Jack Swilling was my 1st cousin three times removed. According to my records he was born April 1, 1830 in Anderson County, South Csrolina. In 1852 he married Mary Jane Grey in Watumka, Alabama. They had one child, Elizabeth Price Davis Swilling. According to family hearsay he deserted Jane and worked his way across the West to Arizona. There he married Trinidad Escalante
The magazine "Arizona Highways" carried a feature article a couple of years ago -- I'm sure you already know this.