Frances (Veronica) Sweitzer b. 6 Aug 1832 Lancaster Co., PA d. 7 Mar 1912 IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Frances (Veronica) Sweitzer

Female 1832 - 1912  (79 years)


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  • Name Frances (Veronica) Sweitzer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 6 Aug 1832  Lancaster Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Mar 1912  IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Glendale Cemetery
    Person ID I930  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2018 

    Father Jean Suisse (Sweitzer),   b. 29 Sep 1807, Diane-Capelle, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1885, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Marie Engel,   b. 1 Dec 1807, LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1888, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 15 Sep 1828  Imling, Moselle, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Family ID F1946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emanuel Garber,   b. 28 Oct 1825, Lancaster Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1901, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1850  Cooper, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8] 
    • 6 Jun 1854 says Joe Staker
    Children 
     1. Mary Garber,   b. 1854   d. 1935 (Age 81 years)
     2. John Garber,   b. 6 Sep 1856, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1937 (Age 80 years)
     3. Daniel Garber,   b. 1857   d. 1901 (Age 44 years)
     4. Samuel Garber,   b. 1860
     5. Eva Caroline Garber,   b. 30 Sep 1861, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1939, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Jacobena Garber,   b. 1863
     7. Peter Garber,   b. 1865
     8. Barbara Elizabeth Garber,   b. 1868   d. 1949, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     9. Emanuel Garber,   b. 1871
     10. Minnie Garber,   b. 1875
    Family ID F444  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Aug 1832 - Lancaster Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Sep 1850 - Cooper, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Washington, Tazewell Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Third child of her parents, Frances was born in Lancaster County, PA. Her parents had come from Alsace Lorraine, France, the year previous. They lived in Lancaster County until Frances was one year of age. They moved to Spring Bay, IL, and lived there until Frances had grown to womanhood, then her parents and eight children moved to Cooper, IL.

      The 1910 census shows Francis Garber living with her daughter, Minnie, who is married to Louis Nehner. It lists her age as 77. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S174] Mrs. Minie Wehner, Garber Family History.

    2. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, Gravestone gives name as Francis.

    4. [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.

    5. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22991038/francis-garber.

    6. [S446] Gertrude Guth to a Mrs. Sauder, Schwizer/Suisse Ancestors, 22 Sep 1828, Rhodes.

    7. [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, Date.

    8. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.


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