s/Henry & Mary Shumaker Swartz
The career of Albert Swartz, pioneer settler, former county official and extensive stockman of Reilly township, is an epitome of individual success which ranks far above the average of Kansas farmers. The large holdings of Mr. Swartz in Nemaha county will exceed 1,400 acres of farm and grazing lands. The Swartz farming operations are carried on, on an extensive scale and require the assistance of five hired farmhands to assist him in the management of the farm. The home farm of the family is well improved with a handsome nine-room residence fitted up with water and lighting systems and modern in every respect. An immense barn flanks the home and stands out on the landscape. This barn is 60x80 feet in dimensions and required a total of 56,000 shingles for the roofing. It is also protected by five lightning rods. Two large silos are kept filled with green forage for winter feeding. The Swartz place also boasts a five-acre fruit orchard and is one of the best kept and finest equipped farming plants in Kansas. Mr. Swartz maintains a total of fifty head of horses, thirty-five of which are required to do the farm work. He is a breeder of Holstein cattle and keeps fifteen head of purebreds on the farm. An itemizing of the livestock on the Swartz farm shows that there are sixty head of high-grade Durham cows, 300 head of Duroc Jersey hogs, and 160 head of prime steers fattening for the markets. Forty acres of this farm are sown to alfalfa. The parents of Albert Swartz were Henry and Mary (Shumaker) Swartz, pioneer settlers of Nemaha county, whose biographies follow:
Henry Swartz, father of Albert, was born in Germany in 1831, and began making his own way in his native land when seventeen years old. When he became of age he immigrated to America, in 1854. For a short time he made a living in New York by woodchopping and went from that State to Indiana, where he followed railroad work until 1865. This was the date of his migration to Nemaha county, Kansas, where he invested in a quarter section of land, upon which he resided until his death in 1908. Henry Swartz was a forehanded and industrious man who worked hard all of his days and lived to see each and every member of his family well provided for and prosperous. Me bequeathed to his adopted country a fine family of sons and daughters and accumulated a fortune in land and money during the forty or more years which he spent in Nemaha county. He was an extensive cattle raiser and feeder who believed thoroughly in the business of raising cattle for market. He accumulated over 1,000 acres of land during his remarkable career in Kansas. .He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Swartz was accompanied on the voyage across the Atlantic by his intended wife. Mary Shumaker, whom he espoused in wedlock upon his arrival at New York City. Eight children were born to this marriage, as follows: Mrs. Anna l'remer, a widow, living at Colorado Springs, Col.; Mrs. Edith Smith, Soldier, Kans.; Albert, subject of this review; Henry, proprietor of the electric light plant at Valley Falls, Kans.: William died at the age of thirty years; Mrs. Minnie Lynn, Soldier, Kans., and two children who died in infancy. The mother of the foregoing children was born in 1830 and died April 1. 1907.
Albert Swartz was born in Indiana, May 2, 1860, was reared to young manhood in Nemaha county, Kansas, and received his education in a pioneer log school house. He rented a half section of land from his father when he became of age and four years later he purchased 160 acres in Reilly township, which he farmed until his father's demise. He then bought the Swartz home place from the heirs and has improved it considerably. He has continued to buy land until he owns 1,430 acres in all, thirty acres of which is located in Florida. Mr. Swartz was married April 1, 1883 to Anna Cline, who has borne him children as follows : Mary, born April 19, 1884; Nora, born March 13. 1886, and living at St. Joseph. Mo.; Louis A., born in 1891, a farmer, living in Nemaha county; Francis H., born June 28. 1898, and Lawrence L., born August 17, 1900. The mother of these children was born in Illinois, August 25, 1859, and is a daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Reilly) Cline. natives of Ireland. Patrick Cline was born in 1839 and immigrated to America in 1855. He settled on a farm in Illinois and resided there until 1865. at which time he came to Kansas and purchased a farm of 160 acres on Coal creek, in Nemaha county, where he lived until his death, in 1903. His wife, Bridget, was born in 1830 and bore him eight children, namely: Anna, wife of Albert Swartz; Mrs. Jennie McNeill. Corning, Kans.; William, a farmer, living at Seneca. Kans.; Mrs. Rosa McNally, Oklahoma; Mrs. Josephine McDonald, Wyoming; John E., a farmer, living on Coal creek, Kansas; Mrs. Katie Girest. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Cline are devout Catholics.
Mr. Swartz has been a lifelong Democrat and is prominent in the affairs of his party in Nemaha county. He is treasurer of the local school board and has served several terms as township trustee. He has filled the post of county commissioner for two years and is a member of the Farmers' Union, of which he was one of the organizers.
