Clyde Fields Swain

  General Notes:

Clyde Fields Swain became schizophrenic and was hospitalized. She became a patient at the VA in Salem, VA where Ben Adkins and wife, Ruth Coleman Garrett (cousin to Clyde), came to visit. They sometimes took her to Danville for visits with family as well as for family dinners and visitation at their home in Roanoke, VA. One time during a visit at the Garrett home in Danville, Clyde became agitated and ran through the house to escape her "persecutors". No one tried to stop her as she broke free. Ben went after her and was able to calm her and returned with Clyde to the family gathering. Later in life, Clyde had a lobotomy in an effort to control her outbursts.

The 1940 Federal Census for Leaksville, Rockingham Co., NC, District 79-3, page 35B, dated June 8, 1940 records Clyde F. Swain (21 - SC) residing at a Hospital at 124 Henry Street. There are 24 people living at this address and the first person listed, Edna Fritts (51), is employed as Superintendent at a Hospital. The 15 women listed below are employed as nurses. The listing continues on the next page for an additional 8 women; however, there employment or relation is not described. With the exception of the superintendent, all the women are in their early to late 20s and have completed 4 years of high school with 2 having 1 and 2 years of college. The superintendent has completed 4 years of college.

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 <http://www.ancestry.com>
Name: Not Named Swain
Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1919
Birth County: Brunswick
Parent1 Name: R C
Parent2 Name: Gertrude Swain
Roll Number: B_C012_66001
Volume: 6
Page: 40


From www.ancestry.com
Name: Clyde Fields Swain
Birth: Aug. 27, 1919 - Southport, Brunswick Co., NC
Death: July 2, 1978 -
Parents: Richard Clyde Swain (1880 - 1952)
Gertrude Blackwell Swain (1881 - 1933)
Siblings:
John Swain (1907 - 1953)
Vera Swain Willis (1912 - 1995)
Dorothy Swain (1912 - 1970)
Mary Elizabeth Swain McGlamery (1916 - 1989)
Clyde Fields Swain (1919 - 1978)
Burial: Northwood Cemetery, Southport, Brunswick Co., NC
Clyde's grave marker reads in part:
Y3 US Coast Guard, World War II


Clyde Swain in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Clyde Swain
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1919
Death Date: 2 Jul 1978
SSN: 243-22-5535
Enlistment Date 1: 28 Apr 1944
Release Date 1: 5 Sep 1945