2009 Swartz Genealogy Adventure, Cincinnati, OH

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2008 Swartz Genealogy Adventure, Ft. Wayne, IN

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Family Tree Updated

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2007 Swartz Genealogy AdventureYellow Springs, OH, and Madison, IN

This year's adventure began with Barbara's arrival in Columbus after spending a few days at the new Wooster Library and the Ohio Genealogical Society in Mansfield.

Wicked and the Governor
Friend Ramona joined us for dinner, after which the three women and Jim enjoyed a production of Wicked at the Ohio Theatre. After the incredible show, as we were leaving the Statehouse garage, Governor Ted Strickland walked out to his own car. We rolled down the windows to say hello, and he reached in and shook hands with Barbara, and greeted all of us. The adventure had begun!

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Yellow Springs and Cousin Becky
Friday morning Barbara and I headed to Yellow Springs, Ohio where we were to meet up with Swartz cousin Becky. We detoured through Springfield to take a look at the Westcott house (Frank Lloyd Wright), and to drive around Antioch College in YS. After coffee and pie at the Sunrise Cafe, we entered Ye Olde Trail Tavern across the street.

Our third cousin Becky, a descendant from Ellen Swartz, arrived soon afterwards. We spent the next hour and a half showing photos, sharing stories, and updating data for the genealogy records. The visit ended too soon, but Barbara and I had to move along in order to arrive in Madison, Indiana before dinnertime.

Madison

More Swartz cousins found!

Seems we have found a new branch of Swartzes. Susan emailed me saying that her brother had found this blog.

2005 Swartz Genealogy AdventureGranville, Ohio

Barbara and Megan explored Granville, Ohio, visiting the graves of John Miller Swartz, Hiram B. Swartz, and their families. We had lovely rooms at the Buxton Inn with our own sitting room and balcony porch. The weekend included a trip to the Heisey Glass Museum in Newark, and a theatre production of Steele Magnolias at the Weathervane Playhouse.

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2004 Swartz Genealogy AdventureWooster, Ohio

Just returned from a weekend of genealogical adventure in Wooster, Ohio. Cousin Barbara and I stayed at a beautiful Victorian B&B right next to the home where our ancestor Hiram B. Swartz and family lived from 1877 to 1939.

Highlights of the trip:

• Going up and inside the clocktower of the Wayne County Courthouse.

• Poking into rain-soaked grounds looking for fallen gravestones.

• The Giants of Seville.

• The Squirrel Orchestra.

• Lunch at The Smithville Inn.

• Touring Hiram B. Swartz's home.

• Leaving a message on a gravestone.

• Many other adventures. More photos.

Thanks, Cousin Barbara! Let's get some more Swartz descendants to join us next year in Granville -- we'll visit Denison University, and dig up some more relatives there!

~Megan

Descendants of Samuel Swartz

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL SWARTZ (JOHN) was born 3 June 1816 in Union County, PA, and died 15 October 1885 in Wayne Co., OH. He married MARY M. MILLER 11 November 1839 in Wayne Co., OH, daughter of JOHN MILLER and MARY WELDAY. She was born 1 July 1824 in Jefferson County, OH, and died 5 February 1909 in Wayne Co., OH.

Children of SAMUEL SWARTZ and MARY MILLER are:

2. i. ADELINE SWARTZ, b. 1843; d. 29 March 1916
3. ii. JOHN MILLER SWARTZ, b. 11 December 1844, Milton Twp, Wayne Co., OH; d. 10 October 1924, Granville, Licking Co., OH.
4. iii. HIRAM B. SWARTZ, b. 27 May 1846, Milton Twp., Wayne Co., OH; d. 6 March 1939.
5. iv. ISABELLA SWARTZ, b. 13 April 1848; d. 19 September 1922.
v. SARAH E. SWARTZ, b. Abt. 1849; m. L. B. HARRIS.
vi. CORA R. SWARTZ.
vii. MARY J. SWARTZ.
viii. FRANKLIN PIERCE SWARTZ, m. MARY DAVIES; b. 22 May 1853; d. 25 February 1880.
6. ix. ELLEN A. SWARTZ, b. 29 March 1854, Wooster, Wayne Co., OH; d. 26 October 1934, Warren OH.
7. x. SAMUEL ELLIS SWARTZ, b. June 1856, Wayne Co., OH; d. 6 November 1936, Wichita, KS.
8. xi. DOUGLAS ARNOLD SWARTZ, b. 3 February 1860, Near Sterling, Wayne Co., Ohio; d. 10 December 1912, Ft Wayne, Allen Co, In.
xii. ULYSSES GRANT SWARTZ, b. 2 May 1862; d. 21 November 1933.

Generation No. 2

2. ADELINE SWARTZ (SAMUEL, JOHN) was born 1843 and died 29 March 1916 in Homer, Medina Co., OH. She married HENRY G. ZEIGLER. He died 1878.

Children of ADELINE SWARTZ and HENRY ZEIGLER are:
i. FRANCIS ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1864.
ii. LESLEY IRVIN ZEIGLER, b. 22 Sept 1865.
iii. NINA L. ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1867.
iv. HARLEY H. ZEIGLER, b.1868.
v. NELLIE M. ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1870.
vi. ARTHUR ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1874.
vii. HERBERT S. ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1876; m. FLORETTA VAUGHN.
viii. ELLEN G. ZEIGLER, b. Abt. 1879.


3. JOHN MILLER SWARTZ (SAMUEL, JOHN) was born 11 December 1844 in Milton Twp, Wayne Co., OH, and died 10 October 1924 in Granville, Licking Co., OH. He married (1) SARAH ANN CARNAHAN 5 August 1869 in Wayne Co., OH, daughter of ROBERT CARNAHAN and ELIZABETH COTTON. She was born Abt. 22 November 1848 in England, and died 5 December 1879 in Newark, OH, Licking Co., OH. He married (2) LAURA A. CRISWELL 3 May 1881 in Licking Co., OH. She was born 2 October 1857 in Columbus, OH, and died 13 January 1940 in Columbus, OH.

Children of JOHN SWARTZ and SARAH CARNAHAN are:

i. MABEL CLARE SWARTZ, b. Abt. 1872; d. 30 July 1939, Macon, GA; m. FRANKLIN W. WITHOFT, 1894.
ii. LILLIE I. SWARTZ.
iii. SAMUEL ROBERT SWARTZ, b. Abt. 1876.
iv. ANNA MARY SWARTZ, b. 10 March 1878, Newark, Licking, OH; d. 22 October 1952, Newark, Licking, OH; m. WILLIAM BENJAMIN EVANS, 30 August 1899, Newark OH; b. 15 November 1874, Newark, Licking, OH; d. 11 September 1948, Newark, Licking, OH.

Children of JOHN SWARTZ and LAURA CRISWELL are:

v. JOHN CRISWELL SWARTZ, m. (1) MABEL SMUCKER; d. January 1919; m. (2) MARY BROOMHALL.
vi. DOROTHY RUTH SWARTZ, b. 6 December 1890, Newark, OH; d. 27 July 1983, Sarasota, FL; m. KARL RICHTER BABB, 26 November 1915, Granville, OH; b. 31 May 1891, Xenia, OH; d. 1 February 1951, Columbus, OH.


4. HIRAM B. SWARTZ (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 27 May 1846 in Milton Twp., Wayne Co., OH, and died 6 March 1939. He married MARTHA JANE DAVIES 8 October 1872 in Granville, OH, daughter of D. DAVIES and JANE. She was born 14 January 1851 in Granville, OH, and died 4 June 1940.

Children of HIRAM SWARTZ and MARTHA DAVIES are:

i. MARY DAVIES SWARTZ, b. 31 October 1874, Newark, OH, Licking Co., OH; d. 2 February 1941, Edgewater, NJ; m. ANTON RICHARD ROSE, 15 September 1910; b. 2 February 1877, Marine, MN.
ii. JOSEPHINE A. SWARTZ, b. 29 July 1876, Wooster, Wayne Co., OH; d. 24 August 1877.
iii. WAYNE W. SWARTZ, b. 1878.
iv. PAUL A. SWARTZ, b. 1884.
v. ESTHER L. SWARTZ DAVIES, b. 1887.


5. ISABELLA SWARTZ (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 13 April 1848, and died 19 September 1922. She married MILTON H. MURDOCK March 1866 in Wayne Co., OH. He was born Abt. 1845, and died 16 December 1885.

Children of ISABELLA SWARTZ and MILTON MURDOCK are:

i. MARY MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1868; m. STEINER.
ii. EDITH A. MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1869.
iii. NELLIE B. MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1872; m. HARRIS.
iv. CORA A. MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1874; m. GIFFIN.
v. CLARA E. MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1877; m. RUDDOCK.
vi. SAMUEL SWARTZ MURDOCK, b. Abt. 1879.
vii. JEAN I. MURDOCK, m. EGBERT.
viii. CHESTER A. MURDOCK.
ix. ANNA M. MURDOCK, m. SHROP.


6. ELLEN A. SWARTZ (SAMUEL, JOHN) was born 29 March 1854 in Wooster, Wayne Co., OH, and died 26 October 1934 in Warren OH. She married CHRISTIAN BLANKENHORN 25 December 1880. He was born Abt. 1851, and died 22 December 1931 in Warren OH.

Children of ELLEN SWARTZ and CHRISTIAN BLANKENHORN are:

i. AGNES B. BLANKENHORN, b. 20 September 1882; m. WOODLAND.
ii. KARL DOANE BLANKENHORN, b. 9 April 1885; m. HANNAH JONES, March 1910.
iii. ROY S. BLANKENHORN, b. 8 April 1888, Sterling OH; d. 5 October 1964, Ashtabula OH; m. MAYBLE ROLLER, 7 August 1917; b. 22 May 1891, Ashtabula OH; d. 18 September 1961, Ashtabula OH.
iv. GLEN D. BLANKENHORN, b. 9 August 1892.


7. SAMUEL ELLIS SWARTZ (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born June 1856 in Wayne Co., OH, and died 6 November 1936 in Wichita, KS.

Child of SAMUEL ELLIS SWARTZ is:
i. OSMAN ELLIS SWARTZ, b. 3 November 1880; d. 17 May 1971; m. MARION S.; b. 30 July 1900; d. 21 January 1975.

8. DOUGLAS ARNOLD SWARTZ (SAMUEL2, JOHN1) was born 3 February 1860 in Near Sterling, Wayne Co., Ohio, and died 10 December 1912 in Ft Wayne, Allen Co, In. He married ALICE KALER 30 December 1885 in South Whitley, Allen Co., IN, daughter of HENRY KALER and MARY MENAUGH. She was born 3 August 1862 in Mt. Joy, Lancaster Co., PA, and died 3 May 1948 in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ.

Children of DOUGLAS SWARTZ and ALICE KALER are:

i. CLARENCE MILLER SWARTZ, b. 13 October 1886, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 6 April 1890.
ii. FREDERICK THURMAN SWARTZ, b. 13 June 1888, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 25 January 1890.
iii. ALICE GAIL SWARTZ, b. 21 October 1890, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 16 September 1894.
iv. THOMAS VESPUCIUS SWARTZ, b. 26 August 1892, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 5 April 1976; m. GLADYS MARIE ENSLEY; b. 1894; d. 1978.
v. RICHARD COLUMBUS SWARTZ, b. 26 August 1892, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. September 1894.
vi. KALER NICHOLAS SWARTZ, b. 21 October 1895, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 21 March 1971, Ft Wayne, Allen Co, IN; m. BERTHA MARIE HERMANS, 11 September 1926, St Patrick's Ch, Ft Wayne, IN; b. 21 August 1893, Ft Wayne, Allen Co, In; d. 10 November 1969, Ft Wayne, Allen Co, In.
vii. DOUGLAS ARNOLD SWARTZ, b. 6 February 1897, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 24 June 1952; m. GLADYS M. KEISER, 1920.
viii. ALICE KATHERINE SWARTZ, b. 14 December 1909, Canton, Stark Co., OH; d. 26 June 2003, Merrillville, IN.

We have a new Swartz cousin!

Shelley is the granddaughter of Blooma Zeigler Miller, who was the granddaughter of Adeline Swartz and Henry Zeigler. Adeline was Samuel's oldest daughter. Shelley says that Blooma is really a "step" grandmother, as she married Alva Miller when he was widowed with 3 small children. Blooma left a handwritten life story for Shelley that has Swartz info in it.

Thanks for sharing, Shelley! Step, or not, you're family!

Swartz Mysteries

1. Sarah Ann Carnahan (born 1848, died 1879), wife of John Miller Swartz. Adopted in England by the Carnahans. Birth parents' name was Teagle. Carnahans are not listed in Wayne Co. for 1850 census -- Were they in England adopting their baby? Why did they go to England for the adoption? Did they know the Teagles?

2. Robert R. Carnahan, Sarah Ann's adopted father (died 8 May 1888). Does anyone know where he's buried? His wife Elizabeth Ann Cotton (died 1882) is buried in Seville, OH, with a large and lovely monument. There is no inscription, monument, or burial record for Robert. So far, I've not been able to find an obituary on him either.

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~M.

2003 Swartz Genealogy AdventureWooster, Ohio

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