Eugen Wilhelm Schwab

27 April 1899–
Roggwil, Bern, Switzerland

The Life Summary of Eugen Wilhelm

When Eugen Wilhelm Schwab was born on 27 April 1899, in Roggwil, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jakob Wilhelm Gottfried Schwab, was 28 and his mother, Marie Lappert, was 23. He married Emma Gisela Kilian on 2 October 1926, in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1960. He died in Ravensburg, Württemberg, German Empire.

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Family Time Line

Eugen Wilhelm Schwab
1899–
Emma Gisela Kilian
1900–1979
Marriage: 2 October 1926
Hans Ernst Schwab
1927–
Ulrich Schwab
–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 October 1926Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (7)

    1914
    Age 15
    Switzerland organizes Red Cross units during World War I.
    1919
    Age 20
    Treaty of Versailles reaffirms Swiss neutrality.
    1939
    Age 40
    Federal Council issues a declaration of neutrality at start of World War II. Refuses to join United Nations.

    Name Meaning

    German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Swabia (German Schwaben), from Middle High German Swāp, German Schwabe ‘Swabian’. The region takes its name from an ancient Germanic tribe recorded from the 1st century BC in the Latin form Suebi or Suevi, of uncertain origin; it was an independent duchy from the 10th century until 1313, when the territory was broken up. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, and some other European countries (compare 2 below).Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), Slovenian, and Croatian Šváb or Švab (see Svab ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Swab
    Svab
    Schwabe
    Schwaab
    Schwebke
    Swoveland
    Swope
    Swoope
    Schwebel

    Sources (11)

    • Eugen Wilhelm Schwab, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
    • Eugen Wilhelm Schwab in entry for HAns Ernst Schawab, "Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980"
    • Eugen Schwab in entry for Hans Ernst Schwab, "Brazil, São Paulo, Immigration Cards, 1902-1980"

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