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SCHWARTZ, August
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Name SCHWARTZ, August Birth 6 Dec 1833 Germany
Gender Male Death 14 Jan 1913 Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Person ID I3601 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Family UNKNOWN, Dora, b. 21 Jan 1834, Germany
d. 9 Jun 1915, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
(Age 81 years) Marriage 1874 Kenyon, Minn., United States Of America
Children 1. SCHWARTZ, Effie Augusta, b. Between 1874 and 1875, Red Wing, Minnesota, USA
d. 9 Mar 1964, USA
(Age 90 years)2. SCHWARTZ, Charles d. Yes, date unknown 3. SCHWARTZ, Another d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. SCHWARTZ, Fred d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F790 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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AUGUST SCHWARTZ 1833-1912
The 1910 US Federal Census for 4th Street S., Aberdeen City, Browm County, South Dakota:
James WESTMORELAND, head, aged 42, married 12 years, born in England, working on his own account as a painter in a paintshop, owned his own house but had a mortgage;
Effie WESTMORELAND, wife, aged 35, married 12 years, had 5 children of whom 5 were living, born in Minnesota of German parents;
Effie WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 10, born in South Dakota;
Olive WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 9, born in South Dakota;
Walter WESTMORELAND, son, aged 6, born in South Dakota;
Nettie WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 4, born in South Dakota;
Edward WESTMORELAND, son, aged 10 months, born in South Dakota;
*August SCHWARTZ, father-in-law, aged 77, married 40 years, born in Germany;
Dora SHWARTZ, mother-in-law, aged 76, married 40 years, born in Germany.
(www.ancestry.com T624 Roll 1477 Enumeration District 51 Page 3)
He died aged 79 at 524 South Kilne Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota (the home of his stepson Frank HANSON) on 14 January 1913.
(Aberdeen Daily American 15 January 1913)
"MORTUARY
Yesterday morning [14 January 1913] shortly before 7 o'clock August SCWARTZ passed away at the home of his step son, Frank HANSON, 524 South Kilne street. Death came as the result of dropsy from which the deceased had been suffering the past nine months.
Deceased was born in Germany 79 years ago last December 6. When he was a boy of 15 years he came to this country settling first in Wisconsin. He later moved to Minnesota and came to Dakota from there in 1883 and settled in Carlisle township in this county. He remained on this farm until some eight years ago when he came to Aberdeen to make his home with his daughter Mrs. James WESTMORELAND, and his step-son, Frank HANSON.
He was twice married; first at Kenosha, Wis., in 1855. His first wife died at Fairbault, Minn., in 1870 and he was again married to Mrs. Dora HANSON, who survives him. Three children born of the second marriage survive also. They are Fred SCHWARTZ of Stebbins, N. D.; Mrs. Effie WESTMORELAND of this city, and Charles SCWARTZ whose whereabouts is at present unknown. One brother also survives at Kenosha, Wis.
The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the home. Interment will be in Riverside. Rev. J. W. HYSLOP will officiate."
(Aberdeen Daily American, 15 January 1913)
"August SCHWARTZ was born in Germany, December 6, 1833. When 15 years of age he migrated to America and settled in Wisconsin, later moving to Minnesota. In 1883 he came to Dakota and srttled in what is now Carlisle township, Brown countye lived on his homestead until coming to Aberdeen eight years ago to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. James WESTMORELAND, and his stepson, Frank HANSON, at whose home he died.
He was married first in 1855 at Kenosha, Wis., his first wife dying in 1870 at Faribault [sic], Minn. In 1874 he was married to Mrs. Dora HANSON at Kenyon, Minn., and three children survive that union, Frd SCHWARTZ of Stebbins, N. D.; Mrs.ie WESTMORELAND of Aberdeen; and Edward SCHWARTZ, who mysteriously disappeared three years ago. The widow and two stepsons also survive, the latter being Henry HANSON of Newdale, Man., and Frank HANSON of this city. A brother, Jacob SCHWARTZ, a veteran of the Civil war, resides at Kenosha, Wis."
(GenealogyBank.com: Aberdeen Weekly News (Aberdeen, SD), 16 January 1913)
(revised 10.11.2022)

