SCHWARTZ, Henry Pfeil ^225,264

  Allgemeine Notizen:

Er starb in Iowa, USA

Was a carpenter

FROM: History of Crawford Co. Iowa. F.W. Meyers, SJ CLARKE Pub. Co, 1911
p.354-55 (article on George P. Swartz)
HPS and wife were natives of Pennsylvania. Moved in 1855 to a farm inClinton
Co. Iowa. Parents of 7 children-5 still living: Ella (wife of E.P.Keith)of Ida
Grove Iowa, George P, William L of Tipton Iowa, Arthur L of Westbrook MNand
Burdette V of South Dakota. Wife died about 50 years old in Cedar County.HPS
died Ida Grove at the age of seventy five.

FROM: Obituary in Newspaper, no date
Henry F. Swartz, veteran soldier and pioneer citizen, died at his home onGreen Street Tuesday afternoon, March 1st, at the age of 75 years and 10days. Born in Union County, PA, February 21, 1829, Mr. Swartz marriedEliza Koch October 7, 1851 and to this union seven children were born.Two of the children died in infancy and there are still living Mrs. EllaF. Keith of this city, George P. Swartz of Henrietta, MN, A.L. Swartz ofJefferies, MN, B.V. Swartz, Huron Lake, MN and Wm J. Swartz of Tipton.Deceased served in Company F, Tenth Iowa, enlisting in '62 and had anexcellent record. Mrs. Eliza Swartz, his wife, died Oct 5, 1884 atTipton. In 1892 Mr. Swartz married Mrs. Susan Swartz of PA. In 1856 Mr.Swartz moved to Clinton County where he resided until he enlisted. Afterthe war he moved to Cedar county in '69 where he lived until the springof '88 when he moved to Ida county where he has resided ever since. Theremains were taken to Tipton yesterday where he will be buried by theside of his first wife. There were short services at the house conductedby the GAR and the body was taken on the evening traing to Tipton, E. P.Keith and Mrs. Swartz accompanying. The family wish to extend theirthanks to the GAR and to the friends and neighbors for their kindness andsympathy.

FROM: Obituary in Newspaper. n.d.
Henry P. Swartz was born in Union County PA Feb 21, 1829 and died in IdaGrove, Iowa March 1, 1904. Aged 75 years and 9 days He was married inMilton, PA Oct 7 1851 to Miss Eliza Koch and the family came west in1856, first settling in Clinton IA where most of their children wereborn. In 1869 they
came to Cedar County and lived for about 21 years northeast of tipton.His wife
died Nov. 5 1883. In 1890 he took up his residence in Ida county and in
1892 married again. His brother's widow then living at Milton PA becoming
the sharer of his joys and sorrows. Their home has been in Ida county
except during the winter of 1901-02 when they spent a season with theirson Mr. William Swartz of Tipton. Mr. Swartz had been a soldier, havingenlisted in Co F 10th Iowa National Infantry Sep 22 1862 and served 28months. He was
honorably discharged from the service at Washington May 16, 1865. Thesickness which only terminated with his decease might be said to startwith a stroke of paralysis which he received Oct. 7 1899. From this herallied somewhat underthe best care and attention that loving friendscould give him and was able to walk around with some assistance at leastpart of the time until Thus. Feb 18 when he was compelled to take his bedand after lingering for almost two weeks, passed away about 2 pm lastThursday.
There remain to mourn, besides his circle of old comrades and friends,his wife
and five children, Mrs. Ella Keith of Ida Grove, George of Minnesota, W Jof
Tipton, Arthur L of Minnesota. Of these only one, W J was present to paythe
last sad rites to a departed father. The body was brought to TiptonThursday morning and funeral services held in the Reformed church at 2:30in the afternoon from which the remains were taked to Masonic Cemetaryand laid to rest by the GAR of which he was a member.

FROM: History of
of Cottonwood & Watonwan Counties, MN 1916 John A. Brown, ed. V. 2 p.164-5
Henry & Eliza Koch Swartz, natives of Pennsylvania came west in 1852.Settled in Clinton County IA. Henry was a carpenter by trade but spentmost of his life farming. During the civil war he served as a private inCompany F, Tenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, attached to the 15thArmy Corps, and during all his service was never wounded or takenprisoner. In 1868 he and his family moved from Clinton County to CedarCounty Iowa. Mrs. Swartz died there in 1883. Henry spent his last days inIda county and died in 1906. He and his wife were members of the Germanreform church and their children were reared in that faith. 7 children:First two died in infancy, Ella F, died 1915, George, Peter, Arthur,William J. and Burdette.

FROM: ACCRUED PENSION act of March 2, 1895
Western Division. Certificate No. 1012033. Last issue Jan. 27 1902
Pensioner: Henry P. Swartz, Acct. Jun 27, 1890
Date of death: March 1, 1904
Claimant: Susan F. Swartz, widow Hobson Place, Bradford McKean County,
Pennsylvania. Submitted for admission april 26, 1904 Aprroved foradmission,
pay widow as above.

