Wrenacres

Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson

Family: Wady Tommy Tennyson / Ruth Switzer (F3189)

m. 24 Oct 1925

• Male Wady Tommy Tennyson

  
  

  Birth	2 Mar 1907	Stigler, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States
  Death	1993	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
  Burial		Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
  Marriage	24 Oct 1925  [1, 2, 3]	Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States  [1, 2, 3]
  Divorced	15 Aug 1928  [4]	Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States  [4]
  Other Spouse	Ethelyn Holland | F3190
  Marriage	27 May 1933	Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
  Father	Larkin Tennyson | F1551 Group Sheet
  Mother	Effie A. Shields | F1551 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Ruth Switzer

  
  

  Birth	1909	Oklahoma, United States
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Father
  Mother

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Marriage record claims Ruth is 18 years old, but 1930 census indicates she was really 16. Divorced: Judge grants divorce on 15 Aug 1928 and allows Ruth to reclaim her maiden name. However on 17 Nov 1928, just four months later, a motion is made for the divorce decree to be vacated since they have reconciled. This motion was granted. Divorce Filed: Case 20477, Roll 401, Frame 686 Ruth filed for divorce on the grounds of desertion on 7 Aug 1928.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1068] 1930 US Federal Census, Muskogee Co., OK, Muskogee; ED 51-33; Sheet 3B; Dwelling 72, Family 86; Wady Tennison. [S1069] Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, 29 August 2021; Wagoner, 1924-1928, p. 498, Wady Tennison to Ruth Switzer. [S1830] Newspapers.com Muskogee Dailey News, Tennison-Switzer Wedding Announced; Wedding Announcement; 2 November 1925; Waydie Tennison to Ruth Switzer, p. 4, column 3; 29 August 2021. [S1831] Oklahoma, Muskogee, Divorce Case Files, 1907-1930, 29 August 2021; Divorce Case 20477, 7 Aug 1928, Ruth Tennison vs. W.T. Tennison.