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Daniel Swartzwelder

Male 1814 - 1884  (70 years)


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  • Name Daniel Swartzwelder  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 28 Jan 1814  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Southampton Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1840  Southampton Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    With a woman aged 20 to 29 
    Census 1850  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1850  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Residence 1850  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    With wife Rachel (Morgart), three daughters and two farm hands 
    Census 1860  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Bloody Run P.O. 
    Occupation 1860  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1860  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With wife Rachel (Morgart) and four children 
    Census 1870  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Clearville P.O. 
    Occupation 1870  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1870  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    With wife Rachel (Morgart) and two sons 
    Census 1880  Monroe, Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Enumeration District 229 
    Occupation 1880  Monroe, Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Retired farmer 
    Residence 1880  Monroe, Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    With wife Rachel (Morgart), two sons and a daughter-in-law 
    Will 1 Jul 1880  Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    To sons Daniel M Swartzwelder, William M Swartzwelder; to wife Rachel Swartzwelder; to daughter Amanda J Swartzwelder (Ephraim Miller); to minor grandson Charles Miller "now living with me"; to minor grandchildren Daniel M Miller, Jennie V Miller, Rachel C Miller, Harry E Miller; son Daniel M Swartzwelder executor 
    Died 25 Sep 1884  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Probate 18 Oct 1884  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Will proved; letters testamentary granted 
    Notes 
    • Daniel was the son of Frederick Swartzwelder and Hannah Evans.

      On the farm adjoining the homestead is a small private Swartzwelder graveyard, not well kept. Mr. Floyd
      J. Robinson, the present owner (May 1967) states that the fenced-in portion is considerably
      smaller at present than at first.

      The Swartzwelders owned a large farm 11 miles south of Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
      in Black Valley. The house, a substantial stone sturcture with a 3" x 6" stone in gable. It states
      that the house was built by Daniel Swartzwelder, 25 August 1849.


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      1880 Census, Monroe, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, #1255098

      Swartzwelder, Daniel Self M M W 66 PA PA PA Retired Farmer
      Rachel Wife F M W 61 PA PA PA Keeping House
      William M. Son M S W 22 PA PA PA At Home
      Miller, Charles M. GSon M S W 12 PA PA PA Laborer
      Swartzwelder, David M. Son M M W 27 PA PA PA Farmer
      Amanda DauL F M W 28 PA PA PA Keeping House
    Person ID I2895  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2014 

    Father Frederick Swartzwelder,   b. 28 Aug 1780, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1848, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Hannah Evans,   b. 1783,   d. Mar 1850, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1806 
    Notes 
    • Hannah Swartzwelder's obituary (printed in both local newspapers) lists all the children of this marriage in birth order.
    Family ID F1332  Group Sheet

    Family Rachel Morgart,   b. 8 Oct 1819, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 25 Sep 1884  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1840  Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Amanda J Swartzwelter,   b. 17 Apr 1841, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1916, Milligan's Cove, Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. James Swartzwelter,   b. Abt 1842, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1847, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 4 years)
    +3. Martha Olivia Swartzwelter,   b. 02 Oct 1843, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1877  (Age 33 years)
     4. Margaret Swartzwelter,   b. 1847, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 22 Oct 1850  (Age > 3 years)
     5. Savannah Swartzwelter,   b. Abt 1848, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1853, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 5 years)
     6. Daniel Morgan Swartzwelter,   b. 25 Sep 1853, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1906, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     7. William M Swartzwelter,   b. 13 Jul 1857, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 11 Aug 1922  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F1277  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Wills 1882-1899 vol 6-7 > image 79 of 658 (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2014.

    2. [S34635] Bedford Co., Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Vol 3., p. 348.

    3. [S40178] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 21, p. 3, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 08 Jul 2010.

    4. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 52, p. 131, Monroe Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania.

    5. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), fam. 55, p. 7, ED 229, Monroe, Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 28 Apr 2010.

    6. [S34622] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Monroe Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, p. 227.

    7. [S40179] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 395, Southampton Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 23 Aug 2010.

    8. [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 52, p. 131, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 10 Aug 2010.

    9. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 220, p. 32, Monroe Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania (Reliability: 2), 20 May 2010.

    10. [S67] Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch), Bedford > Will index 1771-1963 vol A-Z > image 361 of 453 (Reliability: 3), 8 Oct 2014.

    11. [S34642] Will of Daniel Swartzwelder, Daniel Swartzwelder, (18 October 1884).