Ancestry of Lee Harvey Oswald

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Lee Harvey Oswald should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Christopher Challender Child contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Lee Harvey Oswald
1 Lee Harvey Oswald, b. [posthumously] New Orleans, La., 18 Oct. 1939, d. Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Tex., 24 Nov. 1963, bur. Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex., 25 Nov. 1963
PARENTS
2 Robert Edward Lee Oswald, b. New Orleans, La., 4 March 1896, d. New Orleans, La., 19 Aug. 1939 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949] (he had m1. New Orleans, La., 1 Nov. 1920, Margaret Keating [see New Orleans Marriage Records Index 1831-1925, 45:81])
m. New Orleans, La., 20 July 1933
3 Marguerite Frances Claverie, b. New Orleans, La., 19 July 1907, d. Fort Worth, Tex., 17 Jan. 1981 [SSDI 435-22-5686, m1. Gulfport, Miss., 8 Aug. 1929, sep. ... 1931, div. ... 1933, Edward John Pic, Jr., b. ... 21 Aug. 1907, d. ... 22 Jan. 2002 (SSDI 434-05-1650), m3. Dallas, Tex., 5 May 1945, div. Dallas, Tex., 24 June 1948, Edwin A ... Ekdahl, b. ... 16 Nov. 1888, d. ... Jan. 1965 (SSDI 077-09-1062)]
GRANDPARENTS
4 William Oswald, b. ... , Miss., ... Feb. 1848, d. ... 14 July 1923 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
m. ... [prob. Louisiana ca. 1880]
5 Mary Harvey, b. ... , La., ... Aug. 1859, d. ... Oct. 1944 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
6 John Claverie, streetcar conductor, b. New Orleans, La., ... [ca. 1870], d. ... 19 July 1930 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
m. New Orleans, La., 8 July 1897 [Louisiana Marriage Records Index 1831-1925]
7 Dorothea Eva Stucke, b. New Orleans, La., 20 Sept. 1876, d. New Orleans, La., 27 March 1912 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Thomas Hepworth Oswald, b. Liberty Co., Ga., 13 Feb. 1790, d. Gulfport, Harrison Co., Miss., 13 Jan. 1877 [bur. Naval Retirement Home, Gulfport, Miss.]
m. Woodville, Wilkinson Co., Miss., ... 1845
9 Lucy Hannah, b. ... , Pa., ... 1827, d. ... [livin 1850]
10 Henry Harvey, b. ... , Pa., ... , d. ... [by 1880]
m. ... 1849
11 Mary Tonry, b. ... , Ireland, ... [ca. 1829], d. ... [living 1880]
14 Henry Charles Stucke, b. ... , Holland, ... [ca. 1831], d. New Orleans, La., 25 Aug. 1889 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
m. ... [ca. 1855]
15 Margarethe Karcher, b. ... , Bavaria, ... 1834, d. ... 3 July 1907 [Louisiana Death Records Index 1804-1949]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Thomas Hepworth Oswald, b. Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., ... 1760, d. Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., 26 Nov. 1790
m. Midway Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., 3 May 1789
17 Ann Maxwell, b. Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., ... [ca. 1770], d. Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., 29 Jan. 1809
18 ... Hannah, b. ... , d. ...
m.
19 Luna ... , b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1803], d. ... [living 1850]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Joseph Oswald, b. ... , d. Liberty Co., Ga., ... [between 29 Jan. 1785 and 5 Apr. 1786] [AAP p. 56 (no. 30)]
m.
33 Ann Carter, b. ... , d. ... [probably Liberty Co., Ga., 29 Jan. 1809] [AAP p. 56 (no. 31)]
34 Thomas Maxwell, b. ... , d. Glynn, Liberty Co., Ga., 15 Nov. 1804
m. Midway Congregational Church, Midway, Liberty Co., Ga., ... 1765
35 Sarah Persiana Slade, b. ... [Liberty Co., Ga., ca. 1748], d. Hester's Bluff, Liberty Co., Ga., 19 Sept. 1810
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 Joseph Oswald, b. ... , d. ... [probably before 1756] [AAP p. 57 (no. 60)]
m.
65 ... (Mary Mackay?), b. ... , d. ... [AAP p. 57 (no. 61)]
66 Thomas Carter, b. ... , d. Newport, Liberty Co., Ga., [8 or 9] March 1774 [AAP p. 57 (no. 62)]
m.
67 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... [after 8 March 1774] [AAP p. 57 (no. 63)]
70 Daniel Slade, b. ... , d. ... [after 28 Dec. 1753]
m. ... [before 1742]
71 Persianna Way, b. ... , d. Hester's Bluff, Liberty Co., Ga., 22 Aug. 1800
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 William Oswell/Oswald, b. ... , d. ... [living in Colleton Co., S. C., in 1731] [AAP p. 58 (no. 120)]
m.
129 ... , b. ... , d. ...
132 Daniel Carter, b. Lancaster Co., Va., ... [ca. 1701], d. Lancaster Co., Va., ... [ca. 1759] [AAP p. 58 (no. 124)]
m.
133 Elizabeth Pannill, b. ... , d. ... [ae. 81] [AAP p. 58 (no. 125)]
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
264 Thomas Carter, b. Lancaster Co., Va., 4 June 1672, d. Lancaster Co., Va., ... [between 24 April 1728 and 10 Oct. 1733] [AAP p. 60 (no. 248)]
m. ... [Lancaster or Rappahannock Co.], Va., 22 Aug. 1695
265 Arabella Williamson, b. ... , d. ... [after 1737] [AAP p. 60 (no. 249)]
266 William Pannill, b. ... , d. Richmond Co., Va., ... [between 13 Dec. 1715 and 1 Aug. 1716] [AAP p. 60 (no. 250)]
m.
267 Frances ... , b. ... , d. ... [after 13 Dec. 1715] [AAP p. 60 (no. 251)]
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
528 Thomas Carter, b. ... , d. ...
m.
529 Katherine Dale, b. ... , d. ...
530 William Williamson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
531 ... (White?), b. ... , d. ...
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1058 Edward Dale, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1059 Diana Skipwith, b. ... , d. ...
1060 James Williamson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
1061 Anne Underwood, b. ... , d. ...
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
2122 ... Underwood, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2123 Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ... [probably Rappahannock Co., Va., 1663-1669]
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS






EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 26, sheet 8B, line 60

Oswald Robert E   H    M W 34 M 25    LA LA LA     Salesman    Insurance
       Margaret   W    F W 33 M 24    LA LA LA

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1930 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 199, sheet 16A, line 35

Oswald Thomas H   H  M W 47 M  24    LA MS LA                    Salesman    Packing House
       Adele      W  F W 43 M  17    LA WV TN
       Adele      D  F W 22 S        LA LA LA
       Mary       M  F W 70 Wd       LA PA Irish Free State

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1920 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 73, sheet 1A, line 13

Oswald William      H   M W 71 M     MS GA PA          Clerk       Coal Yard
       Mary         W   F W 60 M     LA PA Ireland
       Robert E L   S   M W 22 S     LA MS LA          Clerk       Sugar Refinery
       Thomas H     H   M W 37 M     LA MS LA          Salesman    Packing House
       Adele        W   F W 33 M     LA MO LA
       Adele        D   F W 12 S     LA LA LA

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1900 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 12, sheet 7B, line 44, continued on sheet 8A

Oswald William    H     W M Feb 1848 52 M 19        MS GA PA          Clerk Coal
       Mary H     W     W F Aug 1854 45 M 19 7 7    LA PA Ireland
       Thos H     S     W M Dec 1851 18 S           LA MS LA          Clerk Cotton
       Wm S       S     W M Dec 1883 16 S           LA MS LA          Clerk Cotton
       Alice G    D     W F Nov 1885 14 S           LA MS LA          At School
       Harvey     S     W M May 1888 12 S           LA MS LA          At School
       Ethel      D     W F Nov 1892  7 S           MS MS LA
       Hattie     D     W F Nov 1894  5 S           LA MS LA
       R A Lee    S     W M Mar 1896  4 S           LA MS LA
Harvey Harry      BiL   W M Jan 1866 34 S           LA PA Ireland     Manager Cot Mill

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1880 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 68, page 15, line 48, continued on page 16

