History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families, Vol. III, Part 81

Author: Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Stoudt, John Baer, 1878- joint comp; Krick, Thomas H., 1868- joint comp; Dietrich, William Joseph, 1875- joint comp; Lehigh County Historical Society
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 854


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SCHWARTZ FAMILY.


The progenitor of this family is Nicolaus Schwartz who took the oath of allegiance at Philadelphia, September 3, 1739. He settled in Longswamp township, Berks county, near the present borough of Topton. He was a shoe- maker by trade. He was one of the organizers. of the Longswamp Reformed congregation and assisted in the erection of the first edifice in 1748. At the time of his death, which occurred prior to


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May 9, 1778, when letters of administration on his will were granted, he was possessed of con- siderable wealth as his will shows. He directed that his wife should receive annually: 18 bush- es of good wheat, 100 pounds of pork and lard, 50 pounds of beef, 6 pounds of good wool, 10 pounds of heckled flax, 8 pounds of hemp, two barrels of good cider, and 3 gallons of Oyl. The following children are mentioned : Daniel, Sarah, Christian, Nicholas, Mary, Elizabeth, John and Samuel. The executors, Mary Elisa- beth Schwartz, John Schwartz and Samuel Schwartz, are directed to make the following be- quests: To Daniel, twenty-three pounds, to Sarah, two hundred pounds, to Christian, two hundred pounds and a mare not over ten years old, to Nicholas, two hundred pounds to Mary Elisabeth, one hundred pounds.


Daniel, son of Nicolaus, was born April 14, 1746. He was married to a lady from Lancaster county. She died leaving one son who became a miller and passed his days near Reading. After the death of his wife he returned to Lehigh county and married Elizabeth Ruth. She was born December 27, 1745, and died December 15, 1820, aged 74 years, II months, and 18 days. He died January 7, 1815, aged 69 years 1 month and 23 days. They had the following children : Samuel, Christian, Nickolas, Daniel, Peter, Eliz- abeth, Eva, Susan and Sarah.


Johannes, son of Nicolaus, retained the old homestead near Topton, where some of his de- scendants live to-day. Christian, the third son, moved to Northampton county and located at what is known as "Schwartz's Dam" near Cata- sauqua.


Samuel, son of Daniel, was born Dec. 3, 1773, and died unmarried Nov. 26, 1811. Christian, son of Daniel, born April 7, 1779, died Oct. 10, 1814. Nickolas, son of Daniel, was born Jan- uary 21, 1779, and died March 4 1800. Eliza- beth, daughter of Daniel, was born November 21, 1780, married Solomon Reiser, and died March 30, 1860. Eva, daughter of Daniel, mar- ried a Mr. Druckenmiller and removed to Mil- ton, Pennsylvania. Susan, daughter of Daniel, married John Weaver, lived and died near Emaus. Sarah, daughter of Daniel, married George Gehman, lived and died near Seizholtz-


ville, Berks county. They had children: George and Samuel, who passed their days at Reading, Pennsylvania, Rev. William, a Men- nonite minister; Nathan, who resided at Ma- cungie. Peter, son of Daniel, lived all his life near Emaus, and was the father of three chil- dren; Francis, who resided on a farm near Emaus, and had three sons, one of whom resided at Emaus, one at Bangor, and one migrated to


Ohio. Besides Francis, Peter had two daugh- ters, one of whom was married to Samuel Kem- merer and the other one to a Mr. Weiss.


