JAMES DWAYNE TOBIAS

     James Dwayne Tobias (called "Jimmy"), b July 31, 1947 in Marlin - is a son of Alton Monroe Tobias, Jr. (deceased) and Leola Howze, who lives in Lott. In 1965, Jimmy enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was sent to Da Nang, Viet Nam in October 1967, serving for two years with a rank of E-4. He is farming near Lott where he lives with his two daughters.

     On August 1, 1970, Jimmy was married to Linda Swingler, b February 14, 1947 in Houston, a daughter of George Washington Swingler, b November 3, 1900 at Oletha, Limestone County, d March 19, 1960 at a bus stop in Houston who married on September 30, 1932 to Eva Bolin, b at Thornton, Texas, a daughter of Harvey Pink Bolin, b January 23, 1868 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, d December 14, 1953 and Nora McDaniel, b 1876 in Tennessee, d August 15, 1919. Linda's grandparents were William and Laura (West) Swingler, and her great grandfather, George W. Swingler, b ca 1835 in Germany lived in Falls County in 1850 in the of Wilburn Jones, later moving to Robertson County.

     Jimmy and Linda have two daughters: Mindy Tobias, b June 19, 1971 at Rosebud; and Melanie Lynn Tobias, b March 16, 1980 in Rosebud. Linda is working at Giovanni's Mall in Baytown while her family lives in Lott.

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 453 column 2 and page 454 column 1.  
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