George Swarts

1844 - 1906  (61 years)

• Name	George Swarts
  Birth	30 Sep 1844	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	30 Aug 1862	Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  	American Civil War (North) 136th New York Infantry, Co.I Took part in the Battles of Gettysburg, Resaca, Dallas, Burtonville, and Averyboro. Discharged 13 Jul 1865
  Death	15 May 1906	Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA
  Burial	Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA
  Notes	Obituary, Dansville paper May 15th, 1906 The veteran soldiers and many other acquaintances in this section of George Swarts will be pained to learn that he died at his home in Tecumseh, Michigan, on the 15th inst, after an illness of two months, from brights disease. Mr. Swarts was the son of the late Jonas Swarts and Mary Deiter, and he was born in Sparta 61 years ago. He was a farmer and about twenty-five years ago he moved to Michigan where he bought a large farm and prospered. He was twice married, his first wife being Frances Kiehle, a daughter of the late Benjamin Kiehle of Sparta, and his second wife who survives was Roda Wilhelm, a daughter of the late Wm. Wilhelm of the same town. Mr. Swarts served three years in Co. I of the 136th N.Y.V., and he was for some time a member of Seth N. Hedges Post of this village, withdrawing when he moved west and uniting with a Post at Tecumseh. He was a member of the Macabees and his widow will receive $2000 from the order. Mr. Swarts is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Solomon Swarts, Nelson Swarts, John Swarts, C.H. Swarts, supervisor of Sparta; Abraham Swarts of Springwater; Mrs. Wm. D. Pikard and Miss Minerva Swarts of Sparta, and Mrs Fred Deiter of Mansfield,Pa. This large family met four years ago, at the family reunion held at John G. Swarts', for the first time in twenty-five years, and Mr. Swarts' death is the first to occur since the above members reached manhood and womanhood. The funeral of Mr. Swarts was held on the 18th inst and it was attended by the order of Macabees and Grand Army of the Republic.
  Person ID	I36191	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonas Swarts,   b. ca 1813, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Jul 1878, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Dieter,   b. 1819, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Sep 1884, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F13116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frances M. Kiehle,   b. 16 Sep 1844, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 20 Mar 1871, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F13121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Rhoda Wilhelm
  Family ID	F14784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Sep 1844 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Military Service - American Civil War (North) 136th New York Infantry, Co.I Took part in the Battles of Gettysburg, Resaca, Dallas, Burtonville, and Averyboro. Discharged 13 Jul 1865 - 30 Aug 1862 - Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 15 May 1906 - Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA Burial - - Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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