George Washington Swartz (abt. 1856 - 1884)

Born about 18 Feb 1856 in Toboyne Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1884 at about age 28 in New Germantown, Toboyne Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

George Swartz has German Roots.

George, son of John S. Swartz and Sarah A Snyder, was born 18 February 1856 in Toboyne Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

1860 Toboyne Township, Perry John Swartz Male 39 Pennsylvania Sarah Swartz Female 31 Pennsylvania George Washington (7) and Mary Jane (12), David A. (11), Jacob Bigler (10), John Calvin (9), Levi Douglas (8), Sarah A. (1). ^[2]

About 1877 he married Anna Jane Book, daughter of Edmund Dody Book and Isabel Jane Goshorn. They had two children:

• Ira Edmond Swartz (b. 10 December 1878;^[3][4][5] m. Myrtle Daisy Snyder;^[6] d. 5 January 1963).^[5][7] Two daughters and an adopted son.

• Ida Viola Swartz (b. 9 March 1881;^[8][9] m. Edward F. Emmert;^[10][11][12] m. Jesse H. Zuck;^[8][12][9] d. 14 July 1969).^[9] Six children.

1880 Toboyne Township, Perry George Swartz Self Male 24 Pennsylvania, United States Anna J Swartz Wife Female 23 Pennsylvania, United States Ira Swartz Son Male 1 ^[13]

He died 19 October 1884 in New Germantown, Toboyne Township, at age 28 and was buried at Three Springs Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Blain, Perry County.^[1]

After his death, in 1886, his widow married his eldest sister Mary Jane's widower and had another child.

^{[1] [13] [2] [12] [11] [8] [10] [9] [3] [4] [6] [5] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} G. W. Swartz on Find A Grave: Memorial #22448899 retrieved 22 July 2019 at Three Springs Church of the Brethern Cemetery in Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA. Memorial maintained by KTC (contributor 46921587). His gravestone shows he died aged 28 years, 8 months and 1 day, which calculates his birth at about 18 February 1856.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (13 December 2017), Household of John Swartz, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Ira Edmund Swartz, 1917-1918; citing Mesa County, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,825.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (6 November 2017), Ira E Swartz, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (19 May 2014), Ira Swartz, Jan 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (18 October 2017), Ira E. Swartz and Myrtle D. Snyder, 19 Feb 1902, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 2 p 1, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,605,281.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Ira Edmond Swartz on Find A Grave: Memorial #14389880 retrieved 13 December 2015 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Panther, Dallas, Iowa, United States of America.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (19 May 2014), Ida Zuck, Aug 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Not sure why this says August and FAG has July of the same year.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Ida Viola Swartz Emmert on Find A Grave: Memorial #14350226 retrieved 11 July 2016 at Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Panther, Dallas, Iowa, United States of America.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Edward F. Emmert and Ida Viola Swartz, 8 Jan 1905, Colfax Twp., Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol 2 Pg 42, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,113.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951, database with images, FamilySearch (8 November 2017), Ida Viola Emmert in entry for Edward F Emmert, 22 Mar 1927, Redfield, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #251388, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768586.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958, database, FamilySearch (17 March 2018), Ida Emmert Zuck; citing Pension, Iowa, United States, various recorder, auditor, and clerk county offices, Iowa.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (16 July 2017), George Swartz, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 292D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 1,255,165.

• Swartz, Dorothy Baker, notes (unpublished).

Acknowledgements

This profile was created by Theodore Irving Marmo through the import of SwartzGedmay2015.ged on May 19, 2015. It was researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein.