Solomon Swartz

Brief Life History of Solomon

When Solomon Swartz was born on 17 November 1817, in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Swartz, was 26 and his mother, Christina Zehner, was 24. He married Catherine Hill on 28 October 1837, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Des Moines Township, Jefferson, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 10 May 1898, in Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Silver Creek Cemetery, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Swartz
1817–1898
Catherine Hill
1817–1891
Marriage: 28 October 1837
John Hill Swartz
1838–1927
Mary Anna Swartz
1841–1914
Benjamin Andrew Swartz
1842–1903
Catharine Jane Swartz
1845–1888
Solomon Henry Swartz
1847–1878
Leah Elizabeth Swartz
1851–1890
Samuel Edmund Swartz
1853–1930
Lydia Belle Swartz
1857–1894
Sarah Ellen Swartz
1860–1887

Sources (7)

  • Solomon Swartz, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Solomon Swartz, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Solomon Swartz in entry for Eli Fickett and Lydia Bell Swartz, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1837

Historical Boundaries 1837: LaGrange, Indiana, United States

1839

Historical Boundaries: 1839: Jefferson, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Jefferson, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schwartz or Schwarz ‘dark, black’, and of their Slavicized forms Švarc (Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian) and Szwarc (Polish).

Dutch: variant of Swarts .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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