INDEX   OF   LETTERS

7/2000

This website will contain documents, photographs and memorabilia found in an ancient trunk, purchased from an estate sale over 15 years ago (circa 1985) by George E. Mattson. The trunk contained information concerning John D. Swain and Edith King Peck Swain , their family, friends and associates. Hundreds of documents, spanning the 1800s and early 1900s, were stored neatly, but in no order.  About a month ago I came upon the web page set up by George E. Mattson in which he had begun to transcribe and publish the information he had found in the trunk.  Since my grandmother, Ida Mae Swain, was a Swain descended from the Swains from New England, I contacted George and to make a long story short, he sent me the remainder of the letters so that I could get to work putting them on the net.  Below is a list of the letters that I have so far transcribed.  To see the site set up by George E. Mattson, click here to go there.  Email me, Vergie Barber DeAntonio if you know this family or have any information that would be helpful.

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These  People Must Be  Relatives Of The Swains But Unable To Establish The Connection

MISC.  STUFF

CONCLUSIONS  DRAWN BASED ON LETTERS & RESEARCH

-   John D. Swain won second prize for the 1931 O'Henry Award  for short stories, "One Head Well Done"
-   John D. Swain's story "Lucifer" was published in the book Weird Tales: 1923.
-   Charles (Charlie)(Chas.) Hunt Peck was the brother of Edith Hunt Peck Swain, wife of
     John D. Swain.
-   John D. Swain abused alcohol.
-   Frank Peck was the brother of Edith Hunt Peck Swain (Charles & Frank may be the             same?)
-   Frank Peck had a son circa 1895
-   John D. Swain may have had a brother named "Eddie"
-   John D. Swain attended Yale University, 1891
-   John (Jack) D. Swain was working for his father by 1892 in Worchester, Mass
-   John D. Swain's father may have been J. S. Swain, Worchester, Mass
-   John D. Swain had an Aunt Sue
-   John D. Swain and Edith Hunt Peck were married in 1895

FRAGMENTS   OF   RESEARCH

Note:  I found this entry on a Peck Forum in FamilyHistory.Com, could be a lead?

Subject: Charles Peck

Posted by: Larry

Message: Looking for anyone that is part of Charles Peck's family Born 7/4/1866 His father's name Is David and his mother's name is Mary

1.  David Peck
     +  Mary Peck
         2.  Charles Peck, b 7/4/1866

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