Arelminta had four daughters​—Dorell, Calvie, Lila, and Casel. Dorell was the first of the Swaby girls to venture out as a pioneer. She and Corina Osorio (now Novoa) were assigned to Point Quepos, which is on the west coast.

In 1950 Dorell Swaby and Fe and Joy Goodin attended Gilead School and were assigned to Panama.