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Alton Swain Full Name: Alton Swain Date of birth: October 2, 1899 Date of death: March 11, 1976 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 38 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Bonham / Fannin   Fannin, Lamar (1) HONEY GROVE, TEXAS. "Honey Grove is on U.S. Highway 82 fifteen miles east of Bonham in east central Fannin County . . . In 1846 a post office branch opened to serve the growing community." Handbook of Texas Online. (2) Bonham. House Journal. (3) Bonham, Fannin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) "Alton Swain has been appointed deputy game warden . . . He informs us that he will not be a candidate for re-election to the Legislature." Honey Grove Signal, 4/6/1928, p. 1, crediting Honey Grove Preservation League. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (5) Honey Grove, Fannin County. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Alton Swain Rites Held," Arlington Daily News, 3/14/1976, p. 5. NewspaperARCHIVE.com. Other Resources Census of 1900 - Alvin Swain, Honey Grove, Fannin County, age 8 months, born October 1899 in Texas, son of William J. and Morise Swain. Census of 1910 - Alton Swaim [Swain], Honey Grove, Fannin County, age 9, born circa 1901 in Texas, son of William and Martha Swaim [Swain]. Census of 1920 - Alton Swain, Honey Grove, Fannin County, age 20, born circa 1900 in Texas, laborer/compress, son of Billie Swain. Census of 1930 - Alton Swain, Lubbock County, age 28, born circa 1902 in Texas, teaching/public school, spouse Hazel. Census of 1940 - Alton Swain, Brownsboro, Henderson County, age 40, born circa 1900 in Texas, last place of residence on 4/1/1935: Honey Grove, Fannin County, spouse Hazel. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 Alton Swain, birth date 10/2/1899 in Honey Grove, Texas; death date 3/11/1976 in Arlington, Tarrant County, teacher/public schools, father William Swain, mother Marcia Ayers. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Alton Swain, birth date 10/2/1900, permanent home address in Honey Grove, Fannin County, student, nearest relative W.T. Swain in Honey Grove, draft registration 9/12/1918 in Fannin County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Alton Swain, birth date 10/2/1899, death date 3/11/1976, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Honey Grove, Fannin County, with spouse Hazel Burroughs Swain, married 4/2/1929. Find a Grave. 40th Legislature (1927) - Alton Swain, postoffice Honey Grove, nativity Texas, age 25 (born circa 1902), highway inspector. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. Alton Swain, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 40th R.S. - 1927 Conservation and Reclamation   Game and Fisheries   Highways and Motor Traffic   Public Printing

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