Mrs. N. P. Swayne, Malvern, Pa, R.f.d. #2

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During WWII, Mrs. Norman Swayne corresponded with a number of soldiers and sailors who served in the Pacific and European Theatres of Operation. Mrs. Swayne and her correspondents were stamp collectors. During the war, even though many of the APOs the letters came from saw a great deal of action, she and her friends still managed to send each other covers and stamps when possible.

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NORMAN PYLE SWAYNE, born 9.19.1893, son of Enoch Passmore Swayne & Ida May Dorett of Chadds Ford, Pa., married Oct. 30, 1923 Florence Nicholson, daughter of John M. Nicholson & Susan. This marriage is from the West Chester Daily Local News, which says 11.1.1948 that Mr. & Mrs. Norman P. Swayne of Lincoln Highway, Glen Loch, celebrated their silver wedding Saturday. They were married at Media. For almost 25 years they operated a large store, gasoline station and tourist camp at Glen Loch, and are now building houses near Green Hill as an investment. They had this one son: Robert E.

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Robert E. Swayne of West Chester Robert E Swayne, 84, died on Friday, October 7, 2011. He was a retired antique dealer and collector of books and old photographs. He began collecting books and compiling items which related to the history of Chester County, especially West Chester. His grandmother, Ida Mae Swayne, gave him a book on U.S. presidents. Robert took a lot of pride in knowing that he never missed voting in a presidential election. His maternal grandmother, Susan Nicholson, who was born in 1855, shared with Robert many of her recollections of the Civil War in which her father and uncles served as soldiers. Her father worked at the seminary which was used as a hospital taking care of the sick and wounded and he would come home wearing his blue coat and brass buttons. Robert wrote several articles for the local newspaper concerning these times. He was interested in genealogy, family history of the above mentioned as well as the Mills family, Sharp family and the Ebright family (Booths Corner). His grandfather, John Nicholson, owned farms in the Booths Corner area and did logging with oxen. This intrigued Robert and he has spent a life time studying oxen. Anyone close to Robert will know of his keen interest in horse drawn hearses. He spent the past several years doing an inventory of his family photographs and genealogy. It was the summation of his lifetime of collecting. He always felt that there was not enough time to complete the task. He died at peace with himself and the world. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 14, at Green Mount Cemetery, 117 Westtown Road, West Goshen Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Chester County Historical Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380. Arrangements are being handled by the Founds Funeral Home, Inc., West Chester, (610) 696-0134. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/da...ZH5o9kJ.dpuf