Frances (Veronica) Sweitzer
1832 - 1912 (79 years)-
Name Frances (Veronica) Sweitzer [1, 2, 3] Birth 6 Aug 1832 Lancaster Co., PA [4, 5] Gender Female Death 7 Mar 1912 IL [4] Burial Washington, Tazewell Co., IL - 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 d. 28 Jan 1885, IL (Age 77 years) Mother Marie Engel, b. 1 Dec 1807, LaGarde, Chateau Salins, Moselle, FR d. 17 Feb 1888, Morton Twp., Tazewell Co., IL (Age 80 years) Marriage 15 Sep 1828 Imling, Moselle, FR [2, 6] Family ID F1946 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emanuel Garber, b. 28 Oct 1825, Lancaster Co., PA d. 2 May 1901, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 75 years) Marriage 26 Sep 1850 Cooper, IL [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 d. 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 d. 1 Aug 1939, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 77 years) 6. Jacobena Garber, b. 1863 7. Peter Garber, b. 1865 8. Barbara Elizabeth Garber, b. 1868 d. 1949, IL (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
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Event Map Birth - 6 Aug 1832 - Lancaster Co., PA Marriage - 26 Sep 1850 - Cooper, IL Burial - - 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]
- 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.
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Sources - [S174] Mrs. Minie Wehner, Garber Family History.
- [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, Gravestone gives name as Francis.
- [S6] Page 3, Ella Wagler Oyer, Christian and Catherine (Ulerich) Wagler, Tazewell Settlers.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22991038/francis-garber.
- [S446] Gertrude Guth to a Mrs. Sauder, Schwizer/Suisse Ancestors, 22 Sep 1828, Rhodes.
- [S269] GeneaNet Family Tree of Jean François Lorentz, Date.
- [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.
- [S174] Mrs. Minie Wehner, Garber Family History.