Family Tree Page for
John Wesley Swartzentruver
 
Mother
Keziah Burkhart
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Father
George Ford
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Harriet
Weigle
Birth - Jul 08, 1844
Death - May 01, 1928
 
Father
Perry
Swartzentruver
Birth - Aug 27, 1841
Death - Dec 01, 1897
 
Wife
Harriet Rae Ford
Birth - November 28, 1878
Death - July 01, 1958
Sep 15, 1894
Husband
John Wesley Swartzentruver
a.k.a. John C. Adams
Birth - Febr 13, 1872
Death - Febr 13, 1930
 

Verna Mae
Swartzentruver
Birth - Jan 23, 1895
Death - Mar 22, 1980
Chester
Swartzentruver
Birth - Nov 15, 1906
Death - May 10, 1981
Raymond F.
 Swartzentruver
Birth - 1924
Death -
Florence
Swartzentruver
Birth -
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Katherine
Swartzentruver
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Elsie
Swartzentruver
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Edward Henry Swartzentruver
Birth - Jan 12, 1900
Death - Jul 05, 1989
 

 

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OCCUPATION: Machinist

BIRTH: 13 Feb 1872, South Fork, PA

DEATH: 13 Feb 1930, Maple Hts, OH

BURIAL: 16 Feb 1930, Bedford, OH Cem., Section 6, ROW 1, Plot 132, Bedford, OH

EVENT: A.k.a./ nickname: John "C" SWARTZENTRUVER

John W. Swartzentruver changed his name to John C. Adams before 1930. He lived with a Marie Watson (Maxie) who lived with him in Maple Hts, OH., a suburb of Cleveland. At her death she is shown as Adams also, wife of John C. Adams. John died on Feb 13, 1930 of pneumonia according to the records at Bedford City Hall Records (at 65 Columbus Ave. Bedford Tel 232-1600 per Gail). He is buried at the Bedford, OH Cemetery at Section 6, ROW 1, Plot 132 on Feb 16, 1930, (66 East Taylor, Bedford, OH, Tel 232-4462 per Frank). Records at the Johnson-Romito (then the Donald B. Johnson) Funeral Home at 521 Broadway, Bedford (Tel 232-1441 per Phil) show information given by an Irma Transuer (Sp ??) that he died at home at 5244 Metz Ave (shown as Metz but wrong, should be Milo, see below ?) Maple Hts. OH. and that he was a machinist by trade and widowed at the time of death. His wife is named as per above, 1st paragraph.
The records show his father as Perry Swartzentruver and his mother as Harriet Weigle and the fact that he was born 57 years ago in Somerset, PA. The cost of the funeral was $389.25 and the grave cost $37.50, of which $100.00 was never paid. (The funeral home does NOT want the money with interest). Additional information may be available from the Bedford Historical Society at 30 S. Park St., Bedford, OH, Tel 232-0796 Mr Dick Squires. They are open Mon & Wed 7:30 to 10:00 PM and Thurs 10:00 to 4:00 PM. The Zip Code for Bedford is 44146 for all addresses. In one of his letters he mentions the fact that he misses Marie so much, so it may be his second wife that he married (?). According to an obituary she died on Sunday, Feb 14th,1926 (per a perpetual calendar, since the date only is given and not the year) and lived at 5244 Milo Avenue not Metz Ave. in Maple Hts, OH.
NOTES FOR Harriet Rae Ford:

BIRTH: 28 Nov 1878, Belsano, Cambria Co., PA

DEATH: 1 Jul 1958, Johnstown, PA

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Harriet Rae (Ford) Swartzentrover
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John Wesley Swartzentruver
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John Wesley Swartzentruver
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Edward, Chester ,
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Chester Swartzentruver in Southfork PA
 
 
CENSUS YEAR: 1880
STATE: PA
COUNTY: Cambria
TOWNSHIP: Croyle Twp
MICROFILM#: T9-1110    SUPV/DISTR: 8    ENUM/DISTR: 197    ENUMERATOR: Mathew Fagan    ENUM/DATE-RANGE: June 1-15, 1880
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296D 20 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Perry W M 37       X Laborer 2   Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 21 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Hariet W F 36   Wife   X Keeping house     Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 22 197 4 30 31 Swatzower William W M 15   Son X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 23 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Daniel W M 13   Son X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 24 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Minie May W F 10   Daughter X       X Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 25 197 4 30 31 Swatzower John W. W M 8   Son X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 26 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Edward W M 5   Son X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 27 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Mary S W F 3   Daughter X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
296D 28 197 4 30 31 Swatzower Effie W F 3/12 Feb Daughter X         Penna Penna Penna South Fork Croyle Twp
REMARKS- last name could be Swatzouer or Swatzover
HTML Publishers Notes-
Peary is the great-grand father of Melvin Swartzentrover
Hariet is Harriet Weigle, she & Prary married on  Jan 27, 1864
John W. is John Wesley Swartzentrover grand father of Melvin Swartzentrover
 
Birthdates of living people have been withheld to protect identities.

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