Swayne, Norman Walton, 1885-1964
Quaker family of southern Chester County, Pa.
Caleb Swayne was a farmer and tanner, and his son, Benjamin, also operated a tanyard and conducted a school for boys, the London Grove Boarding School. Evan Thomas Swayne also taught at London Grove, but moved to the Eaton Institute, a boarding school for girls in Kennett, after 1865. His son, Edward Swayne, had a greenhouse business and and wrote poetry. Edward's sister, Anna Belle, was a photographer before her marriage to Albert Taylor Jackson. Edward's son, Norman Walton Swayne, attended Swarthmroe College and then taught at the George School; he was also the family genealogist.
From the description of Family Papers, 1733-1987. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 28349398
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creatorOf | Swayne, Norman Walton, 1885-1964. Genealogical Papers, 1929-1954. | Bucks County Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Swayne, Norman Walton, 1885-1964. Family Papers, 1733-1987. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
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associatedWith | Eaton Institute. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | George School (Bucks County, Pa.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | London Grove Boarding School. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Preston, W. B. (William Barnard), 1858-1888. | person |
associatedWith | Swarthmore College. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Swayne, A. B. (Anna Belle), 1864-1931. | person |
associatedWith | Swayne, Benjamin, 1791-1873. | person |
associatedWith | Swayne, Caleb, 1749-1825. | person |
associatedWith | Swayne, Edward, 1853-1929. | person |
associatedWith | Swayne, Evan T. (Evan Thomas), 1824-1894. | person |
associatedWith | Walton, Elizabeth Taylor | person |
associatedWith | Walton family. | family |
associatedWith | Walton, John | person |
Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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Pennsylvania | |||
Chester County (Pa.) | |||
Hightstown (N.J.) | |||
Pennsylvania |
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Horticulture |
Quakers |
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Person
Birth 1885-11-06
Death 1964