Pearl (Smith) Swaim (April 13, 1894 - January 13, 1971) was born in Hendricks County, Indiana to Henry Herbert Smith (July 24, 1869 – April 23, 1950) and Virginia Victoria “Jennie” (Merritt) Smith Coleman (April 10, 1873 – February 21, 1946). Pearl married Irve Preston Swaim (1879 - 1970) on December 21, 1921. Pearl and Irve are buried at Rush Creek Cemetery Tangier, Parke County, Indiana. Pearl (Smith) Swaim's parents, Henry Herbert Smith (July 24, 1859 – April 23, 1950) and Virginia Victoria “Jennie” (Merritt) Smith Coleman (April 10, 1873 – February 21, 1946) married in Hendricks County, Indiana on November 4, 1890. The Henry Herbert Smith family include: Lillian Lenore (Smith) Nelson Caldwell Hines (July 5, 1892 – January 3, 1970), Pearl (Smith) Swaim (April 13, 1894 – January 13, 1971), Elizabeth May (Smith) Deal Shelton (March 27, 1896 – September 20, 1964), Bernice Etta (Smith) Holmes (February 8, 1898 – March 14, 1996), Edward McKendree Smith (August 18, 1900 – August 11, 1979), Earl Gus Smith (August 10, 1902 – April 9, 1975), Cecil Hollis Smith (July 2, 1906 – October 8, 1973). Henry and "Jennie" divorced and she married John Morton Coleman (August 15, 1875 – March 26, 1964) on August 4, 1908. Irve Preston Swaim's first wife was Edna E. Swaim (May 30, 1882 - November 12, 1920). They had a son, Ervin Swaim (April 13, 1904 - April 13, 1904) who died at birth. Edna E. Swaim and Ervin Swaim are buried at Rush Creek Cemetery Tangier, Parke County, Indiana.