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     Joseph Morris Schwartz was born on 25 February 1906. He married Ruth Mason Bissell, daughter of Hon. Pelham St. George Bissell and Mary Valentine Yale, on 26 September 1940 at New York City, NY.

     Lester Schwartz was born on 27 December 1915. He was the son of Charles Adam Schwartz and Minnie Marie Semler. Lester Schwartz lived on 8 May 1930 at Oesterlen Orphans Home, Springfield, Clark Co., OH. He married Velma Nevada Daley, daughter of Frank Jerome Daley and Gayell Zania Parish. Lester Schwartz died on 30 August 1990 at St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., FL, at age 74 date per SSDI.

     Levi Schwartz was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Harrison Co., IN. He was born on 17 February 1880 at Harrison Co., IN. He married Carrie Belle Engleman, daughter of John M. Engleman and Martha Jane Davis, on 8 October 1905 at Mt. Solomon Lutheran Church, Harrison Co., IN. Levi Schwartz died on 18 March 1953 at Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, at age 73.

     Lewis Schwartz was born on 9 December 1861 at Montgomery Co., OH.¹ He married Lydia Rebecca Stone circa 1889 at Montgomery Co. (probably), OH.¹ Lewis Schwartz died on 28 November 1942 at Vandalia, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 80.

     Marcus Schwartz married Elizabeth Ballis.

     Margaret Schwartz was born on 17 July 1896 at Wisconsin.¹ She married Bert Loane.¹ Margaret Schwartz died on 11 May 1971 at Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co., MI, at age 74.

     Maria Dorothea Schwartz was born on 9 June 1658 at Sersheim, Württemberg, Germany.¹ She married Johann Michael Scheurer, son of Johannes Scheurer/Schewrer and Anna Catharina Kuom, on 24 February 1680 at Sersheim, Württemberg, Germany.¹ Maria Dorothea Schwartz died on 12 October 1693 at Sersheim, Württemberg, Germany, at age 35.¹

     Phillip Louis Schwartz was born in March 1860 at St. Louis, MO.^1,2 He was the son of Valentin Heinrich Schwartz and Elizabeth Catherina Semmler. Phillip Louis Schwartz married Louisa B. Goetz, daughter of Gottlieb Goetz and Margaretha (?), circa 1885. Phillip Louis Schwartz lived on 7 June 1900 at 209 Perrine Street, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; Pattern maker.² He lived on 21 April 1910 at 228 Bowen Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; Foreman, car works.³ He died on 18 March 1949 at 224 Volusia Avenue, Oakwood, Montgomery Co., OH. He was buried on 21 March 1949 at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.

     Raymond A. Schwartz was born on 5 December 1918 at Montgomery Co., OH. He was the son of Charles Adam Schwartz and Minnie Marie Semler.
Note: Appears to have been raised by his Semler grandparents following the death of his mother shortly after his birth. Raymond A. Schwartz began military service WW II service, U.S. Navy. He died on 24 August 1945 at age 26 U.S. Navy service, died at sea, WW II. He was buried at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #75426052.

     Robert W. Schwartz was born on 28 December 1916 at Montgomery Co., OH. He was the son of Charles Adam Schwartz and Minnie Marie Semler. Robert W. Schwartz lived on 8 May 1930 at Oesterlen Orphans Home, Springfield, Clark Co., OH. He married Margaret G. Puckett, daughter of Herden Puckett and Jannie L. Tipton. Robert W. Schwartz began military service WW II service, U.S. Marine Corps. Listed as wounded in the U.S. Navy Casualties Books for WW II, Ohio. He died on 22 October 1987 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 70. He was buried in October 1987 at Bellbrook Cemetery, Bellbrook, Greene Co., OH, Findagrave #34749853.