Daniel, son of Daniel, was born August 31, 1775, and died April 10, 1865, aged 89 years, 7 months and 27 days. He was baptized Sep- tember 18, 1775 by Rev. Van Bushkirk, the wit- nesses were John Schwartz and Susan Beisel. He was married to Magdalena Webber. She died August 25, 1875, aged 89 years, 7 months and 27 days. Their children were: Lydia, Mary, John, Daniel, Sarah, Ruben, Peter, Charles, Elizabeth and Judith. Lydia married Joseph Herbst, was born July II, 1804, and died De- cember 30, 1863, aged 59 years, 5 months, and 19 days. She became the mother of two daugh- ters: Maria (married Thomas Mohr) born 1832 and died July, 1911; and Angelina (mar- ried Mr. Oeberroth) born February 10, 1835, and died March 4, 1864, leaving one daughter, Mary, born December 5, 1806,. died September 10, 1877 aged 70 years 9 months and 5 days. She was married to Andrew Wilt. Their chil- dren were: Francis, Andrew, Sarah, Lucinda, Maria, Emma. In 1844 they moved to Brad- ford county. Their son, Andrew, resides at To- wanda and is a member of the Bradford County Bar. Francis lived for many years in Allentown. Sarah, daughter of Daniel, Jr., (married Daniel Lauer), was born in 1808, and died August 10, 1896, aged 88 years. They had two children : Jonas who died in his 77th year, in 1910, lived near Alburtis and Frank, who resides at Wav- erly, Iowa.


John was born May 6, 1812, married Lucinda Christ and lived all his life at Emaus. He died March 5, 1885, aged 72 years, 9 months, and 29 days and she died October 15, 1872, aged 76 years, 9 months, and II days. Reuben was born November, 1819, and died October 15, 1872, aged 67 years, 9 months and 6 days. He was never married. Judith was married to Reuben Marks and became the mother of three children : Monroe, Thomas and Hannah, all deceased. Elisabeth was born March 25, 1810, and died July 5, 1889, aged 78 years, 7 months, and 10 days. She was married to Isaac Stahler. He was born March 9, 1913, and died September 3, 1893; aged 80 years, 5 months, 14 days. He was a shoemaker by trade and lived for many years at Allentown. Their children were: Hen -. ry, Irvin, Sarah, William and Mary. Henry was born March 13, 1837, and died Dec. I, 1905. Irvin was born December 18, 1840 and died January 19, 1899. He was a member of the 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Both Henry and Irvin were shoemakers and lived and died at Allentown.


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William at the close of the war, moved to Polo, Illinois, where he resides a retired farmer. Sarah and Mary remained single and reside at Allentown.


Charles was born April 9, 1825, and died May 29, 1911, aged 86 years, I month, 20 days. He was never married and spent his days in and near Emaus.


Daniel, the son of Daniel, and father of Francis, was born December 29, 1813, and died August II, 1896, aged 82 years, 7 months, 14 days. He was a blacksmith by trade and fol- lowed it for 36 years. He was married to Juliann Shuler December 26, 1843. She was born April 11, 1826, and died February 9, 1909, aged 82 years, 9 months, 28 days. Their children were: Francis, Amelia, Henry, and Eliza, of whom Amelia and Henry died in in- fancy. Eliza (married Eugene Miller), was born September 6, 1857, and resides at Allen- town. She is the mother of two children: Eda and Ellis. Eda is married to Frank Walbert and resides at Allentown. She is the mother of two children: Eda and Ellis. Eda is married to Frank Walbert and resides at Allentown. Ellis, at home, is still single.


FRANCIS SCHWARTZ, son of Daniel, grandson of Daniel, and great-grandson of Daniel, and great-great-grandson of Nicolaus, was born May 3, 1846. He received a common school educa- tion, taught school four terms, having reached majority he engaged in the general store business at Vera Cruz on April 1, 1867, with J. H. Erd- man, under the firm name of Erdman and Schwartz. In 1877 Mr. Erdman sold his in- terests to Mr. Schwartz, who continued the busi- ness until 1885, when he sold half his interest to Samuel Schuler. In 1888 Mr. Schwartz sold his entire interest to Mr. Schuler and moved to Allentown, engaging in the manufacturing of pants. After manufacturing pants for about three years he changed and began the making of boys' clothing. The products of Mr. Schwartz fine a ready market, chiefly in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Ohio. The fac- tory is located at 1013 to 1019 Linden Street, Allentown.


