Ruth Pauline (Coffin) Swaim (1911 - 2013)

Born 17 Dec 1911 in Randolph, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Albert E Swaim — married 20 Jun 1936 in Henry County, Indiana, United States

Died 5 Apr 2013 at age 101 in Randolph, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Obituary

LYNN,IN---Ruth Pauline (Coffin) Swaim, passed into heaven peacefully, at the age of 101, on Friday, Apr. 5,2013.

She was born in Randolph County on Dec. 17,1911, the daughter of Grace R. (Stanley) and Guy E. Coffin.

She married Albert E. Swaim in New Castle on June 20,1936 and he preceded her in death on 2004. She was a farmer's wife, Sunday School teacher and retired employee of Richmond State Hospital. An avid reader, she would often read several books a week. She was also an accomplished painter, with many of her pictures being displayed in her children and grandchildren's homes. She has had some of her poetry published and loved playing hymns on the piano and organ.

Survivors include her children: Fred (Emily) Swaim of Losantville, Barbara Cook of Modoc and Joyce (Morgan) Cash of Cambridge City; grandchildren, Julie(Jeff) Ward, Timothy (Tonya) Swaim, Jennifer (Paul) Sheehan, Dennis (Jill) Cook, David (Rhonda) Cook, Dan (Shauna) Cook, Darryl (Marylou) Cook and Darrin Cash; 15 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Bruce A. Swaim; a great-grandson, Garrett Scott Swaim; a sister, Helen (Coffin) Hunt and 2 brothers, Lonnie Coffin and Donald Coffin.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 9, in Culberson Funeral Home, Hagerstown, Rev. Dale Bales will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Losantville.

Sources

Name: Pauline Coffin Gender: Female Birth Date: 17 Dec 1911 Birth Place: West River, Randolph, Indiana, USA Father: Gery E. Coffin Mother: Grace R. Stanley Certificate Number: 43983 Roll Number: 40474_358021

• Fact: Residence (1920) West River Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Modoc, Randolph, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Randolph, Indiana
• Fact: Residence (1940) Perry Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (02 Jan 2007) Losantville, Indiana
• Fact: Burial Riverside Cemetery, Union Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4V-QKL : accessed 27 November 2020), P Ruth Coffin in household of E Guy Coffin, West River, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing ED 167, sheet 3B, line 54, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 464; FHL microfilm 1,820,464.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4BC-ZGN : accessed 27 November 2020), Ruth P Coffin in household of Guy E Coffin, Modoc, Randolph, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 1A, line 49, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 624; FHL microfilm 2,340,359.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNZ-84L : 10 December 2017), Albert E Swaim and R Pauline Coffin, 20 Jun 1936; citing Henry, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004185597.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1BV-GTG : 26 May 2020), Pauline R Swain in household of Albert E Swain, Perry Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-23, sheet 5A, line 16, family 87, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1108.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 November 2020), memorial page for Ruth Pauline Coffin Swaim (17 Dec 1911–5 Apr 2013), Find A Grave: Memorial #90818024, citing Riverside Cemetery, Losantville, Randolph County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by susan clemons (contributor 46940011) .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 June 2018, 18:19), entry for Ruth Pauline Coffin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2K6-DFW); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Coffin-1281 created through the import of Lee, McClendon, Morris, Dean, .ged on Oct 2, 2012 by Jennifer Kelly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.