     Sarah Margaret Schwartz was born on 3 February 1837 at Adams Co., PA, Based on the parents' marriage date, the birth year was likely 1838. She was the daughter of Jacob Schwartz and Maria Catherina Overdeer. Sarah Margaret Schwartz was christened on 21 April 1838 at St. Mark's Reformed Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA. She married Levi George Weikert, son of Jacob Weikert and Sarah Ickes, on 21 March 1872 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Adams Co., PA. Sarah Margaret Schwartz died on 21 February 1911 at Adams Co., PA, at age 74.

     Sophia Etta Schwartz was born on 21 July 1835 at Ohio.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Schwartz. Sophia Etta Schwartz married Reuben Beery, son of Joseph Beery and Barbara Miller, circa 1854 at Ohio. Sophia Etta Schwartz lived on 6 June 1870 at Berne Twp., Fairfield Co., OH.² She died on 27 August 1927 at Tower Hill, Shelby Co., IL, at age 92. She was buried in August 1927 at Little Flock Cemetery, Moweaqua, Shelby Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 77022157.

     Valentin Heinrich Schwartz was also known as "Henry". He was born in February 1827 at Germany.^1,2 He was the son of Marcus Schwartz and Elizabeth Ballis. Occupation: Butcher in 1850 at Mad River Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.¹ Valentin Heinrich Schwartz married Elizabeth Catherina Semmler, daughter of Caspar Semmler and Maria Catherine Roat, on 9 March 1859 at Montgomery Co., OH, Ceremony by Hermann Borchars. Valentin Heinrich Schwartz and Elizabeth Catherina Semmler were divorced before June 1900; Valentin and Elizabeth were living alone in separate residences as of the 1900 census, marital status was "D" for both of them. Valentin Heinrich Schwartz lived on 14 June 1900 at 144 East Third Street, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; Portrait artist.² He died on 16 February 1915 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He was buried on 18 February 1915 at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, Sec. 117 lot 43.

     Victoria Schwartz was born circa 1889 at Wisconsin.¹ She married Frank Boushack.¹

     Walter Lewis Schwartz was born on 5 March 1891 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Phillip Louis Schwartz and Louisa B. Goetz.¹ Walter Lewis Schwartz married Marie Naujoks, daughter of Michael Naujoks, circa 1918.² Walter Lewis Schwartz lived on 9 April 1930 at 1725 Wyoming Street, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH; Pattern maker for airplane parts.³ He died on 18 April 1971 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 80. He was buried in April 1971 at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, Findagrave #96350519.

     Charlotte Schwarz married Karl Kafitz.

     Erich Schwarz married Liselotte Vollmar, daughter of Alfred Vollmar and Hedwig Triem. Erich Schwarz was born in 1932. He died in 2002.

     Ida Schwarz was born in 1895 at Jägersburg, Rheinland. She married Christian Fuchs in 1914 at Oberbexbach, Rheinland. Ida Schwarz died in 1979 at Homburg, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany.

     Madeline Mae Schwarz was born on 26 May 1914 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ She married Joihn Earl Fendall circa 1931.¹ Madeline Mae Schwarz died on 14 August 2002 at Lake Co. (probably), FL, at age 88 per SSDI, last residence Leesburg.

     Margaretha Schwarz married Christian Fuchs at Jägersburg, Rheinland. Margaretha Schwarz was born in 1867 at Jägersburg, Palatinate. She died in 1913 at Oberbexbach, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany.

     Margretha Schwarz was the daughter of Margretha Stauffer.

     Rebekka Schwarzwälder married Georg Bühler.

     Alfred Schweer was born circa 1892 at Illinois.¹ He married Alvina (?).¹

     Arnold Alfred Schweer was born on 24 October 1915 at Cook Co. (probably), IL.¹ He was the son of Alfred Schweer and Alvina (?)¹ Arnold Alfred Schweer married Ruth Triem, daughter of Otto Triem and Anna Marie Mathies, in 1936 at Steger, Cook Co., IL. Arnold Alfred Schweer died on 2 January 1992 at Frankfort, Will Co., IL, at age 76 dates per SSDI.