Mr. Schwartz was married November, 1866, to Susan Gehman. She was born September 13, 1847. This union was blessed with two chil- dren : Minnie and Edwin. Minnie was born February 20, 1869, and is married to Charles Bleiler, they reside at Allentown. Edwin was born April 1, 1874. He is partner with his father in the manufacturing of boys' clothing. They operate under the name of F. S. Schwartz and Son. He is married to Clara Hawk. She was born February 7, 1876. They have two


children : Dalton, born April 21, 1899, and Har- riett, born December 2, 1900. Mr. Schwartz is deeply interested in the moral and spiritual wel- fare of his city, and is a faithful and devoted member of the Trinity United Evangelical church.


WALTER C. SWARTZ, secretary and treasurer and general business manager of the wholesale grocery company, trading under the firm name of Johnston, Swartz Company, Allentown, Pa., is a son of the late Christian Swartz and a grand- son of John Swartz, born May 2, 1786, died October 5, 1854. The latter was born at "Swartz's Dam" about two miles northeast of Catasauqua, and was a son of Christian Swartz, who came from Longswamp township, Berks county, about 1786. He was a farmer and tav- ern-keeper. He was twice married, the first time to a Miss Mickley, with whom he had four chil- dren: William, Joseph, Nathan, and Isabella, and the second time to Elisabeth Heller. She was born August 13, 1803, and died July 19, 1879, aged 73 years, II months and six days. To them were born the following children : Eliza, Rebecca, John, Owen, Edwin, Daniel, Polly, Selinda, Christian, James, Frank and Sarah. Of these Edwin and Daniel died in in- fancy. All have departed this life, the widow of Rev. Christian Bliem, who resided at Allentown, was the last to survive, having died in Dec. II, 1912.


Christian Swartz was born at Catasauqua in 1836 and died at Allentown in 1909. He was a very successful merchant, a man of staunch in- tegrity, a sincere member of the church and a useful and public-spirited citizen. As a young man he formed a partnership with Thomas Johnston and opened a store at Mauch Chunk. After several years Mr. Swartz engaged with his brother, B. F. Swartz, in the mercantile busi- ness at Kenton, Ohio, trading under the name of Swartz Brothers. In the meantime his former partner came to Allentown and entered into a partnership with Mr. Seipel. Upon his return to Allentown in 1869 Mr. Swartz purchased the interest of Mr. Seiple and the firm assumed the name of Johnston and Swartz. Before the death of Mr. Swartz the firm was incorporated under the name of Johnston and Swartz Company. They are wholesale grocers and are located at Second and Hamilton streets.


Mr. Swartz in addition to being a man of large business ability was deeply interested in the moral and spiritual welfare of his city. He was a devoted and faithful member of the Linden Street M. E. Congregation, in which he served every office of church and was for many years the honored and esteemed superintendent of its large


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and prosperous Sunday school. He was also ac- tively identified with the Y. M. C. A. work of the city and for a number of years was chairman of the finance committee. The beautiful edifice of the Linden Street M. E. congregation and the spacious Y. M. C. A. building for both of which he labored unceasingly, and contributed liberally, help to preserve and perpetuate his exemplary life. To him and his wife Louisa, a daughter of Abraham Spinner, who survives him and re- sides at 525 Turner street, were born five chil- dren; Alice, Clarence, Mary, Walter C., and Mabel.


Walter C. Swartz was born in 1871 in the city of Allentown, with whose business interests he is now so widely and variedly connected. As a young man he received the necessary training so essential to a man of large responsibilities and varied activities. He was graduated from the Allentown High School in 1888. After which he attended Muhlenberg College for two years and then entered Lehigh University from which he was graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1894. Upon graduation he entered the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railway Company for a period of two years, when he resigned and be- came assistant to his father in the management of the furniture factory of Johnston and Swartz. In 1908 Mr. Swartz purchased the interests of Mr. Johnston and together with the C. Swartz estate is the owner of the Johnston and Swartz Furniture Manufacturing Company. This firm manufactures parlor frames and fancy chairs. They employ upwards of fifty men. Their office and factory is located at 325-335 Union street.


