TWELFTH GENERATION

1414. Minnie Lee SWINDLE (photo) was born on May 22 1904. She died on Jun 30 1977 in Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. Died at Community Hospital, Jasper, Alabama at 2:15 P.M. 06/30/1977. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. Minnie Swindle's baby died at Mack Swindles & Martha Earnest house. She found the baby dead. Lived in Seragossa, Alabama Hwy. 69.

She was married to Burt CHRISTIAN Sr. (son of Thomas Anthony CHRISTIAN and George Ann POWELL) on May 14 1921 in Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. Burt CHRISTIAN Sr. was born on Feb 17 1900 in Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama. He died on Nov 21 1947 in Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. He was a Carpenter & Coal Miner. Bert and a Church of God minister Rev. Holland were killed in a car and train accident at McCalla, Alabama. Rev. Holland was the paster of the Fifth Avenue Church of God, Jasper, Alabama. Bert was a charter member of the same church. Burt helped build the church in the late 1930's or early 1940's. Bert also helped build the Church of God Tabernacle in Sumiton, Alabama in 1932 or 1934.

Bert and Lola Christian were in the Evergreen Orphanage for a while. Thomas Earnest took Bert out of the orphanage and kept him till he was old enough to be on his own. He was 14 when he left the orphanage. Minnie Lee SWINDLE and Burt CHRISTIAN Sr. had the following children:

child2059 i. James Earl CHRISTIAN was born on Feb 21 1922 or 1923. He died on Mar 21 1922 or 1923. James Earl died of crib death. He was buried in Crossroads Methodist Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama.
child2060 ii. Jesse Willard CHRISTIAN was born on Dec 16 1924. He died on Sep 20 1931. Burned to death, he was pouring kerosene on a fire. He was buried in Crossroads Methodist Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama.
child2061 iii. Burt "Junior" CHRISTIAN Jr. (photo) was born on Feb 19 1926. He died on May 10 1984 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. He was an US Navy, Retired. "Junior" saw all the worlds port cities while in the navy. He said he sailed around the world 8 times while in the navy. He had tatoos on his arms and chest. He was the chief chef for a naval fleet. He prepared the menus. He retired from the navy after 20 years service and came back home to Jasper, Al.

In Jasper he opened a BB Joint, but the business failed. Retired from Navy after 20 years service.
child+2062 iv. Edward "Ed" Eugene CHRISTIAN.
child+2063 v. Beverly Ann CHRISTIAN.
child+2064 vi. Patricia Dianne "Gail" CHRISTIAN.
child+2065 vii. Donald "Don" Hugh CHRISTIAN.

She was married to Gaines Robert SKINNER. Gaines Robert SKINNER (photo) was born on Jul 5 1895 in Alabama. He died on Nov 28 1972 or 1973. He was buried in New Prospect Cemetery, Jasper, Walker Co., Alabama. Mr. Skinner was married before he married Minnie Swindle. When "Junior" Christian, Minnie's son, came home from the Navy Mr. Skinner left. He went to live with some of his children by first marriage.

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