     John Schweigart was born circa 1787 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Mary (?) circa 1813.¹

     Louisa Anna Schweigart was born circa 1833 at Maryland.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Schweigart and Mary (?)¹ Louisa Anna Schweigart married William Hiteshew.

     Note: According to Dr. Erhard Staedtler's Die Ansbach-Bayreuther Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhaengigkeitskrieg 1777-1783: Forschungen zur Kulturgeschichte und Familienkunde. (Freie Schriftenfolge der Gesellschaft für Familienforschung in Franken, vol. 8.) Nürnberg [Germany]: 1956, Appendix "Deserteure, Ueberlaeufer und N ...", pp. 151-172:

SCHWEIGERT, Johann Peter, was a Grenadier with the Ansbach Regt., 5.Co., and went missing (deserted) in June 1783. This Regiment along with the Bayreuth Regiment was part of the Cornwallis army who surrendered to Gen. Washington at Yorktown, VA, in Oct. 1781, and was marched to Frederick and Winchester. In spring of 1783 they were taken from their last POW camp to New York for their return home, and many, including Schweigert, not planning to return home, decided to seek freedom in America. Subsequently, the following names appear under which Schweigert and his male descendants were later known: Schweighert, Swaggart, Swigert, and Swigart.

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ans/ansbach-bayreuth.htm.


Johann Peter Schweigert was born circa 1757 at Ansbach, Bavaria (now), Germany. He immigrated in 1777; SMITH, CLIFFORD NEAL, Mercenaries from Ansbach and Bayreuth, Germany, Who Remained in America after the Revolution. (German-American Genealogical Research Monograph, 2.) Thomson, IL: Heritage House, 1974. Reprinted by Westland Publications, McNeal, Ariz., 1979. 52p., p.18.

He lived in 1808 at Beavercreek Twp., Greene Co., OH; came to Ohio from Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1839 at Greene Co., OH, possible burial location Coy Cemetery.

     Bertha F. Schweikert was born in 1900. She married Gladwin B. Boyd, son of David R. Boyd and Capitola Beevers. Bertha F. Schweikert died in 1990. She was buried in 1990 at Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, Lenawee Co., MI.

     Herman Francis Schweiss was born on 28 March 1894 at Illinois WW I draft registration.¹ He married Rose M. Skopec on 27 November 1915 at Cook Co., IL. Herman Francis Schweiss lived on 3 April 1940 at 3529 North O'Dell Avenue, Chicago, Cook Co., IL; Truck driver, retail coal.¹ He died on 23 July 1953 at Cook Co., IL, at age 59.

     Thomas Louis Schweiss was born on 9 November 1926 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL.¹ He was the son of Herman Francis Schweiss and Rose M. Skopec.¹ Thomas Louis Schweiss married Elizabeth Jane Kitzmiller, daughter of Clarence Kitzmiller and Esther Gertrude Becker, on 19 January 1946 at River Grove, Cook Co., IL. Thomas Louis Schweiss died on 26 November 1988 at Land O' Lakes, Pasco Co., FL, at age 62

Obituary -- The Tampa Tribune; Tampa, Florida; Thursday, December 1, 1988; Other Editions, Page 91 (Newspapers.com):

TOM SCHWEISS, 62, of Land O' Lakes died Saturday. He was born in Chicago and moved to this area 11 years ago from Fox Lake, Ill. He was the owner and operator of a service station and a member of the Fox Lake Lions Club and Fox Lake Noon Lions Club, both of Illinois, and the Lutz-Land O'Lakes Lions Club.
He is survived by two sons, Thomas Jr. and Robert, both of Ingleside, Ill; three daughters, Judy Bettencourt of Fremont, Calif., May Nichols of Spokane, Wash., and Elizabeth Vollers of Land O' Lakes; and 15 grandchildren.
F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O'Lakes Chapel.