Like his father, Mr. Schwartz is an active member of the Linden Street M. E. Church, and has been secretary of the Sunday school for 20 years. He was united in marriage in June, 1902, to Mabel Laury, a daughter of David Laury, grocer, of this city. She is of Scotch descent, her American ancestor is Michael Laury of Revo- lutionary fame, who was a direct line descend- ant of the House of Maxwelton, Dumfries- shire, Scotland, and therefore of the same fam- ily as Annie Laurie, the Scottish lassie, of two hundred years ago, who is the heroine of the most famous of all love songs. This union is blessed with one son, Ralph Christian Swartz, and a daughter, Pauline Louise Swartz.


J. HIRAM SCHWARTZ, of Allentown, is a great-grandson of Isaac and Margaret (Rath- macher) Schwartz, of Upper Macungie town- ship. Their children were: Jacob, John, Isaac, Elizabeth, Harriet, Kate, Mary and Esther.


John Schwartz was born at Schwartz's Spring in Upper Macungie township, March 13, 1804.


He was married to Hannah Keck, a daughter of Conrad and Catherine Moyer Keck, of the same township. They had issue: Honorable Hiram H .; John W .; Alfred B .; Eli G .; Amos E. D .; Catherine (married to E. L. Breinig), and Ka- turah, married to a Mr. Fulliger.


Honorable Hiram H. Schwartz was born in Maxatawny township, Berks county, 1834. He removed with his parents to North Whitehall township, where he attended the public schools. He was graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1855. Subsequently he engaged in teaching, pursuing at the same time a course of study in law under Hon. S. A. Bridges. He was elected superintendent of schools of Lehigh county in 1857 which office he filled very accept- ably for three years. In 1860 he opened a law office at Kutztown, Berks county and nine years later was elected as a Democrat to the state leg- islature, serving two terms. In 1883 he was ap- pointed judge of the Orphans' court and at the successive election he was elected for a term of ten years. He was an earnest friend of educa- tion and for many years served on the board of trustees of the Keystone State Normal school.


John W. Schwartz, was born August 19, 1832 in Maxatawny township. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits for many years. For five years was engaged in butchering in Allentown, and for a period of six years kept a grocery store. He and his wife, Polly, a daughter of John and Sarah (Newhard) Miller, are mem- bers of the Egypt Reformed congregation in which Mr. Schwartz has served both as deacon and elder: They have issue : Victor B .; Elenora J., widow of Lewis J. Hausman, and J. Hiram.


J. Hiram Schwartz was born in Allentown November 27, 1866. He was educated in the public schools; Hokendauqua High School, Keystone State Normal School and Franklin and Marshall college, graduating from the latter in- stitution in 1889. He was engaged in the pro- fession of teaching for eighteen years, fourteen of which (1893-1907) he was the principal of the Allentown High School. During the later years of his principalship he devoted very successfully some time to life insurance in which he was as- sociated with M. E. Kern, the well-known Dem- ocratic politician. In 1912 he became the pro- prietor of the Columbia Hotel, which under his able management is rapidly growing in popular- ity and favor. In 1911 he was elected a director of the Germania Security company of Allentown. He enjoys social fellowship in the following or- ganizations: Barger Lodge, No. 336, F. & A. M .; of which he was master in 1904; Allen Royal Arch Chapter No. 203; the B. P. O. E. No.


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130; I. O. O. F .; K. of G. E. and the Chi Phi College Fraternity.


He was married April 4, 1906, to Mamie E. Hunsicker, a daughter of Francis P. Hunsicker. They have two children : Elenora M., and John F. Mr. Schwartz and family are members of St. John's Reformed congregation.


