"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY,
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by Messenger Job 
Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 350-351.  Used by 
permission.  [Daviess]

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SWINDLER:  This consecrated brother, who went home to 
glory some few years ago, was born in Kanawha County, Virginia, May 27, 
1848.  When only a boy he came to Kentucky and settled with his parents 
in Daviess County.  While here he made a profession of faith and was 
baptized into the fellowship of South Hampton Baptist Church by Elder 
James M. Dawson, at the age of seventeen.  At the age of twenty-two he 
was married to Miss Ella McLain of Russellville, Ky.  To this union was 
born four sons and two daughters.
	South Hampton Church licensed him to preach in November, 1867, at 
the age of nineteen.  He attended Bethel College and upon his return was 
ordained a minister of the Gospel by the Hartford Baptist Church in 
September, 1874.  At about the same time he assumed the care of 
Bethlehem, in Muhlenberg County.  His pastorate from first to last were 
Bethlehem, 1875-1877; Calhoun, 1875-1881; Station, 1875-1881; Mt. 
Liberty, 1876-1880; Buck Creek, 1878-1883; Brushy Fork, 1880-1881; Sugar 
Grove, 1881-1887; South Carrollton, 1882-1884; Greenville, 1883-1885; 
Bethabara, 1884-1888; Curdsville, 1884-1887; South Hampton, 1885-1387; 
Walnut Street (Church went to full time in 1889), 1888-1890
	At the meeting in 1891, suitable resolutions were 
offered by Rev. John A. Bennett in regard to the past nineteen years of 
service in this Association of Bro. Swindler the resolutions were 
unanimously adopted.  Bro. Swindler went to the Madison Avenue Baptist 
Church in Covington, Ky., after a short pastorate at the Falmouth, Ky., 
Baptist Church.  He later served the churches at Owenton, Carlisle, East 
Hickman, Union, Petersburg, and Sand Run, all in Kentucky.  At the time 
of his death which occurred on February 5, 1924, he was a member of the 
Calvary Baptist Church at Latonia, Ky.  His interment took place at the 
Highland cemetery near Latonia.
	During his stay in this Association Bro. Swindler served as 
assistant clerk from 1881 to 1884.  He also preached the annual sermon 
before this body in the years 1880, 1882, and 1889.  His activities in 
behalf of all the work of the denomination were notable.  For several 
years he was the leading spirit and Moderator of the North Bend 
Association, serving as Moderator in the years 1895 to 1899 and again in 
1901 and 1903.  He was the assistant Moderator in 1895 and again in 
1900.

Swindler Dawson McLain Bennett
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Kanawha-VA Muhlenberg-KY

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