Harvey William    W M 24           Cotton Dealer      LA      PA      Ireland
       Alice      W F 26   Sis     Keeping House      LA      PA      Ireland
       David      W M 24   Bro     Clk                LA      PA      Ireland
Harvey Mary       W F 18   Dau                        LA      PA      Ireland
       Harriett   W F 16   Dau                        LA      PA      Ireland
       Harry      W M 14   Son                        LA      PA      Ireland
       Mary       W F 51   Mo      Keeping House      Ireland Ireland Ireland
       Alice      W F 15   Dau     At School          LA

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1880 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, ED 36, page 18, line 1

Stucke Henry       W M 49          Carpenter         Holland Holland Holland
       Margaret    W F 46    W     Keeping House     Bavaria Bavaria Bavaria
       Elizabeth   W F 23    D     House Servant     LA      Holland Bavaria
       Emelie      W F 18    D     At Home           LA      Holland Bavaria
       Henry       W M 15    S     At Home           LA      Holland Bavaria
       Lawrence    W M 11    S     At School         LA      Holland Bavaria
       Fritz       W M  7    S     At School         LA      Holland Bavaria
       Dora        W F  3    D                       LA      Holland Bavaria

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1870 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, page 254, line 34, continued on page 255

Harvey Henry        53 M W    Cottonweigher    3500     4000    PA
       Josephine    40 F W    Keeping House                     Ireland
       Wm           20 M W    Cotton Clk                        LA
       Alice        18 F W    At Home                           LA
       David        16 M W    At School                         LA
       Mary         14 F W    At School                         LA
       Hattie       12 F W    At School                         LA
       Henry Jr      4 M W                                      LA
    (two domestic servants)

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1870 Louisiana, Orleans Co., New Orleans, page 198, line 31

Stucke Henry       38 M W     Cisternmaker     ---    150    Holland
       Margareth   36 F W     Keeping House                  Bavaria
       Elisabeth   14 F W     At School                      LA
       Sophia      11 F W     At School                      LA
       Emily        8 F W     At School                      LA
       Henry        5 M W                                    LA
       Lawrence     1 M W                                    LA
   (three domestic servants)

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1850 Mississippi, Wilkinson Co., mechanically numbered page 293, line 8

Thos H Oswald  59   m    Planter   $10540    Georgia
Lucy M   "     23   f                        Penn
Alphise  "     13   f                        Miss
Lucy     "      4   f                         "
James    "     16   m                         "
Danl     "     10   m                         "
Joseph   "      7   m                         "
Wm       "      2   m                         "
Chas     "    4/12  m                         "
Luna Hannah    47   f                        Penn
Chas     "     13   m                        N Y

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NOTES






4 -- His parentage is indicated in an interview with Robert Oswald, older brother of Lee H. Oswald, printed in The Washington Times, Tuesday August 25, 1998, p. A7, on his (and his brothers') ancestry.



8 -- See http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2826587&id=I09003&ti=5535 and http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=calcisstore&id=I7591&ti=5535.



32 & 33 have other descendants, such as:

Joseph Oswald m. Ann Carter
.Susannah Oswald m. Gen. Daniel Stewart
 .Martha Stewart m. James Stephens Bulloch
  .Martha Bulloch m. Theodore Roosevelt
   .THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919), US President




34 -- Some websites (including one of those cited above) say that this Thomas Maxwell was born in 1698 to parents from Boston, Massachusetts.



1059 -- Mrs. Diana Skipwith Dale, immigrant to Virginia, was a daughter of Sir Henry Skipwith, 1st Baronet. For some of her ancestry, including her several descents from King Edward I of England (d. 1307), see PA17C, p. 332 etc.



2122 & 2123 have other descendants, such as:

 --- Underwood m. Margaret ---
.Elizabeth Underwood m. John Catlett
 .John Catlett m. Mary Gaines
  .Rebecca Catlett m. Francis Conway
   .Eleanor Rose Conway m. James Madison
    .JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), US President
















SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above. Also:





AAP -- Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, First Authoritative Edition [Santa Clarita, Cal.: 1995]

PA17C -- David Faris, Plantagenet ancestry of Seventeenth-century colonists [New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999]









William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com