VICTOR B. SCHWARTZ, the proprietor of the Siegersville Hotel, was born in North White- hall township, November 29, 1859. He received his early training in the common schools of his native township, and at the age of fifteen began working in the ore mines. After working in the mines for about four years he entered the employ of the C. and F. R. R. as a trackman and in their employ for a period of three years, when ne came to Mickley's and learned the art of making cigars. In the spring of 1888 he became the proprietor of the Walberts Station Hotel, and two years later the proprietor of the Me- chanicsville Hotel. In addition to keeping hotel he continued to make cigars up to the year 1900. On November 17, 1903, he removed from Me- chanicsville to Siegersville, having become the owner of the hotel at the latter place, which he remodeled and installed a hot water heating system. In politics Mr. Schwartz is a Demo- crat and has served his township as school direc- tor for nine years, holding at various times every office in the board. Fraternally Mr. Schwartz enjoys membership in the Catasauqua Lodge No. 269, I. O. O. F.


Mr. Schwartz was twice married; the first time to Rebecca C. E. Jacoby, a daughter of the late Ed. C. Jacoby, of Walberts Station. She died September 17, 1894, aged 30 years, 5 months and 22 days, and was buried at Egypt. This union was blessed with two daughters: Nettie M., married to Dr. Joseph N. Mertz, of Siegersville; and Florence F., born July 31, 1894, and died September 10, the same year. He was married a second time to Eva N. Trox- ell, July 22, 1899. To them were born two sons: Clarence H., born February 28, 1900, died April 6, 1903; and Guy F., born July 28, 1903.


JOHN SCHWARTZ, JR., the president of the Stuyvesant Silk Company, was born in Allen- town, November 12, 1858. He is a son of Jon- athan and Mary (Hecker) Schwartz, and is a grandson of Jonathan Schwartz, who lived to the ripe old age of ninety-five years and whose remains lie buried in the Allentown cemetery. Mr. Schwartz was educated in the schools of his native city. Upon the completion of the public school course he entered the employ of the old firm of Weinsheimer and Newhard, then lo- cated at Sixth and Hamilton streets, on the corner


now occupied by the clothing store of Breinig and Bachman. From there he associated him- self with the firm of Grim and Renninger, in the building of the old Eagle Hotel, on the site of John Taylor and Company's store. After being in their employ for some time he became the dress goods buyer for Kramer and Company, located at Sixth and Hamilton streets, on the site now occupied by Gross's cafe.


Attaining his majority he in 1879 moved to Philadelphia, and engaged with the firm of Hood, Bombright and Company, who at that time were the leading jobbing house in Phila- delphia. He remained with these people until 1898, a period of nineteen years, when he joined with Sweetser, Pembrook and Company, of 375- 379 Broadway, New York City, and James H. Dunham and Company, of 342-349 Broadway, until April, 1906, so after a continuous service in the dry goods jobbing business for twenty- seven years, selling goods only through the Lehigh Valley, having always the distinction of the smallest territory, yet was one of the largest salesmen in the employ of these people, his an- nual sales ranging from $75,000 in 1880 up to $300,000 a year.


By mere chance in April of 1906 he was made a proposition in this city to sell the output of the various mills owned now by the United Textile Corporation, who conceived the idea that to reach the merchant from the mill was the only way to successfully get the fruits of their labors, thereby cutting out the middleman. From the start he was very successful, meeting with en- couragement from every side, and up to 1910 sold the entire product of Unity Mills, besides attending to the selling end of Knickerbacker Silk Company, located in New York, as well as the John Schwartz, Jr., silk mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Mr. Schwartz claims the distinc- tion of having the personal acquaintance of every silk cutting up buyer from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In 1907 he moved the present Stuyvesant Mills, which then only had 20 looms, from Paterson, N. J., to this city and to-day they are running full with 100 looms and having more orders than they can get out up to January Ist, 1913. Besides they claim the distinction of selling to all the trade on equal terms for cash only, something no mills have ever attempted. In September, 1910, he resigned from the var- ious organizations of the United Textile Cor- poration in order to devote his full time to his own interests in the Stuyvesant mills. In Oc- tober, 1909, through Horace S. Fogel, of Phila- delphia; ex-judge Frank Elliot and Thomas P. Conway, he became one of the four men to ac- quire the franchise of the Philadelphia National


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League Baseball Club, which under the able management of Mr. Fogel became one of the most popular clubs of the national league.