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The career of Albert Swartz, pioneer settler, former county official and extensive stockman of Reilly township, is an epitome of individual success which ranks far above the average of Kansas farmers. The large holdings of Mr. Swartz in Nemaha county will exceed 1,400 acres of farm and grazing lands. The Swartz farming operations are carried on, on an extensive scale and require the assistance of five hired farmhands to assist him in the management of the farm. The home farm of the family is well improved with a handsome nine-room residence fitted up with water and lighting systems and modern in every respect. An immense barn flanks the home and stands out on the landscape. This barn is 60x80 feet in dimensions and required a total of 56,000 shingles for the roofing. It is also protected by five lightning rods. Two large silos are kept filled with green forage for winter feeding. The Swartz place also boasts a five-acre fruit orchard and is one of the best kept and finest equipped farming plants in Kansas. Mr. Swartz maintains a total of fifty head of horses, thirty-five of which are required to do the farm work. He is a breeder of Holstein cattle and keeps fifteen head of purebreds on the farm. An itemizing of the livestock on the Swartz farm shows that there are sixty head of high-grade Durham cows, 300 head of Duroc Jersey hogs, and 160 head of prime steers fattening for the markets. Forty acres of this farm are sown to alfalfa. The parents of Albert Swartz were Henry and Mary (Shumaker) Swartz, pioneer settlers of Nemaha county, whose biographies follow:
Henry Swartz, father of Albert, was born in Germany in 1831, and began making his own way in his native land when seventeen years old. When he became of age he immigrated to America, in 1854. For a short time he made a living in New York by woodchopping and went from that State to Indiana, where he followed railroad work until 1865. This was the date of his migration to Nemaha county, Kansas, where he invested in a quarter section of land, upon which he resided until his death in 1908. Henry Swartz was a forehanded and industrious man who worked hard all of his days and lived to see each and every member of his family well provided for and prosperous. Me bequeathed to his adopted country a fine family of sons and daughters and accumulated a fortune in land and money during the forty or more years which he spent in Nemaha county. He was an extensive cattle raiser and feeder who believed thoroughly in the business of raising cattle for market. He accumulated over 1,000 acres of land during his remarkable career in Kansas. .He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Swartz was accompanied on the voyage across the Atlantic by his intended wife. Mary Shumaker, whom he espoused in wedlock upon his arrival at New York City. Eight children were born to this marriage, as follows: Mrs. Anna l'remer, a widow, living at Colorado Springs, Col.; Mrs. Edith Smith, Soldier, Kans.; Albert, subject of this review; Henry, proprietor of the electric light plant at Valley Falls, Kans.: William died at the age of thirty years; Mrs. Minnie Lynn, Soldier, Kans., and two children who died in infancy. The mother of the foregoing children was born in 1830 and died April 1. 1907.
Albert Swartz was born in Indiana, May 2, 1860, was reared to young manhood in Nemaha county, Kansas, and received his education in a pioneer log school house. He rented a half section of land from his father when he became of age and four years later he purchased 160 acres in Reilly township, which he farmed until his father's demise. He then bought the Swartz home place from the heirs and has improved it considerably. He has continued to buy land until he owns 1,430 acres in all, thirty acres of which is located in Florida. Mr. Swartz was married April 1, 1883 to Anna Cline, who has borne him children as follows : Mary, born April 19, 1884; Nora, born March 13. 1886, and living at St. Joseph. Mo.; Louis A., born in 1891, a farmer, living in Nemaha county; Francis H., born June 28. 1898, and Lawrence L., born August 17, 1900. The mother of these children was born in Illinois, August 25, 1859, and is a daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Reilly) Cline. natives of Ireland. Patrick Cline was born in 1839 and immigrated to America in 1855. He settled on a farm in Illinois and resided there until 1865. at which time he came to Kansas and purchased a farm of 160 acres on Coal creek, in Nemaha county, where he lived until his death, in 1903. His wife, Bridget, was born in 1830 and bore him eight children, namely: Anna, wife of Albert Swartz; Mrs. Jennie McNeill. Corning, Kans.; William, a farmer, living at Seneca. Kans.; Mrs. Rosa McNally, Oklahoma; Mrs. Josephine McDonald, Wyoming; John E., a farmer, living on Coal creek, Kansas; Mrs. Katie Girest. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Cline are devout Catholics.
Mr. Swartz has been a lifelong Democrat and is prominent in the affairs of his party in Nemaha county. He is treasurer of the local school board and has served several terms as township trustee. He has filled the post of county commissioner for two years and is a member of the Farmers' Union, of which he was one of the organizers.
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s/Henry & Mary Shumaker Swartz
The career of Albert Swartz, pioneer settler, former county official and extensive stockman of Reilly township, is an epitome of individual success which ranks far above the average of Kansas farmers. The large holdings of Mr. Swartz in Nemaha county will exceed 1,400 acres of farm and grazing lands. The Swartz farming operations are carried on, on an extensive scale and require the assistance of five hired farmhands to assist him in the management of the farm. The home farm of the family is well improved with a handsome nine-room residence fitted up with water and lighting systems and modern in every respect. An immense barn flanks the home and stands out on the landscape. This barn is 60x80 feet in dimensions and required a total of 56,000 shingles for the roofing. It is also protected by five lightning rods. Two large silos are kept filled with green forage for winter feeding. The Swartz place also boasts a five-acre fruit orchard and is one of the best kept and finest equipped farming plants in Kansas. Mr. Swartz maintains a total of fifty head of horses, thirty-five of which are required to do the farm work. He is a breeder of Holstein cattle and keeps fifteen head of purebreds on the farm. An itemizing of the livestock on the Swartz farm shows that there are sixty head of high-grade Durham cows, 300 head of Duroc Jersey hogs, and 160 head of prime steers fattening for the markets. Forty acres of this farm are sown to alfalfa. The parents of Albert Swartz were Henry and Mary (Shumaker) Swartz, pioneer settlers of Nemaha county, whose biographies follow:
Henry Swartz, father of Albert, was born in Germany in 1831, and began making his own way in his native land when seventeen years old. When he became of age he immigrated to America, in 1854. For a short time he made a living in New York by woodchopping and went from that State to Indiana, where he followed railroad work until 1865. This was the date of his migration to Nemaha county, Kansas, where he invested in a quarter section of land, upon which he resided until his death in 1908. Henry Swartz was a forehanded and industrious man who worked hard all of his days and lived to see each and every member of his family well provided for and prosperous. Me bequeathed to his adopted country a fine family of sons and daughters and accumulated a fortune in land and money during the forty or more years which he spent in Nemaha county. He was an extensive cattle raiser and feeder who believed thoroughly in the business of raising cattle for market. He accumulated over 1,000 acres of land during his remarkable career in Kansas. .He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Swartz was accompanied on the voyage across the Atlantic by his intended wife. Mary Shumaker, whom he espoused in wedlock upon his arrival at New York City. Eight children were born to this marriage, as follows: Mrs. Anna l'remer, a widow, living at Colorado Springs, Col.; Mrs. Edith Smith, Soldier, Kans.; Albert, subject of this review; Henry, proprietor of the electric light plant at Valley Falls, Kans.: William died at the age of thirty years; Mrs. Minnie Lynn, Soldier, Kans., and two children who died in infancy. The mother of the foregoing children was born in 1830 and died April 1. 1907.
Albert Swartz was born in Indiana, May 2, 1860, was reared to young manhood in Nemaha county, Kansas, and received his education in a pioneer log school house. He rented a half section of land from his father when he became of age and four years later he purchased 160 acres in Reilly township, which he farmed until his father's demise. He then bought the Swartz home place from the heirs and has improved it considerably. He has continued to buy land until he owns 1,430 acres in all, thirty acres of which is located in Florida. Mr. Swartz was married April 1, 1883 to Anna Cline, who has borne him children as follows : Mary, born April 19, 1884; Nora, born March 13. 1886, and living at St. Joseph. Mo.; Louis A., born in 1891, a farmer, living in Nemaha county; Francis H., born June 28. 1898, and Lawrence L., born August 17, 1900. The mother of these children was born in Illinois, August 25, 1859, and is a daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Reilly) Cline. natives of Ireland. Patrick Cline was born in 1839 and immigrated to America in 1855. He settled on a farm in Illinois and resided there until 1865. at which time he came to Kansas and purchased a farm of 160 acres on Coal creek, in Nemaha county, where he lived until his death, in 1903. His wife, Bridget, was born in 1830 and bore him eight children, namely: Anna, wife of Albert Swartz; Mrs. Jennie McNeill. Corning, Kans.; William, a farmer, living at Seneca. Kans.; Mrs. Rosa McNally, Oklahoma; Mrs. Josephine McDonald, Wyoming; John E., a farmer, living on Coal creek, Kansas; Mrs. Katie Girest. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Cline are devout Catholics.
