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Hettie Jane Austin Swindall

Birth	:	6 Mar 1886 Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	10 Mar 1957 Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Rice Cemetery, Arab, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.3189011, -86.5344009
Inscription	:	WONDERFUL MOTHER FAITHFUL TO HER TRUST EVEN UNTO DEATH
Description	:	Hettie was the 2nd, of eleven children, born to William "Bill" Douglas and Martha Jane (Gilliam) Austin. She married Morgan Tenny Swindall on 7/30/1903. They first lived in the log cabin on Camp Creek where his uncle Joe had lived, then at Osborn Gap down the road from the old school/church house. Hettie and Tenny had eleven children: James Carson, NORA, Bill Ed, Alphus, Clayton Winfred, Herbert Glen, Arthur Hubert, Leonard Cecil, Clyde Homer, Thelmer Lester, and Lena Mae. In April 1939, Hettie became part of American Folk Song history when a young man named, Herbert Halpert, journeyed into the mountains... Read More	Hettie was the 2nd, of eleven children, born to William "Bill" Douglas and Martha Jane (Gilliam) Austin. She married Morgan Tenny Swindall on 7/30/1903. They first lived in the log cabin on Camp Creek where his uncle Joe had lived, then at Osborn Gap down the road from the old school/church house. Hettie and Tenny had eleven children: James Carson, NORA, Bill Ed, Alphus, Clayton Winfred, Herbert Glen, Arthur Hubert, Leonard Cecil, Clyde Homer, Thelmer Lester, and Lena Mae. In April 1939, Hettie became part of American Folk Song history when a young man named, Herbert Halpert, journeyed into the mountains and recorded her voice singing several mountain songs. He was on a Southern States Recording Expedition for The Library of Congress. Halpert conducted fieldwork for the WPA (Work Projects Administration) from 1938-1939, driving a specially equipped ambulance with the cumbersome recording equipment around the South. The recordings and photographs made during these folklife surveys of various states were sent to the Archive of American Folk-Song (now the American Folklife Center) at the Library of Congress, where they are preserved to this day. SONGS SUNG BY MRS. HETTIE SWINDALL Aged 53, at her home, Freeling, Dickinson Co., Va., April 5, 1939. Lonesome Scenes of Winter. The Willow Garden. Barbry Allen (aka Barbara Allen). I Rode Out One Cold Winter's Night (True Lover's Farewell). Pretty Fair Miss (William Hall). Oh Unto Me, the Time Drew Near. The Handsome Girls ("A quick devilish piece") Sourwood Mountain. Cripple Creek. Cumberland Gap. The Little Mohee. The Rambling Boy. Comely Flower (Madam I Have Come to Court You). The Lonely Prairie (Cowboy song). As told by, Ruby (Vanover) Beverly, granddaughter: "Hettie went to singing school when she was young. She always loved to sing the old songs. We were entertained--growing up, by all her singing. I'll always remember the songs she sang. Grandma led the singing in the Osborn Gap Church of Christ, when there wasn't anyone else to do it. Aunt Lena was home when Elijah Sutherland brought a man to Grandma Hettie's house, and asked her to sing the old songs for him. They didn't have Electric power, but he used some type of recorder. Grandma had her teeth out at that time, but she sang anyway. She also cooked up a country meal, fit for a king." http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=halpert&GSmid=47069262&GRid=87778678& On her way to church, Hettie was struck and killed by a car as she crossed the road at the Cranesnest River Bridge between Clintwood and Fremont. She was 71 yrs. old. As told by witnesses: The accident occurred on Sunday, March 10, 1957 at approximately 10:30 A.M. on State Highway No. 83 near Cranes Nest River Bridge at a point opposite the Church of Christ in Dickenson County between Clintwood and Fremont, Virginia. Mrs. Hettie Swindall, a pedestrian, was killed by an automobile driven by Tivis Fuller. W. A. France drove his wife, Draxie France, and Mrs. Swindall to the church where the ladies planned to attend the services. France's intention was to continue toward Fremont for other purposes. He testified he stopped his vehicle completely off the paved portion of the highway on the opposite side from the church and discharged his passengers. He then moved forward 10 or 12 feet and stopped with his left wheels about 2 feet on the paved surface as the car door was not shut tight. Mrs. Swindall, who was a stout person and 71 years of age, alighted from the vehicle on the right-hand side and walked with Draxie France to the rear of it, looked for traffic in both directions and then proceeded to cross the highway in a normal gait toward the church yard. Draxie France returned to close the door of the automobile and while there she observed the Fuller car, a 1957 Ford two door sedan, approaching in its proper lane from the direction of Fremont. She testified the vehicle was between 150 and 200 feet from Mrs. Swindall when she was "middle way or maybe a little past middle ways of the road." She immediately cautioned Mrs. Swindall: "Hettie, watch that car." Mrs. Swindall did not indicate whether she heard the warning, but she started to run and was struck when she was about 2 steps from the edge of the hard surface on the church side. Gladys Alexander, who was inside the church, said when Mrs. Swindall got "part of the way across" she started to run and when about two-thirds across she "froze in her tracks" just before she was struck. None of the other eye-witnesses testified she stopped before she was hit. The severe blow knocked her 10 to 15 feet in the air, rendered her unconscious and she died immediately after she was hospitalized. When Fuller was asked what prevented him from seeing Mrs. Swindall, his reply was: "Well, I don't know; I was scared and I guess I could have been looking off or I could have glanced off." (Swindall v. Fuller, Virginia Supreme Court)

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Hettie Jane Austin Swindall's memorial is located at: Rice Cemetery, Arab, Marshall County, USA.
When did Hettie Jane Austin Swindall death?
Hettie Jane Austin Swindall death on 10 Mar 1957 in Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 34.3189011
Longitude: -86.5344009

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Morgan Tenny Swindall

(1882 - 1949)

Siblings

Ardelia Austin Swindall

(1884 - 1958)

Children

James Carson Swindall

(1904 - 1976)

Nora Vanover Swindall Fleming

(1906 - 1976)

William Edward “Bill Ed” Swindall

(1908 - 1974)

Herbert Glen Swindall

(1913 - 2003)

Arthur Hubert Swindall

(1916 - 1964)

Thelmer Lester Swindall

(1923 - 1984)

Lena Mae Swindall Roberson

(1928 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 34.3189011, -86.5344009

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Coordinate: 34.3027210, -86.5466130

3. Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.2997150, -86.5117800

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Coordinate: 34.3192540, -86.4952090

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Coordinate: 34.3418999, -86.5064011

8. Corinth East Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.2898210, -86.4940660

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11. Mount Oak Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.3633003, -86.5511017

12. Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.3130989, -86.5903015

13. New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.2825012, -86.4931030

14. Eddy Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Arab, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3609600, -86.4997300

15. Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.3224983, -86.6022034

16. Mount Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
Joppa, Cullman County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2833820, -86.5954070

17. Ryan Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.3372002, -86.6061020

18. Bailey-Brown-Wilks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.2731720, -86.4825030

19. Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
Arab, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3168983, -86.4524994

20. Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.3417015, -86.6121979

21. Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Arab, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3258018, -86.4499969

22. Old Salem Ridge Cemetery
Somerville, Morgan County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3762100, -86.5865100

23. Brookwood Cemetery and Memorial Gardens
Arab, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 34.3446500, -86.4517070

24. New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
New Harmony, Cullman County, USA
Coordinate: 34.2458000, -86.5344009