Mr. Schwartz was married April 19, 1883, to Annie E. Siegfried, a daughter of Henry and Emeline (Benner) Siegfried. Mr. Siegfried for many years conducted a hardware store in Al- lentown. Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz reside at Phil- adelphia and enjoy a wide circle of friends. Mr. Schwartz is a thirty-second degree Mason, being a past-master of Oriental Lodge, No. 383; a member of St. Mary's Commandery, Philadel- phia Consistory, Lulu Temple and the B. P. O. E. Besides he is a member of the Philadelphia Athletic Club, Delaware Country Golf Club, Manufacturer's Club and the Union League of Philadelphia.


SWARTZ FAMILY.


Andreas Swartz was born in Bucks county, Jan. 20, 1757. At an early age he moved on a farm near Catasauqua, which was known as the "Irish Settlement.". He was married to Elizabeth Ziegler, who was born in 1764, and died Nov. 18, 1836. Their children were: Abraham, An- drew, Jacob, John, Henry, Nancy, Mollie, Bar- bara, Elizabeth, Katie, Susan and Esther.


Abraham Swartz, son of Andreas, was born Aug. 13, 1797, and died July 9, 1842. He was married to Elizabeth Kurtz, born Aug. 13, 1803, died July 19, 1879. Their children were as fol- lows: George; Elizabeth, married to Samuel Schelly; Lydia, married to Rev. Miles; Mary, married to Mr. Dawson; David; Sarah, married to Mr. Campbell; Abraham; and Andrew.


David Schwartz, son of Abraham, acquired his father's farm near Catasauqua, which he later sold to S. Scholl, who later sold it to Mr. Eman- uel, Sr., of Catasauqua. He then moved to a farm near Snyder's Church, owned by his father- in-law, Captain John Laubach, where he resided for one year. In 1858, he purchased a farm from the Lerch family between Siegfried and Kreiders- ville on which he resided until 1889, when he purchased Dr. Weaver's homestead, where he remained until his death in 1898. He was mar- ried to Maria Laubach, who died in 1891.


Mr. Schwartz filled the office of school direc- tor for a number of terms, and elder of the Re- formed congregation of Howertown church. They were the parents of the following children : Frank, Mary, and John.


Frank Schwartz was educated in the public schools of his native place and in 1889 he began cultivating his father's farm for shares. In 1890 he removed to Catasauqua, where he conducted a shoe store for five years, later he moved to Siegfried's, where he now resides. He was mar-


ried to Sabina Smith. They have a son, Leon D. Schwartz.


LEON D. SCHWARTZ was born Nov. 15, 1887. He was educated in the public school of Sieg- fried, Pennsylvania. After finishing the first year in the high school, he attended the Ameri- can Business College at Allentown. For a num- ber of years he filled an important position in the John Wanamaker New York store. On Jan. 7, 19II, he was married to Helen M. Biegley, a daughter of William Biegley. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz: Helen B., and Mary S.


OWEN SWARTZ.


Owen Swartz, son of John, was born at Cat- asauqua, Feb. 24, 1823. He was a carpenter by trade, but prior to 1853 he became a lumber sales- man for John Stoddard, at Catasauqua. Some time before the Civil War he bought the business from Stoddard and conducted it alone until 1863, when he admitted into partnership Horatio Y. Yeager. In 1870 he sold his interest in the concern to F. W. Wint [See History of Catasau- qua], and moved to Allentown, where he died, Nov. 17, 1876, in his fifty-fourth year of age. He was one of the very active and prominent men in the Evangelical Church, first at Catasau- qua, and later at Allentown. In the year 1868, he was a member of the building committee that erected the Emmanuel church, at Catasauqua. In , 875, he was elected one of the first trustees of Zion's Evangelical church on Liberty street, Al- lentown. He continued to served the church faithfully until he died. He had been a class leader and exhorter for many years. His life was one of emulation.




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