Kathryn 'Kay' Antonucci / George
Born on February 23, 1914 and died on October 10, 1982
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The Children of George Lester Swindel
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Lillian Marie Swindel
Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 30, 1932 and died somewhere in Oregon on April 5, 1994. She was 61 years old.
She married Rod Quinn....
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