SWAYZE, Caldwell C., St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


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Swayze, Caldwell Calhoun, well known insurance and club man, is a son of C. C. and Susan (Hill) Swayze, and was born in St. Landry parish, La., May 27, 1867.  C. C. Swayze, the father, was a son of Caleb Lyons Swayze, who was a prominent lawyer of Louisiana and served as a member of the secession convention.  His son, father of the subject of this sketch, also was a lawyer and planter, and inherited all of his father's property, but at the close of the Civil war he was practically without means.  He was educated at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, that state, and while a student there became acquainted with Miss Susan Hill, of Raleigh, and married her.  To their union 5 children were born, namely:  C. C. Swayze, Jr., the subject of this sketch;  Lilly, now Mrs. Ray, of Mobile, Ala.;  C. L., deceased;  Wilmer, of Mobile, Ala., and  Lionel, of Canada.  Caldwell Calhoun Swayze, Jr., attended private schools of the vicinity of his home in St. Landry parish until he had attained his 16th year, when he found employment in the service of a railroad company, where he remained about 6 years.  Following this, the young man entered the insurance business with the Penn Mutual Insurance Co., and has not changed his line of business since that time.  Mr. Swayze is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is affiliated with the Boston, the Pickwick, the Country, and the Chess, Checkers and Whist club; also the Stratford club, and several carnival organizations and other fraternities.  He is a member of the Episcopal church. Oct. 1, 1890, Mr. Swayze was married to Miss Maude Baillio, of Alexandria, Rapides parish, La., a daughter of Saustan and Emma Baillio.  Mr. and Mrs. Swayze have 1 daughter,  Miss Emina B. Swayze.

Source:  Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 421-422.  Edited by Alcée
Fortier, Lit. D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.