FROM: Declaration for Invalid Pension, State of Iowa County of Ida. Onthis 4th
day of April, 1891, personally appeared before me a notary public in andfor
Ida County and state aforesaid duly authorzied to administer oaths HenrySwartz
aged 62 years a resident of Logan township, Ida County, State of Iowa, who
being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Henry
Swartz who was enrolled on the 22nd day of September 1864, in company F,
private, in the 10th regiment of iowa Veterans Infantry Vol. in the warof the
rebellion and served more than ninety days in the service of the UnitedStates
and was honorably discharged at Washington City DC on the 30th day of May1865. By reason of the expiration of service. That he is now, two ? ofthe time
unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of rheumatism andpains in neck, shoulders and spine so that he cannot use or exert hisarms in working lifting and all such labor. that said disabilities arenot due to his vicious habits and are to the best of his knowledge andbelief ? of of ? ten years standing that he has never before applied fora pension under any pensions law and is not drawing any pension that hemakes this declaration for the purpose of being placed upong the pensionrolls of the United States under the act of June 27, 1890. He herebyappoints F F Kiner of Ida Grove, iowa his lawful attorneys to prosecutehis claim. His addres is Ida Grove Ida County Iowa. Also personallyappeared at C Fish residing at Ida Grove Iowa aged 28 years and F A Luskresiding at Ida Grove Ida Co. aged 32 years. Persons whom I certify to berespectable and entitled to credit and who ? by me duly sworn say that ?? and saw Henry Swartz the claimant sign his name to the fore goingdeclaration. What they ? reason to believe from the appearance of saidclaimant and their acquaintance with him for 27 years and 15 yearsrespectively ? the identical person he represents himself and ? that haveno interest in the prosecution of the claim.

FROM: WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR ACCRUED PENSION. State of Iowa, Ida CountyOn this 29th day of March 1904, personally appeared before me...Susan F.Swartz, ...That she is the lawful widow of Henry P. Swartz, deceased.That he died on the first day of March 1904. That he had been granted apension by cert. no. 1012033, which certificate and decedents dischargethis applicant is unable to find though diligent search has been made forthe same. That decedent has been paid the pension by the Pension Agent atthe Des Moines Iosa agency up to the first day of January 1904, afterwhich date he had not been employed or paid in the army, navy, or marineservice of the United States. That the applicant was married to saidHenry Swartz on the First day of january 1892 at Milton, NorthcumberlandCounty, Pennsylvania. That her name before said marriage was Susan F.Swartz. That she had been previously married to John D. Swartz, on the11th day of March 1856. That applicant's name before her marriage to JohnD. Swartz was Susan F. Billiet. That said John D. Swartz died on the 25thday of July. 1885. That her husband Henry P. Swartz had been previouslymarried to Eliza Koch at Milton Northcumberland County, Pennsylvania whodied on the 5th day of November 1883 at Tipton Cedar County State ofIowa. That the applicant hereby makes application for the pension whichhas accrued on the aforesaid cerft. No 1012033 to the date of the deathof Henry P. Swartz. ...

FROM: U.S. Pension Agency. Apr 20, 1904
...Sir, I have the honor to report that the above named pensioner who haslast
paid $12 to Jan 4 1904 has been dropped because of death March 1, 1904...

FROM: GENERAL AFFIDAVIT (I have a photocopy on file)
State of Iowa, County of Ida. In the matter of claim for accrued pensionNo.
1012033 of Susan F. Swartz, widow of Henry P. Swartz, Private Co. F 10thIowa
Vol Inf...in relation to the aforesaid case as follows: that they andeach of
them have been acquainted with the claimant..they saw and met the Henry P.
Swartz and his wife Susan F. Swartz...and lived together as husband andwife

FROM: GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
State of Pennsylvania, County of Berns, In the matter of claim for Accrued
pension No. 1012033...declare in relation to the case as follows: thatshe is
the widow of Henry P. Swartz as above stated that for several monthsprevious
to the death of her said husband, he was at frequent periods of unsoundmind
for days at a time. that during such times he would act strangely. thatsome
time before he was confined to his bed in his last sickness, he removedfrom
their home his pension cer. and placed them with some person unknown toher.
that a short time after her said husbands death and burial she madediligent
search through all her late husbands effects and made diligent inquiriesof the
banks in the city and of any person with whom she thought he might haveplaced
such papers, but was unable to hear of or find such discharge or pensioncert.
that the only papers she was able to find were a few old letters and hisblank
pension voucher which are herewith...

FROM: HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY CORAL SWARTZ
(hearsay) Henry P Division was mostly in Missouri during Civil War.
She thinks they moved to Illinois before coming to Iowa. Also
thinks the spelling was SCHWARTS but Henry changed the spelling.

Henry heiratete Eliza KOCH am 7. Okt. 1851 in Milton, Northumberland Co. (Eliza KOCH wurde geboren im Okt. 1829 in Union Co., PA und starb am 5. Nov. 1883 in Tipton, Cedar Co., IA.)

Henry heiratete als nächstes Susanna Follmer BALLIET, Tochter von Levi BALLIET und Elizabeth FOLLMER, am 1. Jan. 1892 in Milton, Northumberland Co. (Susanna Follmer BALLIET wurde geboren im Jahr 1838 in PA und starb am 25. März 1921 in Bradford, McKean Co., PA.)