BURGESS - SWARTZ FAMILY Looking for information on these families. Frank Burgess of Republic City married Mary Rillie Swartz Dec 29, 1889 in Harbine, KS. Henry C. or H. C. Swartz family was in Washington twp, Republic County on 1880 census. Believe Frank Burgess came to Republic County in early 1880s, possibly with John Harris family. He was in John Harris household 1880 census of Linn Co., IA listed as 9 year old waif born in IA. Frank Burgess parents are unknown and some family legend that as baby he was on wagon train and parents were killed. Possible find on him is 1870 census in Shirley, Cloud Co., KS with George and Martha Burgess. He is either 2 years or 2 months old and born in Iowa. George and Martha can not be located after 1880 census.

I have the History of Republic County Kansas. By I..O. Savage. 1901 There is a Hank Swartz he was a sheriff in Washington township. It talks of a parade and all the different floats.it is as follows. Washington as a township made no display,nevertheless ex-sheriff H.C. Schartz,here showed up in the line with a very handsome individual float, on which he received a premium.Hank was determined his township should not go unrepresented, notwithstanding the fact that he could not get the people to see that it was to their interest to make a township display. Also there is a Henry C Swartz enlisted October 1st 1861 and was enrolled in Co.F,46 Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was in active service with his regiment during all the time from enlistment to the date of his discharge ,august 2nd 1865.Was in the following battles: Shiloh, seige of Corinth, Vicksburg, Black River,Jackson, Mississippi:, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Atlanta, July 22nd,; Kenesaw Mountain,Erza Chapel,Jonesboro, Savannah, Columbus, South Carolina ; Bentonville, North Carolina; and Raleigh, besides a large number of skirmishes and minor engagements. The 46th made nine charges during the Atlanta campaign, being repulsed only twice.It was known as a fighting regiment in the entire army. L:inda Hunt . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl D. House" <earl_house@cox.net> To: <KSREPUBL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:48 PM Subject: [KSRepublic] Burgess, Swartz, Harris Republic County 1880-1900 > BURGESS - SWARTZ FAMILY > > Looking for information on these families. Frank Burgess of Republic > City married Mary Rillie Swartz Dec 29, 1889 in Harbine, KS. Henry C. or H. > C. Swartz family was in Washington twp, Republic County on 1880 census. > Believe Frank Burgess came to Republic County in early 1880s, possibly with > John Harris family. He was in John Harris household 1880 census of Linn Co., > IA listed as 9 year old waif born in IA. > > Frank Burgess parents are unknown and some family legend that as baby he was > on wagon train and parents were killed. Possible find on him is 1870 census > in Shirley, Cloud Co., KS with George and Martha Burgess. He is either 2 > years or 2 months old and born in Iowa. George and Martha can not be located > after 1880 census. > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >