Jakob Schwarz (1878 - 1938)

Born 4 Dec 1878 in Nagold, Wurttemberg, Germany

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1938 at age 59 in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Jakob was born in Nagold, Wurttemberg, Germany 4 Dec 1878 . He immigrated to the US in 1926 with his wife Christina (Eberle), children John Sr and his wife Katherine, Virginia, Julia, Christine, Katherine, Barbara. They settled in Mansfield, where he worked as a laborer at Barnes manufacturing.

One daughter, Elizabeth (Schwarz) Schuster remained in Europe and eventually settled near Frankfurt, Germany.

It is believed they immigrated to escape religious persecution during World War 1.

Sources

• Tim Schwarz via family member obit

"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK51-KLD : 8 December 2014), Jacob Schwartz, 12 Apr 1938; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus. **Probable obit. Last name spelled with "t" like the 1930 census.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22778-4790-31?cc=1810731 : 8 December 2015), Ohio > Richland > Madison > ED 19 > image 13 of 52; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).

"Wurttemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985" (database online) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestory.com Operations, inc., 2016 Original data: Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1500-1985. Various sources.