Mr. Swartz has been a lifelong Democrat and is prominent in the affairs of his party in Nemaha county. He is treasurer of the local school board and has served several terms as township trustee. He has filled the post of county commissioner for two years and is a member of the Farmers' Union, of which he was one of the organizers.
http://books.google.com/books?id=IXM_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA503&focus=viewport&output=text#c_top
The career of Albert Swartz, pioneer settler, former county official and extensive stockman of Reilly township, is an epitome of individual success which ranks far above the average of Kansas farmers. The large holdings of Mr. Swartz in Nemaha county will exceed 1,400 acres of farm and grazing lands. The Swartz farming operations are carried on, on an extensive scale and require the assistance of five hired farmhands to assist him in the management of the farm. The home farm of the family is well improved with a handsome nine-room residence fitted up with water and lighting systems and modern in every respect. An immense barn flanks the home and stands out on the landscape. This barn is 60x80 feet in dimensions and required a total of 56,000 shingles for the roofing. It is also protected by five lightning rods. Two large silos are kept filled with green forage for winter feeding. The Swartz place also boasts a five-acre fruit orchard and is one of the best kept and finest equipped farming plants in Kansas. Mr. Swartz maintains a total of fifty head of horses, thirty-five of which are required to do the farm work. He is a breeder of Holstein cattle and keeps fifteen head of purebreds on the farm. An itemizing of the livestock on the Swartz farm shows that there are sixty head of high-grade Durham cows, 300 head of Duroc Jersey hogs, and 160 head of prime steers fattening for the markets. Forty acres of this farm are sown to alfalfa. The parents of Albert Swartz were Henry and Mary (Shumaker) Swartz, pioneer settlers of Nemaha county, whose biographies follow:
Henry Swartz, father of Albert, was born in Germany in 1831, and began making his own way in his native land when seventeen years old. When he became of age he immigrated to America, in 1854. For a short time he made a living in New York by woodchopping and went from that State to Indiana, where he followed railroad work until 1865. This was the date of his migration to Nemaha county, Kansas, where he invested in a quarter section of land, upon which he resided until his death in 1908. Henry Swartz was a forehanded and industrious man who worked hard all of his days and lived to see each and every member of his family well provided for and prosperous. Me bequeathed to his adopted country a fine family of sons and daughters and accumulated a fortune in land and money during the forty or more years which he spent in Nemaha county. He was an extensive cattle raiser and feeder who believed thoroughly in the business of raising cattle for market. He accumulated over 1,000 acres of land during his remarkable career in Kansas. .He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church. Mr. Swartz was accompanied on the voyage across the Atlantic by his intended wife. Mary Shumaker, whom he espoused in wedlock upon his arrival at New York City. Eight children were born to this marriage, as follows: Mrs. Anna l'remer, a widow, living at Colorado Springs, Col.; Mrs. Edith Smith, Soldier, Kans.; Albert, subject of this review; Henry, proprietor of the electric light plant at Valley Falls, Kans.: William died at the age of thirty years; Mrs. Minnie Lynn, Soldier, Kans., and two children who died in infancy. The mother of the foregoing children was born in 1830 and died April 1. 1907.
Albert Swartz was born in Indiana, May 2, 1860, was reared to young manhood in Nemaha county, Kansas, and received his education in a pioneer log school house. He rented a half section of land from his father when he became of age and four years later he purchased 160 acres in Reilly township, which he farmed until his father's demise. He then bought the Swartz home place from the heirs and has improved it considerably. He has continued to buy land until he owns 1,430 acres in all, thirty acres of which is located in Florida. Mr. Swartz was married April 1, 1883 to Anna Cline, who has borne him children as follows : Mary, born April 19, 1884; Nora, born March 13. 1886, and living at St. Joseph. Mo.; Louis A., born in 1891, a farmer, living in Nemaha county; Francis H., born June 28. 1898, and Lawrence L., born August 17, 1900. The mother of these children was born in Illinois, August 25, 1859, and is a daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Reilly) Cline. natives of Ireland. Patrick Cline was born in 1839 and immigrated to America in 1855. He settled on a farm in Illinois and resided there until 1865. at which time he came to Kansas and purchased a farm of 160 acres on Coal creek, in Nemaha county, where he lived until his death, in 1903. His wife, Bridget, was born in 1830 and bore him eight children, namely: Anna, wife of Albert Swartz; Mrs. Jennie McNeill. Corning, Kans.; William, a farmer, living at Seneca. Kans.; Mrs. Rosa McNally, Oklahoma; Mrs. Josephine McDonald, Wyoming; John E., a farmer, living on Coal creek, Kansas; Mrs. Katie Girest. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Cline are devout Catholics.
Mr. Swartz has been a lifelong Democrat and is prominent in the affairs of his party in Nemaha county. He is treasurer of the local school board and has served several terms as township trustee. He has filled the post of county commissioner for two years and is a member of the Farmers' Union, of which he was one of the organizers.
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