When Howard E. Swaim was born in 1912, in United States, his father, John Wesley Swaim, was 39 and his mother, Etna McComas, was 30. He married Mary Jean Townsley on 10 April 1942, in Greene, Ohio, United States. He lived in Ross Township, Greene, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Greene, Ohio, United States in 1976. He died in 1976, in United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Massies Creek Cemetery, Cedarville, Greene, Ohio, United States.
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History: The surname Swaim was adopted in the late 17th century by the Dutch Barentse (or, according to other sources, Van Pelt) family in Staten Island, NY. The family legend says that it is an acronym for Sworn to Withhold Allegiance from Invading Monarchy, the slogan of a Dutch resistance group in New Netherlands.
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