Question

Looking for my great grandfather Joseph Schwartz. Born in Hungary, lived in Philadelphia, PA, Jewish. Appears in the 1900 census with my grandmother Sophia Schwartz. In 1910 is not in the census. Need to know if he died or if there are any records

Answer 1

Try free search tool on familysearch.org.  Appears from census data that Jos died before 1920 Sophie after 1930.

https://familysearch.org/search/records/index#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Asophie~%20%2Bsurname%3Aswartz~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AHungary~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1874-1878~%20%2Bdeath_place%3APA~%20%2Bdeath_year%3A1930-1980~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Ajoseph~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3Aswartz~

 

US Census, 1900 ED 76 Philadelphia city Ward 4

Head    Joseph Schwartz    M    32 b Amy 1868 Hungary

Wife    Sophia Schwartz   F  26 b . Apr 1874Hungary

Son      Coleman Schwartz    M 8        b. Nov 1892 PA

Son      Samuel Schwartz   M    5        b.  May 1895 PA

Son      Hyman Schwartz   M    3        b. Aug 1897 PA

Son      Jacob Schwartz     M    1        b. Aug 29 1899 PA

 

US Census, 1920, Philadelphia, PA

SELF Sophie Schwartz    F 44y Hungary  widow

SON    Carl Schwartz        M         27y  PA

SON    Samuel D Schwartz           M         24y  PA  

SON   Henry Schwartz     M         22y PA

SON   Jacob Schwartz      M         20y PA           

SON   Lester Schwartz     M         17y PA           

SON  Joseph Schwartz    M         14y PA           

 

US  1930 Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750)

Head Sophie Schwartz    F 54            Hun

Son Samuel D Schwartz    M 30        Pa

Son Jacob Schwartz       M    29        Pa

Son Lester Schwartz      M    26        Pa

Son Joseph Schwartz     M    24        Pa