M.J. Swain

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  M.J. Swain

    M.J. married J.E. Poss [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. F.L. Poss
    2. C.L. Poss

    M.J. — A.A. Head. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Oliver Swain was born 8 Sep 1897, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA (son of Lee Oliver Swain and Mary Corrine Moore); died 2 Apr 1983, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, USA; was buried 4 Apr 1983, Douglasville City Cemetery - Douglasville, Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Mr. Henry Oliver Swain of Douglasville, passed away April 2, 1983. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Swain, Douglasville; daughters, Elaine Pearson, Waycross, Jane Head, Powder Springs; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday 3 p.m. from Whitley's Chapel with Dr. Milton Dwelle officiating. Interment, Douglasville City Cemetery. J. Cowan Whitley Funeral Home, Douglasville.

    (Published in The Atlanta Constitution on April 4, 1983)

    Henry married Arrah Wanna Barrett 17 Aug 1930. Arrah was born 16 Oct 1910, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; died 19 May 1953, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Arrah Wanna Barrett was born 16 Oct 1910, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; died 19 May 1953, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. Elaine Barrett Swain was born 20 May 1931, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 15 Aug 2000, Waycross, Ware County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Kettle Creek Cemetery - Waycross, Georgia, USA.
    2. Freida Elizabeth Swain was born 4 Apr 1933, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 30 Jun 1935, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried 2 Jul 1935, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    3. 1. M.J. Swain


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lee Oliver Swain was born 1 Mar 1873, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA (son of Charles Jahue Swain and Mary Jane Crow); died 2 Nov 1967, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 4 Nov 1967, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:

    Lee O. Swain, 94, of 1810 Annie St. NW, a retired engineer with the Southern Railway System, died Thursday in a Marietta hospital.

    Mr. Swain, a native of Dyersburg, Tenn., had been a resident of Atlanta since 1896. He retired from Southern in 1939 after 45 years with the railroad. He was a member of the Nelms Masonic Lodge No. 323 in Smyrna.

    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hay-Gantt's chapel in Marietta with the Rev. Claude E. Smithmeier officiating. Burial will be in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Atlanta.

    Survivors include his wife of 71 years, the former Mary (Mamie) Moore; two sons, H. O. Swain, Smyrna, and Wayne F. Swain Sr., Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Huddleston, Atlanta, and Mrs. Marianna Dennis, Auburn, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Mary T. Wright, Tampa, Fla., and a brother, Willis Swain, Atlanta.

    (Published in The Atlanta Constitution on November 3, 1967)

    Lee married Mary Corrine Moore 6 May 1896. Mary was born 11 Nov 1878, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 16 Nov 1967, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Corrine Moore was born 11 Nov 1878, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 16 Nov 1967, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Oliver Swain was born 8 Sep 1897, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 2 Apr 1983, Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia, USA; was buried 4 Apr 1983, Douglasville City Cemetery - Douglasville, Georgia, USA.
    2. Martha Lee Swain was born 27 Jun 1903, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 22 Feb 1991, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 24 Feb 1991, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    3. Marianna Swain was born 6 May 1908, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 11 Jan 2004, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA; was buried 13 Jan 2004, Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery - Auburn, Alabama, USA.
    4. Roland Swain was born 18 Oct 1910, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 18 Oct 1910, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA.
    5. Wayne Farris Swain, Sr. was born 30 Apr 1912, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 3 Feb 1992, Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 5 Feb 1992, Fairview Memorial Gardens - Stockbridge, Georgia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Charles Jahue Swain was born Sep 1835, Kentucky, USA; died 13 Oct 1916, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA; was buried 15 Oct 1916, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA.

    Charles — Mary Jane Crow. Mary (daughter of James Crow and Hester Elizabeth James) was born 25 Jan 1843, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA; died 27 Jul 1933, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; was buried 29 Jul 1933, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jane Crow was born 25 Jan 1843, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of James Crow and Hester Elizabeth James); died 27 Jul 1933, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; was buried 29 Jul 1933, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Funeral for Mrs. C. J. Swain Held Here On Sunday

    Burial Services for Aged Citizen Held At Memorial Park Cemetery

    Funeral services for Mrs. C. J. Swain of this city were held from the Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. Robert Holmes, pastor of the church, had charge of the services with Rev. T. A. Conway assisting.

    A quartette consisting of Mrs. M. B. Smith, Miss Mattie Griffis, R. Nelson and Chas. Holcomb sang during the services, and the local temple of Pythian Sisters had charge of the services at the grave.

    Mrs. Swain passed away last Thursday night at Tallahassee where she had been visiting at the home of her son, J. W. Swain for some time. She passed here ninetieth year on the 25th of last January, having been born in 1843 in Tipton county, Tenn.

    The deceased came to Florida in 1885 and first settled at Lakeland. Later the family moved to Titusville, where Mr. Swain died in 1916.

    Six children survive the departed mother. They were Mrs. Hester Walker of Miami, Mrs. A. M. Wright of Tallahassee, J. W. Swain of Tallahassee, C. H. Swain of Lakeland, L. O. Swain of Atlanta, W. H. Swain of Jacksonville. One brother E. H. Crowe is living at Holcomb, Mo.

    Mrs. Swain was an active member of several organizations during her lifetime, among them being the Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters and Baptist Church.

    Pallbearers at the Funeral Sunday were E. B. Wager, D. B. Pritchard, R. L. Baldwein, T. A. Conway, Wade Manous of Atlanta and Dr. J. C. Spell.

    (Published in The Titusville Star Advocate on August 1, 1933)

    Obituary:

    MRS. M. J. Swain, 91, DIES AT SON'S HOME

    Mrs. M. J. Swain, 91, died at the home of her son, at 450 St. Francis street at 11:40 last night after an illness of two weeks.

    The body will be sent to Titusville, Florida, where the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. She will be buried by the side of her husband, C. J. Swain.

    She is survived by four sons: L. O. Swain, of Atlanta; W. H. Swain of Jacksonville; C. H. Swain, of Orlando; and J. W. Swain of Tallahassee.

    She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Al Wright of Tallahassee and Mrs. John R. Walker, of Miami.

    (Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on July 28, 1933)

    Children:
    1. Hester Elizabeth Swain was born 26 Nov 1862, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois, USA; died 15 Oct 1933, Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA; was buried 16 Oct 1933, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA.
    2. James William Swain was born 12 Oct 1865, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA; died 4 Dec 1940, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; was buried 6 Dec 1940, Oakland Cemetery - Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
    3. Charles Henry Swain was born 14 Mar 1869, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 24 Jan 1944, Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 26 Jan 1944, New Smyrna Cemetery - Smyrna, Georgia, USA.
    4. Thomas M. Swain was born abt. 1870, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died Between 1880-1900.
    5. 4. Lee Oliver Swain was born 1 Mar 1873, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 2 Nov 1967, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; was buried 4 Nov 1967, Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    6. Mary Theodosia Swain was born 23 Aug 1880, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 10 Nov 1969, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA; was buried 12 Nov 1969, Myrtle Hill Memorial Park - Tampa, Florida, USA.
    7. Willis Hill Swain was born 22 Feb 1882, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 6 Sep 1978, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried 9 Sep 1978, Riverside Memorial Park - Jacksonville, Florida, USA.