Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr.1,2

HAIRSTON.org ID#7481, b. 13 January 1896, d. 2 June 1969
Father*Lafayette Fern SWOOPE1 b. 5 Dec 1856, d. 19 Nov 1931
Mother*Lucy MINGA1 b. Feb 1862
Marriage*Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. married Carrie PROWELL.3 
Birth*Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. was born on 13 January 1896 in Mississippi; Census of 1900 shows birth date of May 1896.1,3 
He was the son of Lafayette Fern SWOOPE and Lucy MINGA.1 
Census 1900Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. appeared on the 1900 census of Lafayette Fern SWOOPE on 26 June 1900 in Beat 5, Lowndes, Mississippi; Census shows that Lafayette and Lucy have been married for 18 years and have had 5 children, three still living. Also states that Dudley was born in New Jersey.1

 
Census 1910Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. appeared on the 1910 census of Lafayette Fern SWOOPE on 28 April 1910 in Beat 5, Lowndes, Mississippi; The 1910 census shows they have been married 21 years and have had 3 children and they are all still living.2

 
Census 1920Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. appeared on the 1920 census of Lafayette Fern SWOOPE on 19 January 1920 in Beat 5, Lowndes, Mississippi.4

 
Census 1930*Lafayette Fern SWOOPE Jr. was Head of Household in the 1930 Federal Census on 26 April 1930 in Beat 5, Lowndes, Mississippi.5

 
Census 1940*He was Head of Household in the 1940 Federal Census on 17 April 1940 in Lowndes, Mississippi.6

 
Death*He died on 2 June 1969 at age 73.3 
Burial*He was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.3 

Family

Carrie PROWELL b. 17 Jul 1905, d. 17 Oct 1981
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S20] Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  4. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1940] 1940 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited15 Feb 2019