----- Original Message ----- From: "George Carpenter" <gcarp@qconline.com> To: <mitchs@surfbest.net> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:35 AM Subject: Re: Mercer County Illinois Lookup > Mitch > We'll see if we can get you started. Lewis Swartz was 33 years old in 1870. > His wife, Barbar(y) was 36. Both were born in Wertenberg, Germany. > (Wertenberg was a province of Germany when that country was under the > control of Prussia in the mid-1800's.) Their children were Mary C. - age 12 > in 1870 (married Frank Campbell on 3/5/1891), Lucy C. - age 6, John F. - age > 4 and George - age 7/12. Lewis was a farmer in North Henderson Township. > Carle Michael - age 20 was living with them in the same household as a farm > laborer. > > In the 1880 Census, Lewis is 45 years old and Barbara is 46. Still living > with them are; Mary C. - age 22, Lucy - age 16, John F. - age 14, Henry N. - > age 10, Ida A. - age 8, William L. - age 6 and Amy M. - age 3. > > In the 1900 Census, John Swartz - age 35 is a farmer. His wife, Sarah is 32 > and their daughter, Annie is 4. Living with them is John Fratzler working as > a farm laborer. > > A John Swartz married Sarah Jane Gardner in McLean County, Illinois on > October 18, 1893. I won't say this is our subjects, but the age and time is > right for them and they are the only John and Sarah Swartz married in > Illinois before 1900 so the chances are pretty good that they are. You'll > have to figure out how come he went clear across the state to find Sarah. He > sure didn't find her on the internet! ;o) > > Looks like, as you suggested, the rest of the clan moved out of North > Henderson Township by 1900. > > I don't have the 1910 Census yet. > > But look here! Lewis Swartz - age 83 and his wife Barbara - age 86 must have > moved back to North Henderson Township by 1920 where Lewis is the head of > the house and Frank Campbell - age 66 and his wife Mary C. - age 6 are > living in the same household. Frank is a carpenter by trade. > > The 1930 Census is available now, but I don't have it either. > I sure hope some of this does you some good in your research! > George Carpenter > Illinois City, Illinois > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mitchs@surfbest.net> > To: <gcarp@qconline.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 9:26 AM > Subject: Mercer County Illinois Lookup > > > > History and Platt Books of Mercer County. > > > > I'm new at this lookup thing so here goes: > > > > Ferdinand Schwarz (or Louis Schwarz after arriving in US from Germany). > > was married to Barbara Karle and lived in North Henderson TWP. > > > > Anything would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Mitch Schwartz > > mitchs@surfbest.net > > www.outsideoftime.net (my web site - covers Mahaska, Keokuk, Wapello > > Co.,Ia) > > > > Louis is my gggrandfather, his son moved to Keokuk, Iowa around 1900 and > > my family has lived there since (I moved to Idaho-needed to see > > something higher than a water tower). > > > > > > >