Henry Swartz ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Following the death of his 1st wife, Sarah Beery, in 1852, Henry was remarried in 1853 to Rebecca Hufford. He had 12 children with his 1st wife and 6 more with his 2nd wife.
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On the 1860 US Census, only Henry, Hannah, and Nancy were still living with their father and his 2nd wife. Most of the other children were already married. Missing on the 1860 census were Sarah at age 16, and Rebecca, age 13 who might have been living with one of their married siblings or with one of the multiple Beery aunts and uncles in the area.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on 12 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 443, Roll 677, Dwelling 166, Family 178
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Henry Swartz..42..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 12 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Dec 1808, then his age should have been 41 instead of 42.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 101, Family 751
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Henry Swartz...51..OH
Rebecca Swartz..39..OH
Henry Swartz..19..OH
Hannah Swartz..11..OH
Nancy Swartz..9..OH
Elizah Swartz..7..OH
Reuben Swartz..5..OH
Rachel Swartz..3..OH
Emily Swartz..1..OH
Elizabeth Swartz..60..PA

NOTE - Henry was living with his 2nd wife. Only the three oldest children, Henry, Hannah, and Nancy were born to his 1st wife.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Liberty Township, Fairfield County, OH on 6 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 8, Family 53
Liberty Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Henry Schwartz..61..Ohio..Farmer
Rebecca Schwartz..39..Ohio..Keeping House
Rheuben Schwartz..15..Ohio..Attending School
Rachel J. Schwartz..14..Ohio..Attending School
Emaneal C. Schwartz..11..Ohio..Attending School
Charles L. Schwartz..9..Ohio..Attending School
Fanny A. Schwartz..7..Ohio..Attending School
Daniel S. Schwartz..3..Ohio..At Home
Elijah Hamilton..18..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Mary C. Beery..15..Iowa..Domestic Servant
(Henry was living with his 2nd wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - All of the children were from Henry's 2nd wife, Rebecca.
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Henry married Sarah Beery, daughter of Abraham Beery and Catherine Fast, on 31 December 1829 in , Fairfield County, OH.¹ (Sarah Beery was born on 2 July 1807 in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH ^{1 2 3} and died on 12 June 1852 in , Fairfield County, OH ^{1 2 3}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on 12 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 443, Roll 677, Dwelling 166, Family 178
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Henry Swartz..42..OH..Farmer
Sarah Swartz..43..OH
Abraham Swartz..19..OH..Laborer
Mary Swartz..18..OH
Elizabeth Swartz..18..OH
Catharine Swartz..16..OH
Sophia Swartz..14..OH
John Swartz..13..OH
Ely Swartz..11..OH
Henry Swartz..9..OH
Sarah Swartz..7..OH
Rebeca Swartz..3..OH
Hanah Swartz..2..OH
Nancy Swartz..2m..OH
Henry Kite..21..GER..Laborer
John Wolf..21..OH..Blacksmith
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