James William Swain

1865 - 1940  (75 years)

• Name	James William Swain
  Born	12 Oct 1865	Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Dec 1940	Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
  Buried	6 Dec 1940	Oakland Cemetery - Tallahassee, Florida, USA
  Person ID	I9018	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles Jahue Swain,   b. Sep 1835, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1916, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Crow,   b. 25 Jan 1843, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1933, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F3996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Latty Missouri Shields,   b. 28 Mar 1865, Missouri, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1935, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Children	+ 1. Arthur Frederick Swain,   b. 19 Jan 1890, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1981, St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA  (Age 91 years) + 2. Martha Pearl Swain,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1991, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA  (Age 97 years)   3. Mary Jewell Swain,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1992, Blue Ash, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA  (Age 98 years) + 4. Ruby Mae Swain,   b. 28 Jan 1898, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1999, DeLand, Volusia County, Florida, USA  (Age 101 years) + 5. Emerald Latty Swain,   b. 18 Mar 1905, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1986, Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2020
  Family ID	F4067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Oct 1865 - Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA Died - 4 Dec 1940 - Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA Buried - 6 Dec 1940 - Oakland Cemetery - Tallahassee, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		James William Swain - 1929
  		The Pure Food Store - J. W. Swain Proprietor Taken around 1905 in Port Pierce, Florida

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1880 United States Census - District 10, Dyer County, Tennessee - 21 Jun 1880 1880 Census page, contains the family of Charles J. Swain, family #222 Family includes: Charles J. Swayne (45), Mary J. Swayne (38), Hester E. Swayne (16), J. H. Ferguson (16), J. W. Swayne (14), Charles H. Swayne (12), Thos. M. Swayne (10), Oliver Lee Swayne (7), and Mary T. Swayne (10/12)
  		Eason Threatmitchell Crow visiting sister Mary Jane Crow Swain in Florida Published in The Fort Pierce News on February 18, 1910
  		Tampan Recalls Early Visit Here - Charles Henry Swain Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on October 8, 1940
  		Lee Oliver Swain, Charles Henry Swain, and Mary Theodosia Swain Wright visit brother James William Swain Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on November 20, 1940
  		Obituary of James William Swain Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on December 5, 1940

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of James William Swain and Latty Missouri Shields Swain Oakland Cemetery - Tallahassee, Florida, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: James W. Swain Dies Here at 75 James William Swain, 75, died at 5:55 p m yesterday at his home, 450 St. Francis st, after a short illness. Swain was born in Cairo, Ill. on Oct 12, 1865, and came to Florida and settled at Lakeland with his parents in 1889. He remained at Lakeland until 1919, when he moved to Tallahassee. A retired mechanic, Swain took great interest in civic and church affairs, being a member of the Baptist church. His wife died in 1935, but he is survived by a son and four daughters. His son is Arthur F. Swain. The four daughters are: Miss Jewell Swain of Tallahassee, Mrs. H. G. Penuel of Crawfordville, Fla., Mrs. Alfred Warren of Vero Beach, Fla. and Mrs. D. Lee Baldwin of Titusville, Fla. Swain is also survived by eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Three of his brothers live in Atlanta, while his sister, Mrs. A. M. Wright, lives in Tampa. The funeral service will be held at 3:30 p m tomorrow at the Culley chapel. Following the service the interment will be held at the Oakland cemetery. (Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on December 5, 1940)