Biographies of Western Nebraska

History of Western Nebraska and its People

These biographies are of men prominent in the building of western Nebraska. These men settled in Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes counties. A group of counties often called the panhandle of Nebraska. The History Of Western Nebraska & It’s People is a trustworthy history of the days of exploration and discovery, of the pioneer sacrifices and settlements, of the life and organization of the territory of Nebraska, of the first fifty years of statehood and progress, and of the place Nebraska holds in the scale of character and civilization. In the … Read more

Lindsey Swindell

Corpl., Inf., Co. B, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Washington County; son of J. D. and Mrs. Delphia Swindell. Entered service May 3, 1917, at Greenville, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. October, 1917. Fought at Ypres, Somme Front, Bellicourt, Busigny. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 17, 1919.

Charles L. Swindell

Capt., Med. Corps, 11th Div., 17th Inf.; of Carteret County; son of F. D. and Mrs. Susan Decatur Dudley Swindell. Husband of Mrs. Lorna Stanton Hales Swindell. Entered service July 21, 1917, at Washington, D. C. Sent to Camp Greenleaf Aug. 1, 1917, transferred to Camp Meade, Md., July 29, 1918. Promoted to rank of Capt. Jan. 15, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Meade, Md., May, 1920.