Sophia Etta Swartz

George Henry Swartz
(1775-1821)

Elanor Seitz
(1771-1847)

Abraham Beery
(1773-1845)

Catherine Fast
(1786-1870)

Henry Swartz
(1808-1882)

Sarah Beery
(1807-1852)

Sophia Etta Swartz
(1835-1927)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Reuben Beery

2. Thomas E. Wagner

Sophia Etta Swartz ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³

Born: 21 July 1835, , Fairfield County, OH ¹ ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³
Marriage (1): Reuben Beery on 29 June 1854 in , Hocking County, OH ¹ ² ³
Marriage (2): Thomas E. Wagner about 1863 in Marion Township, Hocking County, OH ¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 27 August 1927, Tower Hill, IL at age 92 ¹ ² ⁷ ¹² ¹³
Buried: 28 August 1927, Moweaqua, IL ¹² ¹³

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on 12 September 1850. ⁹

1850 US Census
Page 443, Roll 677, Dwelling 166, Family 178
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Sophia Swartz..14..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Centropolis Township, Franklin, Kansas Territory on June 1860. ¹⁰

1860 US Census
Page 288, Family 365
Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas Territory, United States
S. Beery..25..OH
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 21 Jul 1835, then her age should have been 34 instead of 35.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 169A, Roll 0251, District 193
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Sophia Waggoner..Wife..43..OH
(Living with 2nd husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 21 Jul 1835, then her age should have been 44 instead of 43.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 16 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 117, Family 115
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 29 years
Sophia E. Wagner..Wife..Jul 1835..65..OH..3/3
(Living with husband and daughter.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 169, Family 92
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Sophiah Wagner..Wife..74..Ohio
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Flat Branch Township, Shelby, IL on January 1920. ¹¹

1920 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 201, Family 167
Flat Branch Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Sophia Wagner..Mother-in-law..84..OH..Widowed
(Living with married daughter, Tarcy, and her family.)
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• She was buried on 28 August 1927 in the Little Flock Cemetery in Moweaqua, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #77022157
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• Her obituary was published in the Decatur Evening Herald on 29 August 1927 in Decatur, IL.

Mrs. Sophia Wagner, aged resident of Tower Hill, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Barbara Riley Saturday morning. She had been ill for several weeks. Sophia Swartz, was born in Fairfield County , Ohio, July 21, 1835. She spent the most of her early life in Ohio, coming to Illinois in 1874. She was married to Reuben Beery in 1854. He died in 1862. She was married the second time to Thomas Wag ner, who died in 1918.

She is survived by five children. They are Mrs. Barbara Riley of Tower Hill, Charles Beery of Belpre, Kan., Iddo O. Beery, Cabool, MO., Noah Wagner, Larned Kan., Mrs. Tarcy Wyan t of Decatur.

Funeral services were held Sunday at the Riley home in Tower Hill, with Rev. Ingram of Tower Hill officiating. Interment was in Little Flock.

(Source: Decatur Evening Herald, Decatur, IL, 29 Aug 1927)
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Sophia married Reuben Beery, son of Joseph Beery and Barbara Miller, on 29 June 1854 in , Hocking County, OH.¹ ² ³ (Reuben Beery was born on 9 June 1834 in Bremen, OH ¹ ² and died on 20 May 1863 in Leavenworth, KS ¹ ².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Centropolis Township, Franklin, Kansas Territory on June 1860. ¹⁰

1860 US Census
Page 288, Family 365
Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas Territory, United States
R. Beery..27..OH
S. Beery..25..OH
M. C. Beery..5..IA
B. A. Beery..3..IA
C. H. Beery..1..Kansas Territory
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Sophia next married Thomas E. Wagner about 1863 in Marion Township, Hocking County, OH.¹ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Thomas E. Wagner was born on 18 December 1832 in Rushcreek Township, Fairfield County, OH,¹ ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁴ died on 7 March 1913 ¹⁴ and was buried after 7 March 1913 in Moweaqua, IL ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 169A, Roll 0251, District 193
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Thomas Waggoner..Self..47..OH..Farmer
Sophia Waggoner..Wife..43..OH
Ann M. Waggoner..Daughter..16..OH
Clement Waggoner..Son..10..OH
Emma S. Waggoner..Daughter..7..OH
Noah Waggoner..Son..4..OH
Tarcy Waggoner..Daughter..2..IL
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on 16 June 1900. ⁵

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 117, Family 115
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 29 years
Thomas E. Wagner..Head..Dec 1832..67..OH..Farmer
Sophia E. Wagner..Wife..Jul 1835..65..OH..3/3
Fascy Wagner..Daughter..Apr 1878..22..IL
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Pickaway Township, Shelby County, IL on April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 169, Family 92
Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States
Thomas E. Wagner..Head..67..Ohio
Sophiah Wagner..Wife..74..Ohio
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bullet Marriage Notes:

She married, second, Thomas Wagner. Of that marriage the living children are: Emma, wife of Edwin McDonald, of Westerfelt, Illinois; Noah, of Larned, Kansas; and Torsa, who married Burr Wiant, of Assumption, Illinois.
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1 Earl Dewayne, "My Ancestors and linked families" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gunsmith; Updated: 2007-06-20 20:31:43 UTC (Wed)).

2 Theresa Minor, "Ancestors of Corwin Ellis Beery (1912-1969)" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=tcminor1953; Updated: 2007-11-18 17:53:09 UTC (Sun)).

3 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015); Name: Reuben Beery; Event Date: 27 Jun 1854; Event Place: Hocking, Ohio, United States.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 193, p. 169A, Thomas Wagner and Sophia Etta Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0251.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 7A, family 115, Thomas E. Wagner and Sophia Etta Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Pickaway Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 169, sheet 5B, family 92, Thomas E. Wagner and Sophia Etta Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

7 Ray Berry, "11590" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:a11590; Updated: Sat Aug 25 15:21:00 2001).

8 William Beery and Judith Beery Garber, Beery Family History (Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois, 1957).

9 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States, p. 443, dwelling 166, family 178, Henry Swartz and Sarah Beery; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 677.

10 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas Territory, United States, p. 288, family 365, Reuben Beery and Sophia Etta Swartz; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

11 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Flat Branch Township, Shelby County, Illinois, United States, enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 8A, family 167, S. Burr Wiant and Tarcy Wagner; index and images (accessed 13 Jun 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

12 "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438856 : accessed 9 Jun 2015), Name: Sophia Etta Wagner; Event Date: 27 Aug 1927; Event Place: Tower Hill, Shelby, Illinois.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77022157.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 9 Jun 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77022177.

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